RFC 6: The end of winter PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gepeto Pinoquio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gepeto Pinoquio acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Karelin
vs
Pinoquio

200 cm
19
215 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

198 cm
26
250 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gepeto Pinoquio!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinoquio lands a jab to Karelin's midsection.
Pinoquio leaves Karelin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pinoquio throws the left hand but Karelin avoids the punch easily.
Pinoquio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karelin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pinoquio looks to throw the jab but Karelin is out of range.
Pinoquio thows a body shot but no joy.
Pinoquio scores with a decent looking hook.
Pinoquio gets in close and tags Karelin with a short punch that almost sends Karelin to the mat! Oh Karelin is in big trouble! He turns his back on Pinoquio, trying to create some distance but Pinoquio rushes him, striking wildly and Karelin goes down! The referee tackles Pinoquio into the cage to end the fight! Pinoquio is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gepeto Pinoquio!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jojo Monchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomski Jarzynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Monchi
vs
Jarzynski

170 cm
25
194 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
24
177 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jojo Monchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomski Jarzynski!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jarzynski gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Monchi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jarzynski looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Monchi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Monchi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Monchi slips nicely into half guard.
Monchi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jarzynski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ground and pound from Monchi.
Monchi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Monchi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Monchi connects with a nice short shot to Jarzynski's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarzynski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Monchi works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monchi scoring with punches and elbows.
Monchi is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jarzynski's shoulder. That is not cool.
Monchi passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jarzynski!
Monchi 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.

Monchi working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Jarzynski looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Monchi! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jojo Monchi!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Danski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Johny Cage has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Cage
vs
Danski

190 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johny Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stefan Danski!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Danski on the side of the head.
Danski shoots in looking for a takedown but Cage manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Danski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cage throws a right and a left that Danski avoids nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Cage. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cage.
Danski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cage finds it's way round the side to connect with Danski's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cage connects with a body shot.
Cage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danski ducks right into an uppercut from Cage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Danski is defended easily by Cage.

Cage drops Danski with a left right combo! Cage follows him down to the ground into side control.

Danski is rocked!

It looks like Stefan Danski has been cut.
A big shot lands for Cage! That's hurt Danski! Will he recover? Cage fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johny Cage!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Kokoev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is flame to the moth. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hawk
vs
Kokoev

189 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

196 cm
20
209 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reginald Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Kokoev!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Kokoev misses.
Hawk moves in looking to clinch but Kokoev pushes him off.
Hawk takes a swing at Kokoev's ribcage but misses.
Hawk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Hawk instigates a clinch.
Hawk is struggling to control the position.

Kokoev jumps into guard, dragging Hawk to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kokoev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hawk trying to control the position from guard on top but Kokoev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawk postures up in Kokoev's guard and throws a big left but Kokoev blocks it.
Hawk 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.
Hawk trying to control but Kokoev is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokoev is trying to control the position but Hawk postures up.

Reginald Hawk has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kokoev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hawk to score with a decent uppercut.
Kokoev fails to land with a series of punches.
Kokoev lands with a good body shot.
Reginald Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kokoev fails to land with a series of punches.
Kokoev throws a right hand that Hawk ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawk also avoids with ease.
Hawk throws a one two combo.

It looks like Alexandr Kokoev has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hawk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kokoev throws a head kick that misses.
Hawk throws a series of punches but Kokoev moves out of range.
Hawk pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kokoev slips a jab and a cross from Hawk.
Kokoev scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sloppy strikes from Kokoev. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawk. Kokoev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kokoev misses with a combination
and Hawk counters with a two punch combo.
Kokoev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kokoev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawk throws a right hand that Kokoev ducks under and follows up with a left that Kokoev also avoids with ease.
Hawk is looking to chop away at Kokoev's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk stuns Kokoev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hawk misses with the combination.
Kokoev avoids a kick to the body.
Hawk lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kokoev will feel that in the morning.
Hawk looks to score with a jab to the body but Kokoev is just out of range.
Kokoev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hawk wants to clinch
and Kokoev counters with a one-two to the body.
Hawk throws out a leg kick but Kokoev moves out of range and Hawk only half commits.
Kokoev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Hawk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Kokoev.
Kokoev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kokoev avoids the head kick by Hawk.
Hawk throws out a loose jab but Kokoev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kokoev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kokoev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kokoev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hawk is looking to clinch but Kokoev is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reginald Hawk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexandr Kokoev's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kokoev misses with a body kick.
Hawk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kokoev counters with a left to the body.

