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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Tudorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxim Tudorov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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265 lbs
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233 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Tudorov!
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, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tudorov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tudorov darts in and clinches Emelianenko up against the cage.
Emelianenko drags the fight down to the ground.
Tudorov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tudorov preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tudorov is stalling in the full guard.
Emelianenko is looking for a triangle here but Tudorov uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Tudorov working away.
Tudorov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Emelianenko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tudorov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tudorov controlling from side mount.
Tudorov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tudorov taking a breather here.
Emelianenko gets back to half guard.
Emelianenko is looking for a sweep. Tudorov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Emelianenko gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to sweep here but Tudorov controlling him for the moment.
Emelianenko wants to stand and escape but Tudorov is having none of it.
Tudorov trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Tudorov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tudorov wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
Emelianenko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tudorov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tudorov has gone for a leg lock! Emelianenko slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tudorov's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko slips nicely into half guard.
Tudorov manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Tudorov wants to clinch up but Emelianenko keeps it at a distance.
Tudorov stuffs the takedown attempt from Emelianenko. Emelianenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Tudorov misses with a series of wild punches.
Tudorov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tudorov swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Tudorov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emelianenko.
Tudorov looks to land a right hand but Emelianenko moved out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Tudorov. No joy for Emelianenko on that attempt.
Tudorov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tudorov, as that shot connected.
Tudorov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tudorov misses with the combination.
Tudorov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Emelianenko.
Maxim Tudorov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Emelianenko.
Tudorov tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Tudorov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Emelianenko avoids a kick to the body.
Emelianenko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Emelianenko closes the distance and pushes Tudorov back into the cage.
Tudorov trying to land knees to the body.
Tudorov breaks the clinch.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Tudorov is looking to clinch.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emelianenko leaves Tudorov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tudorov tries to clinch but Emelianenko is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tudorov is trying to defend but Emelianenko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Emelianenko trying to control the action but Tudorov is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Emelianenko is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tudorov punching from the bottom.
Emelianenko prevents Tudorov from improving his position.
Tudorov trying to control but Emelianenko postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tudorov is trying to get back to full guard.
Emelianenko wants to stand up but Tudorov is controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Emelianenko lands a slapping body shot.
Tudorov misses with a body kick.
Tudorov tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hand to the body from Tudorov.
Tudorov is working for takedown but Emelianenko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Emelianenko dodges an elbow strike from Tudorov.
Still in the clinch, Tudorov scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tudorov gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko is pressing down on Tudorov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Emelianenko wants to stand and escape but Tudorov is having none of it.
Tudorov trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tudorov stays in close to Emelianenko's body and controls the position.
Emelianenko throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Tudorov stays in close to Emelianenko's body and controls the position.
Emelianenko punching from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tudorov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Emelianenko is trying to keep Tudorov in close.
Tudorov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tudorov stopping the sweep attempt from Emelianenko.
Tudorov trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fedor Emelianenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tudorov keeps the fight on the outside.
Tudorov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tudorov fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tudorov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tudorov has Emelianenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Tudorov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emelianenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches.
Tudorov is pressed up against the cage. Emelianenko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tudorov down to the mat. Tudorov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tudorov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Emelianenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Emelianenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko feints and as Tudorov raises his hands in defense, Emelianenko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tudorov seems keen to control Emelianenko's posture.
Tudorov wants to hit a switch here but Emelianenko passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tudorov there!
Emelianenko looking to control but Tudorov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tudorov wants to hold on but Emelianenko pushes him away.
Emelianenko punching from mount but Tudorov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to control the pace but Tudorov is squirming around nicely.
Emelianenko punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tudorov tries to hold on but Emelianenko pushes him away.
Emelianenko takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tudorov is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Tudorov is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Tudorov and Emelianenko has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Emelianenko tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tudorov throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tudorov scores with a takedown into Emelianenko's guard.
Emelianenko seems keen to control Tudorov's posture.
Tudorov pushing down on Emelianenko's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Emelianenko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Maxim Tudorov.
Well Tudorov 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxim Tudorov!
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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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