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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald has chosen Kryptic Minds & Leon Switch - No Remorse as his entrance music. Nate McDonald has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirko Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nate McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDonald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McDonald lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Emelianenko sprawling to the canvas. McDonald follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Emelianenko hang on?
It looks like Mirko Emelianenko has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko is concentrating on defense, preventing McDonald from advancing position.
McDonald not doing much here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McDonald fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Emelianenko checks it well.
Nate McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko darts in and clinches McDonald up against the cage.
McDonald wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but McDonald is blocking nicely.
McDonald tries to stall but Emelianenko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Emelianenko lands a right hand.
Emelianenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDonalds head.
Emelianenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald trying to land knees to the body.
McDonald looking to slow down the pace here.
McDonald content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
McDonald is trying to break the clinch but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage.
Emelianenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McDonald is trying to break free.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McDonald tries to stall but Emelianenko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McDonald prevents a body shot from Emelianenko.
McDonald has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Emelianenko blocking some punches.
McDonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McDonald lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Emelianenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Emelianenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McDonald, pushing him back against the cage.
Emelianenko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from McDonald misses.
McDonald misses with a low kick as Emelianenko jumps back.
Emelianenko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianenko scoring well with a low kick there.
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but McDonald circles away.
McDonald keeps Emelianenko at a distance using the push kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Emelianenko. That's going to slow McDonald down.
Emelianenko wants to clinch.
McDonald throws a combination. Emelianenko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Emelianenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonald misses with a hook. Emelianenko ducked under it nicely.
Emelianenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice shot lands for McDonald.
McDonald takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McDonald throws a big shot that misses.
McDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
McDonald scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McDonald, pushing him back against the cage.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Emelianenko.
McDonald avoiding damage as Emelianenko throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Emelianenko gets through McDonald's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McDonald has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McDonald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko closes the distance and pushes McDonald back into the cage.
McDonald is trying to maintain a safe position but Emelianenko gets an underhook and turns McDonald into the cage.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but McDonald blocks it.
Emelianenko misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald wants to get back to striking at distance but Emelianenko won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Emelianenko obliges.
McDonald looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Emelianenko tries to throw a body punch but McDonald avoids it by throwing Emelianenko back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on McDonald's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McDonald can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Emelianenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McDonald has had enough of the clinch but Emelianenko keeps him there for the moment.
McDonald tries to stall but Emelianenko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McDonald breaks the clinch.
Emelianenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
McDonald fails to land with a series of punches.
A thudding body kick lands there by McDonald!
McDonald swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but McDonald circles away and keeps his distance.
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but McDonald pushes him off.
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko lands a jab to McDonald's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mirko Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mirko Emelianenko's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McDonald looks to land a left hand but Emelianenko moved out of range nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Emelianenko - that will leave a mark!
Emelianenko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emelianenko instigates a clinch.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Emelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
A hook to the body from Emelianenko.
Nice body punch from Emelianenko.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Emelianenko lands an uppercut.
Mirko Emelianenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Emelianenko lands a nice knee to the body.
Emelianenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to McDonald's face.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Emelianenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McDonald.
Emelianenko lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Emelianenko.
McDonald is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Emelianenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands a shot to the body.
Emelianenko lands a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Emelianenko.
It looks like Nate McDonald has been cut.
McDonald trying to control the position but instead, Emelianenko has worked for underhooks and has pushed McDonald into the cage.
Emelianenko manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko thuds a left hand into McDonald's body.
McDonald throws a leg kick
and Emelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses.
Emelianenko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Emelianenko is looking to slow McDonald down with leg kicks.
Emelianenko lands a leg kick that knocks McDonald off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald looks for the body kick but Emelianenko saw that one coming.
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Emelianenko struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonald controls his hands.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald misses with a punch on the inside.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko tries to work over McDonald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDonald tries to break free but Emelianenko pushes him back against the cage.
McDonald tries to stall but Emelianenko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Emelianenko on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McDonald wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McDonald avoids it.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianenko lands a nice knee to the body.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McDonald has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko is trying to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McDonald.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald trying to control the position but instead, Emelianenko has worked for underhooks and has pushed McDonald into the cage.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McDonald has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDonald wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McDonald's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McDonald wants to break free but Emelianenko has control.
A knee to the head by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McDonald is trying to stall.
McDonald wants to get back to striking at distance but Emelianenko won't allow it.
McDonald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McDonald avoids it.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch.
Emelianenko darts in and clinches McDonald up against the cage.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Come on McDonald - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Emelianenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McDonald in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Emelianenko crunches a lovely knee into McDonald's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a body punch.
Emelianenko pushes McDonald back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch.
Emelianenko scores with a three punch combo!
Mirko Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelianenko lands a nice hook to McDonald's body. McDonald takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDonald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDonald throws a series of punches but Emelianenko moves out of range.
McDonald misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emelianenko lands a nice looking kick to the body. McDonald takes a step back to recover.
A chopping leg kick lands by Emelianenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Emelianenko dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.
McDonald throws a nice looking combination but Emelianenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Emelianenko slips a jab from McDonald.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McDonald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A good leg kick by Emelianenko.
McDonald throws a right and a left that Emelianenko avoids nicely.
McDonald throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McDonald tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Emelianenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McDonald misses with a kick to the body.
McDonald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emelianenko connects with an inside leg kick.
McDonald walks into a straight right hand from Emelianenko.
McDonald tries a low kick but Emelianenko avoids it.
McDonald misses with an attempted mid kick.
McDonald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Emelianenko rushes McDonald and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Emelianenko scores with a shot to the side of McDonald's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonald wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko has McDonald pressed against the cage, preventing McDonald from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Emelianenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Emelianenko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Emelianenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Emelianenko pushes McDonald back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A hook to the body from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a shot to the body.
Emelianenko is pushing McDonald up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Emelianenko lands a good knee to the midsection. McDonald won't want to take too many of those.
Emelianenko lands a good knee to the midsection. McDonald won't want to take too many of those.
A shot in the inside from Emelianenko.
A short uppercut from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Emelianenko.
A short left from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko breaks from the clinch.
Emelianenko connects with a solid leg kick.
Emelianenko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Emelianenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that McDonald avoids nicely.
Emelianenko scores with a jab.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McDonald manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.
McDonald misses with a low kick as Emelianenko jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from McDonald. Those never looked like landing.
McDonald throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emelianenko checks a low kick from McDonald.
A cross from Emelianenko lands.
Emelianenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Emelianenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McDonald.
Good leg kick by Emelianenko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McDonald takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McDonald throws out a loose jab but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from McDonald misses.
Emelianenko slips under a jab.
Emelianenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McDonald.
McDonald throws a low kick but Emelianenko moves out of range easily.
Emelianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emelianenko thumps McDonald with a low kick.
Mirko Emelianenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Emelianenko cracks McDonald with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko has closed the distance and engaged McDonald in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko prevents McDonald from breaking the clinch.
McDonald is trying to break free.
McDonald taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on McDonald's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but McDonald blocks it.
Nate McDonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDonald wants to get back to striking at distance but Emelianenko won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Emelianenko obliges.
McDonald's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McDonald looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDonald wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Emelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDonald looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Emelianenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Emelianenko, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Emelianenko!
Mirko Emelianenko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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