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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lavrentiy Beriya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fyodor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lavrentiy Beriya could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fyodor Emelianenko's chin.
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243 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lavrentiy Beriya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fyodor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko wants to clinch but Beriya slips to the side
and Beriya counters with a straight right hand.
Emelianenko tries to clinch
and Beriya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beriya moves into range and clinches up with Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is leaning against Beriya and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Beriya fails to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Beriya gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Beriya jumps guard.
Emelianenko throwing strikes from guard but Beriya blocks nicely.
Beriya is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Emelianenko slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Emelianenko is chipping away with strikes.
Emelianenko decides to stand up, so the ref orders Beriya to his feet.
Emelianenko with a poor takedown
and Beriya counters with a left and a right that stings Emelianenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beriya doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Emelianenko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Beriya is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Beriya avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lavrentiy Beriya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fyodor Emelianenko.
Beriya is working for takedown but Emelianenko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Emelianenko is trying to stall.
Emelianenko is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Beriya gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Beriya breaks the clinch.
Beriya moves into the clinch.
Beriya tries for a takedown but Emelianenko manages to get underhooks.
Emelianenko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Beriya avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Emelianenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Emelianenko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Emelianenko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Beriya pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Beriya jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Emelianenko walks away with a smile on his face. Beriya gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Emelianenko is defended easily by Beriya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to clinch.
Beriya scores with a push kick.
Beriya tries a head kick but it misses.
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Lavrentiy Beriya has been cut.
Emelianenko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Beriya if he has to take too many more of those.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Beriya avoids them all with ease.
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Beriya circles away.
Emelianenko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Emelianenko duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Beriya circles away.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Beriya circles away and keeps his distance.
Emelianenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch but Beriya is avoiding it.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch but Beriya is avoiding it.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beriya misses with a takedown
and Emelianenko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Emelianenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Emelianenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Beriya holds on and takes a little breather.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Emelianenko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Emelianenko prevents Beriya from getting back to his feet.
Beriya knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Emelianenko on the ground.
Emelianenko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Emelianenko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Emelianenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beriya works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Emelianenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beriya works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Emelianenko pushes down on Beriya's leg and manages to get into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko throwing shots but Beriya is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beriya defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fyodor Emelianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lavrentiy Beriya's cut.
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.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a takedown but Beriya manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Emelianenko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Emelianenko swings widly with a right hand
and Beriya counters with a nice body shot.
Emelianenko closes the distance but Beriya moves to the side
and Beriya moves into the clinch.
Beriya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beriya connects with a high kick.
Beriya looks for a takedown but Emelianenko sprawls well.
Emelianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good work by Beriya as he checks the leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beriya slaps away a takedown attempt from Emelianenko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Beriya shoots in for a double leg but Emelianenko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Beriya clinches up with Emelianenko and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Beriya pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lavrentiy Beriya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fyodor Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beriya holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beriya digs a good body shot into Emelianenko's ribs.
Emelianenko tries to clinch
and Beriya counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Emelianenko!
Emelianenko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Beriya lands a big elbow.
Beriya won't let Emelianenko get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Emelianenko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Emelianenko wants to hold on but Beriya pushes him away.
Beriya will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko regains half guard.
Emelianenko is controlling Beriya's trapped leg to prevent Beriya from advancing to side control.
Emelianenko wants to improve his position but Beriya is controlling well.
Emelianenko is looking to control Beriya's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Emelianenko avoid being mounted?
Beriya not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Beriya trying to control the action but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to get to full guard but Beriya has control of the leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Beriya moves away
and Beriya counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Beriya.
Emelianenko manages to break the clinch.
Lavrentiy Beriya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beriya misses with a takedown
and Emelianenko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Beriya is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Beriya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Emelianenko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Beriya pulls his leg out and moves away.
Emelianenko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beriya looking for a sweep but Emelianenko has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Emelianenko with a couple of short strikes.
Beriya tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Emelianenko lands a big shot there that rocks Beriya but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Emelianenko with shots to the head and body - Beriya looks very uncomfortable down there.
Emelianenko landing strikes from the mount.
Fyodor Emelianenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Beriya keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lavrentiy Beriya dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lavrentiy Beriya's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Beriya counters with a slapping leg kick.
Emelianenko tries to clinch
and Beriya counters with a takedown into side control.
Beriya working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Emelianenko is looking to reverse the position.
Emelianenko wants to get back to his feet but Beriya drags him back down.
Beriya swings around for an armbar but Emelianenko sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Beriya's guard.
Emelianenko working some strikes from top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emelianenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Beriya is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Beriya working a defensive guard here.
Beriya throws a couple of heel strikes.
Beriya has momentary wrist control but Emelianenko slips an elbow through the middle.
Emelianenko lands a couple of digs.
Emelianenko is in close to Beriya's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Emelianenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Emelianenko throwing strikes from guard but Beriya blocks nicely.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Beriya keeps moving.
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.
Emelianenko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Emelianenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Beriya looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Emelianenko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Beriya is pulling down on Emelianenko's head to control his posture.
Emelianenko with a nice head shot there.
Emelianenko postures up.
Beriya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beriya working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Beriya keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Emelianenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Beriya on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Beriya tries to get out of the position.
Emelianenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Emelianenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beriya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beriya looking for a guillotine here but Emelianenko defends easily.
Beriya working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Emelianenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Emelianenko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Beriya's head.
Emelianenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Emelianenko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Beriya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko works over Beriya with some ground and pound from guard.
Beriya is trying to keep Emelianenko in close.
Emelianenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beriya working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Emelianenko.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lavrentiy Beriya showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Beriya has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lavrentiy Beriya!
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