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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksander Emelianenko had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksander Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko feints and as Hanson raises his hands in defense, Emelianenko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Emelianenko sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hanson is trying to keep Emelianenko in close.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Hanson keeps moving.
Emelianenko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hanson working a defensive guard here.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Hanson keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hanson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hanson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Emelianenko's guard.
Emelianenko controls Hanson momentarily but Hanson frees himself.
Hanson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hanson preventing the sweep.
Emelianenko working a defensive guard here.
Emelianenko working a defensive guard but Hanson manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's two 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.
Emelianenko wants to control but Hanson postures up.
Hanson takes a little break here. Emelianenko wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Emelianenko is not content to let Hanson control the position.
Emelianenko prevents Hanson from improving position.
Emelianenko is trying to control Hanson's posture but Hanson avoids it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hanson as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson has his takedown stuffed
and Emelianenko counters with a right hand to the body.
Emelianenko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Emelianenko wants it to stay on the feet.
Emelianenko shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hanson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Hanson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Emelianenko trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hanson's guard.
Hanson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Emelianenko's guard.
Hanson trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
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.
Hanson stays in close to Emelianenko's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Emelianenko's guard.
Emelianenko is staying active underneath Hanson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Emelianenko trying to hold on to Hanson's head to control him but Hanson postures up.
Hanson is controlling the pace.
Hanson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aleksander Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko clobbers Hanson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hanson misses with a takedown attempt
and Emelianenko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hanson won't be happy with that.
Hanson struggling a bit here.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ricky Hanson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Emelianenko looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Emelianenko trying to control but Hanson is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hanson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanson is trying to keep Emelianenko in close.
Emelianenko won't allow Hanson to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson trying to keep a closed guard but Emelianenko is proving a slippery customer.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Hanson keeps moving.
Emelianenko throwing strikes but missing.
Hanson managing to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Emelianenko throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hanson was covering up waiting for the punch and Emelianenko finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Emelianenko preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hanson is on top in guard.
Hanson stopping the sweep attempt from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko can't keep his opponent in guard - Hanson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Emelianenko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson wants to take a breather but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Emelianenko is looking for a sweep. Hanson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hanson trying to mount his opponent but Emelianenko defends it.
Hanson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hanson controlling his opponent.
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.
Emelianenko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hanson controlling his opponent.
Hanson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hanson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Emelianenko dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Emelianenko shoots and misses
and Hanson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hanson is keen to just control but Emelianenko is a slippery customer.
Hanson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ricky Hanson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hanson gets caught flat footed, as Emelianenko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hanson keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
Emelianenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aleksander Emelianenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hanson controlling the position.
Hanson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Emelianenko is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Emelianenko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hanson controlling the position easily from mount.
Emelianenko is desperately trying to improve his position but Hanson has a good base and remains in mount.
Hanson tries to control but Emelianenko wriggling away.
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.
Emelianenko is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hanson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ricky Hanson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hanson tries for a takedown but Emelianenko circles away easily
and Emelianenko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hanson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Emelianenko's guard.
Hanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Emelianenko kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hanson trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Hanson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Emelianenko keeping moving, preventing Hanson from controlling successfully.
Emelianenko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Hanson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Emelianenko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight for Aleksander Emelianenko!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Aleksander Emelianenko!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Aleksander Emelianenko!
Aleksander Emelianenko wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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