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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Vanhala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanhala has chosen Bad Religion - Generator as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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185 lbs
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196 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mirko Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Vanhala!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko misses with a low kick.
Vanhala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emelianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emelianenko lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Ari Vanhala has been cut.
Emelianenko slips under a jab.
Vanhala looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Vanhala pushes him off.
A combination from Vanhala does no damage.
Vanhala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vanhala swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vanhala throws a shot from downtown. Emelianenko moves away and avoids it.
Vanhala looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vanhala pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Emelianenko lands a head kick. Vanhala smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.
Mirko Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vanhala.
A jab from Vanhala misses.
Vanhala stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Emelianenko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Emelianenko wants it to stay on the feet.
Mirko Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ari Vanhala.
Vanhala throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Vanhala moves out of range.
Vanhala throws a jab when Emelianenko was well out of range.
Vanhala throws a sloppy body shot
and Emelianenko counters with a head kick that drops Vanhala to the mat! Vanhala scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Emelianenko has managed to clinch.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
Emelianenko tries to work over Vanhala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Emelianenko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanhala looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanhala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vanhala has Emelianenko pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Emelianenko.
Vanhala looks gassed!
Emelianenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Emelianenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Emelianenko leaning his opponent against the cage.
Emelianenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vanhala with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Emelianenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emelianenko has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Emelianenko.
Vanhala misses with a body punch.
Emelianenko lands a nice knee to the body.
Vanhala tries to work over Emelianenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vanhala's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Emelianenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vanhala takes a knee right on the jaw!
That has opened up Ari Vanhala's cut even more.
Emelianenko scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Emelianenko presses Vanhala against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Emelianenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Vanhala blocks with his arms.
Emelianenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Emelianenko avoiding damage.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vanhala is trying desperately to land a takedown but Emelianenko is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Vanhala.
Emelianenko working Vanhala over with knees to the body.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko lands a shot to the body.
Knees to the body from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vanhalas head.
A knee to the head by Emelianenko.
A right hand to the body from Emelianenko.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knees in the clinch landing for Emelianenko.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko just leaning against Vanhala, taking a breather.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the body.
Emelianenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Emelianenko on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vanhala swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vanhala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelianenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vanhala throws a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head but Emelianenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Emelianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ari Vanhala's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Emelianenko wants to clinch.
Vanhala misses with a series of wild punches.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Vanhala moves out of range.
Mirko Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Vanhala moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vanhala ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Emelianenko. No joy for Vanhala on that attempt.
Emelianenko rushes Vanhala and presses him up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vanhala takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vanhala is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko stalling the fight.
Emelianenko lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko presses Vanhala against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Emelianenko breaks from the clinch.
Emelianenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vanhala, pushing him back against the cage.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Emelianenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vanhala's face.
Emelianenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Vanhala won't want to take too many of those.
A right handed body shot lands from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is working Vanhala over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko is pushing Vanhala up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Emelianenko seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Emelianenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vanhala can do to turn this around?
Emelianenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Vanhala does no damage.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vanhala paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanhala shoots in looking for a takedown. Emelianenko tries to sprawl out of it but Vanhala keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Emelianenko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vanhala counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Emelianenko thinking.
Emelianenko explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mirko Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up
and Vanhala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko lands a head kick. Vanhala smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Vanhala circles away and keeps his distance.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Vanhala tries to move into range but Emelianenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Emelianenko misses.
Vanhala walks into a straight right hand from Emelianenko.
Vanhala dives in and grabs Emelianenko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Emelianenko pushes down on Vanhala's head and hops out.
Mirko Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ari Vanhala.
Emelianenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vanhala misses with a hook. Emelianenko ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Vanhala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mirko Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Vanhala circles away.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Vanhala.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Vanhala.
That's four 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.
Vanhala cracks Emelianenko with an open hand slap.
Vanhala misses with a series of wild punches.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Vanhala circles away.
Vanhala shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Emelianenko counters with a series of strikes. Vanhala will be more careful next time no doubt.
Emelianenko lands a head shot.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Vanhala moves out of range.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vanhala.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Vanhala pushes him off.
Emelianenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Emelianenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Emelianenko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ari Vanhala's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Emelianenko wants to clinch up but Vanhala keeps it at a distance.
Vanhala keeps the fight on the outside.
Vanhala circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emelianenko missing with a left hand there. Vanhala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vanhala checks a leg kick.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Vanhala circles away.
Vanhala misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Vanhala misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko scores with a nice body kick.
Vanhala takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanhala misses with a double jab
enabling Emelianenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Vanhala swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vanhala looks to land a left hand but Emelianenko moved out of range nicely.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab
and Emelianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up
and Vanhala counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Emelianenko's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vanhala trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ari Vanhala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanhala missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vanhala accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vanhala postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vanhala trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vanhala drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Vanhala as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Emelianenko screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Vanhala! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ari Vanhala!
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hype
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