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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Jakobz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes into the arena with You are the best around blaring out of the sound system. Jakobz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Michael Jackson - Thriller kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.
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181 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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176 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Emelianenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Jakobz!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jakobz throws a jab when Emelianenko was well out of range.
Emelianenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jakobz.
Jakobz connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Andrei Emelianenko has been cut.
Jay Jakobz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jakobz.
Emelianenko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jakobz.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jakobz throws a hook but Emelianenko blocks it.
Jakobz tries to score with a low kick but Emelianenko moves his leg out of the way.
Jakobz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jakobz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jakobz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jakobz looks gassed!
Emelianenko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Emelianenko's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Emelianenko scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jakobz to see if he's OK.
Emelianenko connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jakobz some visible discomfort.
Emelianenko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Emelianenko cracks Jakobz with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakobz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jakobz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Emelianenko scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jakobz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Emelianenko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jakobz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Emelianenko scores with punches from side control.
Jakobz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jakobz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Emelianenko's best efforts.
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. Emelianenko connects with a nice short shot to Jakobz's temple.
Emelianenko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Emelianenko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Emelianenko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Emelianenko in particular looking to stall.
Jakobz has hold of Emelianenko's hands but Emelianenko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jakobz tries to roll over but Emelianenko keeps him under control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Emelianenko seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jakobz tries to kick Emelianenko off in order to stand up. Emelianenko Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Emelianenko is trying to get an arm triangle but Jakobz is defending well.
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!
Emelianenko creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Emelianenko works to advance to full mount. Jakobz defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Emelianenko looking to finish Jakobz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jakobz!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jakobz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Emelianenko putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jakobz tries to hold on but Emelianenko pushes him away.
Jakobz working to try and regain half guard.
Jakobz wants to control but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Jakobz is bucking up trying to escape but Emelianenko cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jakobz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Emelianenko 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.
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 punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jakobz tries to hold on but Emelianenko pushes him away.
Jakobz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Emelianenko landing strikes from the mount and Jakobz is in trouble!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Emelianenko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jakobz defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Emelianenko is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jakobz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jakobz wants to control but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Jakobz flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Emelianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Emelianenko's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jakobz misses with a takedown attempt
and Emelianenko counters with an outside leg kick.
Jakobz throws a looping overhand right but Emelianenko ducks down to avoid it.
Jakobz loads up on a big right hand but Emelianenko slips the punch.
Emelianenko lands a nice looking body kick.
Andrei Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jakobz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Emelianenko - the referee stops the clock and Jakobz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Emelianenko. Jakobz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Emelianenko moves into range and clinches up with Jakobz.
Emelianenko jumps guard and drags Jakobz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Emelianenko wants to sweep but no luck.
Emelianenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Emelianenko trying to strike off his back.
Jakobz trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emelianenko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jakobz wants to stand but Emelianenko is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to strike from the bottom.
Jakobz wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
Emelianenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jakobz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Emelianenko is proving hard to escape from.
Emelianenko is trying to control the position but Jakobz postures up.
Jakobz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Andrei Emelianenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jakobz 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 closes the distance and clinches.
Emelianenko crunches a lovely knee into Jakobz's ribcage.
Jakobz is trying to break the clinch but Emelianenko has him pressed against the ropes.
Jakobz wants to get back to striking at distance but Emelianenko won't allow it.
Emelianenko turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Emelianenko is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jakobz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jakobz tries to bench press Emelianenko off him but Emelianenko keeps the position.
Emelianenko grinds an elbow into Jakobz's temple.
Jakobz is pushing Emelianenko's head away, looking to escape. Emelianenko manages to hold on to the position though.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is looking to take a break and control but Jakobz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jakobz is pushing Emelianenko's head away, looking to escape. Emelianenko manages to hold on to the position though.
Jakobz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jakobz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jakobz wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jakobz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Emelianenko creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jakobz is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jakobz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jakobz seems a little lost for a moment, as Emelianenko dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Emelianenko landing strikes.
Emelianenko working the ground and pound.
Jakobz is trying to buck Emelianenko off.
Emelianenko passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jakobz!
Jakobz is in a horrible position here. Emelianenko smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jakobz is trying desperately to improve position.
You get the feeling that Jakobz really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Jakobz taking shots to the head.
Emelianenko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jakobz hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Emelianenko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Emelianenko's cut.
That's time! Emelianenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jakobz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emelianenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jakobz.
Jakobz throws a shot from downtown. Emelianenko moves away and avoids it.
Emelianenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jakobz can do to turn this around?
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Jakobz.
Emelianenko scores with a kick to the midsection.
Emelianenko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jakobz's guard.
Jakobz working a defensive guard here.
Emelianenko passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jakobz is not content to let Emelianenko control the position.
Jakobz is trying to get back to half guard.
Emelianenko cracks Jakobz with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jakobz is trying to buck Emelianenko off.
Emelianenko trying to control the action but Jakobz is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko looking to control but Jakobz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jakobz flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jakobz is trying desperately to improve position.
Emelianenko working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Emelianenko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Emelianenko wants to finish this one by submission but Jakobz is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Emelianenko.
Jakobz is working to get back to half guard.
Jakobz trying desperately to get to his feet.
Emelianenko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakobz taking shots to the head.
Emelianenko lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jakobz throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jakobz wants to hold on but Emelianenko pushes him away.
Emelianenko is landing with some decent strikes but Jakobz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jakobz is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Jakobz is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Emelianenko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jakobz's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Emelianenko landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Emelianenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakobz tries to lock up and control but Emelianenko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jakobz is bucking up trying to escape but Emelianenko cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Emelianenko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jakobz tries to hold on but Emelianenko pushes him away.
Emelianenko is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Emelianenko.
Jakobz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jakobz wants to get back to his feet but in bucking up he's left an arm hanging out! Emelianenko has locked onto it and has pulled off a slick armbar! Jakobz taps furiously! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrei Emelianenko!
Andrei Emelianenko retains his welterweight title!
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hype
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