Emelienko vs. Fezzik It can happen!

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I've mixed Tap or Snap 5 and the default data and it starts in June 2008. FLASH KO is owned by Matt Trip and Dana White (get it?). BUSHIDO FC is owned by Mark Wallace and Lorenzo Fertitta. I'm Pete Crimson and I work for the brand new BUSHIDO FC. We are looking to sign a variety of fighters I only get to book one card because they are retiring. but enjoy none the less.

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[CENTER][U]BUSHIDO FC presents BUSHIDO FC 1: Emelienko vs. Fezzik[/U] [U]official card[/U] [U]To Prove who is the best[/U] "The Big Bad" Hassan Fezzik 25-0 vs. "The Last Emperor" Fedor Emelienko 27-1 "Minotauro" Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 31-4-1 vs. Hiro Arai 17-3 Frank Mir 11-3 vs. "The Spider" Tony McCall 20-4 "Swedish Superman" Gunnar Nillson 18-3 vs. "The Truth" Brandon Vera 8-1 Brock Lesnar 1-1 vs. "The Beast of Birmingham" Rav Kapur 5-0 Cheick Kongo 11-4-1 vs. "The Beast" Lefter Oktay 6-0 "The Texas Crazy Horse" Heath Herring 28-13 vs. "The Tower of Power" Tim Boyer 16-3-2 Sean O'Haire 3-2 vs. "Lurch" Mason Archer 0-0 "The Great Bear" Aleksander Ivanov 0-0 vs. Cain Valesquez 3-0 "Iron Man" Junior Patinkin 0-0 vs. "The Hammer" Mark Coleman 15-8 [U]To prove who is the worst[/U] "Tank" David Abbott 9-14 vs. "The Bear" Eugene Clough 17-13-3[/CENTER]

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[CENTER]Here LIVE for BUSHIDO FC 1: Emelienko vs. Fezzik [U]To prove who is the worst[/U] [U]"Tank" David Abbott 9-14 vs. "The Bear" Eugene Clough 17-13-3[/U][/CENTER] Round 1 They circle each other. Tank misses with a low kick, and Clough darts in to hit a jab before retreating. They come together and exchange punches, both got a few shots in. Clough is looking much lighter on his feet, and keeps moving in, hitting a few punches, then getting back out of range. Tank is trying to catch him coming in, but doesn't have the timing quite right. It happens again. Clough isn't getting much power on the punches, but he is getting ahead on points. Tank tries to get in close, but Clough is keeping moving, and isn't letting himself get cornered. For a second it looked like Tank was about to go for a takedown, but nothing came from it. Clough gets a solid punch in, catching Tank just above the left eye. Tank finally gets a clinch, forcing Clough up against the cage, but it's too little, too late as the round ends. End of round 1. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Clough. Round 2 Clough starts fast, firing off several crisp jabs that keep Tank on the back foot. A solid left hits gloves, but it's really just a set-up for Clough to step in and use an uppercut. Not sure how much of it caught Tank, but certainly enough to to make him grab a clinch to stop any further punishment. Great start to the round from Clough, it has been total domination so far. The clinch is broken, and the two fighters exchange some long range jabs that are easily avoided. Tank is looking a little lost so far, Clough is controlling this round by virtue of his crisp accurate punches and higher aggression levels. Clough looks to be working an angle. Clough leads with the left, then moves in and gets in a wicked right hand that grazes the cheek. Tank was fortunate there, if that had landed properly it would have been over. Tank comes back with a leg kick to set up a one-two combination, but the round is coming to a close and it's going to be too little too late. The one bright spot for Tank is that although Clough clearly won the round, he didn't actually turn that dominance into any sort of real damage. The round is over. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Clough. Round 3 Good start from Clough, taking Tank down almost immediately! Tank scrambles though, and gets back to his feet without taking any damage at all. Clough will be disappointed with that. Tank comes in and throws two big right hands, but neither connects, and they put him off balance, allowing Clough to score with a nice right hook to the side of the head, crunching into the top of the ear. Tank felt that one for sure. He stalks Clough, trying to back him up against the cage. It doesn't work though, Clough keeps out of the way. Tank tries a kick, but Clough catches the foot and uses it for a trip. Clough gets Tank down for the second time, and this time is right on top of him in guard position. Clough throws some punches, then tries to pass. Tank doesn't allow it, and tries to grab an armbar in response. Clough easily stops that, and throws some more punches. That becomes the pattern, as the fight falls into a predictable pattern; punches from Clough followed by a pass attempt, with Tank blocking the pass and throwing the occasional punch in response. The round ends like that, just as the referee was about to stand them back up. The third round is over. