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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jarrah Hooper (ranked 4004 p4p, 2522 weight class) and Stanley Emelianenko (ranked 407 p4p, 291 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jarrah Hooper has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jarrah Hooper seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jarrah Hooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanley Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Emelianenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hooper drops down looking for a counter takedown but Emelianenko sprawls and moves away.
Emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hooper fails to land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko throws a counter combo.
Hooper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Emelianenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Jarrah Hooper has been cut.
Emelianenko jabs Hooper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hooper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emelianenko drives through and clinches with Hooper against the cage.
Hooper lands a body shot.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the head.
Emelianenko is working Hooper over against the cage.
Hooper is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Emelianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Hooper controls the action.
Emelianenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hooper's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hooper throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Hooper controls the action.
Emelianenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Emelianenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hooper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Emelianenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hooper lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Emelianenko is staying active underneath Hooper, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Emelianenko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hooper.
Emelianenko is trying to get back to full guard.
Emelianenko is trying is best to control the position here.
Emelianenko is trying to maintain the position but Hooper is very close to passing his half guard.
Emelianenko is controlling Hooper's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Hooper is trying to control. Emelianenko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooper performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hooper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hooper landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Emelianenko tries to roll over but Hooper keeps him under control.
Emelianenko keeping control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hooper wants to work for an arm triangle but Emelianenko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hooper is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hooper connects with a nice short shot to Emelianenko's temple.
Hooper winds up and cracks Emelianenko with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hooper is looking for a kimura here.
Emelianenko is looking for a sweep. Hooper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hooper looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Emelianenko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hooper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is trying to control but can't.
Emelianenko wants to get back to full guard.
Hooper tries to pass the half guard into mount. Emelianenko knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Emelianenko trying to control from the bottom.
Emelianenko moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Emelianenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hooper.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Emelianenko is trying to keep Hooper in close.
Emelianenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hooper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jarrah Hooper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jarrah Hooper'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.
Emelianenko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Emelianenko wants it to stay on the feet.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelianenko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Emelianenko sends Hooper crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Emelianenko is motioning to the referee to let Hooper up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hooper is rocked!
Emelianenko closes the distance and pushes Hooper back into the cage.
Oh Hooper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hooper is looking to control Emelianenko's arms but Emelianenko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hooper has his back to the cage.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hooper.
Emelianenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Emelianenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hooper blocks an uppercut.
Emelianenko with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko misses with the head strike.
Emelianenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Hooper.
Emelianenko has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hooper seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Emelianenko can turn it around.
Emelianenko misses with the head strike.
Hooper blocks an uppercut.
Hooper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hooper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hooper is trying to stall.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
Emelianenko misses with some punches.
Emelianenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Hooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hooper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emelianenko's elbow.
Hooper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emelianenko.
Hooper blocking some punches.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Emelianenko fails to land.
Hooper blocks an uppercut.
Emelianenko prevents the takedown attempt.
Emelianenko blocks an uppercut.
Emelianenko misses with the head strike.
Hooper blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with the head strike.
Emelianenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Hooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hooper trying to stall but Emelianenko improves his position.
Emelianenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Hooper blocking some punches.
Emelianenko has a couple of punches blocked by Hooper.
Emelianenko lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
Hooper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emelianenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Hooper.
Emelianenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
Emelianenko working aggressively here.
Emelianenko misses with some punches.
Emelianenko misses with the head strike.
Emelianenko is pressed up against the cage. Hooper 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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarrah Hooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko weaves into range and cracks Hooper right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Hooper goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Emelianenko is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stanley Emelianenko!
Our winner, Stanley Emelianenko, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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