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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raimonds Bergmanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bergmanis comes to the cage accompanied by Twiztid - We Don't Die. Fox has chosen Roy Jones - Can't be touched as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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266 lbs
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269 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Raimonds Bergmanis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy Fox!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bergmanis misses the jab.
Fox throws a series of punches but Bergmanis moves out of range.
Bergmanis misses with a wild body shot.
Fox tries to move into range but Bergmanis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bergmanis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bergmanis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fox counters with a left and a right that stings Bergmanis.
Bergmanis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fox is trying to defend but Bergmanis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bergmanis controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergmanis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bergmanis is stalling here. Fox is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bergmanis seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Fox has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Fox tries to stand but Bergmanis is controlling his head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bergmanis is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fox's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bergmanis has his hands clasped together around Fox's back. He's all about the action.
Bergmanis is trying to maintain the position but Fox is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bergmanis is looking for a sweep. Fox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fox wants to stand but Bergmanis has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Bergmanis tries to get to full guard but Fox has control of the leg.
It looks like Fox is going to stand back up.
Bergmanis gets full guard.
Bergmanis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fox postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bergmanis is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fox, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bergmanis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bergmanis trying to control but Fox is working from the bottom.
Bergmanis passes into half guard.
Fox is trying to stand.
Fox on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bergmanis wants to control but Fox is keeping him busy.
Fox wants to get back to full guard.
Fox looks gassed!
Still in half guard, Bergmanis seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox is trying to control but can't.
Bergmanis trying to control the action but Fox is working from the bottom.
Bergmanis working Fox over with strikes.
Bergmanis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bergmanis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bergmanis is looking to take a break and control but Fox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bergmanis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fox is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Fox is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bergmanis pulls his head out easily.
Bergmanis passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fox!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimonds Bergmanis dominated that round.
That's time! Bergmanis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bergmanis misses with a body punch
and Fox counters with a nice uppercut.
Good exchange - Bergmanis coming out on top.
Fox moves into range and clinches up with Bergmanis.
Fox decides to pull guard.
Fox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bergmanis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fox has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bergmanis has managed to get both his arms back between Fox's legs - danger averted.
Bergmanis passes Fox's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bergmanis working over Fox with some ground and pound. Fox looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fox is breathing heavily.
Bergmanis lands strikes from half guard.
Bergmanis is trying to work for a kimura but Fox is defending well.
Bergmanis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox is looking to escape.
Bergmanis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bergmanis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fox is looking for a sweep. Bergmanis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bergmanis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fox taking some punishment here, with Bergmanis in his half guard.
Bergmanis winds up and cracks Fox with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bergmanis tries to pass to full mount but Fox defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bergmanis winds up and cracks Fox with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fox is trying to stand back up but Bergmanis is controlling him
Bergmanis working Fox over with strikes.
Bergmanis stalling.
Bergmanis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bergmanis unloading with bombs!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bergmanis cracks Fox with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox is squirming around, avoiding Bergmanis's attempts to control the action.
Fox takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bergmanis is landing with some decent strikes but Fox is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bergmanis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bergmanis trying to control but Fox is having none of it.
Bergmanis controlling the position easily from mount.
Bergmanis with a couple of short strikes.
Fox wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bergmanis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bergmanis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fox can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bergmanis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bergmanis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bergmanis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fox is in a horrible position here. Bergmanis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bergmanis raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bergmanis trying to control but Fox is having none of it.
Bergmanis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fox looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bergmanis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimonds Bergmanis dominated that second 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 throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bergmanis tries to keep at a distance but Fox has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Bergmanis on the inside.
Bergmanis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fox manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bergmanis is pushing down on Fox's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fox is fighting to maintain full guard but Bergmanis has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bergmanis moves into full mount! Fox won't be happy about that!
Bergmanis lands a nice shot to the head.
Bergmanis looking to control but Fox is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fox is trying to stand up.
Raimonds Bergmanis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bergmanis looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergmanis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bergmanis lands a nice shot to the head.
Bergmanis working Fox over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Bergmanis.
Bergmanis working the ground and pound effectively.
Bergmanis landing strikes from the mount and Fox is in trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bergmanis dominating with strikes here.
Fox wants to get back to his feet.
Bergmanis raining down shots from the mount!
Bergmanis scoring with strikes but Fox is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox working to try and regain half guard.
Bergmanis looking to finish Fox with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fox!
Bergmanis raining down shots from the mount!
Bergmanis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fox's face.
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.
Bergmanis with shots to the head and body - Fox looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bergmanis controlling the pace for now.
Bergmanis working for a submission but Fox is keeping him at bay.
Bergmanis landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fox is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bergmanis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fox can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bergmanis working the ground and pound effectively.
Bergmanis lands a heavy elbow.
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 controlling the pace for now.
Bergmanis landing shots from mount.
Fox is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Bergmanis content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bergmanis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bergmanis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bergmanis raining down shots from the mount!
Fox wants to try and get back to his feet.
BOOM! Bergmanis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fox is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Fox that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fox in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bergmanis lands with some strikes.
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!
Bergmanis clinches up against the cage.
Bergmanis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fox gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bergmanis is refusing to be controlled, as Fox sits in half guard.
Bergmanis is concentrating on defense, preventing Fox from advancing position.
Bergmanis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bergmanis.
Bergmanis pulls Fox in close to his closed guard and prevents Fox from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fox is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergmanis has a closed guard, preventing Fox from standing up.
Fox wants to stand and escape but instead Bergmanis has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bergmanis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bergmanis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bergmanis is pushing down on Fox's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fox is fighting to maintain full guard but Bergmanis has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bergmanis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bergmanis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bergmanis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fox keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis moves into full mount! Fox won't be happy about that!
Bergmanis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bergmanis scoring with strikes but Fox is staying in there.
Bergmanis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fox?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bergmanis has hold of Fox's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Fox manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bergmanis looking to control but Fox is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Fox really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Fox in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bergmanis controlling his opponent.
Bergmanis landing strikes from the mount.
Bergmanis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bergmanis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fox can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bergmanis with good strikes from the mount here!
Bergmanis controlling the position easily from mount.
Bergmanis with shots to the head and body - Fox looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bergmanis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bergmanis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bergmanis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fox can't escape the position.
Fox in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimonds Bergmanis had his way with Paddy Fox in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bergmanis scores with a shot to the body.
Fox swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bergmanis counters with a nice body shot.
Bergmanis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bergmanis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fox has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bergmanis finds it's way round the side to connect with Fox's head.
Fox is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Fox throws a poor cross that misses
and Bergmanis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox taking some punishment here, with Bergmanis in his half guard.
Bergmanis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fox with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bergmanis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fox trying to control but Bergmanis postures up.
Bergmanis passes to full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bergmanis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bergmanis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bergmanis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bergmanis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fox hang on?
Fox is rocked!
Bergmanis dominating with strikes here.
Fox is still in real trouble! Can Bergmanis finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis controlling his opponent.
Fox seems to have recovered his senses.
Fox wants to get back to his feet.
Bergmanis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A big strike lands for Bergmanis! That's really hurt Fox and he's turned his back - Bergmanis keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Bergmanis jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raimonds Bergmanis!
Raimonds Bergmanis retains his heavyweight title!
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