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Clough. All three judges give a score of 30-27 in favour of Eugene Clough. [CENTER][U]"Iron Man" Junior Patinkin 0-0 vs. "The Hammer" Mark Coleman 15-8[/U][/CENTER] Round 1 Fast start by Coleman, who has thrown three crisp jabs in the first twenty seconds, although none of them got past the gloves. Patinkin circles, drawing a lunge from Coleman, allowing him to score with a nice low kick to the front leg. Coleman ignores that and darts in for a takedown, but only ends up holding one leg, Patinkin hopping on the other to remain vertical. Coleman tries to push forward to complete the takedown, but Patinkin manages to pull them all the way back to the cage before ultimately going down. That's a much better position to be in though, he has his corner right there, and can use the cage to effectively cut off any form of attack to the left hand side of his body. Coleman has one leg trapped between Patinkin's, and is struggling to get it free. He throws a couple of punches, none of them doing much damage, and then tries to work on one of the arms. It might be a kimura that he looking for. Patinkin defends it well, without fully escaping it, Coleman can't really do a lot with it due to how much he is having to stretch to apply it, due to his leg being trapped. Patinkin suddenly releases the leg and scrambles up, looking to take Coleman's back. Coleman was ready for it though, and blocks it by pinning a half-standing Patinkin up against the cage. It's a precarious position for both fighters. Patinkin throws a couple of short-range punches. Coleman gets a leg in and trips Patinkin, putting him back on the ground, albeit this time in full guard. It was a nice escape attempt from Patinkin, at least he can take heart from the fact that it resulted in a better defensive position. Time is running out, it looks like this round will end with them in this position. The round is over. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Coleman. Round 2 A touch of gloves to start the round, and we're underway. Patinkin lets rip with a vicious straight right almost immediately, but it's easily avoided. Coleman sneaks a jab through the guard and catches Patinkin on the left cheek, but the follow up right hook only finds gloves. They get close to each other and end up in a clinch, from which Coleman manages to get the better position, pushing Patinkin up against the cage. Right hand to the ribs from Coleman. Patinkin hits a couple of knees to the side. There's a struggle for supremacy going on, it's difficult to see who is winning it. Coleman tries a knee of his own, but that is the opportunity that Patinkin was waiting for and he sweeps the standing leg to take Coleman down to the ground, in side control. Excellent takedown. Coleman covers up to defend against a pair of back-hand blows, and even manages to sneak a knee strike in. Patinkin hits a big elbow to the ribs, Coleman definitely felt that. Patinkin drives a knee to the near side, then attempts to float-over into a mount. Coleman brought his legs in though, and manages to pull guard. Patinkin will be disappointed with that. He tries to get a big punch in, but Coleman defends it well and gets a hold of both arms. The fight grinds to a halt, with Patinkin unable to generate any attacks, and Coleman unwilling to give up a good defensive position. The referee stands them up. Patinkin will likely be very angry that he didn't make more of that takedown. They exchange half-hearted jabs as the round draws to an end. The round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Patinkin. Round 3 Coleman leads with the right hand to set up a low kick, Patinkin deals with it well. They clinch, but only for a few seconds before it gets broken. Both throw stiff jabs at the same time, neither connects properly. Back to the clinch. It has been a disjointed start to the round, the flow hasn't quite developed properly. Patinkin uses a knee to the ribs before backing Coleman up against the cage. Right hand from Coleman connects though, that was well timed. Patinkin breaks the clinch and backs off. That was sloppy on his part, Coleman was basically gifted a free shot. Three quick jabs from Patinkin sting the gloves, then a crashing hook to the body finds its mark. Good recovery. Coleman fires off a low kick again, but it's well wide. They clinch. Patinkin tries to generate some offence with a couple of punches to the kidney region, but Coleman suddenly pushes forward, sending them tumbling to the ground with Coleman on top. Patinkin pulls guard. Coleman is looking dangerous. He fires off a couple of punches, and one gets through. A third is attempted, but that gives Patinkin the opportunity he needed, and Coleman gets swept, ending up underneath in side control. Patinkin fires off three punches of his own, two connecting solidly above the eye. Patinkin moves up into a dominant position, totally controlling the head and left arm