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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Tigar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirko Tigar!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tigar lands a front kick.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tigar manages to avoid it.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tigar moves away.
The fighters circling - Emelianenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tigar misses with a body shot.
Emelianenko shoots for a double leg takedown but Tigar sprawls well. He's pushed Emelianenko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Emelianenko throws out a loose jab but Tigar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Emelianenko misses with a few strikes there.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko misses with a looping right.
Emelianenko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tigar counters with a nice leg kick.
Tigar thuds his shin into the meat of Emelianenko's side.
Emelianenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tigar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tigar.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tigar.
Tigar scores with a head kick.
It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
Tigar misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tigar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Emelianenko. That did some damage!
Tigar scores with a punch to the head.
Tigar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tigar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tigar, right into the meat.
Tigar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Emelianenko takes a step back to recover.
Tigar looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
Tigar lands with a nice body punch.
Tigar throws a head kick that Emelianenko semi-blocks.
Tigar throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick from Tigar lands but Emelianenko takes it in his stride.
Tigar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Emelianenko blocks a head kick by Tigar.
Crunch! Tigar slams his shin into Emelianenko's torso.
Tigar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Emelianenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tigar scores with a kick to the body.
Emelianenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tigar can pounce on him.
Tigar throws a head kick but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tigar throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tigar.
Crunch! Tigar slams his shin into Emelianenko's torso.
Tigar throws a nice looking combination but Emelianenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tigar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
Tigar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Emelianenko if he has to take too many more of those.
Tigar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tigar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Emelianenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tigar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tigar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Emelianenko.
Tigar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tigar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fedor Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown but Tigar shows good takedown defense.
Tigar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Emelianenko takes a swing at Tigar's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tigar.
Tigar looks for the body kick but Emelianenko saw that one coming.
Emelianenko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Emelianenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tigar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tigar moves out of range of the strikes.
Emelianenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Emelianenko misses with a hook to the body
and Tigar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. Tigar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emelianenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Emelianenko is looking to wear down Tigar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tigar slips a straight right by Emelianenko.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tigar. That's going to slow Emelianenko down.
Tigar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko blocks a head kick by Tigar.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the side of Tigar's head but Tigar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tigar misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tigar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A big left from Emelianenko misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Tigar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Emelianenko's cut.
That's time! Emelianenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Emelianenko lands a nice hook to Tigar's body. Tigar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tigar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tigar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Emelianenko misses with a body kick.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tigar moves away.
Emelianenko checks a leg kick.
Tigar avoids the head kick by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tigar.
Emelianenko swings for the body but Tigar moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a body punch but Tigar moves out of range.
Tigar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Emelianenko is defended easily by Tigar.
Tigar scores with a hook to the body. Emelianenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good standup being displayed there by Tigar as he connects with a hook.
Emelianenko looks to throw the jab but Tigar is out of range.
Tigar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tigar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Emelianenko misses with a few strikes there.
Emelianenko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tigar counters with a good low kick that Emelianenko was not able to check.
Tigar lands a high kick!
Both fighters circling a little - Tigar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Emelianenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Emelianenko or perhaps it was just good defense by Tigar which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tigar scores with a nice body kick.
Tigar misses with a kick to the body.
Emelianenko throws a body punch but Tigar moves out of range.
Emelianenko walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tigar.
Tigar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Emelianenko throws a lazy right hand but Tigar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tigar throws a head kick that Emelianenko semi-blocks.
Tigar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Emelianenko looks to land a left hand but Tigar moved out of range nicely.
Emelianenko sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tigar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tigar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tigar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelianenko takes a swing at Tigar's ribcage but misses.
Tigar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tigar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tigar lands with a slapping head kick.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tigar.
Tigar throws a head kick that Emelianenko semi-blocks.
Tigar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Emelianenko lands a slapping body shot.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Emelianenko might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Emelianenko fails to land the takedown.
Tigar throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tigar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot
and Tigar counters with a low kick, right behind Emelianenko 's knee.
Tigar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses the body punch
and Tigar counters with a good, hard body kick but Emelianenko shrugs it off.
Tigar scores with a nice body kick.
Tigar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Mirko Tigar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tigar lands with a kick to the temple. Emelianenko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tigar throws a low kick, looking for Emelianenko's leg but Emelianenko calmly moves out of range.
Tigar is looking to slow Emelianenko down with leg kicks.
Tigar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
Tigar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tigar slips a straight right by Emelianenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Tigar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fedor Emelianenko's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tigar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko looks to land a combination but Tigar avoids it well.
Tigar looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tigar was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tigar keeps Emelianenko at a distance using the push kick.
Tigar lands a nice looking body kick.
Tigar delivers a nice body kick.
Emelianenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Emelianenko shoots for a takedown but Tigar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tigar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tigar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Emelianenko if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tigar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Emelianenko blocks a head kick by Tigar.
Mirko Tigar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tigar misses with a head kick.
Tigar throws a head kick but Emelianenko moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Tigar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. Tigar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emelianenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Emelianenko misses the body punch
and Tigar counters with a body kick that stops Emelianenko in his tracks momentarily.
Emelianenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Tigar is looking to slow Emelianenko down with leg kicks.
Emelianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tigar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice defenses there by Tigar.
Emelianenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
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.
Tigar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Emelianenko throws a jab when Tigar was well out of range.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tigar.
Emelianenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Tigar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tigar.
Tigar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Tigar.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab.
Tigar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tigar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tigar pushes Emelianenko away with a front kick.
Tigar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Emelianenko. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tigar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tigar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tigar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelianenko throws the left hand but Tigar avoids the punch easily.
Tigar throws a leg kick but Emelianenko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tigar feints and then cracks Emelianenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Emelianenko down.
Tigar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Emelianenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tigar lands a head kick. Emelianenko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tigar staying out of range there.
Tigar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Tigar.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Emelianenko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tigar.
Tigar scores with a leg kick.
Tigar scores with a spinning back kick!
Tigar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tigar misses with a body shot.
Emelianenko misses with a two punch combination.
Tigar cracks the inside of Emelianenko's front leg.
Tigar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Emelianenko. That did some damage!
Tigar sizes up Emelianenko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tigar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tigar connects with a solid leg kick.
Fedor Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emelianenko throws and low kick but Tigar moves out of range easily.
Emelianenko throws a jab when Tigar was well out of range.
Mirko Tigar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tigar slaps away a takedown attempt from Emelianenko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Tigar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tigar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Tigar!
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