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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fyodor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Spun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Fyodor Emelianenko looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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, Fyodor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Spun!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spun misses with a wild combination.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Spun misses the shot to the body.
Spun gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Spun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spun clinches up against the cage.
Spun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spun.
Spun changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Emelianenko looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Spun lands a decent elbow from side control.
Spun decides to stand up, so the ref orders Emelianenko to his feet.
Spun 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.
Spun misses with an uppercut. Emelianenko saw that one coming.
Spun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
Spun throws a series of punches but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Spun misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Spun takes the fight into the clinch.
Spun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emelianenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spun clobbers Emelianenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Emelianenko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Emelianenko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Emelianenko will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Emelianenko is striking but Spun is not phased and passes to half guard.
Emelianenko is looking to control Spun's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Emelianenko avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spun thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Emelianenko's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelianenko tries to get to full guard but Spun has control of the leg.
Emelianenko trying to control but Spun postures up.
Emelianenko is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Spun is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice defenses there by Spun.
Emelianenko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Fyodor Emelianenko has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to clinch
and Spun counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Spun.
Emelianenko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Emelianenko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Spun just stands there and leans against the cage.
Spun throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spun shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Emelianenko trying to hold on to Spun's head to control him but Spun postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Spun stands up out of the half guard.
Emelianenko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spun lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Spun misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spun misses with a combination
enabling Emelianenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Emelianenko looks to land a body kick but Spun moved away.
Spun checks a leg kick nicely.
Spun doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Emelianenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spun looks for a takedown but Emelianenko sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spun looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Emelianenko trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Spun dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fyodor Emelianenko's cut.
That's time! Emelianenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Spun.
Emelianenko avoids the head kick by Spun.
Spun throws a looping overhand right but Emelianenko ducks down to avoid it.
Spun shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Spun was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Emelianenko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Spun tries to control but Emelianenko wriggling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emelianenko bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko prevents Spun from getting back to his feet.
Emelianenko trying to control but Spun is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko has gone for a leg lock! Spun slips out almost immediately though and dives into Emelianenko's guard.
Emelianenko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two 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.
Spun stands and steps away. Emelianenko gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Spun is looking to clinch but Emelianenko is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Spun.
Emelianenko slips a jab and a cross from Spun.
Spun bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Spun working away.
Vladimir Spun has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spun misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Emelianenko manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Spun is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Emelianenko wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spun prevents Emelianenko from improving his position.
Spun thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko manages to get to full guard.
Emelianenko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spun's guard.
Spun really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Emelianenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Emelianenko slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Spun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Spun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Emelianenko is one step ahead there.
Emelianenko thows a big elbow that misses.
Spun is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Emelianenko dives into side control.
Spun is looking to reverse the position.
Emelianenko decides to stand back up.
Spun looks to land a combination but Emelianenko avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Spun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fyodor Emelianenko's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Emelianenko lands a nice shot that snaps Spun's head back.
Vladimir Spun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spun throws a right and a left that Emelianenko avoids nicely.
Spun tries to close the distance and clinch but Emelianenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fyodor Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spun gets a clinch.
Spun lands an elbow inside.
Spun breaks the clinch.
Emelianenko slips a jab and a cross from Spun.
Emelianenko swinging wilding here.
Spun misses with a double jab
and Emelianenko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spun darts in and clinches Emelianenko up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emelianenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spun throws out a loose jab but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Spun misses with a double jab
and Emelianenko counters with a straight right hand.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown but Spun shows good takedown defense.
A solid leg kick lands there for Spun.
Spun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spun missing with a left hand there. Emelianenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donk. Emelianenko catches Spun right on the button with a cross.
Emelianenko throws a combination that misses
and Spun counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Emelianenko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Spun doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Spun manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Emelianenko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Spun is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Spun is looking to work some ground and pound but Emelianenko has wrist control.
Spun tries to stand but Emelianenko is controlling from the bottom.
Spun stands up and waves to Emelianenko to follow him.
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!
Spun tries to clinch up but Emelianenko circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spun shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Spun showed some decent athleticism there.
Emelianenko manages to get to full guard.
Emelianenko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Emelianenko looking for a guillotine here but Spun defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spun gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Emelianenko slips under a jab from Spun.
Spun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emelianenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Spun counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spun in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spun decides to stand up, so the ref orders Emelianenko to his feet.
Spun swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Emelianenko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Emelianenko.
Fyodor Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vladimir Spun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Emelianenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Spun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spun has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Spun!
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