of Coleman, and looking for a kimura. Coleman is trying to stop it, but he is in a really poor position and cannot get any sort of leverage. Patinkin sinks it in, and Coleman has to tap out. The official time of the kimura submission is 3:34 of round 3. [CENTER][U]"The Great Bear" Aleksander Ivanov 0-0 vs. Cain Valesquez 3-0[/U][/CENTER] Round 1 Flat start to the round, thirty seconds of circling without any actual contact. The fans begin to get a bit restless. Velasquez is the first to try something, stringing together a couple of jabs and a low kick, but Ivanov blocked the first two and avoided the latter. A lunge from Velasquez is meant to set up a punch, but it's clumsy and just leaves him off balance. Ivanov is quick to react, and gets a great shot to the side of the face in before Velasquez can cover up. That landed above the left eye and has left an ugly red mark. No cut, but that will start to swell and could give Velasquez some problems later on. Velasquez moves in for a right hook, but takes a hard kick to the knee, then is forced to retreat so as not to get caught with the two right hands that follow. Ivanov is staying on it though, and glances three shots off the gloves of Velasquez before they wind up in a clinch. That punch above the eye, or maybe the mistake that led to it, seems to have completely thrown Velasquez off, since that moment he has been comprehensively out-struck and is now in danger of losing this round. They struggle in the clinch, neither fighter managing a great deal more than minor blows. Velasquez goes for a trip, but Ivanov cleverly spins out of it and the two fighters are back to circling. Not a great round for purists, it has all been a bit disjointed, but that one shot from Ivanov may prove decisive. As the round comes to an end, they wind up back in another clinch, with nothing coming of it. End of round 1. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Ivanov. Round 2 Velasquez starts strong, hitting a nice low kick and following in with a shot to the body. Ivanov backs off, but just gets pushed up against the cage. Velasquez presses the advantage and works a nice hook to the body. Ivanov responds with an attempted sweep, and when that doesn't work, a punch that lands behind the ear. Velasquez gets in a low kick as he backs off, and the fight returns towards the center. An exchange of punches goes nowhere, and they fall into a clinch. The referee separates them when nothing happens. Velasquez leads with a right hand, then comes in for a quick takedown. Ivanov saw it coming and smartly turns out of the grapple, pushing Velasquez to the ground, and ending up taking his back in a great defensive move. Ivanov gets one arm in and snakes it around the throat of Velasquez, squeezing his wind-pipe shut. Velasquez tries to pull the arm free, but can't, and so rolls over in a last-ditch effort to break free. It is to no avail though, as that allows Ivanov to get a body-scissors in too. With no alternatives left, Velasquez taps out. Ivanov wins via rear choke submission at 2:27 of the second round. [CENTER][U]Sean O'Haire 3-2 vs. "Lurch" Mason Archer 0-0[/U][/CENTER] Round 1 Archer doesn't waste any time, scoring with a big right hook almost immediately. O'Haire was caught sleeping, and that really landed hard, if it had been more accurate it might have been a knock out blow. O'Haire hits two sharp body shots in return, but it's clear that he is rattled. Archer looks to be working an angle. They get in close and exchange punches, it's not clear who got the better of that. Archer hits a good looping punch to the side of the head, that's another one that's rattled O'Haire. Archer is getting more force behind his punches at the moment, and that's the key difference. Archer gets pinned against the cage, and the referee eventually has to separate them. Time ticks away, and O'Haire offers nothing that would make you think that he has any chance of winning this round on points. End of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Archer by 10-9. Round 2 Exchange of punches to start, nothing really hit though. They go into a clinch, and the pace disappears as both fighters try and get the advantage. Eventually the referee separates them. Jab from Archer, who then has to react quickly to avoid a right hook that was aimed right at the chin. Archer puts on a burst of energy and fires off a big sequence of punches, maybe twelve or thirteen in a row, although not many actually connected. O'Haire covered up well, and gets in a couple of shots of his own before moving out of range again. O'Haire looks for an opening. Low kick from O'Haire, almost to the groin, although it didn't look intentional. They come together in a clinch again, and it returns to a stalemate. Not a great round by anyone's standard, but that flurry should mean that Archer will take the round on points. End of round 2. Blurcat.com gives that one to Archer by 10-9. Round 3 