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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Emilianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Tonkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emilianenko comes to the cage accompanied by Let The Bodies Hit The Floor. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tonkin's choice of entrance music: Hammer Time. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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225 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Freddie Emilianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Tonkin!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonkin misses with a double jab
enabling Emilianenko to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Jimmy Tonkin has been cut.
Tonkin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Emilianenko's head backwards.
It looks like Freddie Emilianenko has been cut.
Emilianenko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jimmy Tonkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonkin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tonkin wants to clinch
and Emilianenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Tonkin misses with a shot to the body
and Emilianenko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tonkin breaks the clinch.
Tonkin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emilianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tonkin misses with a body shot
and Emilianenko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Emilianenko manages to pull guard.
Tonkin wants to stand and escape but instead Emilianenko has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Tonkin trying to strike off his back.
Emilianenko stops Tonkin from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonkin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tonkin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tonkin keeping moving, preventing Emilianenko from controlling successfully.
Emilianenko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Emilianenko slips nicely into half guard.
Emilianenko is trying to control. Tonkin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tonkin kicks off Emilianenko and gets to his feet.
Emilianenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Tonkin doesn't manage to clinch there - Emilianenko circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonkin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Emilianenko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tonkin scrambles back to his feet.
Tonkin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Emilianenko avoids it really well and circles away.
Tonkin looks gassed!
Tonkin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tonkin tries to clinch there but Emilianenko circles away.
Tonkin throws a lazy uppercut
and Emilianenko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tonkin breaks from the clinch.
Emilianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emilianenko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Emilianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tonkin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Emilianenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tonkin throws a lazy uppercut
and Emilianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tonkin misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Emilianenko counter with a right hand.
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!
Emilianenko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Emilianenko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tonkin momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emilianenko moves in looking to clinch but Tonkin pushes him off.
Tonkin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Emilianenko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tonkin scrambles back to his feet.
Emilianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emilianenko moves to clinch but Tonkin breaks away
enabling Tonkin to counter with a crisp jab.
Emilianenko rushes Tonkin and presses him up against the cage.
Tonkin is trying to push Emilianenko away but Emilianenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tonkin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emilianenko has him pressed against the cage.
Emilianenko has Tonkin pressed against the cage, preventing Tonkin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Emilianenko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tonkin smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddie Emilianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tonkin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Emilianenko counters by clinching up.
Emilianenko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tonkin walks away with a smile on his face. Emilianenko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Emilianenko tries to clinch there but Tonkin circles away.
Tonkin circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emilianenko pushes Tonkin up against the cage in a clinch.
Emilianenko drags the fight down to the ground.
Emilianenko is trying to control the position but Tonkin postures up.
Tonkin wants to stand and escape but instead Emilianenko has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tonkin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tonkin keeping moving, preventing Emilianenko from controlling successfully.
Emilianenko stays in close to Tonkin's body and controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emilianenko lands a couple of elbows.
Emilianenko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tonkin wants to stand but Emilianenko is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Emilianenko dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tonkin swats away the attempt to clinch by Emilianenko.
Emilianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tonkin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emilianenko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Emilianenko tries to clinch but Tonkin moves out of range.
Tonkin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tonkin slips a jab from Emilianenko.
Emilianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emilianenko tries to clinch but Tonkin moves out of range.
Emilianenko tries to clinch but Tonkin is having none of it.
Tonkin tries to clinch there but Emilianenko circles away.
Emilianenko looks to land a combination. Tonkin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tonkin misses with a combination
and Emilianenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Freddie Emilianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Tonkin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonkin misses with a combination
letting Emilianenko counter with a right hand.
Tonkin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tonkin throws a chopping leg kick but Emilianenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tonkin closes the distance but Emilianenko moves to the side
and Emilianenko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tonkin misses with a right hand
and Emilianenko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Emilianenko wants to clinch.
Emilianenko wants to clinch up but Tonkin keeps it at a distance.
Tonkin misses with a combination
and Emilianenko counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emilianenko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tonkin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Emilianenko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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!
Emilianenko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Emilianenko throws a big right hand that misses.
Emilianenko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Emilianenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tonkin is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Emilianenko dives into side control.
Emilianenko grinds an elbow into Tonkin's temple.
Emilianenko scoring with punches from side control.
That has opened up Jimmy Tonkin's cut even more.
Emilianenko lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tonkin down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emilianenko creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Emilianenko thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Emilianenko lands a few punches from side control.
Tonkin is rocked!
Freddie Emilianenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Emilianenko cracks Tonkin with a big right hand but Tonkin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Emilianenko tries for a kimura but Tonkin is defending well.
Emilianenko lands a decent elbow from side control.
Emilianenko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emilianenko scoring with punches and elbows.
Tonkin is still in real trouble! Can Emilianenko finish him?
Emilianenko has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Tonkin is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Emilianenko yanks on the arm and Tonkin is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Emilianenko.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Freddie Emilianenko!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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