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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hale Erwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimonds Bergmanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erwin comes to the cage accompanied by Young Jeezy feat. T.I. - F.A.M.E.. Bergmanis has chosen Twiztid - We Don't Die as his entrance music. Raimonds Bergmanis acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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266 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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ADCC Champion
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hale Erwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Raimonds Bergmanis!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Erwin misses with a series of wild punches.
Bergmanis jabs Erwin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bergmanis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Erwin punishes Bergmanis's body with a nice straight punch.
Bergmanis loads up on a big right hand but Erwin slips the punch.
Erwin with a jab.
Bergmanis throws a lazy right hand but Erwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Erwin!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Erwin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bergmanis.
Bergmanis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Erwin misses.
Erwin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bergmanis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Erwin.
Erwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bergmanis avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bergmanis blocks the body kick.
Hale Erwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erwin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bergmanis staying out of range there.
A big left from Bergmanis misses.
Erwin throws a low kick but Bergmanis moves out of range easily.
Erwin is looking to land body kicks.
Bergmanis throws a body punch but Erwin moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Erwin.
Erwin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Erwin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Erwin throws a solid leg kick but Bergmanis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Erwin.
Bergmanis ducks under a wild hook from Erwin.
Erwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bergmanis.
Erwin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bergmanis's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick from Erwin lands but Bergmanis takes it in his stride.
Hale Erwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bergmanis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bergmanis ducks under a wild hook from Erwin.
Erwin is looking to land body kicks.
Bergmanis tries to close the distance and clinch but Erwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Erwin misses with a kick to the body.
Erwin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bergmanis.
Erwin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Erwin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Erwin lands with a nice body punch.
Bergmanis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Erwin throws a hook but Bergmanis avoids it easily.
Erwin throws a sloppy head kick and Bergmanis moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis throws a leg kick but Erwin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bergmanis is looking to chop away at Erwin's legs.
Erwin misses with a straight left.
Erwin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bergmanis under the eye.
Bergmanis slips a jab from Erwin.
Nice body punch from Erwin.
Erwin looks to throw a body kick
and Bergmanis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bergmanis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Erwin.
Erwin misses with a hook. Bergmanis ducked under it nicely.
Erwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bergmanis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erwin throws the kick towards the body but Bergmanis avoids it.
Bergmanis moves out of range of the body kick from Erwin.
Bergmanis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bergmanis. Bergmanis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bergmanis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Erwin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Erwin avoids the body shot from Bergmanis.
Erwin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Erwin tries a head kick but it misses.
Erwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Erwin throws a body kick that misses.
Bergmanis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Erwin doesn't seem bothered though.
Bergmanis throws a looping overhand right but Erwin ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Erwin scores with a nice head shot.
Bergmanis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Erwin.
Erwin jabs Bergmanis right on the nose. Bergmanis blinks but takes it well.
Nice defenses there by Bergmanis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hale Erwin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Erwin throws a right hand that Bergmanis ducks under and follows up with a left that Bergmanis also avoids with ease.
Erwin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bergmanis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Erwin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Erwin checks the leg kick.
Erwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bergmanis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Erwin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bergmanis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Erwin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Erwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Erwin throws a combination. Bergmanis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erwin misses with a straight left.
Erwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bergmanis can do to turn this around?
Erwin throws a push kick but Bergmanis slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters circling - Bergmanis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Erwin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bergmanis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Erwin rather than just go for the knockout.
Erwin moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergmanis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Erwin.
Erwin throws a chopping leg kick but Bergmanis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bergmanis clobbers Erwin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bergmanis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Erwin circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by Bergmanis.
Erwin throws the kick towards the body but Bergmanis avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Erwin, right into the meat.
Erwin scores with a jab.
Erwin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bergmanis slips a jab from Erwin.
Bergmanis misses with a straight right.
Erwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bergmanis moves out of range as Erwin throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erwin throws a combination. Bergmanis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bergmanis. That's going to slow Erwin down.
Erwin throws a shot from downtown. Bergmanis moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Erwin.
Bergmanis slips a straight right by Erwin.
Erwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Erwin misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Erwin.
Bergmanis fails to land the takedown.
Erwin misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Erwin, as that shot connected.
Erwin motions for Bergmanis to come forward. Erwin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Bergmanis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin tests Bergmanis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Erwin misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bergmanis might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Erwin has got the better of the exchanges.
Bergmanis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bergmanis misses with a kick to the body.
Bergmanis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Erwin finds it's target.
Bergmanis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Erwin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Erwin lands a nice shot to the body.
Erwin connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Erwin throws a big shot that misses.
Erwin tried to score with a low kick but Bergmanis checks it.
Erwin wants to land a leg kick but Bergmanis is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis misses with a looping left.
Erwin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Erwin connects with a high kick.
Erwin scores with a jab to the body.
Bergmanis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bergmanis misses with a looping left.
Bergmanis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Erwin has time to react.
Erwin scores with a jab. Bergmanis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Erwin cracks Bergmanis with an open hand slap.
Bergmanis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erwin manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Erwin works over Bergmanis's head and body with a nice combination.
Erwin misses with a body shot.
Bergmanis slips under a jab.
Bergmanis blocks a head kick by Erwin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hale Erwin 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A telegraphed right hand from Erwin misses the target.
Bergmanis cracks Erwin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Erwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bergmanis manages to avoid it.
Bergmanis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Erwin scores with the left hand. Bergmanis knows he should have avoided that one.
Erwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bergmanis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bergmanis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Erwin doesn't seem bothered though.
Erwin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bergmanis works over Erwin's head and body with a nice combination.
Bergmanis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bergmanis checks a low kick from Erwin.
Bergmanis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Decent striking displayed by Erwin there.
Erwin scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergmanis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Erwin checks it well.
Bergmanis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Erwin.
Bergmanis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Erwin clobbers Bergmanis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Erwin tries to land a leg kick but Bergmanis saw it coming and moves away.
Erwin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Erwin misses with a few strikes there.
Bergmanis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Erwin avoids it really well and circles away.
Erwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bergmanis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bergmanis slips under a jab from Erwin.
Erwin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Raimonds Bergmanis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Erwin.
Erwin has closed the distance and engaged Bergmanis in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Erwin.
Erwin can't find room to land a body shot as Bergmanis controls the action.
Erwin throws an elbow but it misses.
Bergmanis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Erwin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Erwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Bergmanis taking a breather.
Erwin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Erwin lands with a light punch inside.
Erwin throws a head punch that misses.
Bergmanis has a couple of punches blocked by Erwin.
A short right from Bergmanis.
Erwin throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin prevents a body shot from Bergmanis.
Erwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bergmanis misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bergmanis.
Bergmanis tries to work over Erwin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bergmanis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Erwin scores a nice knee to the body.
Erwin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Erwin.
A short body shot lands from Erwin as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Erwin.
Erwin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Erwin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Erwin misses with some punches.
Bergmanis blocks an uppercut.
Erwin misses with some punches.
Erwin drops Bergmanis onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bergmanis is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Bergmanis is rocked!
Erwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bergmanis is still on wobbly legs! Can Erwin finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Erwin.
Bergmanis drops his hands momentarily. Erwin doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Bergmanis staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Bergmanis doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hale Erwin!
Hale Erwin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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