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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Hui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia comes into the arena with Vida Bandida blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demian Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sun Hui!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hui takes one on the button.
It looks like Sun Hui has been cut.
Hui chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maia can pounce on him.
Maia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maia misses with a low kick as Hui jumps back.
Hui fails to land with a series of punches.
Maia has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Araba Fenice in the buildup to the fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hui crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Maia - the referee stops the clock and Hui gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Maia. Hui manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Maia scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maia lands with a slapping head kick.
Maia thumps Hui with a low kick.
Maia scores with a spinning back kick!
Hui sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hui looks winded!
Maia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hui swinging wildly here.
Hui takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hui on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hui is rocked!
Maia throws a right and a left that Hui avoids nicely.
Maia lands with a big left! Hui is wobbled badly! Maia comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Hui to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Demian Maia!
Demian Maia made sure to mention his sponsor, Milwaukee's Best Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jan Olov Hermansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petter Anier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermansson comes to the cage accompanied by Rammstein - Ich Will!. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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158 lbs
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160 lbs
14 - 21 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jan Olov Hermansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 21 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petter Anier!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anier rushes Hermansson and presses him up against the cage.
Hermansson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hermansson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hermansson misses with a wild combination.
Hermansson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hermansson gets caught napping as Anier dives in and scores a takedown. Hermansson manages to retain guard.
Anier is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hermansson trying to control the position.
Anier wants to control from the top but Hermansson keeps moving.
Hermansson pulls Anier in close to his closed guard and prevents Anier from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hermansson is looking for a triangle but Anier pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anier sitting in guard here, content to control.
Petter Anier has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Anier doesn't manage to clinch there - Hermansson circles away.
Anier looking to score a takedown here. Hermansson is defending well but Anier drives through and ends up in Hermansson's guard.
Hermansson has Anier pulled in close to control his posture.
Hermansson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Anier gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hermansson wants to sweep here but Anier controlling him for the moment.
Anier wanted to stand there but Hermansson had control of the position.
Anier stands and steps away. Hermansson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anier shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hermansson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anier pulls his head out easily.
Hermansson wants to control but Anier is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Anier lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Anier is looking to pass Hermansson's guard but actually Hermansson recovers to full guard.
Anier stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Hermansson has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Anier manages to get his head free but now Hermansson has transitioned to an armbar! Anier grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Hermansson! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jan Olov Hermansson!
Jan Olov Hermansson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Burak Mihalev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomas Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Russian National Anthem. Tomas Popov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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256 lbs
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265 lbs
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Burak Mihalev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomas Popov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Popov!
Popov tries to clinch but Mihalev is having none of it.
Popov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Popov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mihalev but Mihalev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mihalev throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Popov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mihalev is in Popov's guard.
Mihalev controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mihalev wants to control from the top but Popov keeps moving.
Mihalev controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mihalev drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mihalev jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Our spies down at at Iron Fist Training inform us that Popov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihalev is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mihalev drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mihalev jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mihalev has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Popov is proving hard to escape from.
Mihalev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Popov is controlling Mihalev's posture.
We've been hearing good reports from Mihalev's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihalev trying to control but Popov is working from the bottom.
Mihalev throws a big elbow that misses.
Mihalev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mihalev drops back looking for a leg! Popov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Popov manages to kick Mihalev off! Mihalev jumps back into Popov's guard.
Mihalev sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popov wants to stand but Mihalev is controlling the position.
Mihalev throwing strikes from guard but Popov blocks nicely.
Mihalev has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Popov keeping moving, preventing Mihalev from controlling successfully.
Mihalev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popov keeping moving, preventing Mihalev from controlling successfully.
Mihalev is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We're going to have a standup here because Burak Mihalev wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mihalev blocks a head kick by Popov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Popov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Popov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mihalev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Popov avoids it really well and circles away.
Popov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burak Mihalev dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mihalev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Popov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mihalev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Popov swinging wildly here.
Popov drives through and clinches with Mihalev against the cage.
Mihalev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Popov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mihalev drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mihalev drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Popov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mihalev has Popov in his guard.
Mihalev is controlling Popov's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihalev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Popov wants to control from the top but Mihalev keeps moving.
Mihalev is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Popov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mihalev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mihalev striking off his back but it's not causing Popov any problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihalev controls Popov momentarily but Popov frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Burak Mihalev wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Popov just misses with a punch to the body.
Popov misses with a few strikes there.
Popov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Popov throws a head kick that misses.
Popov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mihalev tries to avoid it but Popov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mihalev to the ground. Mihalev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Popov. Those never looked like landing.
Nice sprawl there from Popov as Mihalev shoots in.
Mihalev dodges the punch combination from Popov.
Mihalev fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Popov to the ground. Mihalev is now in Popov's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihalev throws a big elbow that misses.
