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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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235 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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285 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Clark!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Emelianenko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Emelianenko throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Emelianenko working away.
Emelianenko landing a few strikes.
Emelianenko lands a few punches from side control.
The strikes coming from Emelianenko are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Emelianenko is trying to ground and pound but Clark uses the momentary lack of control by Emelianenko to regain half guard.
Emelianenko prevents Clark from improving his position.
Clark is positioning himself well to prevent Emelianenko advancing to mount.
Clark trying to control here.
Emelianenko throwing shots but Clark is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Emelianenko there.
Clark on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Emelianenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Clark defending well though.
Clark is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Emelianenko lands strikes from half guard.
Clark avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Emelianenko.
Clark trying to control here.
Clark pushes Emelianenko off looking to stand but Emelianenko dives back in and keeps control.
Emelianenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Clark manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Emelianenko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Clark looking to control.
Emelianenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Clark has his hands on Emelianenko's head, controlling the position.
Emelianenko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Clark avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Clark wants to sweep here but Emelianenko controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Clark avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a takedown. Clark tries to sprawl out of it but Emelianenko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Clark manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Emelianenko or perhaps it was just good defense by Clark which made him look bad.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clark as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Clark misses.
Clark throws a left that rocks Emelianenko and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Clark dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Emelianenko regain composure!
Emelianenko is rocked!
It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark controlling from side mount.
Oh Emelianenko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Emelianenko!
Emelianenko seems to have got his legs back now.
Clark content just to control the position here.
Clark fails to take his opponent's back.
Clark sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Emelianenko is desperately trying to improve his position but Clark has a good base and remains in mount.
Clark controlling the pace for now.
Despite being in the dominant position, John Clark just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A nice combination there by Clark.
Emelianenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clark pinned against the cage. Clark gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Clark connects with a stiff jab that staggers Emelianenko - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Clark!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
78% |
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