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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boban Savic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by Enea Vollare Mezzo. Savic is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Walk. Boban Savic will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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254 lbs
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270 lbs
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Excellent 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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boban Savic!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Savic looks to land a left hand but Emelianenko moved out of range nicely.
Savic swinging wildly here.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Savic.
Savic misses with a straight left.
Savic throws a lazy right hand but Emelianenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Savic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Savic throws a right and a left that Emelianenko avoids nicely.
Savic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Emelianenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Savic looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
Savic throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Emelianenko counter with a right hand.
Savic jabs Emelianenko right on the nose. Emelianenko blinks but takes it well.
Nice uppercut there from Savic.
Emelianenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Savic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Savic misses the shot to the body.
Savic takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Savic takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Savic with a hook.
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!
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Emelianenko thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Emelianenko looking to control but Savic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko thowing shots but they're missing.
Emelianenko moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Savic has worked his arm free - good work by Savic!
Emelianenko misses with the ground and pound.
Savic managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Emelianenko.
Savic regains half guard, as Emelianenko was trying to land strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throwing shots but Savic is blocking nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Savic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Savic is positioning himself well to prevent Emelianenko advancing to mount.
Savic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Emelianenko's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Emelianenko's back!
Emelianenko wants to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Savic keeps control of the position easily here as Emelianenko tries to buck him off.
You can see the frustration on Emelianenko's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boban Savic dominated that round.
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 looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Savic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands an overhand right.
Savic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emelianenko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Savic on the side of the head.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horrible takedown by Emelianenko or perhaps it was just good defense by Savic which made him look bad.
Savic takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Savic.
Savic misses with a body punch
and Emelianenko counters with a one-two to the body.
Boban Savic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Savic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Savic as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Savic - just one landing.
Nice body punch from Savic.
Savic loads up on a big right hand but Emelianenko slips the punch.
Emelianenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savic throws out the jab.
Savic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Savic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot by Savic.
Savic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Savic at a distance.
Emelianenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Savic.
Savic swings away with a body shot that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Emelianenko.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Savic has his hands on Emelianenko's head, controlling the position.
Emelianenko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Emelianenko postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Savic is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Emelianenko, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savic stands and throws Emelianenko's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savic controlling from side mount.
Emelianenko tries to bench press Savic off him but Savic keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Emelianenko struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Savic asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fedor Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Emelianenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Savic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Savic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savic moves away.
Savic throws a nice looking combination but Emelianenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Emelianenko lands with a shot to the body.
Savic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Savic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Emelianenko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Emelianenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Savic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Savic loads up on a big right hand but Emelianenko slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Savic.
Savic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Savic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donk. Emelianenko catches Savic right on the button with a cross.
Savic throws a combination that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelianenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savic throws out the jab.
Boban Savic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Savic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Emelianenko counters with a nice body shot.
Jab by Emelianenko.
Savic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Savic lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Savic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savic throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Savic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Savic moves out of range of the strikes.
Savic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Emelianenko counters with a single leg into guard. Savic didn't expect that.
Savic keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
Emelianenko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Emelianenko looking to pass the guard.
Savic looking for a sweep. Not yet Savic, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Emelianenko throws a strike but Savic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Emelianenko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Savic manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Emelianenko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Savic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Emelianenko is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko throws a strike but Savic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Fedor Emelianenko!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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