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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raimonds Bergmanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bergmanis comes to the cage accompanied by Twiztid - We Don't Die. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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266 lbs
26 - 4 - 0 |
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220 cm
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257 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good takedowns
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Raimonds Bergmanis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder just misses with a punch to the body.
Thunder looks to score with a jab to the body but Bergmanis is just out of range.
Thunder is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thunder looks to score with a jab to the body but Bergmanis is just out of range.
Bergmanis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bergmanis moves into the clinch successfully.
Thunder is working for takedown but Bergmanis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bergmanis prevents the takedown attempt.
Bergmanis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bergmanis presses Thunder against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thunder looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bergmanis scores with a hook to the body.
Bergmanis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Thunder turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bergmanis is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Bergmanis gets back to half guard.
Bergmanis controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergmanis is pressing down on Thunder's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bergmanis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bergmanis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bergmanis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thunder can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thunder won't allow Bergmanis to sweep him here.
Thunder tries to free his leg and advance position but Bergmanis is retaining full guard.
Bergmanis pulls Thunder in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder trying to control but Bergmanis is working from the bottom.
Thunder must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bergmanis is pulling down on Thunder's head to control his posture.
Bergmanis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thunder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bergmanis is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Raimonds Bergmanis just wasn't active enough.
Bergmanis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thunder misses with a straight left.
Thunder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bergmanis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bergmanis throws a body punch but Thunder moves out of range.
Bergmanis moves out of range of the strikes.
Bergmanis just misses with a punch to the body.
Thunder misses with a looping right.
Thunder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bergmanis slips under a jab from Thunder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis just misses with a punch to the body.
Bergmanis cracks Thunder with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thunder throws a series of punches but Bergmanis avoids them all with ease.
Bergmanis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bergmanis works Thunder's body with a nice hook.
Bergmanis motions for Thunder to come forward. Bergmanis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raimonds Bergmanis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thunder takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bergmanis connects with a body shot that sends Thunder's belly button to the back.
Bergmanis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thunder throws a lazy right hand but Bergmanis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bergmanis gets a clinch.
Thunder jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bergmanis walks away with a smile on his face. Thunder gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Raimonds Bergmanis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Thunder.
Thunder avoids a kick to the body.
Bergmanis fails to land with a series of punches.
Thunder throws a lazy right hand but Bergmanis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thunder's calf.
Bergmanis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bergmanis forces Thunder back against the cage and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Bergmanis as the two fighters clinch.
Bergmanis is stalling here.
Thunder can't get the takedown.
Bergmanis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bergmanis trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Bergmanis.
A right handed body shot lands from Bergmanis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunder tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thunder drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bergmanis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bergmanis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thunder is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimonds Bergmanis 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.
Bergmanis clinches with his opponent.
Bergmanis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Thunder tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thunder tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bergmanis smiles and moves away.
Thunder throws an overhand right that lands on Bergmanis's shoulder, as Bergmanis tries to avoid the shot.
Bergmanis scores with a jab. Thunder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bergmanis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bergmanis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thunder.
Thunder misses with a head kick.
Bergmanis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bergmanis slips under a jab.
Bergmanis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bergmanis lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergmanis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bergmanis thows a body shot but no joy.
Bergmanis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thunder.
Thunder takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thunder is breathing heavily.
Bergmanis misses with a hook. Thunder ducked under it nicely.
Bergmanis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thunder looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thunder looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bergmanis misses the shot to the body.
Thunder ducks right into an uppercut from Bergmanis.
Thunder on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bergmanis swings for the body but Thunder moves out of range.
Bergmanis moves into range and clinches up with Thunder.
Stalling in the clinch from Bergmanis.
Thunder tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bergmanis smiles and moves away.
Raimonds Bergmanis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Thunder.
Thunder throws a nice looking combination but Bergmanis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bergmanis jabs at Thunder's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bergmanis. Thunder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bergmanis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thunder walks into a jab.
Nice body kick from Bergmanis.
Bergmanis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thunder.
Bergmanis swings for the body but Thunder moves out of range.
Bergmanis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bergmanis clinches.
Bergmanis effectively controlling the action here.
Bergmanis lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bergmanis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Raimonds Bergmanis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bergmanis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee calls for Bergmanis to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Raimonds Bergmanis.
A slow jab from Thunder misses its intended target.
Thunder misses with a straight left.
Thunder misses the shot to the body.
Bergmanis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bergmanis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thunder stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bergmanis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thunder takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis connects with a solid leg kick.
Bergmanis just misses with a punch to the body.
Bergmanis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thunder.
Bergmanis dips to his left and cracks Thunder with an uppercut!
A shot to the liver by Bergmanis. Beautiful body shot.
Bergmanis misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Bergmanis.
Bergmanis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bergmanis scores with a hook to the body. Thunder takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bergmanis misses with a body shot.
Bergmanis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bergmanis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raimonds Bergmanis is winning the standup battle so far.
Bergmanis swings for the body but Thunder moves out of range.
Bergmanis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimonds Bergmanis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Bergmanis. Beautiful body shot.
Bergmanis scores with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Bergmanis. That snapped Thunder's head back.
Bergmanis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thunder can do to turn this around?
Thunder dodges the punch combination from Bergmanis.
A swing and a miss from Thunder.
Bergmanis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thunder's head.
Thunder throws the left hand but Bergmanis avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bergmanis looks to throw the jab but Thunder is out of range.
Thunder throws a head kick but Bergmanis moves out of range.
