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Test 13 Emelianenko vs Arafat PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Banal (ranked 4635 p4p, 447 weight class) and Milo Silva (ranked 8348 p4p, 594 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Banal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Banal lands with an overhand left.
Banal misses with a straight right.
Banal scores with a jab to the head.
Banal loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Banal misses with a looping right.
Banal throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Banal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Banal jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banal misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Banal misses with a double jab.
A jab from Banal misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banal misses with a left hand
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva wants to control from the top but Banal keeps moving.
Silva passes Banal's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Banal moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva trying to control but Banal is working from the bottom.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva 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.
Silva has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Banal to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Silva is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Banal pulls down on the head and he's put Silva to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Andre Banal!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Raul (ranked 4291 p4p, 520 weight class) and Tomomisan Tsuruta (ranked 6528 p4p, 625 weight class). Rich Raul has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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209 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rich Raul!
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, Tomomisan Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuruta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Tsuruta. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tsuruta.
Tsuruta drops Raul with a beautiful combination! Raul stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tsuruta is looking for the KO!
Raul is rocked!
It looks like Rich Raul has been cut.
Raul tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tsuruta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tsuruta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oh Raul is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tsuruta thuds a left hand into Raul's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raul fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Raul seems to have got his legs back now.
Tsuruta drops Raul with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Raul! Tsuruta dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomomisan Tsuruta!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Powell (ranked 4077 p4p, 352 weight class) and Luke Mad Onion (ranked 5957 p4p, 448 weight class). Jamal Powell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Mad Onion!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mad Onion throws a head kick that half lands.
Mad Onion tries to move into range but Powell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Luke Mad Onion has been cut.
Mad Onion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Powell connects with a nice cross there... Mad Onion is looking wobbly and Powell recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Mad Onion to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Powell jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jamal Powell!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dunt Jernit (ranked 4043 p4p, 186 weight class) and Munchausen Syndrome (ranked 6574 p4p, 255 weight class). Syndrome has chosen Burn as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dunt Jernit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Munchausen Syndrome!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syndrome throws a hook but Jernit avoids it easily.
Jernit connects with a single shot there.
Syndrome throws a hook but Jernit blocks it.
It looked like Jernit was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Syndrome.
Jernit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Syndrome.
Syndrome shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Syndrome throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jernit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jernit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jernit looking to control.
Jernit working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Syndrome doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Syndrome manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jernit not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syndrome 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.
Let's hope that Syndrome has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jernit on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jernit tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Syndrome takes one on the button.
Syndrome misses with a left hand
and Syndrome takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donk. Jernit catches Syndrome right on the button with a cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Syndrome throws a shot from downtown. Jernit moves away and avoids it.
Syndrome jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been told by Jernit's head coaches at Runts Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Syndrome. Jernit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jernit connects with a nice looking jab.
Syndrome jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jernit throws out a powerful jab.
Munchausen Syndrome seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Syndrome 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A punch lands to the side of Syndrome 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Syndrome is rocked!
Dunt Jernit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jernit misses with a low kick.
Jernit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Syndrome is still on wobbly legs! Can Jernit finish him?
Syndrome misses with an uppercut.
Jernit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Syndrome.
Syndrome seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syndrome closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Jernit.
Jernit swings wildly with an uppercut but Syndrome uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jernit misses with a punch to the body.
Jernit working aggressively here.
Jernit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jernit has a couple of punches blocked by Syndrome.
Jernit presses Syndrome against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Syndrome pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Syndrome looks to score with a jab to the body but Jernit is just out of range.
Syndrome throws out a loose jab but Jernit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Syndrome throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Syndrome throws a lazy right hand but Jernit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Jernit misses its target.
Jernit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jernit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jernit connects with a right hand. Syndrome shakes it off.
Jernit lands a jab.
Syndrome throws the left hand but Jernit avoids the punch easily.
Syndrome ducks right into an uppercut from Jernit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jernit throws a good cross that connects.
Syndrome misses the shot to the body.
Syndrome throws a lazy uppercut
and Jernit moves into the clinch.
Syndrome tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jernit's elbow.
Syndrome wants to break the clinch but can't.
Syndrome manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Syndrome.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Syndrome.
A short body shot lands from Jernit as the two fighters clinch.
Jernit is working Syndrome over against the cage.
Syndrome misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jernit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jernit misses with a body punch.
Jernit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Syndrome backwards.
Jernit prevents a body shot from Syndrome.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Syndrome.
Jernit pushes Syndrome back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Jernit - that landed with a thud.
Syndrome looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syndrome swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Jernit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Jernit fails to land.
Jernit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jernit is looking to control Syndrome's arms but Syndrome gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jernit has his back to the cage.
Syndrome has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jernit seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Syndrome can turn it around.
A short left from Jernit.
Syndrome struggles to land a body shot inside as Jernit controls his hands.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jernit lands an uppercut.
Jernit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Syndrome takes a shot to the head.
