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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raimonds Bergmanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos The Animal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bergmanis comes to the cage accompanied by Twiztid - We Don't Die. The Animal has chosen You can´t escape the great Cornholio as his entrance music. Raimonds Bergmanis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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266 lbs
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267 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Raimonds Bergmanis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos The Animal!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bergmanis thows a body shot but no joy.
The Animal fails with the takedown.
Bergmanis misses with a body shot.
The Animal shoots for a double leg takedown but Bergmanis sprawls well. He's pushed The Animal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Animal shoots in for a takedown but Bergmanis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Raimonds Bergmanis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos The Animal.
Bergmanis looks to throw the jab but The Animal is out of range.
The Animal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bergmanis avoids it really well and circles away.
The Animal shoots in for a double leg but Bergmanis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Animal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bergmanis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Animal walks into a straight right hand from Bergmanis.
The Animal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bergmanis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Animal somewhat.
Bergmanis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Animal doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice cross by Bergmanis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Animal shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. The Animal showed some decent athleticism there.
Bergmanis is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bergmanis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Animal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bergmanis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Animal manages to get himself to full guard.
Bergmanis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bergmanis trying to control the position from guard on top but The Animal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bergmanis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis trying to control but The Animal is working from the bottom.
Bergmanis distracts The Animal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The Animal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bergmanis is one step ahead there.
The Animal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bergmanis throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The Animal is on top in guard.
The Animal looking to sit in guard and control but Bergmanis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bergmanis trying to control the position from guard on top but The Animal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Animal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bergmanis manages to get himself to full guard.
The Animal is looking to work some ground and pound but Bergmanis has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but The Animal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The Animal postures up.
The Animal throws and elbow that misses. Bergmanis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in The Animal's guard. Nice move by Bergmanis!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Animal is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bergmanis trying to control the position from guard on top but The Animal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bergmanis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimonds Bergmanis 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.
Bergmanis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Animal.
Carlos The Animal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bergmanis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bergmanis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bergmanis looking to control and managing it successfully.
The Animal tries to reverse the position but Bergmanis maintains control.
The Animal tries to hold on but Bergmanis postures up.
The Animal keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Animal sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bergmanis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Animal wants to get back to full guard.
Bergmanis trying to control the action but The Animal is working from the bottom.
The Animal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Bergmanis seems content to control.
Bergmanis is trying to control the action in half guard but The Animal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bergmanis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Raimonds Bergmanis.
The Animal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Animal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bergmanis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in The Animal's guard now.
The Animal has his hands on Bergmanis's head, controlling the position.
Bergmanis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The Animal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bergmanis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Animal keeping moving, preventing Bergmanis from controlling successfully.
Bergmanis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Animal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Animal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Animal is trying to keep Bergmanis in close.
Bergmanis is in close to The Animal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bergmanis wants to control from the top but The Animal keeps moving.
Bergmanis throws a strike but The Animal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Animal scoring with some ground and pound.
The Animal thows a big elbow that misses.
The Animal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Animal trying to control but Bergmanis is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Animal thows a big elbow that misses.
Bergmanis keeping moving, preventing The Animal from controlling successfully.
The Animal's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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!
The Animal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bergmanis.
Bergmanis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Animal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch combination from The Animal misses.
The Animal misses with a takedown attempt
and Bergmanis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bergmanis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The Animal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bergmanis trying to control the position from guard on top but The Animal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Animal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bergmanis is one step ahead there.
Bergmanis distracts The Animal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergmanis trying to control but The Animal is working from the bottom.
Bergmanis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bergmanis throwing strikes but missing.
The Animal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The Animal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bergmanis is looking to work some ground and pound but The Animal has wrist control.
Bergmanis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The Animal keeping moving, preventing Bergmanis from controlling successfully.
Raimonds Bergmanis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Animal with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bergmanis counters with a takedown into side control.
Bergmanis is looking to take a break and control but The Animal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Animal dodges the ground and pound from Bergmanis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bergmanis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The Animal can't do much from the bottom here.
Bergmanis throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and The Animal works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Bergmanis is looking to take a break and control but The Animal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Bergmanis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The Animal is pressing down on Bergmanis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The Animal keeping moving, preventing Bergmanis from controlling successfully.
The Animal trying to control the position.
The Animal is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The Animal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bergmanis manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimonds Bergmanis clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The Animal misses with a takedown
and Bergmanis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bergmanis trying to control but The Animal is working from the bottom.
Bergmanis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bergmanis trying to control the position from guard on top but The Animal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Animal wants to get back to his feet but Bergmanis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Animal wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bergmanis throwing strikes from guard but The Animal blocks nicely.
Bergmanis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The Animal with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bergmanis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Animal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The Animal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Animal throws a strike but Bergmanis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The Animal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bergmanis is one step ahead there.
The Animal is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bergmanis is stalling in the full guard.
The Animal pulls Bergmanis in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis postures up in The Animal's guard and throws a big left but The Animal blocks it.
Bergmanis trying to control the position from guard on top but The Animal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bergmanis is fighting to break The Animal's control of his arms but The Animal is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bergmanis is stalling in the full guard.
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.
Bergmanis postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! The Animal is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bergmanis, into his guard.
Bergmanis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bergmanis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The Animal wants to pass the guard but Bergmanis is keeping the position.
Bergmanis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. The Animal is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Raimonds Bergmanis will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
The Animal scores with a takedown into Bergmanis's guard.
Bergmanis has momentary wrist control but The Animal slips an elbow through the middle.
The Animal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bergmanis is keeping the position for now.
The Animal is looking to work some ground and pound but Bergmanis has wrist control.
Bergmanis is looking for a triangle but The Animal pushes his legs off easily.
The Animal is looking to work some ground and pound but Bergmanis has wrist control.
The Animal throwing strikes but missing.
The Animal wants to pass the guard but Bergmanis is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Animal passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bergmanis is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on The Animal's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The Animal is looking to advance position but Bergmanis won't allow it.
The Animal is trying to control the action in half guard but Bergmanis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The Animal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The Animal is looking to take a break and control but Bergmanis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bergmanis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Animal is looking to take a break and control but Bergmanis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Animal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bergmanis's head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The Animal misses with a takedown attempt
and Bergmanis counters with a left to the body.
The Animal throws out a loose jab but Bergmanis uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Animal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bergmanis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Animal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The Animal shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bergmanis is trying to defend but The Animal finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The Animal stalling away here and it's allowed Bergmanis to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Animal thows a big elbow that misses.
Bergmanis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The Animal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bergmanis trying to keep a closed guard but The Animal is proving a slippery customer.
Bergmanis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Animal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Animal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bergmanis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Animal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Animal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The Animal closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The Animal thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bergmanis to regain full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells The Animal's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The Animal won't allow Bergmanis to sweep him here.
Bergmanis keeping moving, preventing The Animal from controlling successfully.
The Animal throwing strikes but missing.
The Animal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos The Animal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 James Atkins scores the fight for Raimonds Bergmanis!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Raimonds Bergmanis!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Raimonds Bergmanis!
Raimonds Bergmanis wins by unanimous decision!
Raimonds Bergmanis retains his heavyweight title!
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