Thunder tries to keep at a distance but Bergmanis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bergmanis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thunder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thunder letting Bergmanis take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergmanis is fighting off a takedown attempt but Thunder is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bergmanis to the mat. Bergmanis regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Thunder trying to control but Bergmanis is working from the bottom.
Bergmanis pulls Thunder in close to prevent any damage.
Thunder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bergmanis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bergmanis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thunder can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Thunder wants to control but Bergmanis is having none of it.
Bergmanis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
It looks like Johnny Thunder has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bergmanis content just to control the position here.
Thunder tries to hold on but Bergmanis postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis wants to control the pace but Thunder is squirming around nicely.
Thunder is working to get back to half guard.
Bergmanis is landing with some decent strikes but Thunder is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bergmanis controlling from mount.
Thunder wants to hold on but Bergmanis pushes him away.
Thunder is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bergmanis is staying active.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thunder tries to lock up and control but Bergmanis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Thunder is desperately trying to improve his position but Bergmanis has a good base and remains in mount.
Bergmanis with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bergmanis content just to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bergmanis raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimonds Bergmanis clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Thunder's cut.
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.
Bergmanis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thunder misses with a looping right.
Bergmanis lands a jab to the nose.
Thunder missing with a left hand there. Bergmanis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thunder closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bergmanis circles away.
Thunder looks to throw the jab but Bergmanis is out of range.
Bergmanis misses with a wild body shot.
Thunder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bergmanis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bergmanis throws a body punch but Thunder moves out of range.
Bergmanis takes a swing at Thunder's ribcage but misses.
Thunder throws a jab when Bergmanis was well out of range.
Bergmanis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thunder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bergmanis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thunder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergmanis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bergmanis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunder moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Bergmanis as he connects with a hook.
Bergmanis moves out of range as Thunder strikes.
Bergmanis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bergmanis cracks Thunder with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thunder moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thunder misses the shot to the body.
Thunder is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Thunder misses with a hook.
Thunder throws the left hand but Bergmanis avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the liver by Bergmanis. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bergmanis with a jab.
Bergmanis takes a swing at Thunder's ribcage but misses.
Thunder checks a low kick from Bergmanis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bergmanis finds it's way through Thunder's defenses.
Bergmanis takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thunder. Bergmanis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thunder throws a body punch but Bergmanis moves out of range.
Thunder has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thunder misses with a looping right.
Bergmanis misses with a jab to the body
and Thunder counters with a nice body shot.
A swing and a miss from Thunder.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bergmanis.
A big left from Thunder misses.
Bergmanis clinches with his opponent.
Bergmanis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thunder blocks a body shot from Bergmanis.
Bergmanis digs a right hand underneath Thunder's ribcage. Thunder let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bergmanis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bergmanis is pressed up against the cage. Thunder has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bergmanis down to the mat. Bergmanis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Raimonds Bergmanis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Thunder.
Bergmanis thows a body shot but no joy.
Bergmanis is looking to wear down Thunder with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bergmanis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thunder at a distance.
Thunder takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thunder takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bergmanis takes a swing at Thunder's ribcage but misses.
Bergmanis lands with a nice body punch.
Bergmanis misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bergmanis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bergmanis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thunder rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Bergmanis to counter with a crisp jab.
Bergmanis lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws out a loose jab but Bergmanis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thunder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bergmanis tries to close the distance and clinch but Thunder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thunder throws a head kick but Bergmanis moves out of range.
Thunder's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bergmanis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thunder.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bergmanis.
Bergmanis just misses with a punch to the body.
Bergmanis swings for the body but Thunder moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Bergmanis. Beautiful body shot.
Bergmanis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thunder at a distance.
Bergmanis rushes Thunder and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bergmanis can't find room to land a body shot as Thunder controls the action.
Thunder prevents a body shot from Bergmanis.
A short right from Bergmanis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimonds Bergmanis had his way with Johnny Thunder in that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Thunder's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bergmanis. That's going to slow Thunder down.
Thunder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bergmanis.
Thunder misses with a right hand
and Bergmanis counters with a good low kick that Thunder was not able to check.
Bergmanis ducks under a wild hook from Thunder.
Thunder checks a low kick from Bergmanis.
Bergmanis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thunder.
Thunder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bergmanis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thunder up against the cage.
Thunder is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Thunder looking for a takedown.
Bergmanis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thunder or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Come on Bergmanis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder tries for a takedown. No joy.
A left hand lands to the body for Bergmanis.
Bergmanis presses Thunder against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Bergmanis.
Bergmanis works on Thunder's body with a couple of short punches.
Bergmanis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bergmanis lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bergmanis.
Thunder goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bergmanis prevents it.
Raimonds Bergmanis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Thunder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis lands a shot to the body.
Bergmanis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thunder up against the cage.
Thunder is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bergmanis is defending well.
Bergmanis taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bergmanis.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bergmanis as Thunder tries to tie him up.
Thunder is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bergmanis is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis is struggling to control the position.
Thunder is looking to take this one to the mat.
Thunder fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bergmanis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Thunder.
Bergmanis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thunder or not.
Johnny Thunder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bergmanis taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Raimonds Bergmanis.
Thunder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis scores with a jab. Thunder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bergmanis throws a big shot that misses.
Thunder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thunder takes one to the side of the head.
Thunder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bergmanis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bergmanis gets a clinch.
Bergmanis is stalling here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bergmanis missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thunder managing to block the knees to the body from Bergmanis.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raimonds Bergmanis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bergmanis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Raimonds Bergmanis!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Raimonds Bergmanis!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Raimonds Bergmanis!
Raimonds Bergmanis wins by unanimous decision!
Raimonds Bergmanis retains his heavyweight title!
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