QFC Tournament 209 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayden Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunn comes to the cage accompanied by run this town. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dunn
vs
Frank

225 cm
25
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jayden Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Frank!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Dunn changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Frank looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Frank wants to get back to his feet but Dunn drags him back down.

Dunn goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Frank has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dunn but great work by Frank.
Dunn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Frank on the ground.
Frank wants to stand but Dunn has his arm trapped.

Frank stands up.

Dunn fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Frank to the ground. Dunn is now in Frank's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dunn decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Frank shoots and misses

and Dunn counters with a shoot takedown. Frank fights it but they end up in guard.
Dunn wants to control from the top but Frank keeps moving.

Frank has his feet on Dunn's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Frank tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dunn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dunn tries to clinch up.

Dunn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunn controlling from the top position.
Frank 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Frank is working an open guard so Dunn takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dunn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Frank looks winded!
Dunn swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Frank counters by clinching up.

Dunn has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Frank is trying to keep an underhook but Dunn manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Dunn stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Frank to get to his feet.

Dunn gets a clinch.
Dunn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Frank is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dunn is trying to pull guard but Frank has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Frank tightens his grip and picks Dunn up, before dumping him to the ground. Dunn manages to land in guard.
Dunn trying to keep a closed guard but Frank is proving a slippery customer.

Frank avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Frank is looking to stand up but Dunn won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn wants to stand up but Frank is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunn controlling the position.
Dunn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Frank misses with a takedown attempt

and Dunn counters by clinching up.
Frank is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dunn to keep the fight standing.
Jayden Dunn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Frank.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dunn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frank's efforts to push away.

Dunn jumps guard and drags Frank to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jayden Dunn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dunn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frank circles away quickly and effectively.

Frank drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dunn looking to control.
Frank wants to stand and escape but instead Dunn has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Frank wriggles free and stands up.
Dunn tries to clinch there but Frank circles away.
Frank is breathing heavily.
Frank lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dunn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Jason Frank has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank shoots and misses

and Dunn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dunn tries to pull guard but Frank holds him up against the cage and eventually Dunn drops back down to his feet.

Dunn manages to break the clinch.
Frank with a poor takedown

and Dunn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Dunn lands a takedown into guard.
Dunn wants to control from the top but Frank keeps moving.
Dunn scoring with some ground and pound.
Dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Frank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn throwing strikes from guard but Frank blocks nicely.
Dunn trying to control but Frank is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jayden Dunn just wasn't active enough.
A head kick misses from Dunn.
Dunn wants to clinch up but Frank keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jayden Dunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Dunn dives in and scores a takedown into Frank's guard.
Dunn slips nicely into half guard.
Dunn trying to control from half guard but Frank is working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frank is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dunn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dunn frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dunn controlling from the full mount.
Dunn trying to control but Frank is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jayden Dunn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Frank's cut.
That's time! Dunn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Dunn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Horrible takedown by Dunn or perhaps it was just good defense by Frank which made him look bad.

Dunn gets a takedown into half guard.
Dunn trying to control from Frank's half guard. Frank has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Dunn won't allow Frank to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Frank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frank is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dunn is controlling him.
Frank takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dunn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Frank's head.
Dunn is looking to work some ground and pound but Frank has wrist control.
Frank wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Dunn manages to pass to side control.
Frank is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn is trying to control the action in half guard but Frank is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Frank wants to get back to his feet.
Frank is staying active underneath Dunn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dunn working the head and body with strikes.
Dunn wants to take a breather but Frank is having none of it.

Jayden Dunn has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Dunn closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Frank quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frank is staying active underneath Dunn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dunn wants to pass the guard but Frank is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dunn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Frank is just riding it out for now. Dunn eventually gives up the hold.
Frank looks like he's trying to stand up.
Frank is refusing to be controlled, as Dunn sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dunn is controlling the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jayden Dunn just wasn't active enough.
Frank tries for a takedown but Dunn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dunn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frank can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Frank gets caught flat footed, as Dunn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jason Frank has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jayden Dunn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dunn passes Frank's left leg - he's now in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jayden Dunn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dunn 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Jayden Dunn!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Jayden Dunn!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Jayden Dunn!

Jayden Dunn wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, an emotional Jayden Dunn said '1st round knockout'.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Gerardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gerardo
vs
Moore

170 cm
21
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, William Gerardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Moore!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerardo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moore's waist but Moore gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gerardo off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Moore. No joy for Gerardo on that attempt.
Gerardo shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Gerardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore slaps away a takedown attempt from Gerardo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gerardo tries to clinch but Moore is having none of it.
Gerardo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gerardo tries for a takedown but Moore circles away easily
and Moore counters with a left and a right that stings Gerardo.
Gerardo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Moore sprawls well. Moore wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gerardo gets slowly back to his feet.
Gerardo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moore circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gerardo. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gerardo misses with a takedown attempt - Moore sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Gerardo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Moore stops a takedown attempt from Gerardo.
Gerardo is breathing heavily.
Moore is looking to break free of the clinch but Gerardo has double underhooks.

