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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Jose Emelianenko Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Tulmuch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fedor Jose Emelianenko Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trevor Tulmuch!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko Junior closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tulmuch quickly recovers to half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Emelianenko Junior throwing shots but Tulmuch is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko Junior thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tulmuch's head.
Emelianenko Junior wants to control but Tulmuch is keeping him busy.
Emelianenko Junior not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tulmuch looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tulmuch slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Emelianenko Junior throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tulmuch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Emelianenko Junior missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Emelianenko Junior wants to control from the top but Tulmuch keeps moving.
Emelianenko Junior loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tulmuch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tulmuch is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko Junior forces his way into half guard.
Emelianenko Junior missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Emelianenko Junior tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tulmuch knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko Junior thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tulmuch's head.
Tulmuch is looking to control Emelianenko Junior's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tulmuch avoid being mounted?
Tulmuch wants to improve his position but Emelianenko Junior is controlling well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tulmuch can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tulmuch is staying active underneath Emelianenko Junior, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulmuch wants to control but Emelianenko Junior is keeping busy.
Tulmuch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Emelianenko Junior seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tulmuch tries to kick Emelianenko Junior off but Emelianenko Junior keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tulmuch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Emelianenko Junior. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tulmuch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Emelianenko Junior working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Emelianenko Junior is keen to just control but Tulmuch is a slippery customer.
Tulmuch is trying to stand up here but Emelianenko Junior is controlling him well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko Junior not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Emelianenko Junior missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Emelianenko Junior is trying to control. Tulmuch wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Emelianenko Junior looks to land a strike but Tulmuch avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulmuch keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko Junior from controlling successfully.
Tulmuch lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Emelianenko Junior!
Tulmuch tries to control but Emelianenko Junior wriggling away.
Emelianenko Junior is trying to escape the mount.
Emelianenko Junior is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Emelianenko Junior working to try and regain half guard.
Emelianenko Junior 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.
Emelianenko Junior avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tulmuch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko Junior is trying desperately to improve position.
Tulmuch working Emelianenko Junior over with strikes here.
Tulmuch wants to control the pace but Emelianenko Junior is squirming around nicely.
Emelianenko Junior has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Tulmuch's lack of action.
Tulmuch stalling.
Emelianenko Junior regains full guard. Nicely done.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko Junior is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Emelianenko Junior bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tulmuch's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Jose Emelianenko Junior dominated that round.
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 Junior shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tulmuch pinned against the cage. Tulmuch gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tulmuch fails with a takedown attempt.
Tulmuch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Emelianenko Junior throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tulmuch.
Fedor Jose Emelianenko Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Tulmuch.
Emelianenko Junior gets caught napping as Tulmuch dives in and scores a takedown. Emelianenko Junior manages to retain guard.
Emelianenko Junior keeping moving, preventing Tulmuch from controlling successfully.
Tulmuch won't allow Emelianenko Junior to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko Junior is pulling down on Tulmuch's head. It's preventing any offense from Tulmuch, at least for the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tulmuch is in close to Emelianenko Junior's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Emelianenko Junior is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tulmuch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Emelianenko Junior is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tulmuch postures up in Emelianenko Junior's guard and throws a big left but Emelianenko Junior blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko Junior has Tulmuch pulled in close to control his posture.
Tulmuch wants to control from the top but Emelianenko Junior keeps moving.
Tulmuch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tulmuch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Emelianenko Junior's head.
Tulmuch wants to control from the top but Emelianenko Junior keeps moving.
Tulmuch showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Emelianenko Junior looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Emelianenko Junior fails to land the takedown.
Fedor Jose Emelianenko Junior is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tulmuch closes the distance and clinches up with Emelianenko Junior, looking for a takedown. Tulmuch pushes Emelianenko Junior against the cage but Emelianenko Junior circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tulmuch shoots in looking for a takedown. Emelianenko Junior tries to sprawl out of it but Tulmuch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Emelianenko Junior manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tulmuch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Emelianenko Junior's waist but Emelianenko Junior gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tulmuch off to one side.
Fedor Jose Emelianenko Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tulmuch looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Emelianenko Junior is fending him off so far but Tulmuch persists. Nope, Emelianenko Junior circles away and we're back to standing.
Emelianenko Junior manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tulmuch on his heels. He'll look to pass Tulmuch's guard now, I'm sure.
Tulmuch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulmuch looking for a sweep. Not yet Tulmuch, not yet.
Tulmuch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Emelianenko Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Tulmuch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko Junior throws a big elbow that misses.
Emelianenko Junior throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tulmuch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fedor Jose Emelianenko Junior overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tulmuch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tulmuch looking to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Tulmuch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Trevor Tulmuch wasn't active enough on the ground.
Emelianenko Junior tries to land a front kick but Tulmuch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Trevor Tulmuch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Emelianenko Junior shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tulmuch defends it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tulmuch.
Tulmuch drives through with a takedown into guard.
Emelianenko Junior lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tulmuch!
Emelianenko Junior lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tulmuch hang on?
Tulmuch can't escape the position.
Emelianenko Junior has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tulmuch's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko Junior punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tulmuch can't escape the position.
Emelianenko Junior in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Emelianenko Junior landing shots from mount.
Tulmuch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Emelianenko Junior lands a heavy elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tulmuch is squirming around, avoiding Emelianenko Junior's attempts to control the action.
Tulmuch tries to hold on but Emelianenko Junior pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko Junior lands with some strikes.
Emelianenko Junior landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Emelianenko Junior cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Emelianenko Junior can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tulmuch is looking to escape.
Emelianenko Junior lands with some strikes.
Emelianenko Junior raining down shots from the mount!
Tulmuch is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tulmuch is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Emelianenko Junior scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tulmuch?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko Junior has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tulmuch's face.
Emelianenko Junior lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tulmuch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Emelianenko Junior looking to control but Tulmuch is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Emelianenko Junior throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tulmuch is looking to get to half guard.
Emelianenko Junior is landing with some decent strikes but Tulmuch is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tulmuch avoids a series of strikes thrown by Emelianenko Junior.
Tulmuch is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulmuch is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Tulmuch tries to hold on but Emelianenko Junior postures up.
Tulmuch takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko Junior putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Emelianenko Junior connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tulmuch is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Tulmuch that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Trevor Tulmuch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tulmuch flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Jose Emelianenko Junior showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Emelianenko Junior 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Fedor Jose Emelianenko Junior!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Fedor Jose Emelianenko Junior!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Fedor Jose Emelianenko Junior!
Fedor Jose Emelianenko Junior wins by unanimous decision!
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