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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robin Emerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgeniy Cirfych (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robin Emerson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robin Emerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Evgeniy Cirfych!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emerson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cirfych darts in and clinches Emerson up against the cage.
Cirfych misses with some punches.
Cirfych breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cirfych avoids the head kick by Emerson.
Emerson takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cirfych scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirfych successfully pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cirfych looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emerson gets to his feet - Cirfych follows without any prompting.
Emerson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Emerson has Cirfych up against the cage in a clinch.
Cirfych tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emerson avoids it.
Cirfych is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Emerson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cirfych manages to break the clinch.
Emerson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robin Emerson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emerson throws a right hand that Cirfych ducks under and follows up with a left that Cirfych also avoids with ease.
Cirfych swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cirfych shoots in and bounces Emerson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Emerson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Cirfych manages to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emerson is looking for a sweep. Cirfych is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Emerson wants to get back to his feet.
Emerson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Emerson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cirfych.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emerson is looking to escape.
Emerson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Emerson has Cirfych pulled in close to control his posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Emerson is on top in guard.
Emerson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cirfych manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Emerson has Cirfych in his guard.
Emerson is breathing heavily.
Cirfych is fighting to break Emerson's control of his arms but Emerson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Emerson really is a fat lump.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirfych trying to control the position from guard on top but Emerson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cirfych stops Emerson from standing up.
Cirfych trying to control the position from guard on top but Emerson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emerson pushes Cirfych off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Emerson stuffs the takedown attempt from Cirfych. Cirfych gets slowly back to his feet.
Cirfych has taken the fight to the clinch.
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 Robin Emerson 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.
Emerson closes the distance but Cirfych moves to the side
and Cirfych counters with a takedown into side control.
Emerson wants to control but Cirfych postures up.
Cirfych thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Emerson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cirfych has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cirfych working the body and head with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirfych working away.
Emerson manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emerson tries to kick Cirfych off but Cirfych keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emerson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emerson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Emerson wants to control but Cirfych is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Emerson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Emerson is controlling Cirfych's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Cirfych tries to pass the half guard into mount. Emerson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Emerson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Emerson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emerson doesn't manage to clinch there - Cirfych circles away.
Emerson moves into the clinch successfully.
Emerson has a couple of punches blocked by Cirfych.
Cirfych breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emerson misses with a few strikes there.
Cirfych throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cirfych shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emerson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Emerson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Emerson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Evgeniy Cirfych has got the better of the ground game so far.
Emerson trying to control the position from guard on top but Cirfych is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four 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.
Cirfych working for a triangle but Emerson defends it easily.
Emerson postures up and lands a big shot to Cirfych's brow.
Emerson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Emerson stopping the sweep attempt from Cirfych.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Emerson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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 Robin Emerson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cirfych pushes Emerson up against the cage in a clinch.
Emerson is pressed up against the cage. Cirfych has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Emerson down to the mat. Emerson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cirfych gets a clinch.
Cirfych keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Emerson's efforts to push away.
Emerson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirfych stops a takedown attempt from Emerson.
Emerson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emerson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cirfych wants to take the fight to the mat but Emerson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cirfych trying to control the position but instead, Emerson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cirfych into the cage.
Cirfych is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Emerson to keep the fight standing.
Robin Emerson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evgeniy Cirfych.
Cirfych prevents the takedown attempt.
Cirfych is working for takedown but Emerson is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cirfych is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Emerson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cirfych takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Emerson wants to get back to striking at distance but Cirfych won't allow it.
Cirfych ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cirfych no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Emerson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emerson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Emerson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cirfych fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Emerson throws a lazy head kick
and Cirfych counters by clinching up.
Emerson wants to get back to striking at distance but Cirfych won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cirfych breaks the clinch.
Cirfych is trying hard to land a takedown here. Emerson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Emerson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cirfych takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cirfych shoots for a double leg takedown but Emerson sprawls well. He's pushed Cirfych's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Emerson connects with a nice looking jab.
Robin Emerson is winning the standup battle so far.
Emerson misses with a head kick.
Cirfych throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Emerson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Evgeniy Cirfych has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robin Emerson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Emerson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Emerson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Emerson, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Emerson!
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RATING
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