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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avon Stringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by You are the best around. Stringer has chosen The Loner as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Avon Stringer enters the cage!
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183 lbs
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179 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrei Emelianenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Avon Stringer!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stringer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Emelianenko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stringer checks it well.
Stringer throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Emelianenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.
Stringer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stringer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stringer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stringer throws a head kick but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko throws a series of strikes that have Stringer backpedaling.
It looks like Avon Stringer has been cut.
Emelianenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Emelianenko misses with a jab to the body
and Stringer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stringer throws a nice looking combination but Emelianenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stringer throws a right hand that Emelianenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Emelianenko also avoids with ease.
A big right from Emelianenko misses.
Stringer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stringer scoring well with a low kick there.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick but Stringer checks it.
Stringer misses with a low kick.
Emelianenko connects with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Emelianenko blocks the leg kick.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stringer manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko looks to throw a body kick
and Stringer counters with a series of strikes. Emelianenko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stringer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stringer finds it's way round the side to connect with Emelianenko's head.
Stringer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice takedown defense from Stringer. No joy for Emelianenko on that attempt.
Stringer lands with an uppercut that bounces Emelianenko off the cage and back into rage.
Emelianenko missing with a left hand there. Stringer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Emelianenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stringer counters with a one-two to the body.
Avon Stringer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stringer tries to close the distance and clinch but Emelianenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stringer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stringer on the side of the head.
Emelianenko tries for a takedown but Stringer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Emelianenko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stringer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stringer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick but Stringer checks it.
Stringer looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick
and Emelianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stringer misses with a body shot
and Emelianenko counters with a nice leg kick.
Emelianenko lands a nice hook to Stringer's body. Stringer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a two punch combination.
Emelianenko looks to land a left hand but Stringer moved out of range nicely.
Stringer looks to land a left hand but Emelianenko moved out of range nicely.
Stringer misses with a left hand
and Emelianenko counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Stringer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Emelianenko's calf.
Emelianenko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stringer misses with the combination.
Emelianenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stringer counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Emelianenko misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Emelianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Avon Stringer'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 looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
No joy there for Emelianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Emelianenko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stringer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Emelianenko's knee momentarily.
Emelianenko slips under a jab from Stringer.
Emelianenko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stringer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Stringer misses
and Emelianenko counters with a left to the body.
Stringer throws a shot from downtown. Emelianenko moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stringer punishes Emelianenko's body with a nice straight punch.
Stringer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Emelianenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stringer counters with a stiff right hand.
Stringer throws a shot to the body.
Jab from Stringer.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch
and Stringer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stringer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Stringer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stringer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stringer scores with a hook to the body.
Stringer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stringer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Emelianenko's head.
Avon Stringer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Emelianenko drops his hands momentarily and Stringer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Emelianenko misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stringer manages to avoid it.
Stringer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Andrei Emelianenko has been cut.
Stringer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stringer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No luck for Emelianenko with that takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko misses with a right hand
and Stringer counters with a straight right hand.
Emelianenko throws a right hand that misses
and Stringer counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stringer misses with a double jab.
Emelianenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Stringer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emelianenko checks a leg kick.
Stringer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stringer.
Stringer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
That's four 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.
Stringer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stringer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Emelianenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stringer.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut
and Stringer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A left lands for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Stringer counter with a right hand.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Stringer strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avon Stringer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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 checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Andrei Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stringer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Emelianenko throws a right hand that misses
and Stringer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Emelianenko with a jab.
A big right from Stringer misses.
Emelianenko moves away from the strike by Stringer.
Stringer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Emelianenko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Stringer strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stringer.
Stringer blocks a jab.
Emelianenko swings widly with a right hand
and Stringer counters with a nice leg kick.
Emelianenko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stringer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Emelianenko counters with a straight right hand.
Stringer looks to land a left hand but Emelianenko moved out of range nicely.
Emelianenko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a takedown but Stringer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Emelianenko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stringer blocks a head kick by Emelianenko.
Stringer scores with a nice strike.
Emelianenko throws a lazy right hand but Stringer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Emelianenko slips a jab from Stringer.
Emelianenko lands with a good body shot.
Emelianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Emelianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Emelianenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stringer connects with the punch.
Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stringer.
Emelianenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stringer punishes Emelianenko's body with a nice straight punch.
Emelianenko tries to land a front kick but Stringer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stringer throws a right and a left that Emelianenko avoids nicely.
Emelianenko takes a swing at Stringer's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Emelianenko feints and then cracks Stringer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stringer down.
Emelianenko misses with a leg kick
and Stringer counters with a right hand to the body.
Emelianenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stringer checks a leg kick.
Stringer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko looks to land a left hand but Stringer moved out of range nicely.
Emelianenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stringer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emelianenko blocks a jab.
Emelianenko swings widly with a right hand
and Stringer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Avon Stringer just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stringer tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Emelianenko taking a breather here.
Emelianenko fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Stringer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Emelianenko 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stringer sneaks back into half guard.
Stringer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Emelianenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Emelianenko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Emelianenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stringer defending well though.
Stringer trying to control but Emelianenko postures up.
Emelianenko prevents Stringer from improving his position.
Emelianenko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Emelianenko is trying to control the action in half guard but Stringer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stringer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stringer.
Emelianenko stopping the sweep attempt from Stringer.
Emelianenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Stringer is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stringer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Emelianenko won't allow Stringer to sweep him here.
Emelianenko drops back, looking for a kneebar! Stringer looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Stringer looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Stringer!
Emelianenko can't do much from the bottom here.
Emelianenko tries to buck Stringer off but Stringer is having none of it.
Stringer wants to control but Emelianenko is keeping him busy.
Emelianenko tries to bench press Stringer off him but Stringer keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Emelianenko gets back to half guard.
Emelianenko is looking to control Stringer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Emelianenko avoid being mounted?
Emelianenko tries to roll over but Stringer keeps him under control.
Emelianenko gets full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stringer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Emelianenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stringer is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Emelianenko had his way with Avon Stringer in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stringer.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Stringer is just out of range.
Stringer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelianenko.
Emelianenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stringer throws a head kick that misses.
Emelianenko tries to move into range but Stringer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Stringer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko fails with the takedown.
Emelianenko missing with a left hand there. Stringer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stringer throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Stringer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Emelianenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Emelianenko misses with a hook
and Stringer counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Emelianenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stringer counters with a stiff right hand.
Emelianenko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stringer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stringer throws a leg kick but Emelianenko moved away.
Emelianenko looks to land a combination but Stringer avoids it well.
Stringer ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Stringer avoids them all with ease.
Stringer throws a head kick that Emelianenko semi-blocks.
Emelianenko throws a sloppy head kick
and Stringer counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Stringer.
Emelianenko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to land a leg kick but Stringer saw it coming and moves away.
Stringer scores with a jab to the head.
Stringer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
Stringer wants to clinch but Emelianenko slips to the side
and Emelianenko counters with an inside leg kick.
Emelianenko slips a straight right by Stringer.
Emelianenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stringer.
Stringer throws a leg kick
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Emelianenko misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stringer clobbers Emelianenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Emelianenko is looking to land body kicks.
Emelianenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Emelianenko loads up on a big right hand but Stringer slips the punch.
Stringer slips a jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a leg kick
and Stringer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Stringer is just out of range.
Stringer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Avon Stringer.
I think Stringer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 47:48
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avon Stringer! Avon Stringer retains his welterweight title!
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