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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Iljong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iljong comes to the cage accompanied by Last of the Mohicans - Promontory . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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255 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Iljong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aleksander Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Emelianenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Iljong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
Iljong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Emelianenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Iljong counters by clinching up.
Emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Iljong has him pressed against the cage.
Iljong lands a body shot.
Emelianenko has had enough of the clinch but Iljong keeps him there for the moment.
Emelianenko tries to break the clinch but Iljong is controlling the position.
Emelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Iljong is stalling here.
Emelianenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Iljong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Iljong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Aleksander Emelianenko has been cut.
Iljong lands an elbow that stopped Emelianenko in his tracks for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Iljong.
Iljong scores with a shot to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Iljong prevents Emelianenko from breaking the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Iljong.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iljong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Iljong lands a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Iljong scores with a shot to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iljong pushes Emelianenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Emelianenko looks gassed!
Iljong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Iljong scores with a hook to the body.
Iljong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee calls for Iljong to work.
Iljong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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!
Iljong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Iljong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Iljong controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Iljong.
Iljong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Emelianenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Iljong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Iljong takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice right hand lands inside from Iljong.
Emelianenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Iljong's elbow.
Iljong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Emelianenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Iljong is keeping busy.
Iljong slows down the pace here.
Iljong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iljong is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Emelianenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Iljong has him pressed against the cage.
Iljong has Emelianenko pressed against the cage, preventing Emelianenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Emelianenko looking to stall.
A hook to the body from Iljong.
Iljong lands an elbow inside.
Iljong lands with a right to the head.
Iljong lands a shoulder strike.
Iljong lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Iljong.
Iljong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Iljong leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Iljong - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Iljong.
Emelianenko is trying to stall.
Iljong lands a damaging elbow.
Iljong cracks Emelianenko with a nice body shot.
Iljong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Emelianenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Iljong.
Iljong lands a hook that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iljong lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Iljong.
Iljong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Iljong avoiding damage.
A nice left hand lands by Iljong.
Iljong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Iljong lands a nice shot to the body.
Iljong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Iljong is working Emelianenko over against the cage.
Iljong lands an elbow that stopped Emelianenko in his tracks for a moment.
A short left from Iljong.
Iljong taking a breather.
Emelianenko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Iljong digs a right hand into Emelianenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Emelianenko's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Iljong.
Iljong lands a nice elbow.
A short left from Iljong.
Iljong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Iljong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Iljong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iljong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Emelianenko's efforts to push away.
A bit of stalling here from Iljong.
Iljong lands a right hand.
Emelianenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Iljong on the inside.
Emelianenko wants to break free but Iljong has control.
Iljong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Iljong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Emelianenko is stalling here.
Emelianenko letting Iljong take a breather here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Iljong as Emelianenko tries to tie him up.
Iljong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Iljong lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Iljong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Iljong lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Iljong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Iljong scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Iljong lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Iljong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Emelianenko's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Emelianenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Iljong finds it's way round the side to connect with Emelianenko's head.
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
Iljong tries a low kick but Emelianenko avoids it.
Iljong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Emelianenko can do to turn this around?
Emelianenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Iljong finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A slow jab from Emelianenko misses its intended target.
Iljong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Iljong takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Emelianenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iljong slips a straight right by Emelianenko.
Iljong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Iljong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko clobbers Iljong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Iljong throws out a leg kick but Emelianenko moves out of range and Iljong only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Iljong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Iljong throws a nice head kick!
Emelianenko throws a hook but Iljong blocks it.
Iljong misses with a low kick as Emelianenko jumps back.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iljong moves away.
Emelianenko cracks Iljong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Emelianenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Aleksander Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko misses with a shot to the body
and Iljong holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Iljong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Iljong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Emelianenko is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Iljong fails to land.
Iljong prevents Emelianenko from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kim Iljong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Emelianenko tries to work over Iljong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko leaning against his opponent.
Emelianenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Iljong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelianenko throws an off balance right hand
and Iljong counters with a thumping low kick.
