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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyrus Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Fedor Emelianenko was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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275 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ White 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kyrus Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Garcia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Emelianenko somewhat.
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcia.
Emelianenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Garcia pinned against the cage. Garcia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garcia but Garcia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kyrus Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Emelianenko.
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches up with Garcia, looking for a takedown. Emelianenko pushes Garcia against the cage but Garcia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Garcia forces Emelianenko back against the cage and clinches.
Emelianenko is trying to drag Garcia to the mat but Garcia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Garcia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Emelianenko looks gassed!
Garcia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Garcia working Emelianenko over with knees to the body.
Garcia tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
Garcia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Garcia lands an elbow inside that Emelianenko shrugs off.
Garcia crunches a lovely knee into Emelianenko's ribcage.
Garcia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Emelianenko is defending well for now.
Garcia tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
Garcia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Garcia.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Garcia crunches a lovely knee into Emelianenko's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Garcia obliges.
Garcia trying to land knees to the body.
Garcia lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia prevents a takedown attempt there.
Garcia connects with a nasty looking knee right to Emelianenko's face.
Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Emelianenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Garcia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Garcia tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
Emelianenko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Garcia lands a knee to the head.
Garcia lands a damaging elbow.
Emelianenko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Garcia pulls his leg out and moves away.
Garcia wants to clinch.
Garcia is looking to clinch.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcia wants to clinch.
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Emelianenko circles away.
Emelianenko shoots in but Garcia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Garcia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko shoots in and drives through. Garcia sprawls well.
Garcia moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Garcia.
Emelianenko tries to score a body lock takedown but Garcia shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Emelianenko changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Garcia fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Emelianenko fails with the takedown.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emelianenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches up with Garcia, looking for a takedown. Emelianenko pushes Garcia against the cage but Garcia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Garcia takes the fight into the clinch.
Garcia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Emelianenko is defending well for now.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Garcia gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Emelianenko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Garcia is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Emelianenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Emelianenko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Emelianenko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Emelianenko is stalling here.
Emelianenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Emelianenko managing to block the knees to the body from Garcia.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Garcia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Garcia clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Emelianenko lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Garcia is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Garcia.
Garcia tries to break free.
Garcia manages to reverse the position and now he's in Emelianenko's guard. Nice work there by Garcia.
Garcia has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Garcia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Emelianenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garcia would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko striking off his back but it's not causing Garcia any problems.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a takedown. Garcia tries to sprawl out of it but Emelianenko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Garcia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Emelianenko feints and as Garcia raises his hands in defense, Emelianenko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia is looking to stand up but Emelianenko isn't so interested in that idea.
Garcia has momentary wrist control but Emelianenko slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyrus Garcia dominated that round.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice takedown defense from Garcia. No joy for Emelianenko on that attempt.
Garcia tries to clinch but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Garcia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Garcia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia clinches.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emelianenko avoids it.
Garcia scores a nice knee to the body.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kyrus Garcia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Garcia landing knees to the body.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emelianenko avoids it.
Garcia working Emelianenko over with knees to the body.
Garcia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Emelianenko is defending well for now.
Garcia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Emelianenko is defending well for now.
Emelianenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Emelianenko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kyrus Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Emelianenko.
Garcia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emelianenko.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Emelianenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Emelianenko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko managing to block the knees to the body from Garcia.
Emelianenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Emelianenko jumps guard and drags Garcia to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Emelianenko is on top in guard.
Emelianenko is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
Emelianenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garcia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garcia has momentary wrist control but Emelianenko slips an elbow through the middle.
Emelianenko works over Garcia with some ground and pound from guard.
Garcia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Emelianenko lands a couple of digs.
Emelianenko looking to pass the guard.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Emelianenko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Emelianenko throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Garcia was covering up waiting for the punch and Emelianenko finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia has momentary wrist control but Emelianenko slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko looking to pass the guard.
Emelianenko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garcia manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Garcia looking to finish with strikes here!
Emelianenko swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Garcia is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Emelianenko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Garcia looking to finish Emelianenko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Emelianenko!
Emelianenko throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Emelianenko sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Garcia is thwarting Emelianenko's attempts to control the position.
Emelianenko regains full guard. Nicely done.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Emelianenko is on top in guard.
Emelianenko won't allow Garcia to get back to his feet.
Garcia doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Emelianenko stands up over Garcia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Emelianenko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Emelianenko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Garcia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Emelianenko manages to get himself to full guard.
Garcia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Emelianenko's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands an upkick as Garcia stands over him.
Emelianenko scores with a nice shot.
Garcia is looking to work some ground and pound but Emelianenko has wrist control.
Garcia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Emelianenko striking off his back but it's not causing Garcia any problems.
Garcia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Emelianenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Emelianenko, not yet.
Emelianenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Emelianenko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Emelianenko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Emelianenko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Emelianenko has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Emelianenko there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Emelianenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Emelianenko looks for a takedown but Garcia sprawls well.
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emelianenko shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Garcia manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet but Emelianenko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Emelianenko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Emelianenko preventing the sweep.
Garcia throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Emelianenko is in close to Garcia's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Emelianenko lands a couple of elbows.
Emelianenko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Emelianenko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Garcia's head.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kyrus Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a takedown. Garcia tries to sprawl out of it but Emelianenko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Garcia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Garcia 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 lands strikes from half guard.
Garcia has hold of Emelianenko's hands but Emelianenko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Garcia is trying to stand back up but Emelianenko is controlling him
Emelianenko lands with a punch from half guard.
Emelianenko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Emelianenko lands a nice short elbow.
Garcia taking some punishment here, with Emelianenko in his half guard.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Emelianenko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Emelianenko shoots in and drives through. Garcia sprawls well.
Kyrus Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Emelianenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Garcia obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Garcia.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Emelianenko has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Garcia is trying to keep an underhook but Emelianenko manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Garcia is trying to stand back up but Emelianenko is controlling him
Emelianenko is looking for a kimura here.
Garcia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Emelianenko working over Garcia with some ground and pound. Garcia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Emelianenko thows a huge punch but Garcia dodges it nicely.
Emelianenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garcia misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Garcia is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Garcia stuffs the takedown attempt from Emelianenko. Emelianenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Garcia defends it nicely.
Garcia is looking to clinch but Emelianenko is avoiding it.
Emelianenko has a takedown stuffed.
Garcia takes the fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko avoiding damage as Garcia throws knees to the body.
Emelianenko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Emelianenko is working for takedown but Garcia is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Garcia.
Emelianenko is pushing Garcia up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Emelianenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Emelianenko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Garcia pulls his leg out and moves away.
Garcia moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Emelianenko is defending well for now.
Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Emelianenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Garcia scores a nice knee to the body.
Garcia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Emelianenko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Garcia walks away with a smile on his face. Emelianenko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Emelianenko looks for a takedown but Garcia sprawls well.
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Emelianenko circles away.
Garcia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garcia is looking to clinch but Emelianenko is avoiding it.
Emelianenko shoots for a takedown but Garcia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown but Garcia shows good takedown defense.
Emelianenko shoots in but Garcia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Garcia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fedor Emelianenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Emelianenko looking to finish Garcia with some ground and pound. This is bad for Garcia!
Emelianenko connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Garcia is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Emelianenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Emelianenko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Emelianenko!
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