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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roman Emelianov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geeorges StPierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianov comes to the cage accompanied by Аркона - Call of Battle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 cm
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167 lbs
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184 cm
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Emelianov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Geeorges StPierre! The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The fighters circling - StPierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Emelianov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. StPierre gets tackled into the cage by Emelianov. Emelianov maintains the clinch. StPierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Emelianov misses with the head strike.
Emelianov lands a left hand.
Emelianov stalling in the clinch.
Emelianov misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. StPierre can't break the clinch.
StPierre takes a shot to the head. StPierre tries to circle away but Emelianov has him pinned against the cage. A knee to the head by Emelianov.
StPierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Emelianov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Emelianov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite StPierre's efforts to push away. StPierre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Emelianov tries a knee to the head but StPierre blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. StPierre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Emelianov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianov stalling in the clinch.
Emelianov keeps control of StPierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. StPierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
StPierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Emelianov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
StPierre prevents a body shot from Emelianov. StPierre is trying to break the clinch but Emelianov is controlling him. A nice right hand lands inside from Emelianov. Emelianov leaning against his opponent.
Emelianov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Emelianov scores with a knee to the head.
Emelianov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Emelianov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Emelianov scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. StPierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
StPierre working hard to break the clinch. StPierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. StPierre is trying to force a seperation but Emelianov has the dominant position. Emelianov has StPierre pressed against the cage, preventing StPierre from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Emelianov throws an elbow but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! StPierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Emelianov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of StPierre's head. Emelianov tries to close the distance and clinch up but StPierre swats him away and circles back towards the center. StPierre with a poor takedown and Emelianov counters with a leg kick. Emelianov tries to clinch up. A looping hook to the body misses from StPierre. Emelianov does a little dance to reset his feet. StPierre has closed the distance and engaged Emelianov in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. StPierre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. StPierre is trying to break free. StPierre can't break the clinch.
Emelianov stalling against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Emelianov obliges. StPierre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Emelianov looking to throw knees to the head but StPierre is blocking nicely.
Emelianov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Emelianov. StPierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
Emelianov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Emelianov unloads a knee to the mid-section. StPierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. StPierre looks gassed! Emelianov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Emelianov misses with a knee strike.
Emelianov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. StPierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Emelianov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Emelianov digs a right hand underneath StPierre's ribcage. StPierre let out a lung full of air as it connected. StPierre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Emelianov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Emelianov for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure. StPierre can't break the clinch.
StPierre is trying to break free. StPierre is trying to break the clinch but Emelianov has him pressed against the cage. Emelianov misses with a knee strike.
StPierre is trying to force a seperation but Emelianov has the dominant position. Stalling in the clinch from Emelianov.
Emelianov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has StPierre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Emelianov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Emelianov dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Emelianov is looking to land body kicks. Emelianov wants to clinch and StPierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Emelianov gets a clinch. StPierre is trying to break free. StPierre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. StPierre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Emelianov lands a left hand.
StPierre is trying to break free. StPierre manages to break the clinch.
Emelianov wants to clinch up but StPierre keeps it at a distance. Roman Emelianov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Emelianov fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. StPierre is looking to score with low kicks. Emelianov connects with a solid leg kick. Sloppy strikes from Emelianov. Those never looked like landing. StPierre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Emelianov wants to slow StPierre down by chopping away at his legs. StPierre drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. The fight moves into the clinch position. Emelianov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianov lands with a short shot to the head. Emelianov tries to stall but StPierre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
StPierre has had enough of the clinch but Emelianov keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. StPierre takes a knee to the side of the body. StPierre tries to break free but Emelianov pushes him back against the cage. Knees in the clinch landing for Emelianov.
StPierre is breathing heavily. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Emelianov. StPierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. StPierre tries to circle away but Emelianov has him pinned against the cage. Emelianov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Emelianov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Emelianov misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on StPierre's face as he tries to break the clinch. A short left from Emelianov. Emelianov lands an elbow that stopped StPierre in his tracks for a moment. StPierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice left hand lands by Emelianov.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Emelianov. Emelianov with a knee to the head.
Emelianov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but StPierre blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Emelianov lands a knee to the body.
Emelianov leaning against his opponent.
Emelianov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by StPierre as Emelianov tries to tie him up. StPierre blocks an elbow strike. A frustrated look appears on StPierre's face as he tries to break the clinch. StPierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Emelianov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Emelianov has StPierre pressed against the cage, preventing StPierre from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Emelianov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Emelianov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Emelianov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. StPierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Emelianov tries to clinch up but StPierre circles away and keeps his distance. StPierre on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. StPierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roman Emelianov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Emelianov is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Emelianov connects with a solid leg kick. Emelianov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Emelianov wants to clinch up but StPierre keeps it at a distance. Emelianov is looking to clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Emelianov dominated that second round. That's time! Emelianov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
StPierre keeps the fight on the outside. StPierre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Emelianov jabs StPierre right on the nose. StPierre blinks but takes it well. StPierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Emelianov fakes the leg kick and cracks StPierre in the body. Emelianov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. StPierre tries to break free but Emelianov pushes him back against the cage. Emelianov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. StPierre is defending well for now. Roman Emelianov has scored more points in the clinch so far. StPierre breaks the clinch.
Emelianov scores with a leg kick.
Emelianov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but StPierre paws at him with a jab and circles away. Jab by StPierre.
That's one minute gone in the round. Emelianov thows a left - swing and a miss! StPierre lands with a kick to the temple. Emelianov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" StPierre keeps the fight on the outside. Emelianov throws a right and a left that StPierre avoids nicely. The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianov looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Emelianov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. StPierre avoids the head kick by Emelianov.
Emelianov slips a jab from StPierre. StPierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianov.
That's two minutes gone in the round. StPierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emelianov jabs StPierre right on the nose. StPierre blinks but takes it well. StPierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
StPierre clinches up with Emelianov and pushes him back against the cage. Emelianov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Emelianov scores with a shoulder strike. StPierre working hard to break the clinch. Emelianov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Emelianov keeps control of StPierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Emelianov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Emelianov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emelianov is trying to maintain a safe position but StPierre gets an underhook and turns Emelianov into the cage. StPierre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Emelianov trying to land knees to the body.
StPierre tries to break free but Emelianov pushes him back against the cage. Emelianov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Emelianov lands a knee to the body.
Roman Emelianov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. StPierre is trying to break the clinch but Emelianov has him pressed against the cage. A knee to the head by Emelianov.
StPierre is trying to force a seperation but Emelianov has the dominant position. Emelianov struggles to land a body shot inside as StPierre controls his hands.
StPierre tries to circle away but Emelianov has him pinned against the cage. Emelianov trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A nice left hand lands by Emelianov.
StPierre is trying to break free. StPierre wants to break free but Emelianov has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Emelianov.
Emelianov lands a nice knee to the body. Emelianov lands a shoulder strike. Geeorges StPierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! StPierre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Emelianov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianov lands with a light punch inside. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. StPierre tries to break the clinch but Emelianov is controlling the position. Emelianov displaying some good clinch control by pressing StPierre up against the cage. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! StPierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight! Roman Emelianov showed his dominance in that final round. Well Emelianov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27 Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27 Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Emelianov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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