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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jabr Aldossary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Aldossary's choice of entrance music: Metallica - Wherever I May Roam (S&M version). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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214 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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185 cm
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221 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lucas Emelianenko !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jabr Aldossary!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Aldossary circles away.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Aldossary throws a body kick.
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Aldossary circles away.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Aldossary moves away
and Aldossary counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Emelianenko 's guard now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Emelianenko being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Aldossary wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
Emelianenko wants to get back to his feet but Aldossary is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Aldossary looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jabr Aldossary.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldossary circles away.
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Aldossary blocks it.
Emelianenko managing to block the knees to the body from Aldossary.
Emelianenko trying to land knees to the body.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aldossary has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aldossary is trying to drag Emelianenko to the mat but Emelianenko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Emelianenko connects with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aldossary has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aldossary blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Aldossary blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldossary goes for a takedown in the clinch but Emelianenko prevents it.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aldossary is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Emelianenko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lucas Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jabr Aldossary.
Aldossary wants a takedown.
Aldossary looking for a takedown.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aldossary has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianenko prevents the takedown attempt.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aldossary has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianenko missing with knees to the body.
Aldossary breaks from the clinch.
Emelianenko wants to clinch but Aldossary slips to the side
and Aldossary counters with a single leg into guard. Emelianenko didn't expect that.
Aldossary landing some decent shots from guard.
Aldossary postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko keeping moving, preventing Aldossary from controlling successfully.
Emelianenko is looking to stand back up but Aldossary counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Emelianenko .
Aldossary is keen to just control but Emelianenko is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jabr Aldossary was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Emelianenko clinches with his opponent.
Aldossary breaks the clinch.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldossary circles away.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Aldossary swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aldossary counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko is pushing Aldossary's head away, looking to escape. Aldossary manages to hold on to the position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldossary is looking to take a break and control but Emelianenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jabr Aldossary dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aldossary misses with a two punch combination.
Emelianenko moves to clinch but Aldossary breaks away
and Aldossary decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Emelianenko 's guard.
Emelianenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aldossary trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Emelianenko wants to stand up but Aldossary is controlling him.
Aldossary throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Emelianenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aldossary sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aldossary accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldossary circles away.
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lucas Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko closes the distance but Aldossary moves to the side
and Aldossary counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Emelianenko 's guard now.
Aldossary stops Emelianenko from standing up.
Aldossary wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
Aldossary has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Aldossary is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jabr Aldossary.
Aldossary swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Emelianenko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aldossary counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldossary not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Emelianenko is trying to stand up here but Aldossary is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldossary 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. Aldossary eventually gives up the hold.
Aldossary trying to pass the guard but Emelianenko defending well.
Emelianenko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four 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.
Aldossary throwing shots but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
Aldossary controlling the pace.
Aldossary stops Emelianenko from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jabr Aldossary hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Aldossary fails with the takedown.
Aldossary shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Emelianenko pinned against the ropes. Emelianenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aldossary fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jabr Aldossary showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldossary circles away.
Aldossary looks for a takedown but Emelianenko sprawls well.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Aldossary circles away and keeps his distance.
Emelianenko avoids a kick to the body.
Aldossary shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Emelianenko as he avoids it easily.
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Aldossary circles away.
Aldossary fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lucas Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jabr Aldossary.
Aldossary will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko tries to clinch
and Aldossary counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldossary shoots in but no luck this time.
Aldossary swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko .
Emelianenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aldossary counters with a nice double leg into side control. Emelianenko won't be happy with that.
Emelianenko is trying to buck Aldossary off.
Aldossary working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Aldossary prevents Emelianenko from escaping the position.
Jabr Aldossary has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldossary trying to control the position but Emelianenko is working away.
Aldossary in side control, throwing shots but Emelianenko defends.
Aldossary trying to control the position but Emelianenko is working away.
Aldossary might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Emelianenko kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jabr Aldossary wasn't active enough on the ground.
Emelianenko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aldossary.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch but Aldossary is avoiding it.
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Aldossary circles away.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Aldossary moves away
and Aldossary counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Emelianenko 's guard now.
Emelianenko has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Aldossary off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Aldossary pushes him off.
