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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Knobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and fedor emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). fedor emelianenko looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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250 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugh Knobber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, fedor emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knobber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knobber throws a head kick that misses.
Knobber shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Knobber thows a huge punch but emelianenko dodges it nicely.
Knobber is trying to control the action in half guard but emelianenko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Knobber working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knobber sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. emelianenko defending well though.
Knobber wants to control but emelianenko is keeping him busy.
Knobber lands with a punch from half guard.
emelianenko is staying active underneath Knobber, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Knobber has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Knobber sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. emelianenko defending well though.
emelianenko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knobber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knobber seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but emelianenko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Knobber sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. emelianenko defending well though.
Knobber missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
emelianenko is not content to let Knobber control the position.
emelianenko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knobber.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Knobber.
fedor emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
emelianenko's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and emelianenko duly obliges.
emelianenko looks gassed!
Knobber smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
emelianenko is looking to clinch but Knobber is avoiding it.
emelianenko is looking to clinch but Knobber is avoiding it.
emelianenko looks to land a right hand but Knobber moved out of range.
Knobber scores with a shot to the body.
Knobber closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knobber missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Knobber escapes and gets back to his feet.
Knobber shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Knobber showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knobber lands with a punch from half guard.
Knobber landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
emelianenko has hold of Knobber's hands but Knobber slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Knobber trying to control the action but emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Knobber missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Knobber is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
emelianenko is trying to control but can't.
Knobber drops an elbow to the side of emelianenko's head.
Knobber working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Knobber lands with a punch from half guard.
Knobber is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Knobber seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knobber not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knobber stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Knobber shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Knobber was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Knobber scoring with strikes but emelianenko is staying in there.
The referee warns emelianenko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knobber is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Knobber is landing with some decent strikes but emelianenko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
emelianenko taking shots to the head.
Knobber unloading with bombs!
Knobber lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Knobber dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Knobber drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Knobber's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knobber looking to pass the guard.
Knobber with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
emelianenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Knobber postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if emelianenko can do anything to dispel that myth.
Knobber makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Knobber advances position into side control!
emelianenko wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
emelianenko is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Knobber is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knobber working emelianenko over with strikes here.
Knobber is landing with some decent strikes but emelianenko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Knobber is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. emelianenko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Knobber landing strikes, looking to finish!
Knobber is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice elbow there by Knobber.
Knobber cracks emelianenko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
emelianenko in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Knobber working emelianenko over with strikes here.
Knobber working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knobber unloading with bombs!
Knobber unloading with bombs!
Knobber avoids the attempt from emelianenko to control.
Knobber raining down shots from the mount!
Knobber punishing his opponent with strikes.
Knobber lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
emelianenko is trying to escape the mount.
Knobber lands a big shot there that rocks emelianenko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Knobber.
Knobber breaks from emelianenko's wrist control and lands an elbow.
emelianenko takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
emelianenko slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
emelianenko is staying active underneath Knobber, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
emelianenko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knobber.
Knobber scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hugh Knobber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
emelianenko is not content to let Knobber control the position.
emelianenko taking some punishment here, with Knobber in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
emelianenko has hold of Knobber's hands but Knobber slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Knobber lands a nice short elbow.
emelianenko has hold of Knobber's hands but Knobber slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Knobber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that emelianenko can do to turn this around?
emelianenko has hold of Knobber's hands but Knobber slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Knobber there.
Knobber scoring with strikes to the body and head.
emelianenko wants to control but Knobber is keeping busy and won't allow it.
emelianenko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
emelianenko wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if Knobber 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Knobber dominated that second round.
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!
Knobber lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Knobber swats away the attempt to clinch by emelianenko.
Knobber darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Knobber slips a nice elbow through emelianenko's hands, connecting with emelianenko's forehead.
emelianenko is refusing to be controlled, as Knobber sits in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knobber drops an elbow to the side of emelianenko's head.
emelianenko tries to get to full guard but Knobber has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knobber decides to stand up.
Knobber lands a two punch combo.
Knobber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knobber decides to pull guard.
emelianenko wants to control from the top but Knobber keeps moving.
Knobber pushes emelianenko off and gets back to his feet.
emelianenko tries to clinch
and Knobber holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
emelianenko prevents the takedown attempt.
emelianenko stops a takedown attempt from Knobber.
emelianenko stalling in the clinch but Knobber improves position.
Knobber is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knobber gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Knobber gets to his feet. emelianenko looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
emelianenko wants to clinch
and Knobber counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Knobber.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knobber pushing down on emelianenko's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Knobber is controlling the pace.
Knobber drops an elbow to the side of emelianenko's head.
Knobber throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Knobber working emelianenko over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knobber trying to control the pace.
Ground and pound from Knobber.
Knobber is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
emelianenko is staying active underneath Knobber, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
emelianenko tries to kick Knobber off but Knobber keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ground and pound from Knobber.
emelianenko looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Knobber lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hugh Knobber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knobber scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Knobber is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
fedor emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knobber seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down emelianenko for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugh Knobber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knobber has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh Knobber!
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