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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Vronsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Waldo Emerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emerson has chosen Welcome to the TerrorDome as his entrance music. Emerson has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Vronsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ralph Waldo Emerson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vronsky misses with a double jab.
Emerson looks gassed!
Emerson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Emerson keeping moving, preventing Vronsky from controlling successfully.
Vronsky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Emerson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vronsky is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vronsky throws a big right hand that misses.
Vronsky distracts Emerson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vronsky throwing strikes from guard but Emerson blocks nicely.
Vronsky postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky trying to control but Emerson is working from the bottom.
Vronsky looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky landing some decent shots from guard.
Vronsky is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Vronsky dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vronsky scores with a jab. Emerson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vronsky lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vronsky scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Emerson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A left and a right from Vronsky both land. Nice combination.
Vronsky looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vronsky postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vronsky trying to control but Emerson is working from the bottom.
Emerson is breathing heavily.
Emerson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vronsky lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vronsky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Emerson is keeping the position for now.
Vronsky showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
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.
Vronsky throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Emerson is keeping the position for now.
Vronsky trying to control but Emerson is working from the bottom.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Michael Vronsky.
Vronsky changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Emerson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Vronsky looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Emerson is avoiding damage well.
Vronsky creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Emerson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Vronsky unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Vronsky dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Vronsky shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Vronsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Emerson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vronsky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vronsky throwing strikes from guard but Emerson blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vronsky advances position into side control!
Emerson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vronsky works to advance to full mount. Emerson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Vronsky landing strikes, looking to finish!
Vronsky can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Emerson is looking to escape.
Vronsky is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ralph Waldo Emerson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky breaks from Emerson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vronsky sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Emerson taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vronsky controlling the position easily from mount.
Vronsky with shots to the head and body - Emerson looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four 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.
Vronsky lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vronsky dominating with strikes here.
Vronsky unloading with bombs!
Michael Vronsky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vronsky is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Emerson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vronsky lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vronsky postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Emerson looks a forlorn figure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Vronsky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vronsky 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Vronsky!
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hype
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pop
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