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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Hoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ernesto Hoost could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Flavor Emelianenko's chin.
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285 lbs
6 - 1 - 1 |
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245 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Good knees
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful |
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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
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ernesto Hoost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Flavor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoost.
Hoost doesn't manage to clinch there - Emelianenko circles away.
Emelianenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emelianenko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hoost avoids it really well and circles away.
Hoost tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Hoost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko misses with a takedown attempt - Hoost sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch but Emelianenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hoost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoost gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Emelianenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hoost has him pressed against the cage.
Hoost misses with a knee to the head.
Hoost has Emelianenko pressed against the cage, preventing Emelianenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hoost using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Emelianenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko tries to break free but Hoost pushes him back against the cage.
Emelianenko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hoost pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ernesto Hoost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flavor Emelianenko.
Hoost with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hoost scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Flavor Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoost misses with a knee strike.
Emelianenko is trying to force a seperation but Hoost has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hoost tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Hoost tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
Hoost throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoost misses with a knee to the head.
Hoost utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hoost using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Emelianenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Hoost.
Hoost utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hoost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoost throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoost is pressed up against the cage. Emelianenko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hoost down to the mat. Hoost avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hoost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ernesto Hoost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hoost as he avoids it easily.
Emelianenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoost drives through and clinches with Emelianenko against the cage.
Emelianenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Hoost has double underhooks.
Hoost with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hoost tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Emelianenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hoost connects with a nasty looking knee right to Emelianenko's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hoost using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Emelianenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianenko has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hoost is trying to keep an underhook but Emelianenko manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Emelianenko trying to mount his opponent but Hoost defends it.
Hoost gets back to full guard.
Hoost looking to hit a scissor sweep but Emelianenko is one step ahead there.
Hoost trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Hoost dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Flavor Emelianenko's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hoost wants to clinch.
Ernesto Hoost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hoost defends it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelianenko lands a slapping body shot.
Hoost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.
Emelianenko has a takedown stuffed.
Hoost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoost wants to clinch up but Emelianenko keeps it at a distance.
Emelianenko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hoost tries to avoid it but Emelianenko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hoost to the ground. Hoost escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ernesto Hoost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flavor Emelianenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost is looking to clinch.
Hoost gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Emelianenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Hoost keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
Emelianenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hoost works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Emelianenko looking to pass the guard.
Hoost controlling Emelianenko's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is looking to work some ground and pound but Hoost has wrist control.
Hoost on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hoost tries to get out of the position.
Emelianenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hoost swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoost.
Hoost rushes Emelianenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hoost misses with a knee to the head.
Hoost looking to throw knees to the head but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hoost has him pressed against the cage.
Hoost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Emelianenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hoost scores with a knee to the head.
Hoost tries a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks it.
Hoost throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko has had enough of the clinch but Hoost keeps him there for the moment.
Hoost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emelianenko.
Hoost tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Emelianenko looking for a takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Emelianenko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hoost missing with knees to the body.
Hoost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hoost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Hoost has him pressed against the cage.
Emelianenko managing to block the knees to the body from Hoost.
Emelianenko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Emelianenko changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hoost fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flavor Emelianenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Flavor Emelianenko's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hoost has Emelianenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Hoost is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Emelianenko is defending well for now.
Hoost tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emelianenko avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hoost obliges.
Hoost connects with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko goes for a takedown attempt but Hoost pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hoost uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelianenko.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emelianenko lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a nice looking combination but Hoost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hoost is looking to clinch but Emelianenko is avoiding it.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoost has closed the distance and engaged Emelianenko in a clinch.
Hoost using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Emelianenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoost misses with a knee to the head.
Hoost throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emelianenko wants a takedown but no success here.
Hoost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hoost tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emelianenko avoids it.
Hoost misses with a knee strike.
Hoost throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hoost gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ernesto Hoost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flavor Emelianenko.
Hoost misses with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko tries to circle away but Hoost has him pinned against the cage.
Hoost landing knees to the head.
Hoost scores with a knee to the head.
Hoost tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko has had enough of the clinch but Hoost keeps him there for the moment.
Emelianenko changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hoost fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoost.
Emelianenko takes a swing at Hoost's ribcage but misses.
Hoost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko swings for the body but Hoost moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Emelianenko is defended easily by Hoost.
Emelianenko keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelianenko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hoost rather than just go for the knockout.
Hoost tries to clinch up but Emelianenko circles away and keeps his distance.
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.
Emelianenko looks for a takedown but Hoost sprawls well.
Hoost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoost doesn't manage to clinch there - Emelianenko circles away.
Hoost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emelianenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoost closes the distance and clinches.
Hoost misses with a knee strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Emelianenko tries to circle away but Hoost has him pinned against the cage.
Hoost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernesto Hoost showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hoost has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesto Hoost!
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FIGHT
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