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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Kraken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kraken comes to the cage accompanied by Battle Without Honor Or Humanity. The Kraken could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fedor Emelianenko 's chin.
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281 lbs
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200 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, The Kraken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko !
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Kraken takes a swing at Emelianenko 's ribcage but misses.
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kraken closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Emelianenko pushes Kraken off looking to stand but Kraken dives back in and keeps control.
Kraken is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Emelianenko is just riding it out for now. Kraken eventually gives up the hold.
Kraken is looking for a kimura but Emelianenko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kraken to get the leverage.
Kraken is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Emelianenko defends it well.
Kraken throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko is trying to stand.
Kraken sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Emelianenko defending well though.
Kraken is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Emelianenko sees it coming and defends easily.
Kraken missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kraken is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Emelianenko has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kraken not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kraken thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Emelianenko 's head.
Emelianenko taking some punishment here, with Kraken in his half guard.
Kraken thows a huge punch but Emelianenko dodges it nicely.
Kraken lands with a punch from half guard.
Emelianenko wants to get back to his feet.
Kraken is pressing down on Emelianenko 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Emelianenko is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraken thows a huge punch but Emelianenko dodges it nicely.
Emelianenko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kraken is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Emelianenko doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kraken.
Emelianenko makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kraken.
Kraken misses with a low kick.
Kraken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraken looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
Kraken throws a low kick, looking for Emelianenko 's leg but Emelianenko calmly moves out of range.
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Kraken.
Kraken changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Emelianenko tries to avoid it but Kraken manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Emelianenko to the ground. Emelianenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kraken fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Emelianenko throws a jab when Kraken was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kraken swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Kraken will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kraken takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kraken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Kraken.
Kraken darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Emelianenko is trying to stand up here but Kraken is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Kraken 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.
Kraken moves out of range as Emelianenko strikes.
Kraken misses with a wild body shot.
Kraken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kraken gets a takedown into half guard.
Kraken is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ground and pound from Kraken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko has one foot on Kraken's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A punch combination from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko slips under a jab.
Kraken misses with a wild body shot.
Kraken misses with a low kick as Emelianenko jumps back.
Kraken will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Emelianenko misses with a two punch combination.
Emelianenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kraken.
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.
Emelianenko stuffs the takedown.
Kraken is looking to clinch but Emelianenko is avoiding it.
A leg kick checked by Emelianenko .
Kraken moves away from the strike by Emelianenko .
Kraken closes this distance looking for a takedown but Emelianenko circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Kraken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kraken throws out a loose jab but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kraken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraken shoots for a double leg takedown but Emelianenko sprawls well. He's pushed Kraken's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Kraken blocks it.
Fedor Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kraken shoots for a takedown but Emelianenko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Emelianenko as Kraken shoots in.
A right-left combo lands from Emelianenko .
It looks like The Kraken has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kraken. Emelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kraken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emelianenko .
The fighters circling - Emelianenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraken closes the distance and clinches up with Emelianenko , looking for a takedown. Kraken pushes Emelianenko against the cage but Emelianenko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko thuds his right hand into Kraken's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kraken tries to score a power double leg takedown but Emelianenko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kraken somewhat.
Fedor Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emelianenko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kraken shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Emelianenko sprawls well. Emelianenko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kraken gets slowly back to his feet.
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 The Kraken's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kraken shoots in for a double leg but Emelianenko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kraken.
Emelianenko blocks a low kick nicely.
Emelianenko lands with a hook. Kraken tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Emelianenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kraken.
Kraken is looking to wear down Emelianenko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraken misses with a body shot.
Kraken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko .
Kraken swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko checks a leg kick.
Kraken takes a swing at Emelianenko 's ribcage but misses.
Kraken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko .
Kraken fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Emelianenko sprawls well initially but Kraken persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Emelianenko is trying to stand back up but Kraken is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraken thows a huge punch but Emelianenko dodges it nicely.
Kraken seems to be looking for submissions.
Emelianenko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kraken.
Emelianenko is trying to stand back up but Kraken is controlling him
Kraken looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kraken is looking for a kimura here.
Kraken throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kraken working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Emelianenko 's thigh. Emelianenko counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Emelianenko wants to get back to his feet but Kraken is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraken working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kraken throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Emelianenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Emelianenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Emelianenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kraken.
The Kraken overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kraken throws a strike but Emelianenko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Emelianenko wants to stand but Kraken has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Emelianenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Emelianenko slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Kraken.
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 blocks the strikes from Kraken.
Kraken is pressing down on Emelianenko 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kraken is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Emelianenko defends well.
Kraken throws his legs up looking for a submission but Emelianenko uses it to pass to side control.
Kraken is looking for a sweep.
Kraken sneaks back into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fedor Emelianenko .
I think Emelianenko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Emelianenko !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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