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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedro Jemelijanenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joeseph Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jemelijanenko comes to the cage accompanied by Goran Bregovic - Kalashnikov. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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190 cm
19
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
22
209 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Fedro Jemelijanenko! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joeseph Michael! The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jemelijanenko fails to land the takedown. Jemelijanenko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Jemelijanenko prevents Michael from improving his position. Jemelijanenko is keen to just control but Michael is a slippery customer. Michael tries to roll over but Jemelijanenko keeps him under control. Jemelijanenko is looking for a kimura but Michael is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jemelijanenko to get the leverage. Michael wants to get back to full guard. Michael has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jemelijanenko is working away from the top position though. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Michael moves into full guard.
Michael really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jemelijanenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Michael looks gassed! Jemelijanenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Michael is keeping the position for now. Jemelijanenko passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jemelijanenko lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Jemelijanenko has knee on belly and moves into mount. Jemelijanenko trying to control but Michael is having none of it. Jemelijanenko looking to secure an arm triangle but Michael defends it well. Michael's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. Jemelijanenko with good strikes from the mount here! Michael stops Jemelijanenko from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better. Jemelijanenko with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jemelijanenko wants to control but Michael has made it back to half guard. Nice work. Jemelijanenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Michael keeps working. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Michael can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Michael moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Michael looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Jemelijanenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Michael is keeping the position for now. Michael seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Michael is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Michael thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Jemelijanenko preventing the sweep. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Michael is looking to stand up but Jemelijanenko isn't so interested in that idea.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Michael misses with the combination.
Michael lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Michael.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jemelijanenko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Michael wants to sweep here but Jemelijanenko controlling him for the moment. Jemelijanenko trying to control but Michael is working from the bottom. Jemelijanenko looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Jemelijanenko thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Jemelijanenko stops Michael from standing up. Jemelijanenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Michael is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jemelijanenko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Jemelijanenko shoots in but no luck this time. Jemelijanenko shoots in and bounces Michael off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Michael is trying to control the position but Jemelijanenko postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jemelijanenko cracks Michael with a solid left hand. Michael keeping moving, preventing Jemelijanenko from controlling successfully. Jemelijanenko throws a big right hand that misses. Jemelijanenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Michael is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Jemelijanenko not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Jemelijanenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Michael is retaining full guard. Michael doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Jemelijanenko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Michael backs up against the cage.
Jemelijanenko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Jemelijanenko shoots in but no luck this time. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedro Jemelijanenko. That's going to take a lot out of him. Michael misses with an uppercut. Jemelijanenko saw that one coming. Jemelijanenko fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Jemelijanenko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Jemelijanenko stopping the sweep attempt from Michael. Jemelijanenko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedro Jemelijanenko dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Michael lands a nice looking body shot.
Michael stuffs the takedown. Michael's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Michael duly obliges.
It looks like Fedro Jemelijanenko has been cut. Michael throws a big shot that misses. Michael misses with an uppercut. Jemelijanenko saw that one coming. Jemelijanenko has a takedown stuffed. Jemelijanenko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Michael as he avoids it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedro Jemelijanenko. That's going to take a lot out of him. Jemelijanenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Jemelijanenko jumps guard.
Jemelijanenko pulls Michael in close to prevent any damage. Michael works over Jemelijanenko with some ground and pound from guard. Michael pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jemelijanenko is keeping the position for now. Jemelijanenko has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Michael doesn't defend quickly enough and Jemelijanenko has managed to lock this one up! Can Michael escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Jemelijanenko on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Fedro Jemelijanenko!
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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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