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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Europha Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emanuel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm Not Jesus - Apocalyptica. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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163 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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152 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Europha Emanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke Justice!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Emanuel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Emanuel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Justice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Justice lunges at Emanuel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Emanuel's hand.
Justice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emanuel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emanuel looks to land a right hand but Justice moved out of range.
Europha Emanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Emanuel misses.
Emanuel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Justice to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Emanuel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Justice. That snapped Emanuel's head back.
Justice slips a straight right by Emanuel.
Emanuel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Justice throws a hook to the side of Emanuel's head but Emanuel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emanuel's corner calls for a 1-2. Emanuel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Emanuel misses with a hook. Justice ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Emanuel misses.
Emanuel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Emanuel lands a body shot.
Emanuel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Justice or not.
Justice managing to block the knees to the body from Emanuel.
A short left from Emanuel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel stalling.
Emanuel is leaning against Justice and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Emanuel lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Emanuel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Justice tries to break the clinch but Emanuel is controlling the position.
Emanuel lands a body shot.
Emanuel lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Emanuel.
Justice looks gassed!
Emanuel lands with a short shot to the head.
Emanuel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Emanuel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Emanuel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Emanuel controlling the action here for a moment.
Emanuel lands an uppercut.
Justice tries a body shot but Emanuel blocks it.
Justice takes a shot to the head.
Emanuel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Justice misses with a body punch.
Emanuel tries a body shot but Justice blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Emanuel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Emanuel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Justice.
Emanuel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Justice.
A short right from Emanuel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Justice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emanuel lands a hook that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
A hook to the body from Emanuel.
Emanuel blocking some punches.
Justice blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Emanuel.
Justice lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Emanuel.
Emanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Emanuel throws an elbow but misses.
Emanuel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Justice takes a shot to the head.
Justice tries to break the clinch but Emanuel is controlling the position.
Justice blocking some punches.
Emanuel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Justice wants to break the clinch but can't.
Emanuel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Justice's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Emanuel.
Emanuel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel scores with a shoulder strike.
Justice misses with a punch on the inside.
Emanuel is stalling here.
Emanuel prevents a body shot from Justice.
Emanuel keeps control of Justice as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Emanuel digs a right hand into Justice's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Justice's gas tank.
Emanuel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Justice's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Emanuel obliges.
Emanuel is leaning against Justice and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Emanuel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Emanuel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Justice's face.
A short right from Emanuel.
Emanuel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Justice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emanuel controlling the action here for a moment.
Emanuel lands a good knee to the midsection. Justice won't want to take too many of those.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Emanuel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel keeps control of Justice as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Justice wants to get back to striking at distance but Emanuel won't allow it.
Emanuel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emanuel lands a nice shot to the body.
Emanuel working Justice over with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Emanuel.
Emanuel prevents a body shot from Justice.
Justice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emanuel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Justice's defenses.
Justice takes a knee to the side of the body.
Emanuel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emanuel slows down the pace here.
Emanuel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Emanuel pushes Justice back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emanuel.
Emanuel lands with a left to the head.
Emanuel is leaning against Justice and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Emanuel misses with a body punch.
Emanuel can't find room to land a body shot as Justice controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Europha Emanuel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Emanuel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Emanuel throws a jab when Justice was well out of range.
Emanuel lands with a good body shot.
Emanuel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emanuel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Justice.
Justice lands a nice hook to Emanuel's body. Emanuel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Emanuel connects with a crisp jab.
Emanuel looks to land a right hand but Justice moved out of range.
Justice throws a body punch but Emanuel moves out of range.
Justice lands a slapping body shot.
Emanuel misses the jab.
Emanuel misses with a hook.
Emanuel throws the left hand but Justice avoids the punch easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Emanuel misses with a body punch.
Emanuel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Justice misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel prevents Justice from breaking the clinch.
Emanuel misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Emanuel.
Still in the clinch, Emanuel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Emanuel trying to stall but Justice improves his position.
A short body shot lands from Emanuel as the two fighters clinch.
Emanuel trying to control the position but instead, Justice has worked for underhooks and has pushed Emanuel into the cage.
Emanuel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Justice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emanuel digs a right hand underneath Justice's ribcage. Justice let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Emanuel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emanuel can't find room to land a body shot as Justice controls the action.
Justice misses with a hook to the ribs.
Justice struggles to land a body shot inside as Emanuel controls his hands.
Emanuel with a knee to the head.
Emanuel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Emanuel.
Justice wants to get back to striking at distance but Emanuel won't allow it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Emanuel.
Justice is breathing heavily.
Emanuel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Emanuel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Justice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Justice prevents a body shot from Emanuel.
A right hand to the body from Emanuel.
Emanuel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Justice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emanuel lands an elbow just above Justice 's eye.
Emanuel tries a body shot but Justice blocks it.
Justice swings wildly with an uppercut but Emanuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emanuel blocking some punches.
