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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolai Demikovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demikovic comes to the cage accompanied by Russian National Anthem. Michael Bisping has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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191 cm
32
250 lbs
23 - 24 - 2 |
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200 cm
37
255 lbs
29 - 19 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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
23 - 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
29 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Michael Bisping! The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Demikovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Demikovic seems to be working for a kimura but Bisping defends the submission attempt. Demikovic missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Bisping is trying to control but can't.
Bisping tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. Bisping punching from the bottom.
Demikovic 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. Bisping is controlling Demikovic's trapped leg to prevent Demikovic from advancing to side control. Demikovic wants to work for an arm triangle but Bisping is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bisping tries to roll over but Demikovic keeps him under control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bisping avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Demikovic. Bisping is looking to improve his position.
Demikovic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Demikovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Bisping is defending against the submission attempts here by Demikovic.
Demikovic passes the guard and advances to mount! Demikovic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Demikovic throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bisping tries to hold on but Demikovic postures up. Bisping can't escape the position.
Bisping tries to lock up and control but Demikovic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Bisping tries to get back to half guard but can't. Demikovic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Demikovic wants to control the pace but Bisping is squirming around nicely. You get the feeling that Bisping really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Demikovic working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. Demikovic raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bisping is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bisping tries to hold on but Demikovic pushes him away. Bisping is desperately trying to improve his position but Demikovic has a good base and remains in mount. Demikovic with shots to the head and body - Bisping looks very uncomfortable down there. Bisping tries to reverse the position but Demikovic maintains control. Demikovic with shots to the head and body - Bisping looks very uncomfortable down there. Bisping is squirming around, avoiding Demikovic's attempts to control the action. Demikovic controlling his opponent. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Demikovic raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Demikovic with shots to the head and body - Bisping looks very uncomfortable down there. Demikovic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bisping is looking to escape. Bisping wants to control but Demikovic is having none of it. Demikovic with the ground and pound from mount. Demikovic looking to secure an arm triangle but Bisping defends it well. Demikovic scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bisping?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Bisping sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Bisping is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Demikovic tries to pass to full mount but Bisping defends it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolai Demikovic dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Demikovic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Bisping is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Bisping is not content to let Demikovic control the position. Demikovic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bisping knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Bisping is looking for a sweep. Demikovic wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bisping, who protects the arm well. Demikovic trying to control the action but Bisping is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bisping is trying to control Demikovic's posture but Demikovic avoids it. Bisping tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Demikovic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Demikovic is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bisping has escaped the position, nice work there. Bisping wants to control but Demikovic postures up. Bisping gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Demikovic tries to control but Bisping wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Demikovic landing strikes from the mount. Bisping wants to hold on but Demikovic pushes him away. Bisping really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Demikovic fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Demikovic scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bisping?
Bisping is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Bisping keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Demikovic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Demikovic raining down hammerfists from mount. Bisping tries to lock up and control but Demikovic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Demikovic trying to control but Bisping is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. BOOM! Demikovic connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Demikovic controlling his opponent. Demikovic scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bisping bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Bisping tries to free his leg and advance position but Demikovic is retaining full guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bisping stops Demikovic from standing up. Demikovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bisping looking to pass the guard. Demikovic is trying to keep Bisping in close.
Demikovic wants to sweep here but Bisping controlling him for the moment. Bisping is looking to pass into half guard but Demikovic pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Demikovic is in guard. Bisping is trying to control the position but Demikovic postures up. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Demikovic passes Bisping's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Bisping misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bisping makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bisping. Bisping keeping moving, preventing Demikovic from controlling successfully. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolai Demikovic dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Bisping misses with a double jab.
Demikovic scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Demikovic trying to control from half guard but Bisping is working away. Demikovic blocks the strikes from Bisping.
Demikovic is looking for a kimura but Bisping is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Demikovic to get the leverage. Bisping tries to roll over but Demikovic keeps him under control. Demikovic is keen to just control but Bisping is a slippery customer. Nicolai Demikovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Bisping wants to get back to full guard. Demikovic thows a huge punch but Bisping dodges it nicely.
Bisping trying to control but Demikovic postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bisping tries to roll over but Demikovic keeps him under control. Demikovic wants to control but Bisping is keeping him busy. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Bisping landing rabbit punches to the side of Demikovic's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points. Bisping wants to get back to full guard. Demikovic seems to be looking for submissions.
Bisping trying to control but Demikovic postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bisping wants to improve his position but Demikovic is controlling well.
Demikovic trying to control from half guard but Bisping is working away. Demikovic trying to mount his opponent but Bisping defends it. Bisping trying to control from the bottom.
Demikovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Bisping keeping control of the position. Demikovic is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bisping!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bisping wants to control but Demikovic is having none of it. Demikovic looking to finish Bisping with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bisping! Demikovic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Bisping takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Demikovic trying to control but Bisping is having none of it. Demikovic cracks Bisping with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Bisping that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bisping takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Demikovic trying to control but Bisping is having none of it. Michael Bisping has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bisping tries to reverse the position but Demikovic maintains control. Demikovic trying to control but Bisping is having none of it. Bisping in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Demikovic connects with a bit shot that sees Bisping covering up! More strikes from Demikovic and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Demikovic is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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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mgr
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RATING
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