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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Kael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kael comes into the arena with Nagasaki - Ken Doh blaring out of the sound system. 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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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 Las Vegas, Tyson Kael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kael is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko wants to slow Kael down by chopping away at his legs.
Kael tried to score with a low kick but Emelianenko checks it.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kael.
Emelianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kael.
Emelianenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kael throws a left and a right that both miss
and Emelianenko counters with a low kick, right behind Kael 's knee.
Nice defenses there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko moves away from the strike by Kael.
Nice shot by Emelianenko.
Kael misses with a shot to the body
and Emelianenko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kael swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko looks for the body kick but Kael saw that one coming.
Emelianenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kael can pounce on him.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Kael circles away and keeps his distance.
Kael wants to land a leg kick but Emelianenko is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Kael circles away.
Emelianenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kael throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Kael misses the target.
Emelianenko staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.
Emelianenko throws a head kick but Kael moves out of range.
Kael connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kael throws out a leg kick but Emelianenko moves out of range and Kael only half commits.
Kael loads up on a big right hand but Emelianenko slips the punch.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tyson Kael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kael dips to his left and cracks Emelianenko with an uppercut!
Kael throws a hook but Emelianenko blocks it.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko moves away from the strike by Kael.
Kael blocks the body kick.
Kael scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kael is trying to control the action in half guard but Emelianenko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kael stops Emelianenko from getting back to his feet.
Kael controlling the action here.
Kael tries to pass to full mount but Emelianenko defends it.
Well, if Kael is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is trying to stand back up but Kael is controlling him
Kael wants to free his trapped foot but Emelianenko is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kael prevents Emelianenko from standing back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A jab from Kael misses.
Kael throws a shot from downtown. Emelianenko moves away and avoids it.
Emelianenko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Emelianenko looks gassed!
Kael is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emelianenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Kael strikes.
Emelianenko walks into a stiff left hand from Kael.
Kael throws a hook but Emelianenko avoids it easily.
Emelianenko throws a sloppy head kick and Kael moves out of range easily.
Emelianenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kael throws out the jab.
Kael throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kael scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kael is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kael wants to pass the guard but Emelianenko is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kael is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Kael dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Emelianenko misses with a body kick.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the leg kick from Kael.
Emelianenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kael paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kael rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emelianenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kael misses with an uppercut.
A shot to de liver by Kael. Beautiful body shot.
Kael throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kael fails with a takedown attempt.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kael falls off balance throwing a combination
so Emelianenko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Emelianenko trying to control but Kael is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kael is controlling Emelianenko's posture.
Kael trying to keep a closed guard but Emelianenko is proving a slippery customer.
Kael is looking for a triangle but Emelianenko pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko stopping the sweep attempt from Kael.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Kael keeps moving.
Kael trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Emelianenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emelianenko looks to land a combination but Kael avoids it well.
Kael throws a left and a right that both miss
and Emelianenko counters with a three punch combo that has Kael backing up. Kael nods at Emelianenko to acknowledge the strikes.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown but Kael shows good takedown defense.
Emelianenko misses with a few strikes there.
Kael throws a leg kick but Emelianenko checks it.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Fedor Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kael slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kael misses with a hook. Emelianenko ducked under it nicely.
Kael misses with a wild body shot.
Emelianenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kael.
Emelianenko checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kael throws the kick towards the body but Emelianenko avoids it.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Kael.
A telegraphed right hand from Kael misses the target.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch.
Emelianenko misses with a wild combination.
Kael pivots, looking for a leg kick but Emelianenko is out of range and Kael settles back down.
Kael misses with a hook to the body
and Emelianenko counters with a right hand to the body.
Kael missing with a left hand there. Emelianenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab.
Kael punishes Emelianenko's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fedor Emelianenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Emelianenko digs a good body shot into Kael's ribs.
Kael takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Emelianenko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kael throws a right hand that Emelianenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Emelianenko also avoids with ease.
Kael throws a looping overhand right but Emelianenko ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Kael misses.
Kael showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emelianenko.
A slow jab from Kael misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko misses with a wild combination.
Kael misses with a hook.
Kael blocks a head kick by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kael shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kael stops Emelianenko from standing up.
Emelianenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Emelianenko is trying to control the position but Kael postures up.
Emelianenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Emelianenko keeping full guard, as Kael tries to pass.
Emelianenko keeping moving, preventing Kael from controlling successfully.
Emelianenko wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kael wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kael cracks the inside of Emelianenko's front leg.
Kael misses with a leg kick.
Kael throws the left hand but Emelianenko avoids the punch easily.
Kael lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kael keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelianenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kael throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kael has his takedown stuffed
and Emelianenko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kael doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Emelianenko counter with a right hand.
Kael missing with a left hand there. Emelianenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kael throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Tyson Kael is winning the standup battle so far.
Emelianenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kael lands a jab to Emelianenko's midsection.
Kael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelianenko lands a glancing blow to the side of Kael's head.
Emelianenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Emelianenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kael counters with a stiff right hand.
Kael throws a leg kick but Emelianenko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kael lands a body shot.
Kael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Kael attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kael throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Emelianenko counters with a left to the body.
Kael misses with a double jab.
Kael swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Emelianenko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kael prevents it.
Emelianenko tries to stall but Kael uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kael is trying to trip Emelianenko. He has hold of a leg but Emelianenko is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kael persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kael stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Emelianenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kael wants to get up but he can't break Emelianenko's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Kael showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kael 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Kael!
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energy
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hype
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