O'Haire starts fast, coming out almost immediately with a three punch combination. None of them get through, and Archer manages to squeeze a jab of his own through and score just above the left cheek. They exchange a flurry of blows right in the center, it's difficult to see who got the best of it, and both of them retreat a few steps to recover. Good start to the round, early indications are that this is going to be all about the striking, neither fighter has even hinted at going for a takedown. Archer uses a low kick to set up a nice right hand, and O'Haire is forced back against the cage. Archer picks his shots and gets a big punch to the body in. O'Haire uses a couple of looping punches to make Archer keep back, but it doesn't last for long, as Archer bursts forward and hits two big right hands, taking a counter punch to the body though, and they wind up in a clinch. They exchange weak-looking blows from that position, before the referee grows tired of the inactivity and breaks them apart. O'Haire scores with a low kick. O'Haire tries to back Archer up against the cage wall, but it comes to nothing. Archer unwinds a right hook that narrowly misses. That will be the last action of the round though. The round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Archer. The official scores are: 30-27 (twice), 29-28 for Mason Archer. [CENTER][U]"The Texas Crazy Horse" Heath Herring 28-13 vs. "The Tower of Power" Tim Boyer 16-3-2[/U][/CENTER] Round 1 Boyer comes out fast and quickly backs Herring up, all the way up against the cage. Boyer throws a series of rights and lefts; none of the strikes to the head got through, but two nice body shots did. He doesn't follow up though, instead keeping a few steps back, clearly not wanting to get tied up in a clinch. Herring throws a low kick, then advances with some jabs, forcing Boyer to back off a little. They meet in the center and exchange strikes, with Boyer looking the crisper striker of the two, although without doing any real damage. Herring shoots in for the takedown, but Boyer sprawls and eventually pushes free. Right hand from Boyer, then two jabs which both find their mark. Herring bats away a third, then comes in hard and fast for a second takedown attempt. Boyer sprawls again, but gets pushed all the way up against the cage. Herring has a leg, but is low down to the ground and doesn't have the leverage to complete the takedown. He works to a better standing position, but has to lose the leg and grab a clinch instead. They both fire off some small punches from there. Herring tries for a trip, but Boyer avoids it and works free from the clinch. He returns to the center, clearly wanting a striking battle rather than a grappling match. Herring follows, hands held high, and throws a couple of jabs. Boyer connects with one instead though, and then with a looping right hand that catches Herring above the eye. He felt that, but doesn't go down. Best strike of the round so far. Herring throws a low kick. Boyer comes in to strike again, but this time cannot sprawl quickly enough and gets taken down. Boyer pulls guard. Unfortunately for Herring, now that he has finally gotten the takedown, there's less than thirty seconds left. He tries to pass guard to get to side control, but Boyer comfortably defends it until the round is over. End of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Boyer by 10-9. Round 2 The fighters come together right in the center. Herring throws out a jab, but Boyer bobs out of the way and uses a right hand to glance a blow off the side of the ribs in response. Boyer works an angle and storms in suddenly with three crisp jabs and a looping overhand punch, Herring covered up quickly but at least one of the jabs hit home. Boyer is making Herring look sluggish in comparison, such is the speed and crispness with which he is delivering strikes. Herring hits a low kick before back-pedalling to avoid a clubbing blow. Herring with a body shot. They meet in the center to exchange a flurry of strikes that gets the crowd on their feet. Boyer got slightly the better of it, he definitely snuck through a right hand that rocked Herring slightly. Herring initiates a clinch, and the action grinds to a halt. Herring looks out of ideas, he is being repeatedly lured into these exchange of strikes, but Boyer is clearly winning them. Herring needs to find some way to deal with them. Not much time left in this round. The referee separates them. Boyer tries a speculative high kick, but Herring saw it coming and was well out of range by the time it came. Herring tries to work an angle, but Boyer is having none of it and fires off a straight right hand to keep him from stepping in. Comfortable round for Boyer, he will probably be disappointed not to have done more damage given his dominance of the striking in this round. End of round 2. Blurcat.com gives that one to Boyer by 10-9. Round 3 The two fighters circle. Herring flicks