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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bongo Bongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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229 lbs
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253 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bongo Bongo!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Bongo.
Bongo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bongo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Emelianenko shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bongo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bongo wants to sweep but no luck.
Bongo wants to stand up but Emelianenko is controlling him.
Emelianenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Emelianenko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Emelianenko wants to stand but Bongo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Emelianenko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bongo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bongo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bongo keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
Bongo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Emelianenko defends it easily.
Bongo keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko postures up.
Emelianenko throwing strikes but missing.
Emelianenko decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bongo, up you get!
Fedor Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Emelianenko.
A lull in the action here as Emelianenko stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Emelianenko throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Emelianenko fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Emelianenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bongo keeps working.
Bongo is looking to regain half guard here but Emelianenko keeps moving and retains side control.
Bongo is trying to escape the position but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
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 lands a decent elbow from side control.
Emelianenko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bongo, who protects the arm well.
Emelianenko could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Emelianenko creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bongo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Emelianenko wants to control but Bongo is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bongo Bongo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bongo throws a nice head kick!
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Emelianenko.
A short left from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko jumps guard.
Emelianenko is looking to stand up but Bongo isn't so interested in that idea.
Bongo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Emelianenko is trying to control the position but Bongo postures up.
Bongo stops Emelianenko from standing up.
Emelianenko keeping moving, preventing Bongo from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emelianenko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bongo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bongo catches Emelianenko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bongo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bongo Bongo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a takedown. Bongo tries to sprawl out of it but Emelianenko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bongo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bongo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Emelianenko blocks a head kick by Bongo.
Emelianenko throws a push kick but Bongo slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick from Bongo lands but Emelianenko takes it in his stride.
Emelianenko takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick by Emelianenko misses
and Bongo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Emelianenko's knee momentarily.
Emelianenko shoots in for a double leg but Bongo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Emelianenko is trying to control the action in half guard but Bongo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Emelianenko is just content to waste time from the top position. Bongo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Bongo keeps moving.
Emelianenko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Bongo keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bongo is trying to control the position but Emelianenko postures up.
Emelianenko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Bongo keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Emelianenko has clasped his hands together around Bongo's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bongo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Emelianenko has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bongo trying to remain calm as Emelianenko controls from the top position.
Bongo prevents Emelianenko from moving into mount.
Emelianenko stands up and beckons Bongo to his feet.
Emelianenko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bongo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Emelianenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Emelianenko throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Emelianenko closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bongo did well to prevent Emelianenko getting side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bongo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fedor Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Emelianenko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
No luck for Emelianenko with that takedown attempt.
Emelianenko takes the fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko dodges the punch combination from Bongo.
Emelianenko gets a takedown into half guard.
Emelianenko wants to pass to mount but Bongo is defending the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko works his foot free and advances to mount.
Emelianenko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bongo looks a forlorn figure.
Bongo tries to hold on but Emelianenko postures up.
Emelianenko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Emelianenko cracks Bongo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bongo trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bongo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko working Bongo over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelianenko controlling from mount.
Bongo is squirming around, avoiding Emelianenko's attempts to control the action.
Emelianenko looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko working the ground and pound effectively.
Emelianenko prevents Bongo from getting the reversal.
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.
Emelianenko lands with some strikes.
Emelianenko controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Fedor Emelianenko!
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hype
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