Syndrome takes a shot to the head.
Syndrome effectively controlling the action here.
Syndrome misses with the head strike.
Syndrome tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jernit's elbow.
Syndrome wants to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Syndrome looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dunt Jernit 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.
Syndrome throws a hook but Jernit avoids it easily.
Syndrome manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jernit on his heels. He'll look to pass Jernit's guard now, I'm sure.
Syndrome slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Syndrome drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jernit dives on top into guard.
Jernit wants to control from the top but Syndrome keeps moving.
Syndrome wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jernit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Syndrome can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syndrome is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Syndrome looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syndrome keeping full guard, as Jernit tries to pass.
Syndrome looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jernit wants to control from the top but Syndrome keeps moving.
Syndrome is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Syndrome working for submissions but it's allowed Jernit to get to half guard.
Jernit seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Syndrome does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Syndrome is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jernit pulls his head out easily.
Syndrome looking for submissions off his back.
Jernit seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Syndrome keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jernit is looking to take a break and control but Syndrome is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Syndrome is looking for a sweep. Jernit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jernit trying to control from Syndrome's half guard. Syndrome has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Syndrome is pulling down on Jernit's head to control his posture.
Jernit has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jernit trying to control but Syndrome is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A lazy left from Jernit finds it's target.
Syndrome bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Syndrome swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Syndrome misses with a straight left.
Good standup being displayed there by Jernit as he connects with a hook.
Jernit is looking to clinch but Syndrome is avoiding it.
Jernit tests Syndrome's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Syndrome tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jernit scores with a jab to the body.
Jernit doesn't manage to clinch there - Syndrome circles away.
Syndrome swings widly with a right hand
and Jernit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jernit blocks a jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jernit staying out of range there.
Jernit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Syndrome shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Syndrome is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dunt Jernit will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Jernit scores with a jab to the head.
Syndrome misses the jab.
Jernit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jernit slips a straight right by Syndrome.
Syndrome throws the left hand but Jernit avoids the punch easily.
Jernit misses with a straight left.
Syndrome ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jernit moves away.
Syndrome has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jernit finds it's way round the side to connect with Syndrome's head.
Jernit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A shot to the body from Syndrome misses
and Jernit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jernit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jernit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Syndrome under the eye.
Jernit jabs Syndrome right on the nose. Syndrome blinks but takes it well.
Syndrome tries for a takedown but Jernit circles away easily
and Jernit counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jernit scores with a jab to the body.
Syndrome throws a jab but it's blocked by Jernit.
A left lands for Jernit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit jabs Syndrome to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dunt Jernit is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Jernit.
Jernit blocks a jab.
Syndrome looks up at the clock. Bad move! Jernit lands a right hand from hell, dropping Syndrome. Jernit pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dunt Jernit!
Dunt Jernit decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ace Freeman (ranked 4415 p4p, 534 weight class) and Fred Dursty (ranked 4063 p4p, 499 weight class). Ace Freeman had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.6lbs, 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. The key to victory for Ace Freeman has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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212 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ace Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Dursty!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dursty controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Freeman throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Dursty lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dursty stands up over Freeman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Freeman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dursty connects with a couple of short punches.
Dursty pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Freeman is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dursty cracks Freeman with a solid left hand.
Freeman has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Dursty is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Freeman.
Dursty working the head and body with strikes.
Freeman is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dursty scores with a couple of short elbows.
Oh Freeman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dursty landing a few strikes.
Dursty working the body and head with strikes.
Dursty cracks Freeman with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Dursty immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Freeman is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Dursty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fred Dursty!
Fred Dursty was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 3216 p4p, 337 weight class) and Jasser Arafat (ranked 5103 p4p, 475 weight class). Fedor Emelianenko has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jasser Arafat!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Arafat is looking for a takedown.
Emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Arafat is controlling him.
Emelianenko digs a right hand underneath Arafat's ribcage. Arafat let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Emelianenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Emelianenko pulls Arafat into guard.
Emelianenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Arafat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelianenko keeping moving, preventing Arafat from controlling successfully.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Arafat working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arafat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Emelianenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arafat throws an elbow that misses. Emelianenko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Arafat's guard. Nice move by Emelianenko!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arafat working a defensive guard here.
Emelianenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Arafat controls Emelianenko momentarily but Emelianenko frees himself.
Emelianenko pushing down on Arafat's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Arafat taking some punishment here, with Emelianenko in his half guard.
Arafat trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Emelianenko cracks Arafat with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Emelianenko wants to control the pace but Arafat is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arafat takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Emelianenko looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Emelianenko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Arafat looks a forlorn figure.
Emelianenko loads up with a big shot that hurts Arafat! He's pulled Emelianenko in close but Emelianenko has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Arafat survive? More strikes from Emelianenko and Arafat is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fedor Emelianenko!
Fedor Emelianenko is the new middleweight champion!
Fedor Emelianenko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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pop
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