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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takonomi Kishimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takonomi Kishimoto!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kishimoto!
Emelianenko tries to control but Kishimoto wriggling away.
Emelianenko goes for an armbar but Kishimoto turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kishimoto.
Kishimoto trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Kishimoto throwing strikes from guard but Emelianenko blocks nicely.
Kishimoto postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kishimoto 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kishimoto thows a big elbow that misses.
Emelianenko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kishimoto really wants to buck Emelianenko off and get back to his feet.
Kishimoto is squirming around, avoiding Emelianenko's attempts to control the action.
Kishimoto wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Emelianenko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kishimoto?
Kishimoto wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Kishimoto is squirming around, avoiding Emelianenko's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kishimoto because Emelianenko loaded up on that one.
Kishimoto wants to get back to his feet.
Emelianenko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kishimoto is looking to escape.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four 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.
Kishimoto takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kishimoto wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Emelianenko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kishimoto sprawls well. Kishimoto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Emelianenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses.
Kishimoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Kishimoto pushes him off.
Kishimoto swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kishimoto wants to clinch up but Emelianenko keeps it at a distance.
Kishimoto wants to clinch but Emelianenko slips to the side
and Emelianenko counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emelianenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko looks for a takedown but Kishimoto sprawls well.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Kishimoto tries to clinch there but Emelianenko circles away.
Kishimoto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Emelianenko avoids it really well and circles away.
Kishimoto wants to clinch.
No luck for Kishimoto with that takedown attempt.
That's two 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.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emelianenko gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kishimoto to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kishimoto pushing down on Emelianenko's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Emelianenko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Emelianenko tries to get out of the position.
Kishimoto slips a nice elbow through Emelianenko's hands, connecting with Emelianenko's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kishimoto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kishimoto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kishimoto trying to control the action but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Kishimoto works his foot free and advances to mount.
Emelianenko is in a horrible position here. Kishimoto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kishimoto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kishimoto working Emelianenko over with strikes here.
Kishimoto dominating with strikes here.
Kishimoto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kishimoto lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kishimoto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Emelianenko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kishimoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Emelianenko is looking to escape.
Kishimoto is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kishimoto landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kishimoto with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takonomi Kishimoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kishimoto tries for a takedown but Emelianenko circles away easily
and Emelianenko counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kishimoto's guard now.
Kishimoto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Emelianenko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Takonomi Kishimoto has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Emelianenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kishimoto wants to stand but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko is standing up over Kishimoto. Kishimoto looks to escape but Emelianenko dives into side control.
Kishimoto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kishimoto wants to get back to his feet but Emelianenko drags him back down.
Emelianenko is looking to take a break and control but Kishimoto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kishimoto.
That's two 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.
Kishimoto wants to clinch up but Emelianenko keeps it at a distance.
Kishimoto tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Kishimoto tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Emelianenko counters with a head kick. That will keep Kishimoto thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Emelianenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kishimoto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fedor Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takonomi Kishimoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kishimoto scores with a body shot.
Kishimoto looks for a takedown but Emelianenko sprawls well.
Kishimoto wants to clinch up but Emelianenko keeps it at a distance.
Kishimoto shoots for a takedown but Emelianenko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kishimoto is looking to clinch.
Kishimoto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kishimoto tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Emelianenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kishimoto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Emelianenko is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kishimoto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kishimoto's back!
Emelianenko is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Kishimoto is trying to get back to his feet but Emelianenko has full control of the position and if anything, Kishimoto has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Emelianenko struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Emelianenko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Emelianenko 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Emelianenko!
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energy
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