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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jermain walcott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome To Dying. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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205 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mirko Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, jermain walcott!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mirko Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
walcott shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Emelianenko trying to hold on to walcott's head to control him but walcott postures up.
Emelianenko wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
walcott is figuring out what he wants to do next.
walcott passes the guard and advances to mount!
walcott content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
walcott landing shots from mount.
Emelianenko is working to get back to half guard.
walcott content just to control the position here.
Emelianenko is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
walcott takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Emelianenko wants to get back to his feet.
Emelianenko wants to hold on but walcott pushes him away.
walcott breaks from Emelianenko's wrist control and lands an elbow.
walcott with good strikes from the mount here!
Emelianenko is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
walcott dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko taking shots to the head.
walcott controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
walcott with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
walcott looking to control and managing it successfully.
walcott lands a big elbow.
walcott landing strikes, looking to finish!
walcott controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jermain walcott dominated that round.
That's time! Emelianenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
walcott wants to clinch.
walcott shoots in for a double leg but Emelianenko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
walcott wants to clinch.
walcott shoots in and bounces Emelianenko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
walcott decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Emelianenko, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko closes the distance looking to clinch
and walcott counters with a single leg into guard. Emelianenko didn't expect that.
walcott's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Emelianenko wants to stand up but walcott is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emelianenko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as walcott controls the pace.
walcott wants to pass the guard but Emelianenko is keeping the position.
Emelianenko wants to get back to his feet but walcott is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is trying to keep walcott in close.
walcott throwing strikes but missing.
walcott gets to his feet - Emelianenko follows without any prompting.
Emelianenko moves into the clinch.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch.
walcott shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. walcott showed some decent athleticism there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
walcott passes into side control, despite Emelianenko's attempt to control the position.
jermain walcott has got the better of the ground game so far.
walcott controlling from side mount.
Emelianenko struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
walcott has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
walcott shoots in and bounces Emelianenko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
walcott must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
walcott controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jermain walcott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
A head kick from walcott lands but Emelianenko takes it in his stride.
Nice sprawl there from Emelianenko as walcott shoots in.
walcott bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
walcott works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
walcott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Emelianenko keeps working.
Emelianenko tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
walcott tries to keep control of the position but Emelianenko is staying busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
walcott just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
walcott tries to get the hooks in deep but Emelianenko pushed the leg off.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Despite being in the dominant position, jermain walcott just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Emelianenko fails with the takedown
and walcott counters with a takedown into side control.
walcott slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is looking for a sweep.
Emelianenko is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
walcott stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Emelianenko wants to clinch but walcott slips to the side
and walcott counters with a single leg into guard. Emelianenko didn't expect that.
walcott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Emelianenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
walcott wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
walcott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Emelianenko wants to get back to his feet but walcott is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko controls walcott momentarily but walcott frees himself.
walcott sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that walcott 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.
Mirko Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
jermain walcott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Emelianenko looking for submissions from the bottom but instead walcott passes into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
jermain walcott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got walcott winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 25:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jermain walcott!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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