Emelianenko lands with a nice body punch.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the side of Iljong's head but Iljong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emelianenko lands with a hook. Iljong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Iljong counters with a two punch combo.
Iljong moves in looking to clinch but Emelianenko pushes him off.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Emelianenko connects with a nice looking jab.
Emelianenko throws a right hand that misses
and Iljong counters with a nice low kick that buckles Emelianenko's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a shot to the body.
Emelianenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Emelianenko misses with a looping left.
Emelianenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Iljong.
Emelianenko misses with a straight right.
Iljong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Emelianenko misses with a looping left.
Emelianenko misses with a looping right.
Emelianenko misses with a shot to the body
and Iljong counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Iljong.
Emelianenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Emelianenko is trying to force a seperation but Iljong has the dominant position.
Iljong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to break free but Iljong has control.
Emelianenko looking to stall.
Iljong lands with a light punch inside.
Emelianenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Emelianenko trying to control the position but instead, Iljong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Emelianenko into the cage.
Iljong has Emelianenko pressed against the cage, preventing Emelianenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short left from Iljong.
Emelianenko's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Iljong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Iljong taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Iljong as Emelianenko tries to tie him up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Iljong takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Emelianenko lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko lands with a right to the head.
Emelianenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Iljong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Iljong as Emelianenko tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Iljong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Emelianenko's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Iljong.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iljong manages to avoid it.
Emelianenko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Emelianenko tries to keep at a distance but Iljong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Iljong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emelianenko.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Iljong as Emelianenko tries to tie him up.
Emelianenko can't break the clinch.
Iljong gets through Emelianenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Iljong prevents a body shot from Emelianenko.
Iljong tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
Iljong is leaning against Emelianenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Emelianenko tries to stall but Iljong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Still in the clinch, Iljong scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Iljong as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Iljong on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Iljong.
Iljong lands a shot to the body.
Emelianenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good body shot from Iljong.
Iljong lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iljong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Iljong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Iljong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Iljong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Iljong.
Iljong dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Iljong as the two fighters clinch.
Iljong lands with a left to the head.
Iljong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Iljong stalls.
Iljong digs a right hand into Emelianenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Emelianenko's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Iljong.
Stalling in the clinch from Iljong.
Iljong lands a nice looking hook to the body, 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!
Iljong lands a good knee to the midsection. Emelianenko won't want to take too many of those.
Iljong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Iljong.
A right hand to the body from Iljong.
Iljong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Iljong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Iljong as the two fighters clinch.
Aleksander Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iljong working Emelianenko over with knees to the body.
A short left from Iljong.
Iljong pushes Emelianenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko wants to get back to striking at distance but Iljong won't allow it.
Iljong lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Iljong.
Iljong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Emelianenko can't break the clinch.
Iljong keeps control of Emelianenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Iljong - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Iljong lands with a short shot to the head.
Iljong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Iljong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Iljong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Emelianenko working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Iljong.
Iljong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Iljong on the inside.
Emelianenko wants to stall.
Iljong scores with a shot to the side of Emelianenko's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iljong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Iljong working Emelianenko over with knees to the body.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the head.
Iljong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Iljong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Iljong lands with a left to the head.
Iljong is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A left hand lands to the body for Iljong.
Iljong lands a body punch.
Iljong is stalling here.
Kim Iljong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Iljong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Emelianenko.
Emelianenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Iljong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iljong lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Iljong.
Emelianenko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Iljong.
Emelianenko is trying to push Iljong away but Iljong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Iljong scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iljong has Emelianenko pushed against the cage.
Emelianenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Iljong is keeping busy.
Iljong lands with a left to the head.
Emelianenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The referee is keeping an eye on Iljong - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Iljong lands a shot to the body.
Iljong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emelianenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Iljong makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Emelianenko really felt that one!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Iljong.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iljong manages to avoid it.
Emelianenko misses with a right hand
and Iljong counters with a good low kick that Emelianenko was not able to check.
Iljong tries to bum rush Emelianenko with a series of wild strikes but Emelianenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Iljong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Iljong 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Iljong!
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