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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Fluke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Mirko Emelianenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Fluke!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko takes the fight into the clinch.
I was talking to Emelianenko's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Fluke blocks it.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fluke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fluke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Emelianenko scores with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fluke wants to stall.
Fluke takes a shot to the head.
Fluke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
Emelianenko lands a shoulder strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko lands an uppercut.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Emelianenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fluke is defending well for now.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Emelianenko missing with knees to the body.
Fluke wants to get back to striking at distance but Emelianenko won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fluke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fluke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Fluke.
Emelianenko blocking some punches.
Emelianenko lands a nice knee to the body.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fluke avoids it.
Fluke manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Emelianenko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko throws a low kick but Fluke avoids it.
Emelianenko scores with a punch to the head.
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Fluke pushes him off.
Fluke takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Fluke misses its intended target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fluke.
Fluke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Fluke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Emelianenko lands a nice shot that snaps Fluke's head back.
Mirko Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fluke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fluke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emelianenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emelianenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fluke.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. Fluke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fluke throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Fluke misses with a double jab.
Fluke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fluke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice takedown defense from Emelianenko. No joy for Fluke on that attempt.
Fluke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Emelianenko.
A cross from Emelianenko lands.
Fluke throws a sloppy head kick and Emelianenko moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emelianenko misses with a body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Emelianenko!
Emelianenko scores with a jab to the head.
Emelianenko slips a jab from Fluke.
Emelianenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fluke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Emelianenko lands a big head kick that sends Fluke tumbling to the mat! Emelianenko takes a step backwards and waves Fluke back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fluke is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fluke fails with a takedown attempt.
Fluke is still on wobbly legs! Can Emelianenko finish him?
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Fluke pushes him off.
Fluke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fluke misses with a wild body shot.
Fluke cracks the inside of Emelianenko's front leg.
Fluke seems to have recovered his senses.
Fluke tries a head kick but it misses.
Fluke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fluke throws a head kick that misses.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Fluke circles away and keeps his distance.
Fluke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Emelianenko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fluke checks the leg kick.
Fluke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emelianenko.
Fluke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Emelianenko rather than just go for the knockout.
Fluke misses with an uppercut.
Fluke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fluke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fluke.
Fluke on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fluke throws a head kick that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Emelianenko.
Fluke misses with a low kick.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Fluke circles away.
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Fluke pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Emelianenko dominated that round.
That's time! Emelianenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fluke throws a head kick but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fluke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fluke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Fluke circles away and keeps his distance.
Mirko Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Emelianenko.
Mirko Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Emelianenko.
Fluke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fluke slips a jab and a cross from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fluke misses with a straight left.
Emelianenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fluke.
Emelianenko darts in and clinches Fluke up against the cage.
A short right from Emelianenko.
A short right from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with some punches.
A knee to the head by Emelianenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Emelianenko with a knee to the head.
Fluke lands a shot to the body.
Emelianenko has a couple of punches blocked by Fluke.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch.
Fluke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fluke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fluke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fluke stalling against the cage.
Emelianenko prevents a body shot from Fluke.
Emelianenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko has a couple of punches blocked by Fluke.
Emelianenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fluke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emelianenko working aggressively here.
Emelianenko trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head.
Fluke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mirko Emelianenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko trying to land knees to the body.
Emelianenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Fluke won't want to take too many of those.
Fluke is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fluke is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Fluke fails to land.
Emelianenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Emelianenko crunches a lovely knee into Fluke's ribcage.
Fluke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Emelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Fluke backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Fluke avoids the damage to the body.
Emelianenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fluke.
A short right from Emelianenko on the inside.
Fluke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fluke can't find room to land a body shot as Emelianenko controls the action.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Fluke blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fluke can't find room to land a body shot as Emelianenko controls the action.
Emelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Fluke backwards.
A short right from Fluke.
Emelianenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fluke is pushing Emelianenko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Emelianenko lands a nice knee to the body.
Emelianenko tries to work over Fluke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fluke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fluke.
Emelianenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Flukes head.
Emelianenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Emelianenko stalling the fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Emelianenko.
Fluke goes for a takedown attempt but Emelianenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Fluke circles away.
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches.
Fluke tries to work over Emelianenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Fluke blocks with his arms.
Fluke changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Emelianenko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fluke throws a looping overhand right but Emelianenko ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fluke lands a leg kick that knocks Emelianenko off balance momentarily.
Fluke throws a body shot but no joy.
Emelianenko checks a leg kick.
Fluke tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Emelianenko dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Emelianenko is looking to slow Fluke down with leg kicks.
Fluke blocks the body kick.
Emelianenko lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fluke takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Emelianenko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fluke connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Emelianenko scrambles back to his feet.
Emelianenko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Emelianenko wants it to stay on the feet.
Fluke wants to slow Emelianenko down by chopping away at his legs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fluke!
Emelianenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Fluke circles away and keeps his distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Emelianenko blocks the leg kick.
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Fluke circles away.
Fluke swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Emelianenko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fluke on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fluke cracks a nice hook into Emelianenko's ribs.
Fluke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Emelianenko lands a leg kick that knocks Fluke off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Emelianenko scores with a four punch combination!
Fluke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fluke throws a right and a left that Emelianenko avoids nicely.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses.
Emelianenko connects with a leg kick. Fluke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko instigates a clinch.
Emelianenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fluke is trying to maintain a safe position but Emelianenko gets an underhook and turns Fluke into the cage.
Emelianenko working the clinch nicely. Fluke is working for position but Emelianenko cracks him with a big knee to the head! Fluke crumples up against the cage and Emelianenko lands two more shots before the ref can save Fluke! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Mirko Emelianenko!
Mirko Emelianenko is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Mirko Emelianenko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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