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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and New Dalton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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255 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, New Dalton!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalton throws a series of punches but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Dalton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emelianenko.
Dalton lands a lovely overhand right.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dalton manages to avoid it.
Dalton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dalton misses with a few strikes there.
Dalton moves into range and clinches up with Emelianenko.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dalton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dalton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dalton looking for a takedown.
Emelianenko leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dalton wants to break free but Emelianenko has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko keeps control of Dalton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dalton tries for a takedown but Emelianenko manages to get underhooks.
Dalton takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like New Dalton has been cut.
Dalton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Emelianenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dalton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Emelianenko scores with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko lands a shoulder strike.
Emelianenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
Dalton tries to stall but Emelianenko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Emelianenko pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dalton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Emelianenko has a couple of punches blocked by Dalton.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dalton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dalton is trying to break free.
Emelianenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dalton's face.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dalton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko is stalling here.
Dalton wants to get back to striking at distance but Emelianenko won't allow it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dalton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Dalton blocks with his arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dalton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dalton has had enough of the clinch but Emelianenko keeps him there for the moment.
Emelianenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dalton's efforts to push away.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko taking a breather.
Dalton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Come on Emelianenko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Dalton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emelianenko's elbow.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Dalton blocks it.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dalton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dalton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Dalton misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dalton!
Thor Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dalton clinches up with Emelianenko and pushes him back against the cage.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
Dalton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Emelianenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Thor Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of New Dalton.
Emelianenko landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dalton lands an elbow inside that Emelianenko shrugs off.
Dalton presses Emelianenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Emelianenko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but New Dalton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on New Dalton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dalton has a takedown stuffed.
Dalton blocks a jab.
Dalton slips under a jab.
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
New Dalton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dalton gets a clinch.
Emelianenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Dalton.
Dalton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Dalton blocks it.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Emelianenko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dalton is trying to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling him.
Dalton being controlled against the cage.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Dalton is blocking nicely.
Dalton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Dalton is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Dalton blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emelianenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dalton's efforts to push away.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton is trying to break free.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dalton.
Dalton working hard to break the clinch.
Emelianenko blocks a body shot from Dalton.
Dalton wants to break free but Emelianenko has control.
Dalton is looking to break free of the clinch but Emelianenko has double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dalton tries to break free but Emelianenko pushes him back against the cage.
Dalton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Emelianenko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dalton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dalton letting Emelianenko take a breather here.
Emelianenko has Dalton pressed against the cage, preventing Dalton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dalton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton is looking to break free of the clinch but Emelianenko has double underhooks.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dalton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
Dalton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thor Emelianenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dalton wants to break free but Emelianenko has control.
Emelianenko gets underhooks to prevent Dalton's takedown attempt.
Thor Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of New Dalton.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dalton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dalton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Emelianenko is pressed up against the cage. Dalton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Emelianenko down to the mat. Emelianenko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Emelianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dalton has closed the distance and engaged Emelianenko in a clinch.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Dalton blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton is trying to drag Emelianenko to the mat but Emelianenko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dalton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Dalton is blocking nicely.
Dalton misses with a body punch.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko prevents Dalton from breaking the clinch.
Dalton tries to throw a body punch but Emelianenko avoids it by throwing Dalton back against the cage.
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 tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dalton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko keeps control of Dalton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Dalton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
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 Thor Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on New Dalton's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dalton closes the distance and clinches.
Dalton tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Emelianenko with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Dalton.
Dalton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Dalton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Emelianenko has Dalton pressed against the cage, preventing Dalton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dalton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Dalton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dalton wants to take the fight to the mat but Emelianenko manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko taking a breather.
Dalton can't break the clinch.
Dalton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dalton is trying to force a seperation but Emelianenko has the dominant position.
Dalton tries to circle away but Emelianenko has him pinned against the cage.
Emelianenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dalton's efforts to push away.
Dalton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dalton misses with some punches.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dalton is trying to force a seperation but Emelianenko has the dominant position.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dalton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Dalton blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dalton has had enough of the clinch but Emelianenko keeps him there for the moment.
Emelianenko looking to stall.
Dalton is trying to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling him.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dalton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage.
Emelianenko prevents Dalton from breaking the clinch.
Dalton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dalton working hard to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko keeps control of Dalton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dalton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emelianenko's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dalton blocks it with crossed arms.
Dalton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton tries to circle away but Emelianenko has him pinned against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Dalton is blocking nicely.
Dalton has had enough of the clinch but Emelianenko keeps him there for the moment.
A hook to the body from Dalton.
Dalton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Dalton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dalton has Emelianenko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Emelianenko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dalton is trying to force a seperation but Emelianenko has the dominant position.
Emelianenko stalls.
Dalton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage.
Dalton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dalton tries to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
Emelianenko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dalton tries for a takedown but Emelianenko manages to get underhooks.
Thor Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of New Dalton.
Dalton has had enough of the clinch but Emelianenko keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dalton misses with a punch to the body.
Dalton tries to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
Dalton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
New Dalton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dalton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... New Dalton!
An out of breath New Dalton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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