Aldossary takes a swing at Emelianenko 's ribcage but misses.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Aldossary manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Aldossary manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aldossary pushes Emelianenko up against the ropes in a clinch.
Aldossary is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Emelianenko is defending well.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aldossary has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko landing knees to the body.
Aldossary takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jabr Aldossary has been cut.
Emelianenko landing knees to the head.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aldossary wants a takedown but no success here.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aldossary on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aldossary has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Emelianenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldossary manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Aldossary swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch but Aldossary is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Lucas Emelianenko did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Jabr Aldossary's cut.
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.
Aldossary tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Emelianenko swivels and escapes.
Emelianenko rushes Aldossary and presses him up against the ropes.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Aldossary is blocking nicely.
Aldossary has Emelianenko pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Emelianenko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aldossary blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aldossary backwards.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aldossary has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aldossary has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Emelianenko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lucas Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jabr Aldossary.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko landing knees to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Emelianenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aldossary's face.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head.
Aldossary drops down looking for an ankle pick but Emelianenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Aldossary manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Aldossary swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch but Aldossary is avoiding it.
Aldossary throws a sloppy head kick and Emelianenko moves out of range easily.
Aldossary avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lucas Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Aldossary manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aldossary has closed the distance and engaged Emelianenko in a clinch.
Aldossary has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Emelianenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aldossary drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Emelianenko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Aldossary managing to block the knees to the body from Emelianenko .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Lucas Emelianenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Aldossary struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelianenko controls his hands.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aldossary.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aldossary.
Aldossary wants a takedown but no success here.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aldossary has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aldossary wants to break free but Emelianenko has control.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Aldossary is blocking nicely.
Aldossary pressing his opponent against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldossary is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Emelianenko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aldossary avoids it.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aldossary misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aldossary has Emelianenko pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Emelianenko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Emelianenko landing knees to the head.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aldossary blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aldossary has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Emelianenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Aldossary tries to score a body lock takedown but Emelianenko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Aldossary tries for a takedown. No joy.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aldossary is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Emelianenko is defending well.
Emelianenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aldossary's face.
Aldossary breaks the clinch.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Aldossary moves away
and Aldossary counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Aldossary.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aldossary looking to sit in guard and control but Emelianenko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldossary manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Emelianenko manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Lucas Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jabr Aldossary's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Emelianenko is looking to clinch but Aldossary is avoiding it.
Aldossary closes this distance looking for a takedown but Emelianenko circles away.
Aldossary moves into the clinch.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aldossary has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aldossary has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Aldossary.
Emelianenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Emelianenko prevents Aldossary from breaking the clinch.
Aldossary breaks the clinch.
Aldossary shoots in looking for a takedown but Emelianenko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aldossary's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lucas Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jabr Aldossary.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldossary misses with a low kick.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aldossary is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldossary throws a head kick but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aldossary counters with a single leg into guard. Emelianenko didn't expect that.
Aldossary pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Emelianenko is keeping the position for now.
Aldossary gets to his feet - Emelianenko follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko stuffs the takedown attempt from Aldossary. Aldossary gets slowly back to his feet.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Aldossary circles away and keeps his distance.
Aldossary circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aldossary throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Emelianenko 's waist but Emelianenko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aldossary off to one side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aldossary counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Aldossary swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Aldossary paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jabr Aldossary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Aldossary circles away and keeps his distance.
Emelianenko moves into range and clinches up with Aldossary.
Aldossary has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Emelianenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldossary is trying to break free.
Aldossary has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Emelianenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Emelianenko connects with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Aldossary blocks with his arms.
Emelianenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aldossarys head.
Emelianenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aldossary in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Aldossary blocks it.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aldossary has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aldossary blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko prevents Aldossary from breaking the clinch.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aldossary has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko connects with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Aldossary is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Emelianenko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko scores with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aldossary has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aldossary breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aldossary shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Emelianenko as he avoids it easily.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Aldossary paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aldossary circles away from the clinch attempt
and Aldossary counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Aldossary tries to score a power double leg takedown but Emelianenko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Aldossary somewhat.
Aldossary shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Emelianenko as he jumps to the side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko takes the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Jabr Aldossary!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Jabr Aldossary!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Jabr Aldossary!
Jabr Aldossary wins by unanimous decision! Jabr Aldossary retains his light heavyweight title!
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