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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mr Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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160 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Miyagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miyagi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emelianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emelianenko looks to land a combination but Miyagi avoids it well.
Miyagi clinches with his opponent.
Miyagi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Emelianenko tries to bum rush Miyagi with a series of wild strikes but Miyagi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Emelianenko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Emelianenko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Miyagi controls the pace.
Miyagi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Emelianenko, up you get!
Emelianenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miyagi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Emelianenko to the mat! Emelianenko manages to get full guard.
Miyagi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Emelianenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Miyagi lands a couple of elbows.
Emelianenko wants to sweep but no luck.
Miyagi is stalling in the full guard.
Emelianenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Emelianenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fedor Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miyagi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Emelianenko did well to prevent Miyagi getting side control.
Miyagi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Miyagi wants to free his trapped foot but Emelianenko is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Miyagi is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko wants to improve his position but Miyagi is controlling well.
Emelianenko missing with punches from the bottom.
Miyagi trying to control from half guard but Emelianenko is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Miyagi slips a jab and a cross from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a few strikes there.
Emelianenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miyagi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Miyagi showed some decent athleticism there.
Emelianenko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Emelianenko lands with a few short shots to the body.
Miyagi passes the guard and advances to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miyagi controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi landing punches.
Emelianenko throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Miyagi blocks Emelianenko's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Miyagi scoring with strikes but Emelianenko is staying in there.
Emelianenko is bucking up trying to escape but Miyagi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Emelianenko is desperately trying to improve his position but Miyagi has a good base and remains in mount.
Miyagi controlling his opponent.
Emelianenko swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Miyagi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Miyagi blocks Emelianenko's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Miyagi controlling the pace for now.
Miyagi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Emelianenko is looking to escape.
Miyagi misses with a head shot.
Miyagi looking to finish with strikes here!
Emelianenko flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Miyagi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that Miyagi avoids nicely.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that Miyagi avoids nicely.
Emelianenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miyagi circles away quickly and effectively.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab.
Miyagi pushes Emelianenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Emelianenko letting Miyagi take a breather here.
Miyagi gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Emelianenko regains guard.
Miyagi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Emelianenko will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Emelianenko thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Emelianenko wants to sweep but no luck.
Miyagi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Emelianenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Miyagi stays in close to Emelianenko's body and controls the position.
Emelianenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miyagi is one step ahead there.
Miyagi stands up from Emelianenko's guard - Miyagi perhaps looking for a knockout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miyagi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Emelianenko is trying to defend but Miyagi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Miyagi is trying to control. Emelianenko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyagi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Emelianenko missing with punches from the bottom.
Emelianenko missing with punches from the bottom.
Emelianenko misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi slows the pace down in half guard.
Miyagi blocks the strikes from Emelianenko.
Miyagi working the head and body with strikes.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Emelianenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miyagi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Miyagi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Miyagi avoids the strikes from the bottom by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko seems a little lost for a moment, as Miyagi dominates the positioning.
Miyagi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Miyagi avoids the strikes from the bottom by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is trying to work for a sweep but Miyagi has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Emelianenko looks very frustrated and is flailing away with strikes from the bottom. His corner are telling him to stay calm.
Emelianenko throwing hammer fists to the chest of Miyagi. What's that going to do exactly?
Miyagi lands a heavy elbow.
Emelianenko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Miyagi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Miyagi lands a big shot there that rocks Emelianenko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Emelianenko swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Emelianenko throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Emelianenko throwing punches despite being mounted.
That's four 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.
Miyagi controlling the pace for now.
Miyagi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Emelianenko is looking to escape.
Miyagi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Emelianenko throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Emelianenko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Emelianenko throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Emelianenko can't escape the position.
Miyagi controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Miyagi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A combination from Emelianenko does no damage.
Miyagi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Emelianenko misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Emelianenko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Emelianenko throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Emelianenko looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Miyagi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Miyagi stalling.
Miyagi decides to return to a standing position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miyagi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko is trying to get back to full guard.
Emelianenko missing with punches from the bottom.
Emelianenko missing with punches from the bottom.
Miyagi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Emelianenko is trying to get back to full guard.
Emelianenko landing rabbit punches to the side of Miyagi's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Emelianenko missing with punches from the bottom.
Miyagi decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Miyagi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Emelianenko's half guard.
Emelianenko tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Emelianenko is refusing to be controlled, as Miyagi sits in half guard.
Emelianenko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Miyagi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Emelianenko throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Miyagi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko trying to strike off his back.
Miyagi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Miyagi scoring with punches from side control.
Miyagi grinds an elbow into Emelianenko's temple.
Emelianenko sneaks back into half guard.
Emelianenko misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Miyagi works his way into full mount!
Emelianenko throwing hammer fists to the chest of Miyagi. What's that going to do exactly?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Miyagi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Miyagi blocks Emelianenko's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Miyagi blocks Emelianenko's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Emelianenko is looking to get to half guard.
Miyagi content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Miyagi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Miyagi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Miyagi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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