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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Angle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelyanenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kurt Angle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fedor Emelyanenko!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angle tries to bum rush Emelyanenko with a series of wild strikes but Emelyanenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Angle slips a jab and a cross from Emelyanenko.
Emelyanenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Angle tries to clinch but Emelyanenko moves out of range.
Angle tries to clinch there but Emelyanenko circles away.
Emelyanenko is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Angle's half guard.
Emelyanenko wants to control but Angle is keeping him busy.
Emelyanenko is looking for a kimura here.
Emelyanenko tries to stand and escape but Angle is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelyanenko throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Angle to regain full guard.
Emelyanenko content to stall in guard here.
Angle is trying to keep Emelyanenko in close.
Angle keeping moving, preventing Emelyanenko from controlling successfully.
Angle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angle trying to keep a closed guard but Emelyanenko is proving a slippery customer.
Emelyanenko wants to stand but Angle is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kurt Angle has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Angle wants to clinch.
Emelyanenko gets the takedown into side control.
Emelyanenko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Emelyanenko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Angle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelyanenko goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Angle rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Emelyanenko's guard! Nice work there by Angle!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Emelyanenko looking for a guillotine here but Angle defends easily.
Angle scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angle advances to half guard.
Emelyanenko wants to control but Angle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Angle 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.
Emelyanenko works his way to full guard. Good work.
Emelyanenko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Angle postures up.
Angle cracks Emelyanenko with a solid left hand.
Emelyanenko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Emelyanenko looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Angle wants to control from the top but Emelyanenko keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Emelyanenko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A punch combination from Emelyanenko misses.
Horrible takedown by Angle or perhaps it was just good defense by Emelyanenko which made him look bad.
Angle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Angle fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Angle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Angle throws a sloppy head kick
and Emelyanenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emelyanenko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Angle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Emelyanenko.
Emelyanenko wants to control but Angle is keeping him busy.
Angle wants to get back to full guard.
Angle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Emelyanenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Emelyanenko in particular looking to stall.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Emelyanenko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Emelyanenko is taking a breather. Angle says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Emelyanenko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelyanenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Emelyanenko keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Fedor Emelyanenko.
Emelyanenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Angle pinned against the cage. Angle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Angle shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Angle was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelyanenko is looking for a sweep.
Angle stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Emelyanenko closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Emelyanenko is breathing heavily.
Emelyanenko tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Emelyanenko lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Emelyanenko wants to control but Angle is keeping him busy.
Angle manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Angle is trying to stand back up but Emelyanenko is controlling him
Emelyanenko is thwarting Angle's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Emelyanenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Angle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Emelyanenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Angle tries to clinch but Emelyanenko is having none of it.
Angle is looking to clinch but Emelyanenko is avoiding it.
Emelyanenko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Angle as he jumps to the side.
Nice sprawl there from Angle as Emelyanenko shoots in.
Kurt Angle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelyanenko clinches up with Angle and pushes him back against the cage.
Angle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Emelyanenko just stands there and leans against the cage.
Emelyanenko breaks the clinch.
Emelyanenko has a takedown stuffed.
Kurt Angle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Emelyanenko.
Emelyanenko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Emelyanenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelyanenko tries to clinch up but Angle circles away and keeps his distance.
Emelyanenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Angle tries to clinch up.
Emelyanenko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Angle defends it nicely.
Angle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Emelyanenko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Angle counters with a good low kick that Emelyanenko was not able to check.
Angle shoots for a double leg takedown but Emelyanenko sprawls well. He's pushed Angle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Angle looking to score a takedown here. Emelyanenko is defending well but Angle drives through and ends up in Emelyanenko's guard.
Angle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angle postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Angle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Emelyanenko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Angle's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Angle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Emelyanenko's guard.
Angle trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelyanenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Angle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Angle throwing strikes but missing.
Fedor Emelyanenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Emelyanenko wants to improve his position but instead Angle has moved into half guard.
Emelyanenko works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angle advances to half guard.
Angle wants to work for an arm triangle but Emelyanenko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Angle landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Angle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Emelyanenko sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Angle scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Emelyanenko is looking for a sweep. Angle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Angle takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Angle is looking to take a break and control but Emelyanenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Emelyanenko wants to control but Angle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelyanenko is defending against the submission attempts here by Angle.
Angle is looking for a kimura here.
Emelyanenko is holding on to half guard well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelyanenko is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Angle's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Angle's back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Angle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Emelyanenko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Emelyanenko!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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