out a couple of jabs, then an unconventinal looping right hand. Boyer easily side-steps it, but trips and falls to the ground! He is up quickly, before Herring could get in. Replays confirm that it was purely a stumble, the punch was well wide of the mark. Boyer moves in, ducks under a big right hand, and gets two crisp jabs in before getting smothered into a clinch. One of those jabs landed hard, Herring is a little rattled. They struggle in the clinch, both throwing small punches to the back and ribs. The referee separates them. Herring forces Boyer back up against the cage, and starts throwing jabs. He looks to be keeping Boyer in position, waiting to unload a big punch. Herring does, lunging in with a huge right cross, but Boyer saw it coming and goes underneath it, scoring with a right hand to the gut on the way past. Herring turns and tries to follow up immediately, but gets tagged with a wicked left hook that drops him to one knee. Herring is up quickly, causing Boyer, who was about to dive in, to back off. Replays show that the punch connected, but Herring was already going downward to duck the punch, so it wasn't as powerful as first thought. Herring throws a high kick, but it doesn't do anything but cause Boyer to step back. The time expires without anything further of note happening. The third round is over. Blurcat.com gives that one to Boyer by 10-9. The judges scores are unanimous, and give a score of 30-27 to Tim Boyer. [CENTER][U]Cheick Kongo 11-4-1 vs. "The Beast" Lefter Oktay 6-0 [/U][/CENTER] Round 1 Tentative start to the round, the fighters are circling. Kongo throws out a couple of range-finding jabs, but they aren't anything that will trouble Oktay. Kick to the thigh from Oktay, but it lacked power. Kongo looks for an opening. Kongo tries an ill-advised head kick, but Oktay ducks and comes straight underneath it. Grabbing the leg, he lifts Kongo up and then violently plants him into the ground with a slam. Oktay dives in, but gets pulled into guard. Oktay moves from the guard and gets side control. He is trying for the mount, but Kongo is defending it. There's a small lull as Oktay continues to try and get the mount. There it is, Kongo finally couldn't stop it. Oktay starts firing off punches, and Kongo has nowhere to go. A big elbow gets through. A right hand lands on the nose of Kongo. The referee is watching intently, I don't think he's going to let this go much longer unless Kongo can come up with some answers. Oktay hits another big elbow. And another. The referee leaps in, it's over! Official time of the TKO is 1:30 of the first. [CENTER][U]Brock Lesnar 1-1 vs. "The Beast of Birmingham" Rav Kapur 5-0[/U][/CENTER] Round 1 There's a few minor exchanges of punches to start the round, and Kapur gets the better of them. Neither fighter is throwing any bombs, but Kapur is showing the better technique, and has hit a few nice body shots. They come together again, and Kapur shows quick hands to get in three nice shots. Lesnar definitely felt them. Neither fighter seems interested in taking this to the ground, they're just circling, throwing a few punches, then regrouping. Lesnar is struggling to inflict much damage. He may need to switch tactics, as so far Kapur is looking very comfortable. Lesnar comes in with left, but Kapur saw it coming and slipped in a great right hand counter punch. Lesnar is getting frustrated. The remainder of the round is no different, as the occasional exchanges of strikes are clearly go the way of Kapur's superior technique. End of round 1. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Kapur. Round 2 Kapur doesn't waste any time, scoring with a big right hook almost immediately. Lesnar was caught sleeping, and that really landed hard, if it had been more accurate it might have been a knock out blow. Lesnar hits two sharp body shots in return, but it's clear that he is rattled. Lesnar looks for an opening. They get in close and exchange punches, it's not clear who got the better of that. Kapur hits a good looping punch to the side of the head, that's another one that's rattled Lesnar. Kapur is getting more force behind his punches at the moment, and that's the key difference. Lesnar with a body shot. Time ticks away, and Lesnar offers nothing that would make you think that he has any chance of winning this round on points. The round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Kapur. Round 3 Kapur starts fast, unleashing a bomb of a right hand, but Lesnar avoids it without too much trouble. Kapur isn't disheartened though, swinging two more huge punches, with Lesnar getting out the way each time, but being forced all over the place. Kapur finally backs off a little, breathing hard. That was quite a frantic start. Lesnar opts to use that, and comes in to throw some jabs. Kapur is backed up against the cage, covering up. Lesnar clinches. They struggle, and the fight enters a lull. Kapur hits a knee strike to