Emanuel prevents a body shot from Justice.
Emanuel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Justice's defenses.
A bit of stalling here from Emanuel.
Emanuel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Justice lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Emanuel pushes Justice back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Emanuel looking to stall.
Maybe Emanuel would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel digs a right hand underneath Justice's ribcage. Justice let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Emanuel cracks Justice with a nice body shot.
Emanuel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Justice's elbow.
Emanuel misses with a punch to the body.
Justice misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Emanuel.
Justice managing to block the knees to the body from Emanuel.
Emanuel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Justice's efforts to push away.
Emanuel can't find room to land a body shot as Justice controls the action.
Justice is looking to break free of the clinch but Emanuel has double underhooks.
Justice lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Justice takes an elbow to the forehead.
Justice scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justice.
Justice throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Emanuel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
Still in the clinch, Emanuel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Emanuel misses with a punch to the body.
Emanuel tries a body shot but Justice blocks it.
Emanuel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel tries a body shot but Justice blocks it.
Emanuel lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Justice scores with a nice short uppercut.
Emanuel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Justice is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justice.
Emanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Justice as Emanuel tries to tie him up.
Emanuel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees to the body from Emanuel.
Justice works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Emanuel lands a nice shot to the body.
Justice throws a punch but it's blocked by Emanuel.
Emanuel prevents a body shot from Justice.
Justice misses with some punches.
Emanuel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Justice.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Emanuel.
Emanuel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Justice is trying to break the clinch but Emanuel has him pressed against the cage.
Emanuel tries a body shot but Justice blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Europha Emanuel dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Justice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Emanuel does no damage.
Jab by Justice.
Emanuel avoids the body shot from Justice.
Emanuel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Justice, pushing him back against the cage.
Emanuel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Justice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Justice fails to land.
Emanuel working Justice over with knees to the body.
Justice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Emanuel.
A right hand to the body from Emanuel.
Emanuel pushes Justice back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Emanuel prevents a body shot from Justice.
Emanuel misses with a punch to the body.
Emanuel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Justice.
Emanuel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Justice misses with the head strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Emanuel.
Emanuel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Emanuel lands a hook that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
Justice scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emanuel has him pressed against the cage.
Emanuel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Emanuel missing with knees to the body.
Emanuel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Justice.
Emanuel tries a body shot but Justice blocks it.
A short right from Justice.
A head punch on the inside from Justice fails to land.
Emanuel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Justice can do to turn this around?
Emanuel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Justice's elbow.
Justice lands a body punch in the clinch.
Justice blocks a body shot from Emanuel.
Emanuel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Emanuel lands a knee to the body.
Justice lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.
Emanuel works on Justice's body with a couple of short punches.
Justice works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Emanuel is trying to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Justice.
Justice misses with a body punch.
Emanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Justice.
A hook to the body from Emanuel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Justice has a couple of punches blocked by Emanuel.
Emanuel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Justice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emanuel tries to throw a body punch but Justice avoids it by throwing Emanuel back against the cage.
Justice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emanuel lands a good knee to the midsection. Justice won't want to take too many of those.
Emanuel misses with a body punch.
Emanuel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Justice scores with a shot to the side of Emanuel's head.
Emanuel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Justice is trying to break free.
Emanuel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Emanuel cracks Justice with a nice body shot.
Emanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Justice.
Europha Emanuel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Emanuel tries to throw a body punch but Justice avoids it by throwing Emanuel back against the cage.
Emanuel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Justice is defending well for now.
Justice misses with a punch to the body.
Emanuel tries to work over Justice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Emanuel trying to control the position but instead, Justice has worked for underhooks and has pushed Emanuel into the cage.
Emanuel can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice blocks a body shot from Emanuel.
Justice is trying to force a seperation but Emanuel has the dominant position.
Justice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emanuel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
Justice breaks from the clinch.
Emanuel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Emanuel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Justice throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Emanuel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Justice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emanuel throws the left hand but Justice avoids the punch easily.
Justice throws a series of punches but Emanuel moves out of range.
Justice slips under a jab.
Justice lands with a hook. Emanuel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Justice misses the body punch
and Emanuel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Justice darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Emanuel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Emanuel.
Europha Emanuel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emanuel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justice was well out of range. Poor timing from Emanuel.
Justice cracks Emanuel with an open hand slap.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Justice is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Emanuel rather than just go for the knockout.
Justice misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Emanuel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Justice blocks a jab.
A jab from Justice misses.
Justice lands a nice looking body shot.
Emanuel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Justice counters with a stiff right hand.
Justice comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Duke Justice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emanuel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Emanuel misses with a body shot
and Justice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emanuel wants to clinch but Justice slips to the side
and Justice counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Emanuel moves in looking to clinch but Justice pushes him off.
Justice swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Emanuel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emanuel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Europha Emanuel.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Emanuel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Europha Emanuel!
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hype
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RATING
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