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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Tresh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Казаки - Ой Да . On his way into the cage it seems that Niko Tresh has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Niko Tresh seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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271 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
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183 cm
23
229 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niko Tresh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
Tresh throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
No joy there for Tresh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Niko Tresh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tresh throws a nice looking combination but Emelianenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tresh lands a slapping body shot.
Tresh misses with a double jab.
Emelianenko closes the distance and pushes Tresh back into the cage.
Tresh wants a takedown but no success here.
Emelianenko stops a takedown attempt from Tresh.
Emelianenko effectively controlling the action here.
Emelianenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tresh is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Emelianenko is stalling here.
Tresh dodges an elbow strike from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tresh.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Tresh is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tresh is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Emelianenko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Tresh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tresh tries for a takedown but Emelianenko manages to get underhooks.
Tresh tries for a takedown but Emelianenko manages to get underhooks.
Emelianenko pressing his opponent against the cage.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tresh avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tresh avoids it.
Emelianenko stalls.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tresh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Emelianenko missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fedor Emelianenko.
Tresh throws the kick towards the body but Emelianenko avoids it.
Tresh misses with a body shot.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch but Tresh is avoiding it.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Tresh moves out of range.
A punch combination from Tresh misses.
Tresh misses with a hook.
Tresh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Emelianenko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Tresh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Emelianenko's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Emelianenko gets underhooks to prevent Tresh's takedown attempt.
Emelianenko leaning his opponent against the cage.
Emelianenko trying to stall but Tresh improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tresh is looking to take this one to the mat.
Emelianenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tresh drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Emelianenko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Tresh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Emelianenko.
It looks like Niko Tresh has been cut.
Emelianenko is pressed up against the cage. Tresh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Emelianenko down to the mat. Emelianenko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tresh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Tresh circles away.
Tresh misses with a body shot.
Tresh misses with a double jab.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Emelianenko. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Emelianenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tresh counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice defenses there by Tresh.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tresh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Tresh fails to land with a series of punches.
Tresh fails with a takedown attempt.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Tresh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Emelianenko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Emelianenko.
Tresh throws a hook but Emelianenko avoids it easily.
Fedor Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tresh shoots in and bounces Emelianenko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tresh got a little sloppy there for a moment and Emelianenko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tresh has managed to get both his arms back between Emelianenko's legs - danger averted.
Emelianenko wants to sweep here but Tresh controlling him for the moment.
Emelianenko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Emelianenko is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tresh can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko prevents Tresh from getting the reversal.
Emelianenko avoids the attempt from Tresh to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tresh is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tresh regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fedor Emelianenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Niko Tresh's cut.
That's time! Tresh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tresh shoots in looking for a takedown. Emelianenko tries to sprawl out of it but Tresh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Emelianenko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tresh thows a body shot but no joy.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Tresh moves out of range.
Tresh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emelianenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Tresh is having none of it.
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tresh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tresh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tresh shoots in looking for a takedown. Emelianenko tries to sprawl out of it but Tresh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Emelianenko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Emelianenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tresh, pushing him back against the cage.
Emelianenko is pressed up against the cage. Tresh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Emelianenko down to the mat. Emelianenko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Tresh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Tresh.
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko looks to clinch
and Tresh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tresh tries to keep at a distance but Emelianenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tresh blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianenko is trying to maintain a safe position but Tresh gets an underhook and turns Emelianenko into the cage.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tresh blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tresh as Emelianenko tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Emelianenko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Emelianenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tresh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tresh avoiding damage as Emelianenko throws knees to the body.
Emelianenko leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fedor Emelianenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fedor Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Tresh circles away and keeps his distance.
Tresh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelianenko forces Tresh back against the cage and clinches.
Emelianenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Tresh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Emelianenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Emelianenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Emelianenko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Emelianenko!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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