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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artem Gric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Beethoven's Funeral March kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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265 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artem Gric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gric.
Gric misses with a straight left.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Gric.
Emelianenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gric.
Gric misses with a looping left.
Emelianenko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gric avoids it really well and circles away.
Gric throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Emelianenko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gric's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gric is working an open guard so Emelianenko takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gric avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emelianenko moves away from the strike by Gric.
Gric lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Emelianenko should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Emelianenko drops his hands momentarily and Gric takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko takes one to the side of the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gric looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Emelianenko tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gric wants to get back to his feet but Emelianenko is dominant here and he's now got Gric's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gric looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Gric is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Emelianenko off. It looks like it's working - Emelianenko slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Gric displaying calm under pressure there.
Gric looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
Gric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gric lands a nice shot to the body.
Emelianenko moves into the clinch successfully.
Emelianenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gric's efforts to push away.
Emelianenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gric's efforts to push away.
Gric being controlled against the cage.
Gric tries to circle away but Emelianenko has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gric is fighting off a takedown attempt but Emelianenko is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gric to the mat. Gric regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gric wants to stand but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
Emelianenko throws a big elbow that misses.
Gric is looking to stand back up but Emelianenko counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gric.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko working the head and body with strikes.
Gric is looking to escape.
Gric knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Emelianenko on the ground.
Emelianenko tries to pass to full mount but Gric defends it.
Emelianenko is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Gric still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Gric has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Gric trying to control the action but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Emelianenko is refusing to be controlled, as Gric sits in half guard.
Gric stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gric passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gric trying to control but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Emelianenko tries to hold on but Gric pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gric controlling from mount.
Emelianenko sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Emelianenko tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Emelianenko wants to improve his position but Gric is controlling well.
Gric tries to pass to full mount but Emelianenko defends it.
Emelianenko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Emelianenko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gric throws an overhand right that lands on Emelianenko's shoulder, as Emelianenko tries to avoid the shot.
Gric misses with an uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Emelianenko 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 Gric has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gric and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gric throws out a loose jab but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gric circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Emelianenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big left from Gric misses.
A slow jab from Gric misses its intended target.
Emelianenko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gric is fending him off so far but Emelianenko persists. Nope, Gric circles away and we're back to standing.
Gric moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gric throws out a loose jab but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko takes one to the chin there.
Gric thuds a left hand into Emelianenko's body.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gric manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gric throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gric throws a hook but Emelianenko blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gric looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
Gric tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Gric.
Gric throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emelianenko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gric fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Emelianenko on the side of the head.
Gric bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Gric throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Gric throws a hook but Emelianenko avoids it easily.
Artem Gric is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gric waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelianenko.
Gric fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Emelianenko on the side of the head.
Gric looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
Gric darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gric lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gric lands with a hook. Emelianenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gric jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gric's corner calls for a 1-2. Gric obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gric throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Artem Gric is winning the standup battle so far.
Gric misses with a looping right.
Gric is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gric looks to land a right hand but Emelianenko moved out of range.
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches up with Gric, looking for a takedown. Emelianenko pushes Gric against the cage but Gric circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gric as he avoids it easily.
Artem Gric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Emelianenko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Emelianenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gric lands an overhand right.
Gric throws a low kick but it's checked well by Emelianenko.
Gric misses with a looping left.
Emelianenko takes one to the side of the head.
Donk. Gric catches Emelianenko right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gric misses with a hook.
Gric throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gric lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gric throws a shot from downtown. Emelianenko moves away and avoids it.
Gric gets caught napping as Emelianenko dives in and scores a takedown. Gric manages to retain guard.
Gric pushes Emelianenko off and gets back to his feet.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko shoots for a takedown but Gric saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ivan Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gric throws a hook but Emelianenko avoids it easily.
Emelianenko has Gric up against the cage in a clinch.
Emelianenko has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gric after a bit of a struggle.
Gric tries to break free but Emelianenko pushes him back against the cage.
Emelianenko has Gric pressed against the cage, preventing Gric from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gric tries to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gric's efforts to push away.
Emelianenko pulls Gric into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko is looking for a triangle but Gric pushes his legs off easily.
Gric wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
Gric stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Emelianenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko keeping moving, preventing Gric from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Artem Gric just wasn't active enough.
Gric scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Gric dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gric throws a lazy uppercut
and Emelianenko counters with a good, hard body kick but Gric shrugs it off.
Artem Gric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gric throws an overhand right that lands on Emelianenko's shoulder, as Emelianenko tries to avoid the shot.
Gric throws a poor cross that misses
and Emelianenko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Emelianenko.
Gric tries to break free but Emelianenko pushes him back against the cage.
Gric tries to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
Gric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gric gets underhooks to prevent Emelianenko's takedown attempt.
Gric wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Emelianenko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gric is trying to break free.
Emelianenko jumps guard but Gric turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Artem Gric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gric just stands there and leans against the cage.
Emelianenko is trying to pull guard but Gric has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Gric's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gric is trying to force a seperation but Emelianenko has the dominant position.
Emelianenko has Gric pressed against the cage, preventing Gric from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Emelianenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Emelianenko stalling in the clinch but Gric improves position.
Gric wants to get back to striking at distance but Emelianenko won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gric is trying to break free.
Emelianenko stalls.
Emelianenko has Gric pressed against the cage, preventing Gric from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gric wants to get back to striking at distance but Emelianenko won't allow it.
Gric gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Emelianenko.
Gric is trying to force a seperation but Emelianenko has the dominant position.
Gric wants to get back to striking at distance but Emelianenko won't allow it.
Gric wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gric wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage.
Gric has had enough of the clinch but Emelianenko keeps him there for the moment.
Emelianenko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko jumps guard and drags Gric to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gric trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gric is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Emelianenko is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Emelianenko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gric is aware though and is defending well.
Gric wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
Emelianenko is looking for a triangle but Gric pushes his legs off easily.
Emelianenko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gric can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gric trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko trying to control the position here.
Gric has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gric controls the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gric trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Artem Gric wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gric connects with a body shot that sends Emelianenko's belly button to the back.
Gric fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Emelianenko on the side of the head.
Emelianenko fails to land the takedown.
A good leg kick by Gric.
Gric throws an overhand right that lands on Emelianenko's shoulder, as Emelianenko tries to avoid the shot.
Emelianenko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Emelianenko fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gric misses with a looping left.
Emelianenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gric throws a big shot that misses.
Emelianenko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gric's waist but Gric gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Emelianenko off to one side.
Emelianenko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gric connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Emelianenko scrambles back to his feet.
Gric connects with a body shot.
Gric motions for Emelianenko to come forward. Gric throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gric scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab from Gric.
Gric displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Emelianenko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Decent striking displayed by Gric there.
Gric stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artem Gric showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gric has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artem Gric!
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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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