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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Sobolev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobolev comes to the cage accompanied by Война. Alexandr Sobolev has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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256 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Decent wrestler
Decent 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Sobolev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sobolev manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Emelianenko throwing strikes but missing.
Sobolev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Emelianenko is aware though and is defending well.
Sobolev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Emelianenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobolev keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
Emelianenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Emelianenko throwing strikes from guard but Sobolev blocks nicely.
Emelianenko throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Emelianenko thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelianenko tries to stand but Sobolev is controlling from the bottom.
Sobolev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sobolev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Sobolev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Sobolev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Emelianenko is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Emelianenko dominated that round.
That's time! Sobolev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Emelianenko swinging wildly here.
Emelianenko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sobolev can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with the ground and pound.
Sobolev is trying to get back to half guard.
Emelianenko creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sobolev sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two 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.
Sobolev struggling a bit here.
Emelianenko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sobolev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
An elbow from Emelianenko crashes against the mat.
Emelianenko misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Emelianenko sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sobolev is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sobolev managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko scoring with punches from side control.
It looks like Alexandr Sobolev has been cut.
Emelianenko tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sobolev has escaped the position, nice work there.
Emelianenko working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Emelianenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexandr Sobolev's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Sobolev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Emelianenko. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Emelianenko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobolev with a poor takedown
and Emelianenko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Emelianenko got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sobolev has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Emelianenko has managed to get both his arms back between Sobolev's legs - danger averted.
Emelianenko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobolev is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Emelianenko is looking to work some ground and pound but Sobolev has wrist control.
Fedor Emelianenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobolev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Emelianenko's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Emelianenko is looking to stand up but Sobolev won't let him.
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.
Sobolev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko working some strikes from top position.
Emelianenko controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobolev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Emelianenko defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Emelianenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Emelianenko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Emelianenko!
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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