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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Caron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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285 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Dangerous knees
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Caron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caron clinches.
Caron tries to circle away but Emelianenko has him pinned against the cage.
Caron scores with a shoulder strike.
Caron is trying to pull guard but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage.
Caron tries to throw a body punch but Emelianenko avoids it by throwing Caron back against the cage.
Caron throws a head punch that misses.
Emelianenko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Caron is blocking nicely.
Caron swings wildly with an uppercut but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caron tries for a takedown but Emelianenko manages to get underhooks.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emelianenko stalling the fight.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko prevents Caron from breaking the clinch.
Emelianenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Caron is blocking nicely.
Caron working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Caron wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caron is stalling here.
Caron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Emelianenko slows down the pace here.
Caron tries to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Caron blocks it.
Caron drags the fight down to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Caron had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Emelianenko defends it easily.
Caron escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Emelianenko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caron is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Caron is looking for a triangle but Emelianenko pushes his legs off easily.
Caron has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Emelianenko is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Caron.
Caron gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is thwarting Caron's attempts to control the position.
Emelianenko content to control rather than advance.
Emelianenko is just content to waste time from the top position. Caron takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Caron has his foot on Emelianenko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Emelianenko works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caron can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Emelianenko controls the pace.
Caron looking for a guillotine here but Emelianenko defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caron has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Emelianenko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caron has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Emelianenko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caron looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Caron dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Caron shoots in for a double leg but Emelianenko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Caron shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Emelianenko eats them both and turns towards Caron to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
John Caron is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caron closes the distance and pushes Emelianenko back into the cage.
Emelianenko slowing the pace effectively.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Caron could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Caron blocks it.
Caron tries to stall but Emelianenko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Caron wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage.
Caron working hard to break the clinch.
Caron jumps guard but Emelianenko stands there with Caron around his waist. Caron gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Caron is trying to force a seperation but Emelianenko has the dominant position.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caron blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caron blocks it with crossed arms.
Caron drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Caron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caron tries to throw a body punch but Emelianenko avoids it by throwing Caron back against the cage.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caron blocks it with crossed arms.
Caron misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emelianenko.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Emelianenko prevents Caron from breaking the clinch.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caron has Emelianenko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Emelianenko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Caron pushes off an throws an elbow but Emelianenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Emelianenko avoids a wild elbow strike from Caron.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Caron's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Caron is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emelianenko controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caron tries to score a body lock takedown but Emelianenko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Emelianenko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Caron struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelianenko controls his hands.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by Caron.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caron.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Caron throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Caron's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Emelianenko stops a takedown attempt from Caron.
Emelianenko is pushing Caron up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko blocking some punches.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caron drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caron misses with a knee strike.
Caron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emelianenko takes an elbow to the temple.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Caron blocks with his arms.
Caron misses with some punches.
Caron lands a hook that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caron blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Caron is blocking nicely.
Caron is looking to break free of the clinch but Emelianenko has double underhooks.
Caron being controlled against the cage.
Caron scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caron working aggressively here.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Caron will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Caron avoids a punch combination nicely.
Caron clinches with his opponent.
Emelianenko blocks an uppercut.
Emelianenko misses with some punches.
Caron can't find room to land a body shot as Emelianenko controls the action.
Caron wants to stall.
Caron breaks from the clinch.
Caron drives through and clinches with Emelianenko against the cage.
Caron jumps guard but Emelianenko turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Caron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caron drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Caron blocks it.
The referee calls for Emelianenko to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caron fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Caron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caron misses with the head strike.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caron blocks it with crossed arms.
Caron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emelianenko pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caron.
Caron is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Emelianenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Caron is keeping busy.
Caron goes for a takedown attempt but Emelianenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Caron clinches up with Emelianenko and pushes him back against the cage.
Thor Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko stalling in the clinch.
Emelianenko stops a takedown attempt from Caron.
Caron being controlled against the cage.
Caron fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short left from Caron.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emelianenko.
Caron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caron throws a head punch that misses.
Caron is leaning against Emelianenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Caron blocks it.
Caron works on Emelianenko's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Caron blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands with a short shot to the head.
John Caron has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Caron has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Emelianenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Caron tries to pull guard but Emelianenko won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Caron can't find room to land a body shot as Emelianenko controls the action.
Caron tries to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
Caron misses with some punches.
Caron looking to stall.
The referee calls for Caron to work.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Caron tries to pull guard but Emelianenko forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Caron working aggressively here.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caron has a couple of punches blocked by Emelianenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko prevents Caron from breaking the clinch.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
Caron is trying to maintain a safe position but Emelianenko gets an underhook and turns Caron into the cage.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
Caron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caron letting Emelianenko take a breather here.
Caron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caron tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Emelianenko just stands there and leans against the cage.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caron tries to break free but Emelianenko pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Caron blocks it.
John Caron is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Caron showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caron 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Caron!
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hype
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