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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Neal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Eremeev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Neal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruslan Eremeev!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eremeev drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Eremeev is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Neal is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Neal has escaped and now he's on top!
Eremeev is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Neal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Neal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Eremeev holds on and takes a little breather.
Ruslan Eremeev has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Neal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal shoots and misses
and Eremeev counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Neal misses with a looping left.
Neal tries to clinch but Eremeev moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Neal is defended easily by Eremeev.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Neal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eremeev closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Neal did well to prevent Eremeev getting side control.
Eremeev is looking for a kimura but Neal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Eremeev to get the leverage.
Neal is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eremeev is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eremeev is working for a submission of some sort.
Neal is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eremeev is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Neal defends it well.
Neal tries to roll over but Eremeev keeps him under control.
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.
Neal is defending against the submission attempts here by Eremeev.
Eremeev stops Neal from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Eremeev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Neal is defended easily by Eremeev.
Nice takedown defense from Eremeev. No joy for Neal on that attempt.
James Neal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eremeev decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Eremeev is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Neal as he works his way to full guard.
Neal is trying to control the position but Eremeev postures up.
Neal wants to sweep here but Eremeev controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eremeev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Neal is keeping the position for now.
Eremeev drops back, looking for a kneebar! Neal looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Neal looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Neal!
Eremeev is not content to let Neal control the position.
Eremeev wants to control but Neal postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Neal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Neal tries for a kimura but Eremeev is defending well.
Eremeev struggling a bit here.
Neal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Eremeev is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Neal is trying to get an arm triangle but Eremeev is defending well.
Neal is trying to get an arm triangle but Eremeev is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eremeev struggling a bit here.
Neal tries to stand but Eremeev is controlling his head.
Eremeev holding on.
Neal looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Eremeev is avoiding damage well.
Eremeev wants to control but Neal postures up.
Eremeev is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eremeev holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Neal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Eremeev is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Eremeev prevents Neal from moving into mount.
Eremeev is breathing heavily.
Neal swings around for an armbar but Eremeev sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Neal's guard.
Eremeev drops back, looking for a kneebar! Neal looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Neal looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Neal!
Neal tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neal is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Eremeev has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Neal 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. This is the final round!
Neal tries to clinch but Eremeev moves away
and Eremeev counters with a nice kick to the body.
Neal darts in trying to clinch
and Eremeev counters with an inside leg kick.
Neal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Eremeev but Eremeev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Neal misses with a takedown
and Eremeev counters with a solid body kick.
Eremeev dives in and scores a takedown into Neal's guard.
Eremeev is looking to advance position but Neal has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Neal goes for an armbar but Eremeev turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Eremeev.
Eremeev drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Neal manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Eremeev has Neal in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eremeev seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neal postures up.
Neal tries to free his leg and advance position but Eremeev is retaining full guard.
Neal postures up.
Neal thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Neal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Eremeev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eremeev has control of Neal's left arm, preventing Neal from doing any damage.
Neal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Neal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Neal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Eremeev is keeping the position for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Neal is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Eremeev holds on and takes a little breather.
Neal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neal throwing strikes from guard but Eremeev blocks nicely.
Neal is looking to work some ground and pound but Eremeev has wrist control.
Neal wants to stand but Eremeev has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Eremeev wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Eremeev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Neal thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Neal wants to pass the guard but Eremeev is keeping the position.
Eremeev has Neal pulled in close to control his posture.
Eremeev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to James Neal.
I think Neal has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight for James Neal!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Ruslan Eremeev!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Ruslan Eremeev!
Ruslan Eremeev wins by split decision!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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