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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rueso Bear Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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184 cm
20
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
26
185 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rueso Bear Junior! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Emelianenko! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bear Junior misses with a right hand and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Emelianenko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Emelianenko misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Emelianenko punching from mount but Bear Junior doing a good job of avoiding damage. Emelianenko looking to control and managing it successfully. Bear Junior manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Bear Junior, under a barage of strikes from Emelianenko.
Bear Junior wants to control but Emelianenko is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Emelianenko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Emelianenko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Bear Junior regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Emelianenko. Emelianenko throws and elbow that misses. Bear Junior uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Emelianenko's guard. Nice move by Bear Junior! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Emelianenko is trying to control the position but Bear Junior postures up.
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 wants to sweep but no luck. Emelianenko pulls Bear Junior in to control the position. Bear Junior not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Bear Junior wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Bear Junior scoring with punches to the head and body. Emelianenko looking for a triangle here. Bear Junior is fighting it but it looks tight! Emelianenko pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Bear Junior is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ivan Emelianenko!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
45% |
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