Extreme Fight Night-11 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Carrolton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Falcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falcon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Turbo Charged. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carrolton
vs
Falcon

188 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Carrolton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Falcon!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carrolton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carrolton tries to clinch but Falcon moves away

and Falcon counters with a shoot takedown. Carrolton fights it but they end up in guard.

Falcon postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Carrolton is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Falcon, into his guard.

Carrolton is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Falcon has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Carrolton is looking to defend but Falcon has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Carrolton! Falcon pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Carrolton taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tim Falcon!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bambooo Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Danzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bambooo Man has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Man
vs
Danzic

200 cm
23
215 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

187 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bambooo Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mac Danzic!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Danzic.
Danzic tries to clinch

and Man counters with a takedown into side control.
Man advances nicely into full mount.
Man controlling from the full mount.
Man is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Man with the ground and pound from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man with good strikes from the mount here!

It looks like Mac Danzic has been cut.
Man lands a big elbow.
Danzic is in a horrible position here. Man smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Danzic hang on?

Danzic is rocked!

That has opened up Mac Danzic's cut even more.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzic is bucking up trying to escape but Man cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Man controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Man cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

The cut above Mac Danzic's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Man sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Man lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Mac Danzic's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mac Danzic's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bambooo Man!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Williamson
vs
Marx

171 cm
27
162 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

166 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

L.A. Elite Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Williamson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Marx!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williamson wants to clinch

and Marx moves into the clinch.

Marx breaks the clinch.
Marx closes the distance but Williamson moves to the side

and Williamson counters by clinching up.
Marx is looking to break free of the clinch but Williamson has double underhooks.
Marx is trying to force a seperation but Williamson has the dominant position.
Marx on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Marx breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williamson tries to clinch

and Marx counters by moving into the clinch.
Williamson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Williamson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Williamson missing with knees to the body.
Williamson misses with a knee to the head.
Williamson missing with knees to the body.
Williamson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Marx managing to block the knees to the body from Williamson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Marx's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Williamson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Williamson lands a knee to the body.
Williamson keeps control of Marx as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marx is trying to force a seperation but Williamson has the dominant position.
Williamson lands a nice elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Williamson.

Marx's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Marx closes the distance and clinches.
Williamson has Marx pressed against the cage, preventing Marx from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marx has had enough of the clinch but Williamson keeps him there for the moment.
Williamson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marx is keeping busy.
Williamson looking to throw knees to the head but Marx is blocking nicely.
Marx tries to break free but Williamson pushes him back against the cage.
Williamson lands a knee to the body.
Williamson prevents Marx from breaking the clinch.

Marx's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Williamson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marx has had enough of the clinch but Williamson keeps him there for the moment.
Williamson wants to stall.
Marx wants to get back to striking at distance but Williamson won't allow it.

Marx breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx darts in trying to clinch

and Williamson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Marx wants to get back to striking at distance but Williamson won't allow it.
Williamson missing with knees to the body.
Marx tries to break free but Williamson pushes him back against the cage.
Marx is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Williamson.

Marx escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williamson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marx closes the distance looking to clinch

and Williamson counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marx breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williamson tries to clinch up

and Marx counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Marx breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marx closes the distance but Williamson moves to the side

and Williamson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Williamson landing knees to the body.
Marx has had enough of the clinch but Williamson keeps him there for the moment.

Marx's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williamson tries to clinch

and Marx moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williamson prevents Marx from breaking the clinch.

Marx breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marx tries to clinch up
and Williamson counters with a head kick. That will keep Marx thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Marx tries to clinch up

and Williamson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Marx managing to block the knees to the body from Williamson.
Williamson scores a nice knee to the body.
Williamson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Williamson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Marx closes the distance looking to clinch

and Williamson counters by clinching up.
Marx wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williamson has him pressed against the cage.

