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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolai Demikovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Demikovic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Russian National Anthem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
22 - 24 - 2 |
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199 cm
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255 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 - 24 - 2, fighting out of London, Nicolai Demikovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 29 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Bear!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demikovic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bear to the mat! Bear manages to get full guard.
Bear pushes Demikovic off and gets back to his feet.
Bear shoots in and drives through. Demikovic sprawls well.
Demikovic stuffs the takedown.
Bear lands with a nice combination. Demikovic backs away looking to recover.
Demikovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Bear misses the shot to the body.
Demikovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demikovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Demikovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bear shoots in for a takedown but Demikovic shows good takedown defense.
Nicolai Demikovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Bear.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bear lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Demikovic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Demikovic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demikovic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bear with a lazy takedown attempt
and Demikovic moves into the clinch.
Demikovic has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bear is trying to keep an underhook but Demikovic manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bear won't allow Demikovic to pass to mount.
Bear is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Demikovic pulls his head out easily.
Bear actively working from the bottom here.
Bear is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Demikovic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Demikovic wants to pass the guard but Bear is defending well.
Demikovic decides to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demikovic closes the distance and clinches.
Demikovic managing to block the knees to the body from Bear.
Demikovic has picked Bear up - he's going for a ride! Demikovic dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bear regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bear will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bear tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Demikovic passes Bear's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bear looking for submissions off his back.
Bear wants to get back to full guard.
Bear wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear is trying to control but Demikovic passes into side control!
Demikovic is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bear has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bear takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Demikovic trying to control the position but Bear is working away.
Demikovic is really struggling to control Bear but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bear defending against the ground and pound.
Bear is trying to get back to half guard.
Bear taking a bit of punishment here - Demikovic scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Bear!
Demikovic landing strikes from the mount and Bear is in trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bear taking shots to the head.
Bear is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bear is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Demikovic with a couple of short strikes.
Demikovic breaks from Bear's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Demikovic raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demikovic is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bear can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bear is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Bear that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolai Demikovic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bear shoots for a double leg takedown but Demikovic sprawls well. He's pushed Bear's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bear tries for a takedown but Demikovic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bear fails in his attempt to clinch.
Demikovic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Demikovic moves in looking to clinch but Bear pushes him off.
Demikovic closes the distance and pushes Bear back into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bear is trying to maintain a safe position but Demikovic gets an underhook and turns Bear into the cage.
Bear is trying to drag Demikovic to the mat but Demikovic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nicolai Demikovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Bear.
Demikovic breaks from the clinch.
Bear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Demikovic clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demikovic tries to score a body lock takedown but Bear shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bear is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Demikovic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Demikovic tries to score a body lock takedown but Bear shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bear has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Demikovic after a bit of a struggle.
Bear goes for a takedown in the clinch but Demikovic prevents it.
Bear pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Demikovic works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Demikovic stopping the sweep attempt from Bear.
Demikovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bear trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic stopping the sweep attempt from Bear.
Bear keeping moving, preventing Demikovic from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Demikovic stands up over Bear, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demikovic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Demikovic prevents Bear from getting back to his feet.
Demikovic wants to control from the top but Bear keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nicolai Demikovic just wasn't active enough.
Bear shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Demikovic is trying to defend but Bear finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic wants to control but Bear is keeping busy.
Demikovic is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bear is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bear is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Demikovic is trying to get back to full guard.
Bear is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Demikovic gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic has a closed guard, preventing Bear from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bear wants to control from the top but Demikovic keeps moving.
Demikovic 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.
Bear stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Demikovic fails with the takedown
and Bear counters with a series of strikes. Demikovic will be more careful next time no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bear stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bear wants it to stay on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bear looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Demikovic is fending him off so far but Bear persists. Nope, Demikovic circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nicolai Demikovic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Demikovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bear gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Demikovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Demikovic trying to control but Bear is working from the bottom.
Bear wants to stand and escape but Demikovic is having none of it.
Bear pulls Demikovic in close to prevent any damage.
Demikovic gets to his feet - Bear follows without any prompting.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Demikovic.
Demikovic content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bear is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Demikovic is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear can't do much from the bottom here.
Bear is trying to get back to half guard.
Bear is not content to let Demikovic control the position.
Demikovic creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bear sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Demikovic works to advance to full mount. Bear defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bear is in a horrible position here. Demikovic smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bear is looking to improve his position but Demikovic isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic looking to control but Bear is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bear regains half guard.
Demikovic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bear is not content to let Demikovic control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demikovic prevents Bear from improving his position.
Bear is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Demikovic pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear is staying active underneath Demikovic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bear works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bear working a defensive guard here.
Demikovic is looking to work some ground and pound but Bear has wrist control.
Bear is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Demikovic won't allow Bear to pass to mount.
Bear stalling away here and it's allowed Demikovic to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bear trying to control but Demikovic is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear throwing strikes but missing.
Demikovic pushes Bear off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Demikovic feints and as Bear raises his hands in defense, Demikovic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demikovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Max Bear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bear working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demikovic trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bear's guard.
Nicolai Demikovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Demikovic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicolai Demikovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Demikovic, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicolai Demikovic!
Nicolai Demikovic thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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