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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uile De Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Emelyanenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 cm
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295 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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198 cm
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289 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uile De Jesus! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksander Emelyanenko! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Emelyanenko tries to keep at a distance but De Jesus has taken the fight into the clinch. De Jesus is breathing heavily. De Jesus taking a breather. Emelyanenko tries for a takedown. No joy.
De Jesus stalling against the cage.
Emelyanenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Emelyanenko wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Jesus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Emelyanenko pulls him back up using the underhooks. De Jesus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Emelyanenko pulls him back up using the underhooks. Emelyanenko wants a takedown but no success here.
De Jesus lands a good knee to the midsection. Emelyanenko won't want to take too many of those. Emelyanenko takes a knee to the side of the body. De Jesus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uile De Jesus. That's going to take a lot out of him. De Jesus avoiding damage as Emelyanenko throws knees to the body.
De Jesus lands a damaging elbow. Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Jesus as Emelyanenko tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Jesus is looking to take this one to the mat. Emelyanenko gets through De Jesus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. De Jesus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Emelyanenko.
De Jesus landing knees to the body.
Emelyanenko is trying to push De Jesus away but De Jesus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. De Jesus gets a trip takedown into half guard. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. De Jesus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. De Jesus thows a huge punch but Emelyanenko dodges it nicely.
De Jesus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Emelyanenko is concentrating on defense, preventing De Jesus from advancing position. De Jesus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. 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. Emelyanenko keeps control of the position for the meantime. De Jesus misses with a head shot. Emelyanenko uses the momentum to regain guard. Emelyanenko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. This has been an exciting period of action! De Jesus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Emelyanenko. De Jesus tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. De Jesus flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Emelyanenko is looking to take a break and control but De Jesus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Jesus missing with punches from the bottom.
De Jesus tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. Emelyanenko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Emelyanenko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Emelyanenko is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so De Jesus is just riding it out for now. Emelyanenko eventually gives up the hold. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Emelyanenko working over De Jesus with some ground and pound. De Jesus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Emelyanenko 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. De Jesus won't allow Emelyanenko to pass to mount. De Jesus is trying to control but Emelyanenko manages to pass to mount!
De Jesus is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes. De Jesus really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Emelyanenko looking to control but De Jesus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. De Jesus tries to get back to half guard but can't. Emelyanenko with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
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 Uile De Jesus will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Aleksander Emelyanenko's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Emelyanenko shoots in and drives through. De Jesus sprawls well. De Jesus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Emelyanenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Jesus closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Emelyanenko's guard. De Jesus throwing strikes from guard but Emelyanenko blocks nicely. De Jesus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Emelyanenko pulls De Jesus in to control the position. Emelyanenko is trying to keep De Jesus in close.
Emelyanenko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De Jesus defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Jesus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Emelyanenko swivels though and keeps the full guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. De Jesus throws a big elbow that misses. Emelyanenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. De Jesus 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. De Jesus won't allow Emelyanenko to get back to his feet. De Jesus throws a big elbow that misses. Emelyanenko trying to keep a closed guard but De Jesus is proving a slippery customer.
De Jesus throws a strike but Emelyanenko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Jesus keeping moving, preventing Emelyanenko from controlling successfully. Emelyanenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Emelyanenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Emelyanenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Emelyanenko controlling from the top position. De Jesus wants to sweep but no luck. De Jesus keeping moving, preventing Emelyanenko from controlling successfully. Emelyanenko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Emelyanenko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksander Emelyanenko has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. De Jesus tries to clinch there but Emelyanenko circles away.
Emelyanenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Jesus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Emelyanenko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. De Jesus defends it nicely. De Jesus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. De Jesus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. De Jesus seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Emelyanenko has recovered full guard. De Jesus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Emelyanenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Jesus throwing strikes but missing. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. De Jesus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Emelyanenko is pulling down on De Jesus's head. It's preventing any offense from De Jesus, at least for the moment. De Jesus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Emelyanenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
De Jesus with a flurry of punches that miss. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uile De Jesus dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Aleksander Emelyanenko's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Emelyanenko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Emelyanenko has a takedown stuffed. De Jesus has closed the distance and engaged Emelyanenko in a clinch.
De Jesus wants a takedown.
Emelyanenko is trying to break free. Emelyanenko has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by De Jesus after a bit of a struggle. De Jesus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelyanenko blocks it with crossed arms. De Jesus avoiding damage as Emelyanenko throws knees to the body.
De Jesus goes for a takedown attempt but Emelyanenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
De Jesus tries to clinch but Emelyanenko is having none of it. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Emelyanenko misses with a head kick.
De Jesus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Knees in the clinch landing for De Jesus.
That's one minute gone in the round. Emelyanenko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Uile De Jesus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksander Emelyanenko. De Jesus prevents a takedown attempt there.
De Jesus could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Emelyanenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Jesus has him pressed against the cage. De Jesus gets a trip takedown into half guard. De Jesus thows a huge punch but Emelyanenko dodges it nicely.
Uile De Jesus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Emelyanenko is not content to let De Jesus control the position. De Jesus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Emelyanenko tries to roll over but De Jesus keeps him under control. Emelyanenko is controlling De Jesus's trapped leg to prevent De Jesus from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Jesus throwing shots but Emelyanenko is blocking nicely. De Jesus not landing any meaningful shots this time. Emelyanenko trying to hold on to De Jesus's head to control him but De Jesus postures up.
De Jesus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. De Jesus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Emelyanenko's head. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. De Jesus lands a nice short elbow. This has been an exciting period of action! Emelyanenko holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. Emelyanenko gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Jesus connects with a couple of short punches. Emelyanenko striking off his back but it's not causing De Jesus any problems. Emelyanenko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
De Jesus stands up and waves to Emelyanenko to follow him. Emelyanenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Emelyanenko moves in looking to clinch but De Jesus pushes him off. Emelyanenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Jesus. De Jesus forces Emelyanenko back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Emelyanenko stops a takedown attempt from De Jesus.
De Jesus is trying to trip Emelyanenko. He has hold of a leg but Emelyanenko is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. De Jesus persists though and gets the takedown into guard. De Jesus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Emelyanenko pulls De Jesus in close to prevent any damage. Emelyanenko controls De Jesus momentarily but De Jesus frees himself. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Emelyanenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. De Jesus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Emelyanenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight! Uile De Jesus showed his dominance in that final round. Well De Jesus 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27 Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:28 Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uile De Jesus!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
59% |
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