Marx breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Marx gets a clinch.
Marx looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marx can't break the clinch.
Williamson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marx has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Williamson misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williamson.
Marx working hard to break the clinch.
Williamson slows down the pace here.
Marx working hard to break the clinch.
Williamson tries to work over Marx's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Marx's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Williamson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Marx is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Marx gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Williamson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Williamson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Williamson lands an elbow inside that Marx shrugs off.
Williamson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marx can't break the clinch.
Williamson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Williamson prevents Marx from breaking the clinch.
Williamson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marx's efforts to push away.
Marx is trying to force a seperation but Williamson has the dominant position.
Williamson tries to work over Marx's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williamson pushes off an throws an elbow but Marx leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Williamson misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx is trying to break free.
Marx wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williamson has him pressed against the cage.

Marx escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marx tries to clinch but Williamson moves away

and Williamson counters by moving into the clinch.
Williamson lands a knee to the body.
Williamson looking to slow down the pace here.
Williamson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marx is defending well for now.
Williamson lands an elbow inside.
Williamson trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Williamson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marx's brow.
Marx is trying to break the clinch but Williamson is controlling him.
Williamson looking to throw knees to the head but Marx is blocking nicely.

Marx breaks the clinch.

Williamson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Williamson prevents Marx from breaking the clinch.

Marx manages to break the clinch.
Marx closes the distance but Williamson moves to the side

and Williamson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marx blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Williamson throws an elbow but misses.
Williamson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marx blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williamson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marx.
Williamson connects with a knee to the head.
Williamson is trying to maintain a safe position but Marx gets an underhook and turns Williamson into the cage.

Marx's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marx darts in trying to clinch

and Williamson moves into the clinch.
Williamson has Marx pressed against the cage, preventing Marx from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Marx pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Marx darts in and clinches Williamson up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson trying to land knees to the body.
Williamson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Marx manages to break the clinch.
Marx closes the distance looking to clinch

and Williamson counters by clinching up.
Marx takes an elbow to the temple.
Williamson tries a knee to the head but Marx blocks it.

Marx breaks from the clinch.
Williamson tries to clinch up

and Marx counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Marx.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Williamson 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!

Marx looks to clinch

and Williamson moves into the clinch.
Marx has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williamson landing knees to the body.
Williamson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marx is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Marx breaks from the clinch.

Marx has Williamson up against the cage in a clinch.
Marx avoiding damage as Williamson throws knees to the body.
Marx working hard to break the clinch.
Williamson is working Marx over against the cage.
Williamson tries a knee to the head but Marx blocks it.
Marx is trying to break free.

Marx pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Williamson clinches.

Marx pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Marx clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Williamson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marx's brow.
Marx avoids a wild elbow strike from Williamson.
Marx is trying to break free.
Williamson landing knees to the head.
Marx wants to break free but Williamson has control.
A shot in the inside from Marx.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Marx wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williamson has him pressed against the cage.
Williamson pushes off an throws an elbow but Marx leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marx can't break the clinch.

Marx breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marx circles away from the clinch attempt

and Marx counters by clinching up.
Marx avoids the elbow strike from Williamson, against the cage.
Marx working hard to break the clinch.
Marx has had enough of the clinch but Williamson keeps him there for the moment.
Williamson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marx blocks it with crossed arms.

Marx escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Williamson darts in trying to clinch

and Marx counters by moving into the clinch.
Williamson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Marx escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marx stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williamson.
Marx moves to clinch but Williamson breaks away

and Williamson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Williamson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Ryan Marx has been cut.
Williamson lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Williamson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marx.
Williamson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marx working hard to break the clinch.
Williamson scores with a hook to the body.
Williamson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marx dodges an elbow strike from Williamson.

Marx breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
George Williamson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williamson closes the distance looking to clinch

and Marx holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Williamson lands a good knee to the midsection. Marx won't want to take too many of those.
Marx is looking to break free of the clinch but Williamson has double underhooks.
Williamson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williamson prevents Marx from breaking the clinch.
George Williamson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Williamson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Williamson tries to land knees in the clinch but Marx avoids the damage to the body.
Williamson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marx.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marx blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williamson looking to stall.
Williamson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Williamson wants to stall.