the hip. Lesnar slips one leg behind Kapur and uses that as leverage for a big trip. Kapur landed hard, with Lesnar on top. They're in half guard. It's to Kapur's advantage that they're right next to the cage, that is blocking Lesnar from attacking the left hand side of the body. Kapur is forced into action to defend a kimura attempt. Lesnar tries to step over to mount, but Kapur keeps his legs in position and ends up almost rolled into a ball. Lesnar fires some stiff punches to the back, then one to the face. He reaches through and tries to secure an armbar, but has to be careful as he is in danger of getting picked off with a counter armbar too. Kapur doesn't appear to be trying that though, instead trying to shift his weight so that he can get back up. Lesnar isn't allowing it though, and gets a couple more punches in before settling back into half guard. Kapur ties him up in a snug clinch. The action halts, and time expires before Lesnar can get free. The third round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Lesnar. The three judges all give the match as 29-28 to Rav Kapur. [CENTER][U]"Swedish Superman" Gunnar Nillson 18-3 vs. "The Truth" Brandon Vera 8-1[/U][/CENTER] Round 1 Not the most interesting of starts to the round, it's mainly a lot of circling. The referee apparently gets bored, as he tells them to get on with it and fight. Nilsson complies, firing off a dangerous right cross, narrowly missing. Vera throws a couple of stiff jabs, but they only find gloves. Nilsson fakes left, then comes in from the right, hitting a nice body blow. Vera steps forward and unleashes a big kick, thundering it into Nilsson's ribs. He felt that one for sure. Vera follows up by hitting a right hand too. Nilsson finds himself backed up against the cage. Vera advances, and throws a scythe-like kick to the legs. Nilsson can't get out of the way, and almost gets felled by the impact. Vera steps in and scores with a high head kick. Nilsson partially blocked it with his hands, which was probably the only thing stopping it from being a knock out blow. Nilsson gets a right hand jab out in response, then pulls Vera into a clinch. Knee strike from Vera. They break. Nilsson still looks hurt from that first kick. Vera gets in close and gives a receipt for that earlier body blow, nailing a right hand to the gut. Nilsson hits a jab to the cheek in response, then clinches again. Time runs down, the round will end before anything more can happen. Vera has used those powerful kicks to dominate this round. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Vera. Round 2 The two fighters touch gloves as the round begins. Nilsson starts brightly, throwing out a series of jabs and raking punches, but Vera is too light on his feet and avoids all of them. Vera steps in and hits a lovely overhand right, then a low kick to the outside of the thigh. Nilsson throws a vicious right cross, but Vera goes under it and catches Nilsson with a scathing left hand to the gut. The next few minutes follow a very similar pattern; Vera using his excellent movement to 'hit and run', coming in from a variety of angles to score with crisp punches, dodging out of the way of Nilsson's counters. Nilsson is being made to look sluggish by comparison, and the amount of punches that Vera has landed in comparison to him is becoming huge. None of them have been particularly big punches, certainly nothing likely to end a fight, but the sheer number of them must be hurting Nilsson. Nilsson finally hits a meaningful blow, catching Vera coming in with a low kick. Vera still gets a crisp jab in though, and is back out of range before Nilsson can apply a second strike. The round comes to an end with Vera having dominated. End of round 2. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Vera. Round 3 Slow start, both fighters are throwing tentative punches without threatening anything more powerful. Nilsson puts together the first exciting moment, stringing together four punches in quick succession, but Vera defended well. Straight right from Vera in response, but it caught nothing but gloves. They start circling. The referee tells them to fight, the lack of action so far is worrying. They get in close and exchange body shots, Nilsson probably getting the slightly better punches in, and then fall into a clinch. That goes nowhere, and the referee separates them. Vera gets a nice kick in just before the time expires, but it's unlikely that is going to stop the judges giving that round to Nilsson. The round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Nilsson. The judges are split; Brandon Vera gets 29-28 from the first, Gunnar Nilsson gets 29-28 from the second, the third gives 29-28 to Brandon Vera. Brandon Vera gets the split decision victory. [CENTER][U]Frank Mir 11-3 vs. "The Spider" Tony McCall 20-4[/U][/CENTER] Round 1 A fizzing right hand from McCall opens the round; it didn't find its intended target of Mir's