Hawk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hawk.
A shot in the inside from Hawk.
Hawk taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hawk's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Kokoev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kokoev throws a body kick that misses
and Hawk counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kokoev misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Kokoev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kokoev keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokoev throws a nice looking combination but Hawk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hawk is looking to clinch but Kokoev is avoiding it.
Hawk lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kokoev backs up against the cage.
Hawk stalks Kokoev and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kokoev's face. Kokoev staggers backwards, shaken.
Kokoev moves out of range as Hawk strikes.
Kokoev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hawk circles away quickly and effectively.
Reginald Hawk is winning the standup battle so far.
Hawk tries to bum rush Kokoev with a series of wild strikes but Kokoev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hawk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reginald Hawk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawk swinging wildly here.
Hawk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk wants to clinch.
Hawk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Kokoev. Those never looked like landing.
Kokoev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawk.
Kokoev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hawk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hawk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kokoev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hawk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kokoev.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokoev lands with a shot to the body.
Kokoev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kokoev ducks under a wild hook from Hawk.
Kokoev looks to land a combination but Hawk avoids it well.
Kokoev throws out a leg kick but Hawk moves out of range and Kokoev only half commits.
Kokoev moves out of range as Hawk throws a body kick.
Hawk tries to clinch but Kokoev is having none of it.
Kokoev swinging wildly here.
Hawk slips a jab and a cross from Kokoev.
Hawk tries to clinch
and Kokoev counters with a three punch combo that has Hawk backing up. Hawk nods at Kokoev to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kokoev.
Kokoev avoids the head kick by Hawk.
Kokoev jabs at Hawk's body.
Kokoev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hawk wants to clinch up but Kokoev keeps it at a distance.
Hawk misses with a low kick.
Kokoev throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kokoev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hawk misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reginald Hawk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexandr Kokoev's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

A head kick misses from Kokoev.
Kokoev lands with a hook. Hawk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hawk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kokoev throws a right and a left that Hawk avoids nicely.
Hawk misses with a wild combination.
Hawk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hawk moves in looking to clinch but Kokoev pushes him off.
Hawk tries to clinch there but Kokoev circles away.
Kokoev misses with the combination.
Hawk swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Hawk.
A leg kick checked by Kokoev.
Hawk lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hawk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kokoev was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawk.
Hawk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kokoev.
Hawk falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kokoev counters with a left and a right that stings Hawk.
Hawk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kokoev lands with a nice combination. Hawk backs away looking to recover.
Hawk lands a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawk tries to clinch there but Kokoev circles away.

Hawk clinches.

Kokoev manages to pull guard.
Kokoev tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Kokoev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kokoev looking to control.
Kokoev seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kokoev manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kokoev content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kokoev is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Hawk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kokoev jabs at Hawk's body.
Hawk works Kokoev's body with a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Hawk. That snapped Kokoev's head back.
Hawk misses with a low kick.
Reginald Hawk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hawk darts in and clinches Kokoev up against the cage.
Hawk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hawk stops a takedown attempt from Kokoev.
Kokoev is trying to pull guard but Hawk turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hawk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hawk scores with a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexandr Kokoev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kokoev tries to throw a body punch but Hawk avoids it by throwing Kokoev back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reginald Hawk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hawk, 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reginald Hawk!
Reginald Hawk decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

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A

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Stojnic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksander Emelianenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stojnic
vs
Emelianenko

182 cm
18
247 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

193 cm
25
253 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Stojnic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksander Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stojnic swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko.
Stojnic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stojnic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
A left and a right from Emelianenko both land. Nice combination.

Emelianenko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Emelianenko tries to score with some ground and pound. Stojnic controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stojnic is looking for a sweep.
Emelianenko grinds an elbow into Stojnic's temple.
Stojnic is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Emelianenko is controlling him well.
Emelianenko tries to score with some ground and pound. Stojnic controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelianenko working away.
Stojnic tries to bench press Emelianenko off him but Emelianenko keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stojnic parries the strikes from Emelianenko easily there. Emelianenko is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stojnic to escape.
Emelianenko advances to full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stojnic is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko with the ground and pound from mount.
Emelianenko wants to control the pace but Stojnic is squirming around nicely.
Emelianenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stojnic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Emelianenko goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Stojnic is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Emelianenko is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stojnic wants to sweep here but Emelianenko controlling him for the moment.
Emelianenko cracks Stojnic with a solid left hand.
Stojnic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stojnic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Emelianenko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stojnic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Emelianenko.
Stojnic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Emelianenko stands up and waves to Stojnic to follow him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko slips a jab and a cross from Stojnic.
Stojnic misses with an uppercut.
Stojnic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko jabs Stojnic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A left and a right from Emelianenko both land. Nice combination.
Stojnic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Stojnic misses.
Emelianenko looks to land a combination. Stojnic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sloppy strikes from Stojnic. Those never looked like landing.

