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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hayao Miyazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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197 lbs
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Good wrestling
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mirko Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hayao Miyazaki!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko throws a good cross that connects.
Emelianenko scores with a kick to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Emelianenko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Miyazaki throws out a loose jab but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Emelianenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Emelianenko throws a head kick but Miyazaki moves out of range.
Emelianenko misses with a leg kick.
Emelianenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch.
Emelianenko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Miyazaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mirko Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Emelianenko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Emelianenko lands with a kick to the temple. Miyazaki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Hayao Miyazaki has been cut.
Miyazaki throws a shot from downtown. Emelianenko moves away and avoids it.
Miyazaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Miyazaki.
Miyazaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emelianenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Miyazaki catches Emelianenko right on the button with a cross.
Emelianenko cracks Miyazaki with an open hand slap.
Miyazaki throws a lazy uppercut
and Emelianenko moves into the clinch.
Miyazaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Miyazaki strikes.
Miyazaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miyazaki.
Emelianenko wants to clinch
and Miyazaki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Miyazaki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Emelianenko counters with a nice leg kick.
Miyazaki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Emelianenko can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki cracks Emelianenko with a good jab.
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!
Miyazaki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Miyazaki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Miyazaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
A punch combination from Miyazaki misses.
Emelianenko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Miyazaki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch but Miyazaki is avoiding it.
Miyazaki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Emelianenko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Emelianenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Miyazaki.
Emelianenko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Emelianenko duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Miyazaki is having none of it.
Miyazaki throws a jab when Emelianenko was well out of range.
Miyazaki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Miyazaki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Emelianenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Miyazaki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
No joy there for Emelianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miyazaki misses with a few strikes there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Emelianenko, right into the meat.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Emelianenko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Miyazaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Emelianenko rushes Miyazaki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Emelianenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Emelianenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Miyazaki throws a head punch that misses.
Emelianenko trying to control the position but instead, Miyazaki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Emelianenko into the cage.
Emelianenko lands a shot to the body.
Miyazaki looks winded!
Emelianenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Emelianenko tries to work over Miyazaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miyazaki has a couple of punches blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko digs a right hand into Miyazaki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Miyazaki's gas tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Miyazakis head.
Emelianenko manages to break the clinch.
Miyazaki throws a sloppy body shot
and Emelianenko counters by clinching up.
Emelianenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Miyazaki backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Emelianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hayao Miyazaki's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Emelianenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianenko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Emelianenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Miyazaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mirko Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko looks to land a body kick but Miyazaki moved away.
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Miyazaki circles away.
Mirko Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Emelianenko scores with a push kick.
Emelianenko throws a half hearted mid kick.
No joy there for Miyazaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Emelianenko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miyazaki's calf.
Emelianenko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Miyazaki looks to throw a body kick
and Emelianenko counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Miyazaki is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko drops his hands momentarily and Miyazaki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Miyazaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emelianenko lunges at Miyazaki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Miyazaki's hand.
Emelianenko throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Miyazaki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Miyazaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emelianenko lands a big head kick that sends Miyazaki tumbling to the mat! Emelianenko takes a step backwards and waves Miyazaki back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Miyazaki is rocked!
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!
Miyazaki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Miyazaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Emelianenko finish him?
That kick from Emelianenko tenderised Miyazaki's leg. Miyazaki is trying to keep his angry face on.
That kick from Emelianenko tenderised Miyazaki's leg. Miyazaki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Miyazaki seems to have recovered his senses.
Miyazaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Emelianenko thuds a left hand into Miyazaki's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emelianenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emelianenko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miyazaki. That did some damage!
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Miyazaki moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Emelianenko scores with a four punch combination!
A solid leg kick lands there for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miyazaki throws a lazy body kick
and Emelianenko counters with a crisp one two that drops Miyazaki! Emelianenko thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Miyazaki to his feet! Miyazaki is in big trouble!
Emelianenko looks to land a combination but Miyazaki avoids it well.
Emelianenko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Emelianenko moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Emelianenko.
Miyazaki lands with a right to the head.
Emelianenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice body punch from Emelianenko - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Emelianenko - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Emelianenko.
A hook to the body from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko working Miyazaki over with knees to the body.
Emelianenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Emelianenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Hayao Miyazaki's cut even more.
Emelianenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Miyazaki won't want to take too many of those.
Emelianenko crunches a lovely knee into Miyazaki's ribcage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko pushes Miyazaki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Emelianenko stalling the fight.
Emelianenko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Emelianenko.
Still in the clinch, Emelianenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Emelianenko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Emelianenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Emelianenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miyazaki can do to turn this around?
Emelianenko working Miyazaki over with knees to the body.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miyazaki blocks it with crossed arms.
Miyazaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Emelianenko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hayao Miyazaki's cut.
That's time! Emelianenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Emelianenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Emelianenko scores with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko breaks from the clinch.
Emelianenko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Emelianenko as Miyazaki tries to tie him up.
Miyazaki prevents a body shot from Emelianenko.
Miyazaki can't break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Emelianenko scores with a knee to the head.
Miyazaki letting Emelianenko take a breather here.
Miyazaki is looking to break free of the clinch but Emelianenko has double underhooks.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Emelianenko connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miyazaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miyazaki swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko.
Miyazaki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko instigates a clinch.
Emelianenko pushes Miyazaki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Miyazaki to his knees! Emelianenko keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mirko Emelianenko!
A very excited looking Mirko Emelianenko made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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