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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gene Kiniski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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267 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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185 cm
24
270 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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Great elbows
Powerful |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gene Kiniski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko stuffs the takedown attempt from Kiniski. Kiniski gets slowly back to his feet.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch but Kiniski is avoiding it.
Kiniski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Emelianenko wants to get back to his feet.
Kiniski tries to move to mount but Emelianenko blocks the move with his legs.
Kiniski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Emelianenko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kiniski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kiniski in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Emelianenko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kiniski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kiniski in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kiniski working the ground and pound.
Emelianenko is trying to control Kiniski's posture but Kiniski avoids it.
Kiniski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Emelianenko keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kiniski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kiniski advances nicely into full mount.
Emelianenko sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kiniski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Emelianenko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Emelianenko is trying to stand up here but Kiniski is controlling him well.
Kiniski winds up and cracks Emelianenko with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Emelianenko is trying to stand up here but Kiniski is controlling him well.
Emelianenko is trying to control but can't.
Kiniski trying to mount his opponent but Emelianenko defends it.
Kiniski lands strikes from half guard.
Kiniski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiniski wants to free his trapped foot but Emelianenko is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Emelianenko is defending against the submission attempts here by Kiniski.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiniski is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kiniski is trying to control the action in half guard but Emelianenko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kiniski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Emelianenko's head.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kiniski shoots in looking for a takedown. Emelianenko tries to sprawl out of it but Kiniski 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 shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kiniski as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiniski keeps the fight on the outside.
Kiniski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Emelianenko counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gene Kiniski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko leaves Kiniski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kiniski tries to keep at a distance but Emelianenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Emelianenko.
Knees in the clinch landing for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kiniski being controlled against the cage.
Emelianenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Gene Kiniski has been cut.
Emelianenko lands an elbow just above Kiniski 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko has Kiniski pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Emelianenko pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kiniski tumbling to the mat - Emelianenko dives into Kiniski's guard.
Emelianenko drops back looking for a leg! Kiniski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kiniski manages to kick Emelianenko off! Emelianenko jumps back into Kiniski's guard.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiniski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kiniski controls Emelianenko momentarily but Emelianenko frees himself.
Emelianenko postures up in Kiniski's guard and throws a big left but Kiniski blocks it.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Kiniski keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roman Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gene Kiniski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kiniski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emelianenko stuffs the takedown.
Emelianenko wants to clinch.
Emelianenko clinches.
Kiniski pulls guard.
Kiniski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Emelianenko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Emelianenko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kiniski wants to sweep here but Emelianenko controlling him for the moment.
Emelianenko looking to pass the guard.
Kiniski looking for a sweep. Not yet Kiniski, not yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiniski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko looking to sit in guard and control but Kiniski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kiniski trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kiniski.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Emelianenko can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kiniski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Emelianenko counters by moving into the clinch.
Emelianenko has Kiniski pushed against the cage.
That's two 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 creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kiniski's defenses.
Emelianenko stops a takedown attempt from Kiniski.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gene Kiniski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Kiniski backwards.
Emelianenko lands a damaging elbow.
Emelianenko lands an elbow that stopped Kiniski in his tracks for a moment.
Emelianenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gene Kiniski's cut is getting worse.
Emelianenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kiniski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Emelianenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko lands an elbow just above Kiniski 's eye.
Gene Kiniski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gene Kiniski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roman Emelianenko!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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