Marx escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williamson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Marx counters by clinching up.

Marx pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williamson wants to clinch but Marx slips to the side

and Marx moves into the clinch.
Marx is trying to break free.
Marx tries to break free but Williamson pushes him back against the cage.
Williamson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marx lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Williamson pushes off an throws an elbow but Marx leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marx wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marx tries to break free but Williamson pushes him back against the cage.
Marx wants to break free but Williamson has control.
Williamson lands a knee to the body.
Ryan Marx has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A frustrated look appears on Marx's face as he tries to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Williamson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Williamson, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for George Williamson!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for George Williamson!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for George Williamson!

George Williamson wins by unanimous decision!

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artur Klimera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Republic Tigers kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Klimera
vs
Emelianenko

200 cm
21
270 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

225 cm
19
300 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Artur Klimera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alistair Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Klimera shoots in and gets a takedown into Emelianenko's guard.

Emelianenko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Klimera defends well.

Klimera decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Klimera fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Klimera.
Klimera tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Emelianenko swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artur Klimera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klimera shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Emelianenko as he jumps to the side.
Klimera shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Emelianenko pinned against the cage. Emelianenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Emelianenko closes the distance looking to clinch

and Klimera counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Emelianenko wants to sweep here but Klimera controlling him for the moment.
Klimera might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Emelianenko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Klimera can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Klimera gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Emelianenko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Emelianenko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Emelianenko wants it to stay on the feet.
Klimera shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Emelianenko as he jumps to the side.
Klimera shoots in but no luck this time.
Klimera takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Artur Klimera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klimera is breathing heavily.
Klimera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emelianenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Klimera circles away quickly and effectively.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch but Klimera is avoiding it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Emelianenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
A combination from Emelianenko does no damage.
Klimera on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Emelianenko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Klimera has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Emelianenko misses with a few strikes there.
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Klimera pushes him off.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Emelianenko leaves Klimera with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Emelianenko throws a push kick but Klimera slaps the foot to one side.
Klimera has a takedown stuffed.
Klimera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emelianenko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Emelianenko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Klimera's waist but Klimera gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Emelianenko off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Klimera back to the cage. Emelianenko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Klimera with a poor takedown
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko shoots in and drives through. Klimera sprawls well.
Klimera tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Emelianenko swivels and escapes.
Emelianenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Klimera.
Emelianenko keeps Klimera at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko lands a nice looking kick to the body. Klimera takes a step back to recover.
Emelianenko tries to bum rush Klimera with a series of wild strikes but Klimera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Klimera walks into a straight right hand from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a few strikes there.
Klimera fails to land the takedown.
A thudding body kick lands there by Emelianenko!
Klimera takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klimera sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Emelianenko shoots in but no luck this time.
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko stuffs the takedown attempt from Klimera. Klimera gets slowly back to his feet.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klimera manages to avoid it.
Emelianenko tries to clinch

and Klimera decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Emelianenko's guard.

Emelianenko has his foot on Klimera's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Klimera works his way back into a safe position though.

Klimera gets to his feet. Emelianenko looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Klimera will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Horrible takedown by Klimera or perhaps it was just good defense by Emelianenko which made him look bad.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A lazy body kick from Emelianenko

and Klimera counters with a single leg into guard. Emelianenko didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Klimera decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Emelianenko, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistair Emelianenko dominated that 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.

Klimera moves out of range of the body kick.
Klimera leaves Emelianenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Emelianenko scores with a jab.
Klimera looks for a takedown but Emelianenko sprawls well.
Emelianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Klimera fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Emelianenko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Klimera is trying to stand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Emelianenko swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Klimera is now in Emelianenko's guard. A big mistake from Emelianenko there, giving up the dominant position!

