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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yannick Riesling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yannick Riesling!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riesling gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Riesling blocks an elbow strike.
Riesling managing to block the knees to the body from Berry.
Berry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Riesling backwards.
The is referee keeping an eye on Berry - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice body punch from Riesling - that landed with a thud.
Riesling ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Riesling no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Riesling seems keen to control Berry's posture.
Riesling trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Riesling manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Berry manages to get himself to full guard.
Riesling tries to free his leg and advance position but Berry is retaining full guard.
Berry keeping moving, preventing Riesling from controlling successfully.
Berry working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riesling throwing strikes but missing.
Riesling looking to pass the guard.
Riesling trying to control but Berry is working from the bottom.
Riesling sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Riesling in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Riesling.
Riesling landing strikes.
Berry struggling a bit here.
Berry pushes Riesling away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Riesling gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Riesling thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riesling throws a strike aimed at the side of Berry's head but Berry avoids it well.
Riesling fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Riesling.
Berry dodges the ground and pound from Riesling.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Berry clinches but Riesling breaks the clinch
and Riesling counters by clinching up.
Berry tries for a takedown. No joy.
Riesling is trying to trip Berry. He has hold of a leg but Berry is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Riesling persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Berry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riesling.
Berry is breathing heavily.
Berry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riesling in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Berry can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Riesling controls the pace.
Riesling trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Riesling postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Berry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Riesling thows a big elbow that misses.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Riesling has taken the fight to the clinch.
Riesling lands with a short shot to the head.
Berry lands an elbow just above Riesling 's eye.
Berry pushes off an throws an elbow but Riesling leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Riesling avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yannick Riesling dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Riesling jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Riesling throws a series of punches but Berry moves out of range.
Riesling circles away from the clinch attempt
and Riesling counters with a single leg into guard. Berry didn't expect that.
Riesling has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Riesling postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Berry keeping moving, preventing Riesling from controlling successfully.
Berry has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Riesling off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Berry tries to clinch
and Riesling counters by clinching up.
Berry tries for a takedown but Riesling manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Berry tries to stall but Riesling uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Riesling lands a nice uppercut.
Berry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Riesling lands with a short shot to the head.
Berry tries to pull guard but Riesling won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riesling has clasped his hands together around Berry's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Riesling is looking to take a break and control but Berry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riesling is chipping away with strikes.
Berry seems a little lost for a moment, as Riesling dominates the positioning.
Riesling grinds an elbow into Berry's temple.
Riesling misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Berry takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Berry is trying to control Riesling's posture but Riesling avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riesling throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Riesling creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Berry sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Riesling thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Berry is trying to get back to his feet.
Riesling working the ground and pound.
Riesling working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Yannick Riesling has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riesling tries to move into full mount but can't pass Berry's legs.
Riesling scores with punches from side control.
Riesling scores with punches from side control.
Berry wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Berry takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Riesling wants to control but Berry is keeping him busy.
Berry is working to avoid the ground and pound but Riesling connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riesling working away.
Riesling throws a strike aimed at the side of Berry's head but Berry avoids it well.
Berry tries to bench press Riesling off him but Riesling keeps the position.
Riesling misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Berry defending against the ground and pound.
Riesling with the ground and pound but Berry regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Riesling thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Berry's head.
Berry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Riesling on the ground.
Berry wants to improve his position but Riesling is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yannick Riesling showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Riesling scores a takedown into full mount!
Riesling controlling from the full mount.
The referee warns Berry that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Riesling trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Feeble punches landing from Berry - he's mounted - they can't hurt.
Riesling looking to control but Berry is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry wants to control but Riesling is having none of it.
Berry holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Riesling tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Riesling landing punches.
Riesling trying to control but Berry is having none of it.
Berry holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Riesling tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Riesling is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Berry can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Riesling cracks Berry with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Berry really wants to buck Riesling off and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riesling working Berry over with strikes here.
Riesling scoring with strikes but Berry is staying in there.
Riesling lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Riesling lands with some strikes.
Berry is rocked!
Berry taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riesling working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Riesling lands a heavy elbow.
Berry wants to hold on but Riesling pushes him away.
Riesling working the ground and pound effectively.
Riesling scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Berry?
Riesling cracks Berry with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Riesling with good strikes from the mount here!
Riesling lands a big elbow.
Berry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Berry is in all sorts of trouble here.
You get the feeling that Berry really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Daniel Berry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berry avoids a series of strikes thrown by Riesling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riesling lands with some strikes.
Riesling working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yannick Riesling comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Riesling has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yannick Riesling!
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hype
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