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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eaton Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, You are the best around. Cox has chosen Hatebreed - Destroy Everything as his entrance music. Eaton Cox has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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183 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
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170 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrei Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eaton Cox!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cox.
Emelianenko looks to land a combination but Cox avoids it well.
Emelianenko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Emelianenko gets caught flat footed, as Cox shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cox trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Emelianenko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cox slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Emelianenko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cox doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cox manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cox wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
Cox got a little sloppy there for a moment and Emelianenko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cox has managed to get both his arms back between Emelianenko's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox passes Emelianenko's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Emelianenko looking for submissions off his back.
Cox performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cox trying to control the action but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Still in half guard, Cox seems content to control.
Cox stalling away here and it's allowed Emelianenko to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Emelianenko keeping full guard, as Cox tries to pass.
Cox trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cox advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelianenko sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Emelianenko wants to improve his position but Cox is controlling well.
Cox wants to pass to mount but Emelianenko is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox works his way into side control.
Cox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Emelianenko keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Emelianenko's face as Cox controls the position.
Emelianenko is trying to improve his position.
Emelianenko gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Emelianenko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox has control of Emelianenko's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Emelianenko regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Emelianenko is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cox is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cox is defended easily by Emelianenko.
Cox tries to land a leg kick but Emelianenko saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eaton Cox dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Emelianenko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Emelianenko fails to land the takedown.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cox.
Cox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Emelianenko.
Cox misses with a leg kick
enabling Emelianenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Emelianenko shoots in but Cox avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cox scores with a leg kick.
Emelianenko thows a leg kick but Cox checks it
and Cox counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Andrei Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cox misses with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Cox there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Emelianenko misses with a leg kick
and Cox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox ducks right into an uppercut from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelianenko throws a sloppy head kick
and Emelianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick
and Cox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cox fails to land the takedown.
Emelianenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianenko throws a head kick but Cox moves out of range.
Cox lands a two punch combo.
Emelianenko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cox.
Emelianenko throws a body kick the misses
and Cox counters with a stiff right hand.
Emelianenko dives in and grabs Cox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cox pushes down on Emelianenko's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a sloppy head kick and Cox moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
Cox is trying hard to land a takedown here. Emelianenko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelianenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emelianenko misses with a low kick.
Emelianenko is looking to score with low kicks.
Cox sizes up Emelianenko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cox tried to score with a low kick but Emelianenko checks it.
Cox takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cox moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Emelianenko misses
and Cox holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Emelianenko is stalling here.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emelianenko's elbow.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko looking to slow down the pace here.
Cox tries to pull guard but Emelianenko won't allow it.
Cox pushes Emelianenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses
and Cox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Cox misses.
Cox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cox circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Emelianenko's head backwards.
Cox looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cox looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cox swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Jab by Cox.
Cox fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Cox to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eaton Cox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 throws a head kick but Cox moves out of range.
Cox scores a takedown into full mount!
Emelianenko is squirming around, avoiding Cox's attempts to control the action.
Emelianenko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Emelianenko is squirming around, avoiding Cox's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cox wants to control the pace but Emelianenko is squirming around nicely.
Emelianenko manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cox trying to mount his opponent but Emelianenko defends it.
Emelianenko trying to control but Cox postures up.
Cox is looking to take a break and control but Emelianenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Cox is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Emelianenko defends it well.
Emelianenko is in trouble now - Cox has advanced to mount!
Emelianenko is squirming around, avoiding Cox's attempts to control the action.
Emelianenko is looking to improve his position but Cox isn't that keen on the idea.
Emelianenko is working hard here to advance position.
Cox controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Emelianenko works his way to full guard. Good work.
Emelianenko is looking for a triangle here but Cox uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emelianenko tries to buck Cox off but Cox is having none of it.
A lull in the action here as Cox stalls from top position.
Emelianenko is not content to let Cox control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox taking a break here but Emelianenko is having none of it and regains half guard.
Emelianenko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cox 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Emelianenko gets back to full guard.
Emelianenko keeping full guard, as Cox tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eaton Cox really dominated that round.
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.
Cox feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Emelianenko is looking for a triangle here but Cox uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Emelianenko tries to bench press Cox off him but Cox keeps the position.
Emelianenko gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Emelianenko tries to reverse the position but Cox maintains control.
Cox tries to control but Emelianenko wriggling away.
Cox content just to control the position here.
Cox trying to control but Emelianenko is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Emelianenko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Emelianenko tries to hold on but Cox pushes him away.
Cox is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Emelianenko to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Emelianenko shrugs it off.
Emelianenko is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cox works his way to his opponent's back.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Emelianenko is really stuck here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cox has good solid back control here.
Cox lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Emelianenko hold on?!
Emelianenko defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Cox's arms.
Emelianenko trying to control the hands but Cox breaks the grip.
Cox working for the choke.
Cox has the hooks in. Emelianenko is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Cox trying to control momentarily.
Emelianenko wants to escape the position.
Emelianenko turns into Cox and is now in his guard.
Cox wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Eaton Cox has got the better of the ground game so far.
Emelianenko won't allow Cox to sweep him here.
Emelianenko sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cox's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cox looking for submissions off his back.
Emelianenko trying to control from half guard but Cox is working away.
Cox makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cox.
Cox looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Emelianenko puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Emelianenko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cox is in trouble now - Emelianenko has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eaton Cox dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Emelianenko dives in and grabs Cox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cox pushes down on Emelianenko's head and hops out.
Emelianenko stuffs the takedown.
Emelianenko clinches up with Cox and pushes him back against the cage.
Cox jumps guard but Emelianenko stands there with Cox around his waist. Cox gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Emelianenko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Emelianenko misses with a takedown attempt
and Cox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emelianenko has his takedown stuffed
letting Cox counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox throws a nice inside leg kick.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cox moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cox misses with an uppercut.
Cox closes the distance and clinches.
Emelianenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Emelianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Cox controls the action.
Emelianenko trying to stall but Cox improves his position.
Cox throws a punch but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Cox lands a body shot.
Cox tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Emelianenko just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cox throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox is leaning against Emelianenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cox has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cox fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Emelianenko tries to stall but Cox uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the head.
Cox presses Emelianenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cox lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Cox.
Cox tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Emelianenko smiles and moves away.
Cox digs a good body shot into Emelianenko's ribs.
Eaton Cox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Emelianenko doesn't seem bothered though.
A low kick from Emelianenko is predictable there
and Cox counters with an inside leg kick.
Cox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cox just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Cox misses.
Emelianenko thows a leg kick but Cox checks it
letting Cox counter with a right hand.
Good leg kick by Cox there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cox circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cox counters by moving into the clinch.
Cox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Cox managing to block the knees to the body from Emelianenko.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cox lands with a left to the head.
Emelianenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Emelianenko has a couple of punches blocked by Cox.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cox.
Cox lands an uppercut.
Emelianenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cox has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Emelianenko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko blocking some punches.
Andrei Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Emelianenko lands a front kick.
Emelianenko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cox counters with a nice low kick that buckles Emelianenko's knee momentarily.
Cox moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Emelianenko walks into a left hand.
No joy there for Cox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Emelianenko thows a leg kick but Cox checks it
and Cox counters with a nice low kick that buckles Emelianenko's knee momentarily.
Cox moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eaton Cox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cox 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 45:50
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eaton Cox!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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