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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MCJ Guti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by Led Zeppelin: Kashmir. Sergei Emelianenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to MCJ Guti's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, MCJ Guti!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guti closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Guti lands in his opponent's guard.
Emelianenko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Guti can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Emelianenko working for a triangle but Guti defends it easily.
Guti passes into half guard.
Emelianenko manages to get to full guard.
Guti won't allow Emelianenko to sweep him here.
Guti wants to stand but Emelianenko has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Emelianenko working a defensive guard here.
Guti preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guti trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guti drops back looking for a leg! Emelianenko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Emelianenko manages to kick Guti off! Guti jumps back into Emelianenko's guard.
Emelianenko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Emelianenko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Emelianenko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko is looking for a triangle but Guti pushes his legs off easily.
Emelianenko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Guti is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guti wants to pass the guard but Emelianenko is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guti won't allow Emelianenko to get back to his feet.
Emelianenko looking for a guillotine here but Guti defends easily.
Guti trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Guti pushing down on Emelianenko's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Emelianenko is looking to improve his position.
Emelianenko trying to hold on to Guti's head to control him but Guti postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Guti looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Guti shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Emelianenko as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko instigates a clinch.
Guti tries to score a body lock takedown but Emelianenko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sergei Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of MCJ Guti.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Emelianenko.
Guti walks into a left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Emelianenko there.
Emelianenko moves into the clinch successfully.
Emelianenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Emelianenko is leaning against Guti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Emelianenko lands with a right to the head.
Emelianenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Emelianenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko lands a body punch.
Emelianenko scores with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelianenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right handed body shot lands from Emelianenko.
A shot in the inside from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Guti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Emelianenko.
A shot in the inside from Emelianenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelianenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Guti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Guti momentarily.
Emelianenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Emelianenko with a jab.
Emelianenko with a hook.
No luck for Guti with that takedown attempt.
Emelianenko with a jab.
Emelianenko cracks Guti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
MCJ Guti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Guti shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Emelianenko pinned against the cage. Emelianenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Emelianenko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Guti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Emelianenko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Emelianenko connects with a nice looking jab.
Guti is rocked!
Emelianenko with a jab.
Guti is still on wobbly legs! Can Emelianenko finish him?
Guti shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Guti trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Guti seems to have recovered his senses.
Emelianenko wants to sweep but no luck.
Emelianenko scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Emelianenko moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emelianenko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Guti takes a shot to the head.
Emelianenko gets through Guti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Emelianenko pushes Guti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko pushes Guti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Emelianenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands with a light punch inside.
Emelianenko lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Emelianenko.
A nice right hand lands inside from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Emelianenko - that landed with a thud.
Emelianenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Emelianenko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Guti or not.
A short right from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guti backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Emelianenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Emelianenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guti backwards.
Emelianenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Emelianenko manages to break the clinch.
Guti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice sprawl there from Emelianenko as Guti shoots in.
Guti is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko has managed to clinch.
Emelianenko prevents Guti from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Emelianenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Emelianenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gutis head.
Guti is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Emelianenko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Guti drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Emelianenko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sergei Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of MCJ Guti.
Good body shot from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko pushes Guti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Emelianenko lands a shoulder strike.
Guti takes a shot to the head.
Emelianenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch.
Guti shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Emelianenko pinned against the cage. Emelianenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Emelianenko gets a clinch.
Guti is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Emelianenko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Emelianenko manages to break the clinch.
Guti shoots in and drives through. Emelianenko sprawls well.
Emelianenko has managed to clinch.
Emelianenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Emelianenko lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guti backwards.
Guti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Guti tries for a takedown but Emelianenko manages to get underhooks.
Emelianenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Emelianenko lands with a left to the head.
Guti is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Emelianenko gets through Guti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Guti backwards.
Emelianenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Emelianenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Emelianenko breaks from the clinch.
Guti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Guti shoots in and drives through. Emelianenko sprawls well.
Emelianenko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Guti has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Emelianenko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Emelianenko.
Guti is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Emelianenko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Emelianenko prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Guti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko is pressed up against the cage. Guti has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Emelianenko down to the mat. Emelianenko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Emelianenko scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Emelianenko thuds his right hand into Guti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Emelianenko stalks Guti and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Guti's face. Guti staggers backwards, shaken.
Guti shoots in and drives through. Emelianenko sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Guti.
Emelianenko cracks Guti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Guti or perhaps it was just good defense by Emelianenko which made him look bad.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Emelianenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guti backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelianenko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Guti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Emelianenko dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Emelianenko has closed the distance and engaged Guti in a clinch.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch.
Guti closes this distance looking for a takedown but Emelianenko circles away.
Guti closes the distance and clinches up with Emelianenko, looking for a takedown. Guti pushes Emelianenko against the cage but Emelianenko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelianenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guti, pushing him back against the cage.
Guti drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Emelianenko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sergei Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of MCJ Guti.
Emelianenko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Guti or not.
Emelianenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Emelianenko lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Emelianenko.
Guti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Emelianenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Emelianenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Emelianenko.
A short right from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a left hand.
Emelianenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Emelianenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emelianenko is working Guti over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guti fails to pull guard.
Emelianenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Emelianenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Emelianenko.
Guti is working for takedown but Emelianenko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Emelianenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Emelianenko breaks from the clinch.
Emelianenko works over Guti's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice jab there from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko scores with a punch to the head.
Guti connects with a solid leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Guti.
Emelianenko lands a jab-cross combination.
Guti walks into a left hand.
Guti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Emelianenko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Emelianenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Emelianenko lands a nice hook to Guti's body. Guti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Guti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emelianenko digs a good hook to Guti's body.
Emelianenko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sergei Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emelianenko lands with an overhand left.
Emelianenko scores with a nice strike.
Emelianenko throws a combination. Guti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheers as Emelianenko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Guti doesn't seem phased though.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Emelianenko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emelianenko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Emelianenko lands a jab to the head.
Guti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Guti is looking to chop away at Emelianenko's legs.
Emelianenko throws a series of strikes that have Guti backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Emelianenko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Guti. Guti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Emelianenko rushes Guti and presses him up against the cage.
Emelianenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gutis head.
Emelianenko pushes Guti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guti fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Emelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Guti backwards.
Emelianenko digs a right hand into Guti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Guti's gas tank.
Emelianenko lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Emelianenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Guti goes for a takedown attempt but Emelianenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Guti fails with the takedown
and Emelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelianenko cracks a nice hook into Guti's ribs.
Emelianenko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Emelianenko scores with a decent looking hook.
Emelianenko moves into the clinch successfully.
Guti has Emelianenko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Emelianenko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Guti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Guti goes for a takedown attempt but Emelianenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Emelianenko works Guti's body with a nice hook.
MCJ Guti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emelianenko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Guti shoots in for a takedown but Emelianenko shows good takedown defense.
No luck for Guti with that takedown attempt.
Emelianenko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
An inside leg kick from Guti misses.
Guti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Emelianenko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Emelianenko scores with a jab.
Emelianenko lands a head kick!
Emelianenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Emelianenko!
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energy
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