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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carl Draiman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Demarce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Draiman looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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193 lbs
10 - 3 - 1 |
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191 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Draiman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Demarce!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draiman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Demarce.
We've been hearing reports that Draiman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Demarce manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Draiman on his heels. He'll look to pass Draiman's guard now, I'm sure.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Demarce is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Draiman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Demarce.
Demarce must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Draiman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Demarce working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Draiman's head.
Draiman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Demarce pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Draiman is keeping the position for now.
Demarce makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Draiman is breathing heavily.
Draiman keeping moving, preventing Demarce from controlling successfully.
Demarce slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Draiman keeping full guard, as Demarce tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draiman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Demarce sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ryan Demarce wasn't active enough on the ground.
Demarce closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Demarce lands in his opponent's guard.
Demarce chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demarce wants to control from the top but Draiman keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demarce landing some decent shots from guard.
Demarce drops back looking for a leg! Draiman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Draiman manages to kick Demarce off! Demarce jumps back into Draiman's guard.
Draiman keeping moving, preventing Demarce from controlling successfully.
Draiman keeping full guard, as Demarce tries to pass.
Demarce thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demarce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Demarce works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Demarce is working for a submission of some sort.
Draiman is not content to let Demarce control the position.
Demarce really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Draiman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Demarce wants to advance to full mount but Draiman doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Demarce postures up and lands a big shot to Draiman's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draiman controls Demarce momentarily but Demarce frees himself.
Demarce makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Demarce is fighting to break Draiman's control of his arms but Draiman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Demarce lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Draiman being controlled here, momentarily.
Demarce keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Draiman's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demarce is stalling in the full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demarce postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Demarce dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Demarce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Demarce shoots for a double leg takedown but Draiman sprawls well. He's pushed Demarce's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Demarce closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Draiman quickly recovers to half guard.
Demarce wants to take a breather but Draiman is having none of it.
Draiman is trying to get back to full guard.
Draiman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Demarce scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Demarce lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Demarce wants to lay and pray for a moment but Draiman keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demarce is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Demarce takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Demarce tries to pass to full mount but Draiman defends it.
Demarce working over Draiman with some ground and pound. Draiman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Demarce is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Demarce looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Draiman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Demarce 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.
Demarce lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demarce slips a nice elbow through Draiman's hands, connecting with Draiman's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draiman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Demarce trying to pass the guard but Draiman defending well.
Demarce is working for a kimura but Draiman is defending it quite comfortably.
Demarce is pressing down on Draiman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Draiman is holding on for now.
Draiman trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demarce winds up and cracks Draiman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Demarce is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Demarce 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.
Demarce seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Draiman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Demarce scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Draiman won't allow Demarce to pass to mount.
Draiman wants to control but Demarce is keeping busy.
Demarce takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demarce slips a nice elbow through Draiman's hands, connecting with Draiman's forehead.
Draiman has hold of Demarce's hands but Demarce slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Draiman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Demarce scores with a couple of nice shots.
Demarce scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demarce is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Demarce trying to pass the guard but Draiman defending well.
Ryan Demarce has got the better of the ground game so far.
Well, if Demarce is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demarce is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Demarce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Demarce looks to throw the jab but Draiman is out of range.
Horrible takedown by Demarce or perhaps it was just good defense by Draiman which made him look bad.
Demarce rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Draiman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Draiman is trying to pull guard but Demarce turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Draiman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Demarce shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Draiman is refusing to be controlled, as Demarce sits in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Demarce is nestled in close to Draiman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draiman trying to control from the bottom.
Demarce is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Demarce lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Demarce is trying to control. Draiman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Demarce is pressing down on Draiman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Draiman is holding on for now.
Nice strikes from Demarce there.
Demarce is nestled in close to Draiman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Draiman is rocked!
Demarce scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oh Draiman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice strikes from Demarce there.
Demarce is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Draiman is hurt! He's hurt bad - Demarce fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Draiman from any more punishment! Congratulations to Demarce! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Demarce!
Ryan Demarce is the new middleweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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