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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Munch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolai Demikovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demikovic has chosen Russian National Anthem as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
22 - 14 - 0 |
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250 lbs
20 - 21 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Munch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 21 - 2, fighting out of London, Nicolai Demikovic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Munch.
Munch closes this distance looking for a takedown but Demikovic circles away.
Demikovic throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Munch tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Demikovic is in Munch's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Demikovic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Demikovic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Munch's head.
Demikovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Munch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Demikovic manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munch trying to control the position from guard on top but Demikovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munch tries to free his leg and advance position but Demikovic is retaining full guard.
Munch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Munch trying to control but Demikovic is working from the bottom.
Demikovic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Demikovic working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demikovic throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Demikovic controls Munch momentarily but Munch frees himself.
Demikovic is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nicolai Demikovic was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Demikovic misses with a takedown attempt - Munch sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Demikovic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Munch circles away.
Munch lands with an uppercut that bounces Demikovic off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Nicolai Demikovic has been cut.
Munch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Demikovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Munch.
Munch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Demikovic is defended easily by Munch.
Ray Munch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolai Demikovic.
Munch looks to score with a jab to the body but Demikovic is just out of range.
Munch misses with a lunging right hand
and Demikovic counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Demikovic wants to pass the guard but Munch is keeping the position.
Demikovic is working Munch over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Demikovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Munch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Demikovic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Munch keeping moving, preventing Demikovic from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Munch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Demikovic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Demikovic throws a big elbow that misses.
Demikovic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Demikovic throws a big right hand that misses.
Demikovic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Demikovic looking to pass the guard.
Demikovic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Demikovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Munch is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic tries to stand but Munch is controlling from the bottom.
Munch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Munch trying to keep a closed guard but Demikovic is proving a slippery customer.
Demikovic trying to control but Munch is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Munch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Munch throws a right hand that misses
and Demikovic counters by moving into the clinch.
Demikovic goes for a takedown attempt but Munch pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolai Demikovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicolai Demikovic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Munch takes a swing at Demikovic's ribcage but misses.
Munch keeps the fight on the outside.
Munch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Demikovic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Munch but Munch pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Demikovic cracks the inside of Munch's front leg.
Munch misses with a hook
letting Demikovic counter with a right hand.
Demikovic closes the distance and pushes Munch back into the cage.
Demikovic prevents Munch from breaking the clinch.
Demikovic is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Munch to keep the fight standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Munch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Munch goes for a takedown in the clinch but Demikovic prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Munch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Demikovic tries for a takedown but Munch sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ray Munch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolai Demikovic.
Demikovic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Demikovic shoots in and drives through. Munch sprawls well.
Munch swats away the attempt to clinch by Demikovic.
Demikovic tries to clinch up.
Munch loads up on a big right hand but Demikovic slips the punch.
Ray Munch is winning the standup battle so far.
Munch throws an off balance right hand
and Demikovic counters with a left and a right that stings Munch.
Munch connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Munch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Munch leaves Demikovic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Munch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Munch misses with a combination
and Munch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Demikovic shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Munch is trying to defend but Demikovic finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Demikovic is pressing down on Munch's thigh, looking to free his foot. Munch is holding on for now.
Munch trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Demikovic works his foot free and advances to mount.
Demikovic working the ground and pound effectively.
Demikovic sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Demikovic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Demikovic there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Demikovic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Demikovic scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demikovic with good strikes from the mount here!
Demikovic with shots to the head and body - Munch looks very uncomfortable down there.
Demikovic landing punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demikovic raining down hammerfists from mount.
Demikovic landing shots from mount.
Demikovic scoring with strikes but Munch is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolai Demikovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nicolai Demikovic's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Demikovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Demikovic shoots in but Munch avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Munch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Demikovic on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Demikovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Demikovic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Munch counters with a one-two to the body.
Munch with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Demikovic.
Demikovic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Munch is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Demikovic off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munch trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Demikovic is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Munch slaps away a takedown attempt from Demikovic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ray Munch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Demikovic.
Demikovic shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Munch is trying to defend but Demikovic finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Munch won't allow Demikovic to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munch tries to get to full guard but Demikovic has control of the leg.
Demikovic uses his free foot to push down on Munch's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Munch.
Demikovic prevents Munch from getting the reversal.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Demikovic cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demikovic throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Demikovic looking to finish Munch with some ground and pound. This is bad for Munch!
Demikovic fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Munch is trying desperately to improve position.
Demikovic landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Munch is desperately trying to improve his position but Demikovic has a good base and remains in mount.
Munch holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Demikovic tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Demikovic scoring with strikes but Munch is staying in there.
Munch is in all sorts of trouble here.
Demikovic landing shots from mount.
Demikovic goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Munch turns into him and now he's in Demikovic's guard.
Demikovic keeping full guard, as Munch tries to pass.
Ray Munch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Munch trying to stand up but can't free himself from Demikovic's guard.
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!
Munch throws a strike but Demikovic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Munch is on top in guard.
Nicolai Demikovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demikovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicolai Demikovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Demikovic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicolai Demikovic!
After the big win, Nicolai Demikovic made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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