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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Claude Bedemar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arkadi Novikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Claude Bedemar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arkadi Novikov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novikov tries to clinch there but Bedemar circles away.
Bedemar tries to clinch but Novikov moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Novikov is defended easily by Bedemar.
Bedemar tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Novikov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bedemar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bedemar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Novikov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bedemar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Novikov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bedemar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Novikov is controlling him.
Novikov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Novikov tries to clinch but Bedemar moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedemar rushes Novikov and presses him up against the cage.
Bedemar lands a good knee to the midsection. Novikov won't want to take too many of those.
Bedemar lands a knee to the head.
Bedemar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Novikov looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bedemar scores a nice knee to the body.
Bedemar lands a nice knee to the body.
Bedemar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bedemar.
Knees to the body from Bedemar.
Bedemar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Novikov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bedemar lands a body shot.
Bedemar lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Bedemar.
Bedemar displaying some good clinch control by pressing Novikov up against the cage.
Novikov is trying to drag Bedemar to the mat but Bedemar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Novikov takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bedemar connects with a knee to the head.
Bedemar connects with a knee to the head.
Bedemar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bedemar lands an elbow that stopped Novikov in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Bedemar.
Bedemar scores with a knee to the head.
Novikov goes for a takedown attempt but Bedemar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Claude Bedemar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arkadi Novikov.
Novikov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bedemar.
Bedemar tries to clinch but Novikov moves away
and Novikov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Novikov.
Bedemar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bedemar lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novikov takes an elbow to the temple.
Bedemar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Novikov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bedemar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bedemar lands a nice knee to the body.
Bedemar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Novikov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bedemar lands a good knee to the midsection. Novikov won't want to take too many of those.
Bedemar scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Novikov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bedemar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Novikov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bedemar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bedemar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bedemar crunches a lovely knee into Novikov's ribcage.
Novikov lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bedemar wants to get back to his feet.
Novikov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bedemar manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bedemar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Novikov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novikov has a takedown stuffed.
Bedemar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Novikov looks to land a combination but Bedemar avoids it well.
Bedemar wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bedemar wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claude Bedemar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Novikov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Novikov misses with the combination.
Bedemar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Novikov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novikov is looking to clinch.
Bedemar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedemar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bedemar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bedemar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Novikov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bedemar lands an elbow inside that Novikov shrugs off.
Bedemar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Novikov is breathing heavily.
Bedemar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bedemar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bedemar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Novikov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Novikov takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Bedemar.
Bedemar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bedemar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Novikov's defenses.
Bedemar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Novikov takes an elbow to the temple.
Bedemar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bedemar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Novikov has Bedemar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bedemar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Claude Bedemar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arkadi Novikov.
Bedemar lands an elbow just above Novikov 's eye.
Claude Bedemar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees to the body from Bedemar.
Bedemar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Novikov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bedemar landing knees to the body.
Bedemar scores a nice knee to the body.
Novikov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bedemar lands an elbow inside that Novikov shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Bedemar.
Bedemar throws an elbow that misses.
Novikov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Novikov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bedemar scores a nice knee to the body.
Bedemar gets underhooks to prevent Novikov's takedown attempt.
Bedemar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedemar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bedemar avoiding damage.
Bedemar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bedemar lands a knee to the head.
Bedemar stops a takedown attempt from Novikov.
Bedemar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bedemar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bedemar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bedemar scores with a knee to the head.
Novikov misses with some punches.
Bedemar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Novikov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bedemar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bedemar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Novikov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bedemar looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Novikov with the ground and pound but Bedemar regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Bedemar gets back to full guard.
Bedemar controlling Novikov's posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Novikov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claude Bedemar dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bedemar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bedemar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Novikov can do to turn this around?
Novikov shoots in for a takedown but Bedemar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Claude Bedemar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Novikov.
Bedemar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bedemar tries to clinch up but Novikov circles away and keeps his distance.
Bedemar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Novikov shoots in for a takedown but Bedemar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Claude Bedemar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arkadi Novikov.
Bedemar pushes Novikov up against the cage in a clinch.
Novikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedemar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Novikov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bedemar lands a knee to the body.
Bedemar controlling the action here for a moment.
Novikov fails to pull guard.
Bedemar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Bedemar.
Bedemar lands an elbow that stopped Novikov in his tracks for a moment.
Bedemar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bedemar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Novikov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bedemar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bedemar with a knee to the head.
Bedemar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Novikov's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bedemar.
Novikov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bedemar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Novikov scores with a shot to the side of Bedemar's head.
Bedemar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Novikov's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bedemar misses with a knee strike.
Novikov jumps guard but Bedemar stands there with Novikov around his waist. Novikov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bedemar prevents a body shot from Novikov.
Novikov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bedemar stalling against the cage.
Bedemar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bedemar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bedemar controlling the action here for a moment.
Novikov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Novikov working a defensive guard here.
Bedemar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedemar trying to control but Novikov is working from the bottom.
Novikov trying to control the position here.
Novikov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Novikov controls Bedemar momentarily but Bedemar frees himself.
Novikov keeping full guard, as Bedemar tries to pass.
Novikov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Claude Bedemar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bedemar pushes Novikov away with a front kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bedemar doesn't manage to clinch there - Novikov circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Claude Bedemar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bedemar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claude Bedemar!
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