Emelianenko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Emelianenko showed some decent athleticism there.
Stojnic wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stojnic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stojnic tries to get out of the position.

Emelianenko escapes and gets back to his feet.
Stojnic looks to land a combination but Emelianenko avoids it well.
Stojnic misses with a wild combination.

Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Emelianenko gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Stojnic wants to improve his position but Emelianenko is controlling well.
Stojnic is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksander Emelianenko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Emelianenko dodges the punch combination from Stojnic.

Emelianenko has managed to clinch.

Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko slips a straight right by Stojnic.

Emelianenko clinches.
Emelianenko can't break the clinch.

Emelianenko pulls Stojnic into guard.
Emelianenko pulls Stojnic in close to prevent any damage.
Stojnic postures up in Emelianenko's guard and throws a big left but Emelianenko blocks it.
Stojnic throwing strikes but missing.
Stojnic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Emelianenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stojnic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stojnic is looking to work some ground and pound but Emelianenko has wrist control.
Emelianenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stojnic is one step ahead there.
Stojnic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Emelianenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stojnic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stojnic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stojnic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stojnic distracts Emelianenko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Emelianenko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Emelianenko wants to control but Stojnic is keeping him busy.
Stojnic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stojnic is trying to control but can't.
Aleksander Emelianenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Emelianenko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stojnic is looking to get back to is feet but Emelianenko passes into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Emelianenko tries for a kimura but Stojnic is defending well.
Emelianenko working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Emelianenko is chipping away with strikes.
An elbow from Emelianenko crashes against the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Stojnic managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Stojnic is looking for a sweep.

Emelianenko decides to stand back up. Emelianenko steps back and let's Stojnic get back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Stojnic.
Emelianenko wants to slow Stojnic down by chopping away at his legs.
Stojnic missing with a left hand there. Emelianenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Emelianenko is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stojnic's half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Emelianenko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Emelianenko decides to return to a standing position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stojnic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stojnic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stojnic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emelianenko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stojnic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Emelianenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stojnic.
Stojnic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Emelianenko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stojnic throws an overhand right that lands on Emelianenko's shoulder, as Emelianenko tries to avoid the shot.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Stojnic.

Emelianenko dives in and scores a takedown into Stojnic's guard.
Stojnic trying to keep a closed guard but Emelianenko is proving a slippery customer.
Emelianenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Emelianenko throws a big elbow that misses.

Stojnic throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Emelianenko escapes and throws Stojnic's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Emelianenko lands a few punches from side control.

Emelianenko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stojnic, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko working the head with strikes.
Stojnic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Emelianenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Emelianenko scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stojnic to see if he's OK.
Emelianenko misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko working the ground and pound.
Emelianenko working the strikes but Stojnic uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Stojnic tries to get to full guard but Emelianenko has control of the leg.

Stojnic actively working from the bottom here.
Emelianenko throwing shots but Stojnic is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Emelianenko thows a huge punch but Stojnic dodges it nicely.

Emelianenko seems to be looking for submissions.
Emelianenko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stojnic is trying to stand up here but Emelianenko is controlling him well.
Emelianenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Emelianenko decides to stand up.
Emelianenko wants to land a leg kick but Stojnic is out of range.
Stojnic misses with a wild combination.
Igor Stojnic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Stojnic tries to sprawl but Emelianenko drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Emelianenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Emelianenko there.
Emelianenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Emelianenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Emelianenko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Emelianenko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Emelianenko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stojnic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Emelianenko.
Stojnic tries to roll over but Emelianenko keeps him under control.
Emelianenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stojnic defending well though.
Igor Stojnic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aleksander Emelianenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Stojnic looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksander Emelianenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Emelianenko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksander Emelianenko!