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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fjedor Jemelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Stalin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph Stalin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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203 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fjedor Jemelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joseph Stalin!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jemelianenko swinging wildly here.
Stalin tries to clinch there but Jemelianenko circles away.
Stalin moves into range and clinches up with Jemelianenko.
Stalin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jemelianenko's face.
It looks like Fjedor Jemelianenko has been cut.
Jemelianenko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jemelianenko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jemelianenko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stalin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stalin breaks the clinch.
Stalin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stalin tries to close the distance and clinch but Jemelianenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stalin is looking to clinch but Jemelianenko is avoiding it.
Stalin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jemelianenko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stalin tries to avoid it but Jemelianenko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stalin to the ground. Stalin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fjedor Jemelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stalin slips under a jab from Jemelianenko.
Jemelianenko closes the distance and clinches up with Stalin, looking for a takedown. Jemelianenko pushes Stalin against the ropes but Stalin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jemelianenko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stalin to the mat! Stalin manages to get full guard.
Jemelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Stalin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jemelianenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jemelianenko tries to stand but Stalin is controlling from the bottom.
Jemelianenko is breathing heavily.
Stalin wants to stand but Jemelianenko is controlling the position.
Jemelianenko trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stalin's guard.
Jemelianenko trying to control but Stalin is working from the bottom.
Jemelianenko wants to pass the guard but Stalin is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stalin wants to stand and escape but Jemelianenko is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jemelianenko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stalin but Stalin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stalin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stalin wants it to stay on the feet.
Stalin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stalin moves into the clinch.
Stalin lands a knee to the head.
Stalin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stalin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jemelianenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stalin forces Jemelianenko back against the ropes and clinches.
Stalin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stalin doesn't manage to clinch there - Jemelianenko circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jemelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Stalin.
Stalin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jemelianenko.
Stalin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stalin wants it to stay on the feet.
Stalin pushes Jemelianenko up against the ropes in a clinch.
Stalin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stalin moves in looking to clinch but Jemelianenko pushes him off.
Stalin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stalin tries to close the distance and clinch but Jemelianenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stalin wants to clinch up but Jemelianenko keeps it at a distance.
Stalin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jemelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stalin doesn't manage to clinch there - Jemelianenko circles away.
Jemelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Stalin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stalin misses with a few strikes there.
Stalin fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stalin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jemelianenko slips a jab and a cross from Stalin.
Jemelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jemelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Stalin.
Stalin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jemelianenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stalin misses with a head kick.
Stalin throws a head kick but Jemelianenko moves out of range.
Stalin fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Stalin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fjedor Jemelianenko's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jemelianenko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A head kick misses from Stalin.
Jemelianenko has a takedown stuffed.
Jemelianenko cracks Stalin with a good jab.
Stalin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jemelianenko counters with a shoot takedown. Stalin fights it but they end up in guard.
Jemelianenko won't allow Stalin to get back to his feet.
Jemelianenko advances position into side control!
Stalin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jemelianenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jemelianenko thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Stalin dodges the ground and pound from Jemelianenko.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jemelianenko thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jemelianenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stalin keeps working.
Jemelianenko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stalin wants to get back to his feet.
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.
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.
Jemelianenko working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jemelianenko trying to control the position but Stalin is working away.
Jemelianenko stands up.
Joseph Stalin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jemelianenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stalin closes the distance but Jemelianenko moves to the side
and Jemelianenko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jemelianenko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jemelianenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jemelianenko trying to control but Stalin is working from the bottom.
Jemelianenko wants to pass the guard but Stalin is keeping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stalin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jemelianenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jemelianenko forces his way into half guard.
Jemelianenko works his way into full mount!
Jemelianenko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stalin is looking to escape.
Jemelianenko controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fjedor Jemelianenko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fjedor Jemelianenko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Stalin tries to clinch up.
Jemelianenko shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stalin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jemelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Stalin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jemelianenko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stalin's head.
Jemelianenko pushes down on Stalin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jemelianenko frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jemelianenko sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jemelianenko with the ground and pound from mount.
Stalin is squirming around, avoiding Jemelianenko's attempts to control the action.
Jemelianenko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jemelianenko jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Stalin is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Stalin and Jemelianenko has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Jemelianenko working the ground and pound but Stalin is defending the strikes.
Jemelianenko tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jemelianenko is looking to take a break and control but Stalin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalin pushes Jemelianenko away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jemelianenko gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jemelianenko working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jemelianenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stalin keeps working.
Stalin regains half guard there - taking advantage of Jemelianenko's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Stalin is not content to let Jemelianenko control the position.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stalin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stalin tries to clinch there but Jemelianenko circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stalin.
Jemelianenko shoots in and bounces Stalin off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Jemelianenko trying to control but Stalin is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jemelianenko throws a strike but Stalin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fjedor Jemelianenko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jemelianenko 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fjedor Jemelianenko!
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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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RATING
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