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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phil Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cha Cha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berry comes to the ring accompanied by Tony Allen - Take Me Higher. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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190 lbs
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201 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phil Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cha Cha!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Berry misses.
Cha Cha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berry closes the distance and clinches.
Berry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Berry misses.
Cha connects with a jab.
Cha closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Berry to the mat! Berry manages to get full guard.
Cha wants to control from the top but Berry keeps moving.
Berry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Berry is keeping the position for now.
Berry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cha.
Cha connects with a couple of short punches.
Cha won't allow Berry to get back to his feet.
Cha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Berry is keeping the position for now.
Cha thows a big elbow that misses.
Berry is trying to control the position but Cha postures up.
Berry is looking to stand up but Cha isn't so interested in that idea.
Cha throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Berry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Berry throws a series of punches but Cha avoids them all with ease.
Berry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Berry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Berry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cha thows a body shot but no joy.
Cha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cha slips under a jab from Berry.
The fight stays on the outside here - Berry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Berry shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Berry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Berry closes the distance but Cha moves to the side
enabling Cha to counter with a crisp jab.
Cha keeps the fight on the outside.
Cha with a lazy takedown attempt
so Berry counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cha looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Berry puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Berry stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cha is not content to let Berry control the position.
Cha is looking to improve his position.
Berry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Berry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cha scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Berry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cha moves away.
Berry misses with a takedown attempt
and Cha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Berry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cha scores with a jab to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cha.
Cha has his takedown stuffed
and Berry counters with a takedown into side control.
Cha is looking to reverse the position.
Cha looks gassed!
Berry working away.
Berry misses with the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berry lands some shots froms side control.
Berry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cha keeps working.
Cha is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cha Cha will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Cha circles away from the clinch attempt.
Berry misses with a wild combination.
Berry gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Berry tries to strike from the bottom.
Berry keeping full guard, as Cha tries to pass.
Berry working a defensive guard here.
Cha wants to pass the guard but Berry is keeping the position.
Berry is trying to control the position but Cha postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry is adopting a defensive guard.
Berry wants to sweep but no luck.
Cha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cha clobbers Berry with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice jab there from Cha.
Cha might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Berry has managed to clinch.
Cha breaks from the clinch.
Cha tries to keep at a distance but Berry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cha wants to break free but Berry has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry misses with an elbow over the top.
Cha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Berry lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cha doesn't seem phased though.
Cha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cha lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Phil Berry has been cut.
Cha walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Cha Cha has been cut.
Berry misses with a looping right.
Berry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Berry is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cha's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berry is controlling the pace.
Berry wants to control but Cha is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cha blocking the ground and pound attempt from Berry.
Berry wants to take a breather but Cha is having none of it.
Berry content to control rather than advance.
Berry is looking to take a break and control but Cha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Berry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cha on the ground.
Cha trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Berry blocks a jab.
Berry misses with a double jab.
Cha throws a left and a right that both miss
and Berry decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cha's guard.
Cha controls Berry momentarily but Berry frees himself.
Cha can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Berry controls the pace.
Phil Berry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cha escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Berry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cha is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Berry wants to control from the top but Cha keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Berry dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Berry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Berry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cha counters with a nice uppercut.
Cha Cha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horrible takedown by Berry or perhaps it was just good defense by Cha which made him look bad.
Berry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cha throws a series of punches but Berry avoids them all with ease.
Cha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Berry has his takedown stuffed
enabling Cha to counter with a crisp jab.
Cha scores with a hook.
Berry fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cha sprawls well initially but Berry persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Berry pulls his head out easily.
Cha gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cha looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Berry puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Berry uses his free foot to push down on Cha's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cha.
Berry pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Berry looking to control but Cha is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Berry lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Berry looking to control but Cha is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cha wants to hold on but Berry pushes him away.
Berry wants to control the pace but Cha is squirming around nicely.
Cha really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry trying to control but Cha is having none of it.
Cha is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Berry controlling from mount.
Cha sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Berry wants to stand up but Cha is controlling the position.
Cha has his hands clasped together around Berry's back. He's all about the action.
Cha strikes from the bottom but Berry passes into mount!
Berry avoids the attempt from Cha to control.
Cha is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Phil Berry.
I think Berry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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