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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedro Emiliodingko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Halen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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225 cm
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fedro Emiliodingko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terry Halen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Emiliodingko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Emiliodingko!
Halen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Emiliodingko quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Halen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like Halen might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Emiliodingko is trying to stand back up but Halen is controlling him
Emiliodingko gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Emiliodingko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Halen is controlling him.
Halen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Halen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've been hearing good reports from Emiliodingko's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Halen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Emiliodingko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Halen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Halen stopping the sweep attempt from Emiliodingko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Emiliodingko working a defensive guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Halen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Emiliodingko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Emiliodingko darts in trying to clinch
and Halen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Halen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Halen stopping the sweep attempt from Emiliodingko.
Emiliodingko is pulling down on Halen's head to control his posture.
Halen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halen preventing the sweep.
Emiliodingko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Halen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Halen tries to free his leg and advance position but Emiliodingko is retaining full guard.
Halen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Halen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Emiliodingko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Emiliodingko, right into the meat.
Halen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Emiliodingko to the ground. Halen is now in Emiliodingko's guard.
Halen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Halen forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halen slows the pace down in half guard.
Halen trying to advance position but Emiliodingko counters by regaining guard.
Emiliodingko keeping full guard, as Halen tries to pass.
Halen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Emiliodingko is trying to keep Halen in close.
Halen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Emiliodingko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Halen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fedro Emiliodingko will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Emiliodingko lands a slapping body shot.
Emiliodingko scores with a shot to the body.
Emiliodingko moves in looking to clinch but Halen pushes him off.
Halen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Halen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Emiliodingko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Emiliodingko tries to clinch but Halen moves out of range.
Halen drives through with a takedown into Emiliodingko's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Halen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Halen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emiliodingko controls Halen momentarily but Halen frees himself.
Emiliodingko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Halen is one step ahead there.
Halen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Halen stands and throws Emiliodingko's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Emiliodingko is being controlled here.
My spies in Extreme MMA (7 Elites $250/week) inform me that Halen has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Halen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Emiliodingko sneaks back into half guard.
Halen is taking a breather. Emiliodingko 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.
Emiliodingko is looking to escape.
Halen slows the pace down in half guard.
Halen trying to pass the guard but Emiliodingko defending well.
Halen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Emiliodingko scores with a decent looking hook.
Emiliodingko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Halen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Halen in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Emiliodingko stops Halen from passing to mount.
Emiliodingko gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emiliodingko's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Halen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fedro Emiliodingko will probably get the nod.
That's time! Emiliodingko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Emiliodingko scores with a head kick.
Emiliodingko lands with a nice body punch.
Emiliodingko lands with a cross.
Halen gets the takedown into side control.
Halen controlling the position.
Emiliodingko is trying to improve his position.
Halen slows the pace down.
Emiliodingko manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Emiliodingko tries to get to full guard but Halen has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Halen in particular looking to stall.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Emiliodingko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Emiliodingko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Halen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Emiliodingko looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Emiliodingko is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Halen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Halen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedro Emiliodingko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Halen wants to pass the guard but Emiliodingko is defending well.
Halen keeps trying to improve his position.
Emiliodingko is trying to maintain the position but Halen is very close to passing his half guard.
Emiliodingko gets full guard.
Halen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Emiliodingko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Emiliodingko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Halen controls the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Emiliodingko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Halen closes the distance and clinches up with Emiliodingko, looking for a takedown. Halen pushes Emiliodingko against the cage but Emiliodingko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Halen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Halen content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Emiliodingko prevents Halen from moving into mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Emiliodingko struggling a bit here.
Emiliodingko is looking for a sweep.
Terry Halen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halen working the ground and pound from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Fedro Emiliodingko.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Emiliodingko, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedro Emiliodingko!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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