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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esquiva Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emanuel has chosen Rush - Tom Sawyer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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244 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Big right hand |
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Good wrestler
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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Esquiva Falcao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kalle Emanuel!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emanuel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Falcao moves out of range as Emanuel strikes.
Emanuel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Falcao defends it nicely.
Falcao throwing a counter right hand but Emanuel manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Falcao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Falcao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Falcao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Falcao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Esquiva Falcao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Emanuel or perhaps it was just good defense by Falcao, which made it look bad.
Falcao swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Falcao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emanuel.
Falcao tries to clinch up but Emanuel circles away and keeps his distance.
Emanuel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emanuel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Esquiva Falcao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Emanuel.
Falcao tries to close the distance and clinch but Emanuel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Emanuel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emanuel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Emanuel lands with a straight right. Falcao didn't see that one coming.
Emanuel's coach down at Training Ground was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Emanuel's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emanuel. Falcao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falcao is looking to clinch but Emanuel is avoiding it.
Falcao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Falcao tries to clinch up.
Falcao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Falcao darts in trying to clinch
and Emanuel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Emanuel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Emanuel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Falcao keeping moving, preventing Emanuel from controlling successfully.
Emanuel is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Falcao on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Falcao tries to get out of the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Emanuel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Emanuel connects with a couple of short punches.
Emanuel postures up in Falcao's guard and throws a big left but Falcao blocks it.
Falcao is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Emanuel trying to control but Falcao is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Falcao moves in looking to clinch but Emanuel pushes him off.
Falcao pushes Emanuel up against the cage in a clinch.
Emanuel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Falcao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Emanuel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Emanuel blocks an uppercut.
Falcao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.
Emanuel can't break the clinch.
Emanuel tries to score a body lock takedown but Falcao shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Falcao tries to work over Emanuel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcao lands an uppercut.
Falcao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Emanuel is defending well for now.
Emanuel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Emanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Falcao.
Emanuel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Emanuel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Falcao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emanuel.
Emanuel managing to block the knees to the body from Falcao.
Falcao misses with a knee to the head.
Emanuel can't get the takedown.
Falcao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Falcao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emanuel avoids it.
Falcao misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falcao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emanuel blocks it with crossed arms.
Good body shot from Emanuel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Emanuel dominated that round.
That's time! Falcao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice uppercut there from Emanuel.
A telegraphed right hand from Emanuel misses the target.
Emanuel throws a combination that misses
and Falcao counters with a left to the body.
Emanuel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Falcao tries to clinch there but Emanuel circles away.
Falcao doesn't manage to clinch there - Emanuel circles away.
Falcao wants to clinch up but Emanuel keeps it at a distance.
Falcao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Emanuel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Esquiva Falcao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Falcao avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emanuel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emanuel feints the counter takedown.
Emanuel fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Falcao has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emanuel avoids it.
Falcao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Falcao lands a good knee to the midsection. Emanuel won't want to take too many of those.
Falcao misses with a punch to the body.
Falcao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Falcao presses Emanuel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Emanuel is trying to break free.
Falcao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.
Falcao tries to land knees in the clinch but Emanuel avoids the damage to the body.
Falcao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Falcao lands a nice knee to the body.
Falcao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emanuel's elbow.
Falcao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emanuel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcao unloads a knee to the mid-section. Emanuel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Falcao tries a body shot but Emanuel blocks it.
Falcao tries to land a knee to the head but Emanuel blocks with his arms.
Falcao lands with a left to the head.
Emanuel managing to block the knees to the body from Falcao.
Emanuel lands a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emanuel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Falcao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Emanuel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emanuel passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Falcao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Emanuel on the ground.
Falcao takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Falcao defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Emanuel.
Falcao takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Emanuel lands a nice forearm strike.
Emanuel working the body and head with strikes.
Falcao is not content to let Emanuel control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emanuel misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Falcao is avoiding damage well.
Falcao is not content to let Emanuel control the position.
Emanuel misses with the ground and pound.
Emanuel tries to score with some ground and pound. Falcao controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Falcao is trying to escape the position but Emanuel is controlling the position.
Emanuel throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kalle Emanuel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Emanuel keeps the fight on the outside.
Falcao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Falcao takes one to the chin there.
Falcao misses with a straight right.
Falcao moves to clinch but Emanuel breaks away
and Emanuel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Falcao won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emanuel in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Emanuel working the ground and pound but Falcao is defending the strikes.
Emanuel creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Falcao is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emanuel wants to control but Falcao is keeping him busy.
Oh Falcao is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Falcao dodges the ground and pound from Emanuel.
Falcao seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel advances to full mount.
Falcao blocking the ground and pound.
Emanuel looking to control but Falcao is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Emanuel lands a big shot to the head and Falcao winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kalle Emanuel!
Kalle Emanuel took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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