Klimera gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Klimera.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artur Klimera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Emelianenko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch but Klimera is avoiding it.
Klimera tries to score a power double leg takedown but Emelianenko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Klimera somewhat.
Emelianenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Emelianenko misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a sloppy head kick and Klimera moves out of range easily.
Emelianenko digs a good body shot into Klimera's ribs.
Klimera shoots in but Emelianenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Emelianenko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Klimera.
Klimera steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Emelianenko. That one must have hurt.
Klimera blocks a jab.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Klimera circles away and keeps his distance.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Klimera but Klimera pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A combination from Emelianenko does no damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Klimera is defended easily by Emelianenko.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Emelianenko.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Klimera is defended easily by Emelianenko.
Alistair Emelianenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klimera changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Emelianenko tries to avoid it but Klimera manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Emelianenko to the ground. Emelianenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Emelianenko leaves Klimera with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelianenko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Klimera dives in and grabs Emelianenko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Emelianenko pushes down on Klimera's head and hops out.
Emelianenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Klimera swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Klimera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Emelianenko as he avoids it easily.
Emelianenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Klimera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Klimera stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a takedown but Klimera manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Emelianenko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown but Klimera shows good takedown defense.
Klimera tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Emelianenko swivels and escapes.
Emelianenko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Klimera looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Emelianenko is fending him off so far but Klimera persists. Nope, Emelianenko circles away and we're back to standing.
Artur Klimera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Klimera tries for a takedown but Emelianenko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Klimera has a takedown stuffed.
Klimera tries for a takedown but Emelianenko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Klimera blocks a low kick nicely.
Emelianenko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klimera shoots in but no luck this time.
Emelianenko tries to bum rush Klimera with a series of wild strikes but Klimera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Emelianenko shoots in but Klimera avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistair Emelianenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Klimera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Klimera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Emelianenko as Klimera shoots in.
Klimera shoots in for a takedown but Emelianenko shows good takedown defense.
Klimera keeps the fight on the outside.
Klimera shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artur Klimera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klimera doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Emelianenko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Klimera on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Klimera tries to get out of the position.
Emelianenko wants to stand and escape but instead Klimera has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Klimera decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Emelianenko, up you get!
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Klimera circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Klimera with a poor takedown
and Emelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Klimera gets tackled into the cage by Emelianenko. Emelianenko maintains the clinch.
Emelianenko looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Emelianenko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Klimera drops down looking for an ankle pick but Emelianenko pulls his leg out and moves away.

Emelianenko looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Klimera!
Klimera is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Klimera trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Emelianenko punching from mount but Klimera doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klimera holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Emelianenko tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Emelianenko looking to control but Klimera is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Klimera is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Emelianenko throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Artur Klimera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Emelianenko misses with a head shot.
Emelianenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Klimera bucks up and throws Emelianenko to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Emelianenko throws a low kick but Klimera avoids it.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Emelianenko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches up with Klimera, looking for a takedown. Emelianenko pushes Klimera against the cage but Klimera circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Klimera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Emelianenko fails with the takedown.
Emelianenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Klimera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Emelianenko lands a head kick. Klimera smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice takedown defense from Emelianenko. No joy for Klimera on that attempt.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko stuffs the takedown attempt from Klimera. Klimera gets slowly back to his feet.
Emelianenko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Klimera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Emelianenko somewhat.
Klimera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Emelianenko as he avoids it easily.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Klimera.
Emelianenko throws a nice looking combination but Klimera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Emelianenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Klimera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emelianenko misses with a wild combination.
Emelianenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Klimera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Artur Klimera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alistair Emelianenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Klimera misses with a takedown attempt
and Emelianenko counters with a low kick, right behind Klimera 's knee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Emelianenko has taken the fight to the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alistair Emelianenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Emelianenko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Alistair Emelianenko!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Alistair Emelianenko!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Alistair Emelianenko!

Alistair Emelianenko wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sub Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ko
vs
Prime

190 cm
26
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
168 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sub Ko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Optimus Prime!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ko with a lazy takedown attempt

and Prime counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ko's guard now.
Prime stays in close to Ko's body and controls the position.

Ko pushes a forearm under Prime's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Prime is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sub Ko!