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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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205 lbs
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184 cm
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jordan Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Hughes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hughes looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Emelianenko throws a right hand that Hughes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hughes also avoids with ease.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses
and Hughes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelianenko takes a swing at Hughes's ribcage but misses.
Emelianenko lands with a nice body punch.
Emelianenko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab
and Hughes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emelianenko throws a lazy head kick
and Hughes counters with a straight right hand.
Emelianenko lands with a nice combination. Hughes backs away looking to recover.
Emelianenko misses the body punch
enabling Hughes to counter with a crisp jab.
Emelianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hughes.
Emelianenko misses with a jab to the body
and Hughes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Hughes.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Emelianenko circles away easily
and Emelianenko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Emelianenko cracks a nice hook into Hughes's ribs.
Emelianenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hughes.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko cracks Hughes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Emelianenko works over Hughes's head and body with a nice combination.
Emelianenko is looking to wear down Hughes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelianenko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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 throws a series of punches but Hughes avoids them all with ease.
Emelianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko works over Hughes's head and body with a nice combination.
Emelianenko scores with a decent looking hook.
Hughes is rocked!
Emelianenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko lands a two punch combo.
Hughes is still on wobbly legs! Can Emelianenko finish him?
Emelianenko lands a head kick!
Emelianenko misses with a wild combination.
Hughes seems to have recovered his senses.
Emelianenko misses with a wild combination.
Emelianenko scores with a punch to the head.
Emelianenko takes a swing at Hughes's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Emelianenko looks to land a combination but Hughes avoids it well.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Hughes blocks it.
Emelianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hughes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Emelianenko trying to control here.
Emelianenko misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Emelianenko keeping hold of Hughes's head, controlling as best he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes trying to control the action but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jordan Hughes.
Emelianenko tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Emelianenko dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Emelianenko takes a swing at Hughes's ribcage but misses.
Emelianenko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice combination there by Emelianenko.
A low kick from Hughes misses
and Emelianenko counters with a crisp one two that drops Hughes! Emelianenko thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hughes to his feet! Hughes is in big trouble!
Emelianenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Emelianenko lands a left and a right that sends Hughes crashing to the canvas! Emelianenko dives into mount looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko content just to control the position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Igor Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Hughes blocks it.
Emelianenko is working the combinations to good effect here.
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.
Hughes slips a jab and a cross from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a slapping body shot.
Emelianenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hughes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that Hughes avoids nicely.
Emelianenko throws a nice looking combination but Hughes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hughes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelianenko.
Igor Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Emelianenko looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes working a defensive guard but Emelianenko passes into half guard.
Emelianenko seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Emelianenko could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Igor Emelianenko wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Hughes is just out of range.
Emelianenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Igor Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelianenko scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Emelianenko dominated that second round.
That's time! Emelianenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Emelianenko takes a swing at Hughes's ribcage but misses.
Hughes slips under a jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hughes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emelianenko misses with a jab to the body
and Hughes counters with a three punch combo that has Emelianenko backing up. Emelianenko nods at Hughes to acknowledge the strikes.
Hughes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Emelianenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hughes.
Hughes fails with the takedown
and Emelianenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hughes thinking.
Emelianenko shoots in but Hughes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Emelianenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hughes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hughes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hughes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Emelianenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Emelianenko cracks Hughes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hughes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emelianenko.
The fighters circling - Emelianenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emelianenko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Emelianenko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hughes in his tracks.
Igor Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Emelianenko connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Emelianenko lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Emelianenko scores with a four punch combination!
Emelianenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Emelianenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko misses with a combination
and Hughes counters by moving into the clinch.
Emelianenko stalling in the clinch but Hughes improves position.
Hughes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Emelianenko fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Emelianenko jumps guard but Hughes stands there with Emelianenko around his waist. Emelianenko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is trying to break free.
Emelianenko tries to pull guard but Hughes won't allow it.
Hughes has Emelianenko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Emelianenko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hughes is fighting off a takedown attempt but Emelianenko is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hughes to the mat. Hughes regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Emelianenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hughes can do to turn this around?
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
Hughes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Emelianenko prevents Hughes from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throwing strikes from guard but Hughes blocks nicely.
Emelianenko slips nicely into half guard.
Hughes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Emelianenko scores with a couple of nice shots.
Emelianenko is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Emelianenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Emelianenko, 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Emelianenko!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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