Burak Mihalev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mihalev seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mihalev distracts Popov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mihalev trying to control but Popov is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihalev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mihalev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mihalev postures up in Popov's guard and throws a big left but Popov blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mihalev wants to control from the top but Popov keeps moving.
Mihalev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mihalev trying to control but Popov is working from the bottom.
Mihalev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burak Mihalev dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mihalev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Popov.
Popov tries to bum rush Mihalev with a series of wild strikes but Mihalev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mihalev shoots in for a takedown but Popov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Popov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Popov throws a head kick that misses.
Popov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Popov misses with a series of wild punches.
Popov fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Popov. No joy for Mihalev on that attempt.
Popov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mihalev.
Mihalev lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Tomas Popov has been cut.
Mihalev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Burak Mihalev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov throws a combination that misses
and Mihalev counters with a shoot takedown. Popov fights it but they end up in guard.
Popov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Popov keeping moving, preventing Mihalev from controlling successfully.
Mihalev drops back looking for a leg! Popov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Popov manages to kick Mihalev off! Mihalev jumps back into Popov's guard.
Mihalev postures up and lands a big shot to Popov's brow.
Mihalev trying to control but Popov is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihalev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mihalev drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mihalev jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mihalev throws a big elbow that misses.
Mihalev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mihalev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mihalev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihalev 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.
Mihalev trying to control the position from guard on top but Popov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burak Mihalev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mihalev content to stall in guard here.
Tomas Popov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burak Mihalev has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Popov throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihalev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice combination there by Popov.
Tomas Popov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Popov looks to score with a jab to the body but Mihalev is just out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mihalev.
Mihalev advances to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mihalev controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Burak Mihalev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mihalev, 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Burak Mihalev!
A relieved looking Burak Mihalev thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Towns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Towns had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Towns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck Smith!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith defending well as Towns loads up on a big left hand.
Towns gets a clinch.
Towns misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Towns's face.
Towns is breathing heavily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Jack Towns has been cut.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Towns's defenses.
Towns is rocked!
The referee calls for Smith to work.
Oh Towns is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Towns - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Smith, and another! Towns is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Chuck Smith!
During a confident post fight interview, Chuck Smith thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skinny Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Graciec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skinny Man has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Skinny Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Royce Graciec!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man has Graciec up against the cage in a clinch.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graciec 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.
Graciec goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graciec takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Royce Graciec has been cut.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Graciec has eaten all the pies!
Man trying to land knees to the body.
Graciec blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Graciec doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man lands an elbow inside that Graciec shrugs off.
Man lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Man lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Graciec misses with a hook from the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Graciec has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Graciec blocks the elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graciec lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Graciec managing to block the knees to the body from Man.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Man.
Graciec looks winded!
Man lands a knee to the body.
Man throws an elbow that misses.
Man lands a left hand that snaps the head of Graciec backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Man lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Clinched against the cage, Man lands a big elbow that drops Graciec! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Graciec is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Skinny Man!
Skinny Man is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimentiy Boykin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Enea Vollare Mezzo. The crowd seem to be enjoying Boykin's choice of entrance music: Пересмотри. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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254 lbs
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275 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimentiy Boykin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boykin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boykin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Emelianenko is trying to defend but Boykin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Boykin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boykin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Boykin prevents Emelianenko from improving his position.
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 on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Boykin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boykin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Emelianenko looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boykin seems to be looking for submissions.
Boykin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Emelianenko sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Emelianenko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Emelianenko gets full guard.
Emelianenko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Boykin tries to roll over but Emelianenko keeps him under control.
Boykin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Emelianenko looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Boykin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boykin tries to get to full guard but Emelianenko has control of the leg.
Boykin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Emelianenko is working away from the top position though.
Boykin wants to get back to full guard.
Boykin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Emelianenko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Emelianenko wants to free his trapped foot but Boykin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Boykin has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko prevents Boykin from improving his position.
Emelianenko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boykin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boykin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Emelianenko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Emelianenko drops an elbow to the side of Boykin's head.
Emelianenko is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Boykin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boykin wants to control but Emelianenko is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Emelianenko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Emelianenko drops an elbow to the side of Boykin's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boykin actively working from the bottom here.
Emelianenko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Emelianenko winds up and cracks Boykin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boykin trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Emelianenko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Emelianenko slips a nice elbow through Boykin's hands, connecting with Boykin's forehead.
Boykin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boykin trying to control from the bottom.
Emelianenko working Boykin over with strikes.
Emelianenko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boykin looking for submissions off his back.
Emelianenko working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boykin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Emelianenko pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Emelianenko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Emelianenko closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Boykin quickly recovers to half guard.
Boykin is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Emelianenko is tapping! Great win for Boykin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dimentiy Boykin!
Dimentiy Boykin is the new heavyweight champion!
Dimentiy Boykin looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'This belt is mine!'.
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hype
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RATING
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