chin, but it did land hard on the left shoulder instead. Mir fights back with a jab, but takes a hard shot to the body after leaning in too far. McCall pins him to the cage with a quick burst, and unloads with lefts and rights. Mir looks for a moment like he may be about to get overwhelmed, especially after a right hand appears to hit flush on the chin, but he recovers well and works his way back to the center. McCall is looking the more confident of the two by far. He smells blood, and comes in looking for a big right hand, only to walk right into a takedown. Mir had to time that perfectly, and did. McCall doesn't pull guard, instead scrambling, ending up onto his knees, with Mir taking his back! Mir tries to go for a choke, but McCall bucks and twists, scrambling back to his feet and backing off. A big right hand and a high kick prevent Mir from following too closely. After that frenetic minute of action, things die down, with the fighters circling. McCall scores with two leg kicks, Mir hits a tasty right hand to the body, but otherwise nothing much happens for the next couple of exchanges. Indeed, the clock runs down and the round ends without further noteworthy events. The first round is over. Blurcat.com gives that one to McCall by 10-9. Round 2 Mir leads with the right hand to set up a low kick, McCall deals with it well. They clinch, but only for a few seconds before it gets broken. Both throw stiff jabs at the same time, neither connects properly. Back to the clinch. It has been a disjointed start to the round, the flow hasn't quite developed properly. McCall uses a knee to the ribs before backing Mir up against the cage. Right hand from Mir connects though, that was well timed. McCall breaks the clinch and backs off. That was sloppy on his part, Mir was basically gifted a free shot. Three quick jabs from McCall sting the gloves, then a crashing hook to the body finds its mark. Good recovery. Mir fires off a low kick again, but it's well wide. McCall looks to be working an angle. McCall leads with a right hand, then comes in for a quick takedown. Mir saw it coming and smartly turns out of the grapple, pushing McCall to the ground, and ending up taking his back in a great defensive move. Mir gets one arm in and snakes it around the throat of McCall, squeezing his wind-pipe shut. McCall tries to pull the arm free, but can't, and so rolls over in a last-ditch effort to break free. It is to no avail though, as that allows Mir to get a body-scissors in too. With no alternatives left, McCall taps out. The official time is 3:55. [CENTER][U] "Minotauro" Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 31-4-1 vs. Hiro Arai 17-3[/U][/CENTER] Round 1 Good start from Minotauro, taking Arai down almost immediately! Arai scrambles though, and gets back to his feet without taking any damage at all. Minotauro will be disappointed with that. Arai comes in and throws two big right hands, but neither connects, and they put him off balance, allowing Minotauro to score with a nice right hook to the side of the head, crunching into the top of the ear. Arai felt that one for sure. He stalks Minotauro, trying to back him up against the cage. It doesn't work though, Minotauro keeps out of the way. Arai tries a kick, but Minotauro catches the foot and uses it for a trip. Minotauro gets Arai down for the second time, and this time is right on top of him in guard position. Minotauro throws some punches, then tries to pass. Arai doesn't allow it, and tries to grab an armbar in response. Minotauro easily stops that, and throws some more punches. That becomes the pattern, as the fight falls into a predictable pattern; punches from Minotauro followed by a pass attempt, with Arai blocking the pass and throwing the occasional punch in response. The round ends like that, just as the referee was about to stand them back up. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Minotauro. Round 2 Arai throws a nice series of straight rights from the start, bobbing and weaving to keep Minotauro from landing anything in return. None of the punches got through though, Minotauro parried them away. Nice crisp start to the round though. Minotauro suddenly seizes on a wayward uppercut from Arai and thunders in with a takedown. Arai landed hard, but had the presence of mind to pull guard before Minotauro could get a better position. Minotauro gets past the guard, but only just, one leg is trapped by Arai. A couple of right hands by Minotauro leave ugly red marks where they hit the unprotected stomach of Arai. Minotauro gets both legs free and transitions higher up the body, putting Arai in huge trouble. Minotauro manages to get a forearm firmly across the throat of Arai and he pushes down. Arai, with no way of getting out, has no alternative but to tap out. The official time is 1:42. [CENTER][U]To Prove who is the best[/U] [U]"The Big Bad" Hassan Fezzik 25-0 vs. "The Last Emperor" Fedor Emelienko 