The Sherdog Report: Sami Berik took the fight to Cage Rage's resident villain, Jeremy "Bad Boy" Bailey, winning the striking and the grappling in the first round. He dominated the stand-up exchange before taking Bailey down and controlling him, taking the mount and throwing strikes as and when he could. Towards the end of the round he went for an armbar that Bailey defended. As Berik lost position, Bailey took advantage, standing and throwing an illegal kick to the face. Perhaps unexpectedly, Bailey reacted by showing sportsmanship and contrition, insisting on apologizing and shaking Berik's hand. The round finished with another flurry from Berik, Bailey backpedaling as the bell rang. The second round started like the first, with Berik controlling and seeming to dominate the stand up whilst not actually seeming to hurt Bailey. Bailey was gradually coming more and more into the fight as the round progressed, hitting his opponent with some big right hands. Both men traded slams, with Berik scoring a big takedown and Bailey executing a beautiful belly-to-belly suplex in return. The third round opened with Bailey still looking for the big right hand. Berik continued to dominate position, taking Bailey down and trying to ground-and-pound. He still didn't seem to be hurting Bailey, who was taunting his opponent from the bottom. As the round wore on, Berik surprised the crowd by trying to put Bailey in a Boston Crab, but Bailey tripped him and in the ensuing scramble Berik regained his feet. As the round ended, Berik took his opponent down again and Bailey tried to lock in a guillotine. The judges scored the fight for Beik, which was probably fair. Bailey looked the more likely to finish it, but Berik was clearly controlling the fight. http://www.samiberik.com http://cagerage.tv
