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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonid Fedorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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245 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 St Petersburg, Aleksander Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Fedorov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Fedorov or perhaps it was just good defense by Emelianenko which made him look bad.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko misses with a looping left.
Fedorov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Emelianenko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Emelianenko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fedorov.
Aleksander Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonid Fedorov.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fedorov.
Fedorov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Emelianenko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fedorov somewhat.
Emelianenko missing with a left hand there. Fedorov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fedorov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Emelianenko is not content to let Fedorov control the position.
Fedorov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Emelianenko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorov wants to control but Emelianenko is keeping him busy.
Fedorov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fedorov is trying to get an arm triangle but Emelianenko is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fedorov tries for a kimura but Emelianenko is defending well.
Fedorov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fedorov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fedorov shoots in for a double leg but Emelianenko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fedorov.
Emelianenko jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fedorov.
Emelianenko works over Fedorov's head and body with a nice combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fedorov.
Fedorov misses with a takedown attempt - Emelianenko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fedorov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Emelianenko leaves Fedorov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fedorov staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov looks for a takedown but Emelianenko sprawls well.
Fedorov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fedorov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Emelianenko can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Fedorov looking to control but Emelianenko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fedorov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Emelianenko is surviving well by controlling Fedorov's body position as best he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fedorov goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Emelianenko is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leonid Fedorov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fighters circling - Emelianenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emelianenko throws a right hand that Fedorov ducks under and follows up with a left that Fedorov also avoids with ease.
Emelianenko leaves Fedorov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fedorov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Emelianenko is fending him off so far but Fedorov persists. Nope, Emelianenko circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fedorov.
Aleksander Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonid Fedorov.
Fedorov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Emelianenko pinned against the cage. Emelianenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Emelianenko lands a nice shot that snaps Fedorov's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fedorov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emelianenko.
Fedorov shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fedorov tries for a takedown but Emelianenko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorov walks into a straight right hand from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fedorov.
Emelianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fedorov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Emelianenko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No joy there for Emelianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
Emelianenko leaves Fedorov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fedorov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Emelianenko as he avoids it easily.
Emelianenko misses with a wild combination.
Fedorov tries for a takedown but Emelianenko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fedorov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Emelianenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fedorov was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelianenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A right-left combo lands from Emelianenko.
Fedorov shoots for a takedown but Emelianenko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fedorov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fedorov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Emelianenko tries to avoid it but Fedorov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Emelianenko to the ground. Emelianenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fedorov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fedorov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fedorov.
Emelianenko throws a head kick but Fedorov moves out of range.
Fedorov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fedorov shoots in looking for a takedown. Emelianenko tries to sprawl out of it but Fedorov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Emelianenko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fedorov fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fedorov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fedorov shoots in but no luck this time.
Fedorov looks for a takedown but Emelianenko sprawls well.
Fedorov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Emelianenko avoids it really well and circles away.
Fedorov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Emelianenko defends it nicely.
Fedorov shoots in and drives through. Emelianenko sprawls well.
Fedorov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice takedown defense from Emelianenko. No joy for Fedorov on that attempt.
Fedorov shoots in for a double leg but Emelianenko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A punch combination from Emelianenko misses.
No luck for Fedorov with that takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Emelianenko as Fedorov shoots in.
Fedorov shoots in but Emelianenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Emelianenko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fedorov shoots for a double leg takedown but Emelianenko sprawls well. He's pushed Fedorov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Aleksander Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fedorov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Emelianenko - just one landing.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab.
Fedorov shoots in and drives through. Emelianenko sprawls well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fedorov fails to land the takedown.
Fedorov shoots in for a double leg but Emelianenko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Emelianenko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Emelianenko dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Emelianenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Fedorov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fedorov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Emelianenko as he avoids it easily.
Fedorov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emelianenko.
Fedorov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Emelianenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Fedorov fails with the takedown.
Aleksander Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonid Fedorov.
Fedorov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Emelianenko takes a swing at Fedorov's ribcage but misses.
Fedorov misses with a takedown attempt - Emelianenko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fedorov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Emelianenko tries to avoid it but Fedorov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Emelianenko to the ground. Emelianenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fedorov shoots in for a takedown but Emelianenko shows good takedown defense.
Horrible takedown by Fedorov or perhaps it was just good defense by Emelianenko which made him look bad.
Emelianenko works Fedorov's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Emelianenko wants it to stay on the feet.
Fedorov fails with the takedown.
Fedorov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Emelianenko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fedorov.
Fedorov tries for a takedown but Emelianenko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Aleksander Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fedorov ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fedorov.
Fedorov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Emelianenko sprawls well. Emelianenko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fedorov gets slowly back to his feet.
Fedorov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Emelianenko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fedorov somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fedorov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Emelianenko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fedorov fails with a takedown attempt.
Fedorov ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
Nice takedown defense from Emelianenko. No joy for Fedorov on that attempt.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Fedorov is just out of range.
Fedorov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Emelianenko defends it nicely.
Emelianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Emelianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
Emelianenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Fedorov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Emelianenko leaves Fedorov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Emelianenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fedorov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fedorov closes the distance and clinches up with Emelianenko, looking for a takedown. Fedorov pushes Emelianenko against the cage but Emelianenko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko scores with the left hand. Fedorov knows he should have avoided that one.
Emelianenko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fedorov.
Fedorov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Emelianenko as he jumps to the side.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Emelianenko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fedorov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Emelianenko looks to land a combination but Fedorov avoids it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fedorov is defended easily by Emelianenko.
No luck for Fedorov with that takedown attempt.
Fedorov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fedorov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Emelianenko is fending him off so far but Fedorov persists. Nope, Emelianenko circles away and we're back to standing.
Emelianenko swings for the body but Fedorov moves out of range.
Aleksander Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fedorov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksander Emelianenko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Emelianenko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksander Emelianenko!
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