27-1[/U][/CENTER] Round 1 Nice fast-paced start from Fedor, who gets right in Fezzik's face from the beginning of the round, throwing some crisp jabs and then a vicious uppercut. The two jabs got parried, the uppercut missed as Fezzik side-stepped. Fezzik fires back with a left hand, then a right to the body. Fedor steps in, but only into a waist-high kick from Fezzik. Fedor is quick though, and manages to catch it around the knee. Using it as leverage, Fedor sweeps Fezzik's standing leg and takes them to the ground. Fezzik quickly pulls guard. Fedor tries to grab an arm to work a submission, but Fezzik is defending it well by using short, sharp strikes to keep him back. Fedor tries to pass the guard, but has no luck. A punch from Fedor connects, but there was no real power behind it. Fedor fakes Fezzik out cleverly, and slips to a half mount. Fezzik manages to hit a firm elbow, then is forced to defend the full mount attempt. Fedor switches tactics and tries to work a kimura on the other arm, but Fezzik blocks it, squirms his leg free, and secures the guard again. Fedor looks frustrated at losing the half mount after having worked so hard to get it in the first place. Fezzik is liable to lose the round on points, but he has done a fine job of defending the submissions attempts so far. Fedor tries to secure a leglock, but the guard is tight and Fezzik is safe. The first round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Fedor. Round 2 Fedor and Fezzik meet in the center, and both throw looping right hands at the same time. Neither hits home. Fedor throws a couple of nice jabs that cause Fezzik to cover up. He throws a sharp right hand in response which narrowly misses. They clinch in the center. Fezzik tries to trip Fedor, but it is easily dealt with, and Fedor cheekily does the exact same thing to Fezzik, except with more success. Fezzik goes crashing to the ground with Fedor on top. Fedor stands into a half-crouching position, dragging Fezzik's guard with him. Fezzik reaches up, parries away a couple of strikes, and tries to grab an arm to apply an armbar to. Fedor knocks the attempt away and nails a hard shot to the ribs before reaching over and trying to nail a downward punch to the chin. Fezzik blocks it. Fedor floats over and gets into side control. Fezzik scrambles to try and get back up, but is too close to the cage, which works against him. Fedor lays in a couple of punches to the chest to soften Fezzik up, then tries to move up and isolate one of the arms. Fezzik makes sure to bring his body around to give him as much protection as possible. It works, as Fedor can't get either arm isolated properly. Fedor changes tactics and tries to get into crucifix position. Fezzik fights it for as long as he possibly can, but eventually gets caught. The length of struggle is, in itself, a good defence though, as the round ends before Fedor can do anything with the position he has achieved, which will frustrate him enormously. The 2nd round ends. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Fedor. Round 3 Fedor and Fezzik circle to start. Fezzik throws a couple of looping punches, neither hitting, while Fedor sits back, waiting for an opportunity to attack. Fezzik comes in closer, looking to unload with a right hand; that misses, and it allows Fedor to slip a nice jab in, catching Fezzik just underneath the right eye. Fedor comes in and scores with a straight left, then bounces a right hand off the body. Fezzik misses with a right cross, then backs off. Fedor stalks him, forcing Fezzik back up against the cage. Fedor doesn't rush in, instead standing back and throwing the occasional punch. Fezzik throws a big left hand in response, but it misses by quite a margin. Fedor pounces, hitting lefts and rights. Fezzik covers up from the first two punches, then clinches up to prevent any more coming in. They're up against the cage, Fedor in the dominant position. They remain that way as the time ticks down. Fedor throws the occasional knee, but can't really do much with his arms tied up like that. The referee finally tells them to break, and they return to the center. That clinch ate up a lot of time though. Fezzik comes in hard and fast, bobbing and weaving, and throws a couple of big shots. Fedor parries them with his gloves and scores with a well-executed counter punch, hitting just above the eye. They come in close again, throwing punches, but wind up clinched again. The time expires with them like that, and that round will definitely go down in Fedor's favour. The third round is over. Blurcat.com gives that one to Fedor by 10-9. The official scores are: 30-27 from all three judges for Fedor Emelianenko. Fedor Emelianenko is now the BFC Heavyweight champion. So the official score was 7-4 for the WMMA fighters. KO of the night: Lefter Oktay Sub of the Night: Frank Mir Upset of the night: Junior Patinkin Fight of the Night: Nouigera vs. Arai/ Fezzik vs. Fedor with ***