Moore pulls guard.

Moore working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gerardo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gerardo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gerardo trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Moore has his foot on Gerardo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gerardo works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Moore is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Gerardo has his hands clasped together but Moore extends an breaks Gerardo's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Moore.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Moore!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Vergara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Franklin
vs
Vergara

200 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Vergara!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vergara tries to close the distance and clinch but Franklin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Franklin pushes Vergara up against the cage in a clinch.
Vergara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Franklin just leaning against Vergara, taking a breather.

Franklin manages to pull guard.
Vergara with a nice head shot there.
Vergara prevents Franklin from getting back to his feet.

Franklin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Franklin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Vergara has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vergara missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vergara is fighting to break Franklin's control of his arms but Franklin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vergara trying to control the position from guard on top but Franklin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vergara might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Franklin haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Daniel Vergara.

Franklin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vergara looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Franklin tries to advance to mount but Vergara instead regains half guard.

Vergara is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Franklin is tapping! Great win for Vergara!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Daniel Vergara!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Daniel Vergara made sure he mentioned Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Semtex Daily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Banner
vs
Daily

200 cm
22
290 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Terrance Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Semtex Daily!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner shoots for a takedown but Daily saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Banner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Banner shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Banner was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Banner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daily keeps working.

Banner tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Banner has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Banner trying to control the position but Daily is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daily trying his best to control but Banner has mounted him.
Banner prevents Daily from getting the reversal.
Banner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Daily?
Banner wants to control the pace but Daily is squirming around nicely.
Daily can't escape the position.
Banner pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Banner controlling the pace for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banner moves to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Daily is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Banner gets his way!
Banner struggling to land strikes to the head as Daily covers up.

Daily showing good submission defense here.

Daily fending off the submission attempt from Banner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Daily defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Banner's arms.
Banner is hanging on to Daily's back as he tries to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Banner has his arm under Daily's chin here. Game over son! Banner squeezes tightly and Daily is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Terrance Banner!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Gans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Carrol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gans
vs
Carrol

188 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikey Gans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kenny Carrol!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carrol scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Carrol with the ground and pound but Gans regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Gans slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Carrol really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gans. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Carrol stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Gans has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Carrol manages to get his head free but now Gans has transitioned to an armbar! Carrol grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Gans! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mikey Gans!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lil Peque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Peque
vs
Emelianenko

192 cm
18
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
236 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lil Peque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Emelianenko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Emelianenko showed some decent athleticism there.
Emelianenko looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Peque looking for submissions off his back.
Emelianenko misses with a head shot. Peque uses the momentum to regain guard.
Emelianenko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peque controls Emelianenko momentarily but Emelianenko frees himself.
Emelianenko sitting in guard here, content to control.
Peque is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Emelianenko wants to stand but Peque is controlling his posture from full guard.
Peque working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Emelianenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Fedor Emelianenko was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Emelianenko drives through with a takedown into Peque's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Peque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko postures up in Peque's guard and throws a big left but Peque blocks it.
Peque utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Emelianenko is stalling in the full guard.
Peque keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Fedor Emelianenko.
Emelianenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Emelianenko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Peque is looking to regain half guard here but Emelianenko keeps moving and retains side control.
Emelianenko scoring with punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Emelianenko stands up.
Peque avoids a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Emelianenko looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Peque!
Emelianenko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Peque. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko tries to stand but Peque is controlling his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Emelianenko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Emelianenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Emelianenko thuds his shin into the meat of Peque's side.

Emelianenko has closed the distance and engaged Peque in a clinch.

Emelianenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emelianenko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Peque is fending him off so far but Emelianenko persists. Nope, Peque circles away and we're back to standing.
Peque misses with a takedown attempt

and Emelianenko counters by moving into the clinch.

Emelianenko is trying to trip Peque. He has hold of a leg but Peque is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Emelianenko persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Emelianenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peque utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Emelianenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fedor Emelianenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Emelianenko trying to control but Peque is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko lands a couple of elbows.
Peque avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Peque has his foot on Emelianenko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Emelianenko works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Emelianenko gets to his feet. Peque looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Emelianenko looking to score a takedown here. Peque is defending well but Emelianenko drives through and ends up in Peque's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Emelianenko stands up over Peque, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Peque keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
Emelianenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Emelianenko wants to stand but Peque has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a big right hand that misses.

Peque had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Emelianenko defends it easily.
Emelianenko throws a big elbow that misses.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Peque keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Fedor Emelianenko.
Peque has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Peque gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peque has a closed guard, preventing Emelianenko from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peque is controlling Emelianenko's posture.
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.
That's time! Peque's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Emelianenko looks for a takedown but Peque sprawls well.

Emelianenko moves into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Emelianenko turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Emelianenko working away.
Peque gets back to half guard.
Emelianenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peque is not content to let Emelianenko control the position.
Emelianenko takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Emelianenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peque moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Emelianenko throws a sloppy strike and Peque has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Emelianenko is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Peque!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lil Peque!
After the fight, Lil Peque was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.