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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fyodor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't no sunshine... Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Rua !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fyodor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rua tries to avoid it but Emelianenko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rua to the ground. Rua escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emelianenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emelianenko clinches.
Emelianenko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rua pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Emelianenko wants a takedown.
Matt Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fyodor Emelianenko.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
Rua prevents the takedown attempt.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Emelianenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks it.
Emelianenko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Emelianenko looks gassed!
Emelianenko goes for a takedown attempt but Rua pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rua misses with a wild combination.
Emelianenko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rua is fending him off so far but Emelianenko persists. Nope, Rua circles away and we're back to standing.
Emelianenko tries to keep at a distance but Rua has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko looking for a takedown.
Emelianenko is trying to drag Rua to the mat but Rua just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Rua .
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Emelianenko wants a takedown but no success here.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko has Rua pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rua manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Rua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rua gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Emelianenko.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Emelianenko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Emelianenko avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Emelianenko wants a takedown but no success here.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko wants a takedown.
Emelianenko is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rua can't fight it off and eventually Emelianenko manages to take the fight to the floor. Rua looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Emelianenko prevents Rua from getting back to his feet.
Emelianenko works over Rua with some ground and pound from guard.
Emelianenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Emelianenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Rua is retaining full guard.
Rua wants to stand up but Emelianenko is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is pushing down on Rua 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rua is fighting to maintain full guard but Emelianenko has managed to sneak the leg through.
Emelianenko moves into full mount! Rua won't be happy about that!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Emelianenko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rua wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rua in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Emelianenko lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko breaks from Rua 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Emelianenko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rua ?
Emelianenko with good strikes from the mount here!
Emelianenko is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua is squirming around, avoiding Emelianenko's attempts to control the action.
Rua is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Emelianenko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fyodor Emelianenko 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 shoots in but no luck this time.
Rua wants to clinch.
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko looks to clinch
enabling Rua to counter with a crisp jab.
Rua clinches up with Emelianenko and pushes him back against the cage.
Emelianenko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Emelianenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko looking for a takedown.
Matt Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fyodor Emelianenko.
Rua prevents a takedown attempt there.
Emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko wants the takedown. Rua is fighting it off but Emelianenko persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rua 's guard against the cage.
Rua is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emelianenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rua can't keep his opponent in guard - Emelianenko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Emelianenko working the head and body with strikes.
Emelianenko winds up and cracks Rua with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Emelianenko seems to be looking for submissions.
Rua tries to kick Emelianenko off but Emelianenko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is looking to take a break and control but Rua is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rua is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Emelianenko scores with a couple of nice shots.
Emelianenko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Emelianenko stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Emelianenko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rua counters with a stiff right hand.
Emelianenko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rua tries to avoid it but Emelianenko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rua to the ground. Rua escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko forces Rua back against the cage and clinches.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rua prevents the takedown attempt.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rua fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Emelianenko takes the fight into the clinch.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianenko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rua avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rua gets underhooks to prevent Emelianenko's takedown attempt.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Emelianenko winds up and cracks Rua with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Emelianenko is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rua !
Emelianenko landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rua looks a forlorn figure.
Rua takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rua is trying to stand up.
Rua in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rua is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Emelianenko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Emelianenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fyodor Emelianenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rua but Rua pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rua feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Emelianenko's calf.
Rua stuffs the takedown attempt from Emelianenko. Emelianenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rua has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Emelianenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rua gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Matt Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fyodor Emelianenko.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Emelianenko's face.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emelianenko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko has picked Rua up - he's going for a ride! Emelianenko dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Emelianenko working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko is tying to control. Rua wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Emelianenko works his foot free and advances to mount.
Emelianenko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Emelianenko landing punches.
Emelianenko working Rua over with strikes here.
Rua knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Emelianenko on the ground.
Rua is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Emelianenko tries to control but Rua wriggling away.
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.
Rua is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rua is in a horrible position here. Emelianenko smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rua is bucking up trying to escape but Emelianenko cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Emelianenko raining down shots from the mount!
Emelianenko is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rua can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Emelianenko tries to control but Rua wriggling away.
Emelianenko fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko landing punches.
Emelianenko lands a big elbow.
Rua is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Emelianenko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Emelianenko looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Emelianenko has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rua 's face.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Emelianenko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Emelianenko trying to control but Rua is having none of it.
Emelianenko landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua trying desperately to get to his feet.
Emelianenko wants to control the pace but Rua is squirming around nicely.
Emelianenko content just to control the position here.
Rua is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Matt Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emelianenko putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that's the end of the fight!
Fyodor Emelianenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Emelianenko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Fyodor Emelianenko!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Fyodor Emelianenko!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Fyodor Emelianenko!
Fyodor Emelianenko wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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