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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malik comes to the cage accompanied by Rocky Theme. Emelianenko is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Man Myth The Legend by Celtic Frost. Wanderlei Emelianenko told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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255 lbs
8 - 13 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Malik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wanderlei Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Malik does no damage.
Malik throws a nice looking combination but Emelianenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Malik sprawls well. Malik wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Emelianenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Malik leaves Emelianenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sam Malik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Emelianenko.
Malik looks to land a combination but Emelianenko avoids it well.
Malik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Malik misses with a double jab.
Malik throws a series of punches but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko closes the distance and pushes Malik back into the cage.
Emelianenko is looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malik is trying to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling him.
Emelianenko is looking for a takedown.
Malik wants to break the clinch but can't.
Emelianenko has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Malik is trying to keep an underhook but Emelianenko manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Emelianenko wants to stand up but Malik is controlling the position.
Emelianenko stalling.
Malik is trying to stand up here but Emelianenko is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Wanderlei Emelianenko.
Emelianenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Malik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emelianenko misses with a takedown attempt - Malik sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Emelianenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Malik throws a series of punches but Emelianenko avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Malik enables Emelianenko to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Malik manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Emelianenko looking to sit in guard and control but Malik gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko has Malik pulled in close to control his posture.
Malik decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Emelianenko, up you get!
Emelianenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Emelianenko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Emelianenko looking for a takedown.
Malik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Emelianenko misses with a takedown attempt - Malik sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Malik drops Emelianenko with a right and a left! Malik comes rushing in but Emelianenko regains his composure and manages to keep Malik in guard.
Emelianenko is rocked!
It looks like Wanderlei Emelianenko has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malik stands up and waves to Emelianenko to follow him.
Emelianenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Malik finish him?
Malik swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Malik.
Emelianenko seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries for a takedown but Malik sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Malik throws a jab when Emelianenko was well out of range.
Malik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Malik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malik works over Emelianenko's head and body with a nice combination.
Malik misses with the combination.
Malik is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Malik misses.
Emelianenko fails with the takedown.
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck for Emelianenko with that takedown attempt.
A combination from Malik does no damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Malik misses with a hook.
Malik misses with a wild body shot.
Malik misses with the combination.
Malik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Malik ducks right into an uppercut from Emelianenko.
Malik slaps away a takedown attempt from Emelianenko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Malik misses with a combination
and Emelianenko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko looking to sit in guard and control but Malik gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Malik wants to get up but he can't break Emelianenko's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is trying to keep Malik in close.
Malik gets to his feet - Emelianenko follows without any prompting.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malik misses with a wild combination.
Malik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Emelianenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Malik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Malik.
Malik misses with the combination.
Emelianenko throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Malik tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Emelianenko is in Malik's guard.
Malik has a closed guard, preventing Emelianenko from standing up.
Emelianenko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko trying to stand up but can't free himself from Malik's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Emelianenko is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Wanderlei Emelianenko hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Malik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Malik is looking to clinch but Emelianenko is avoiding it.
Malik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Malik throws a looping overhand right but Emelianenko ducks down to avoid it.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Malik misses with a double jab.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Malik tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Emelianenko is in Malik's guard.
Emelianenko's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Emelianenko prevents Malik from getting back to his feet.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Malik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malik is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Emelianenko would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Wanderlei Emelianenko wasn't active enough on the ground.
Emelianenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malik.
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sam Malik will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Emelianenko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Malik tries to clinch there but Emelianenko circles away.
Malik misses with a series of wild punches.
Emelianenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Malik gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Emelianenko.
Malik prevents the takedown attempt.
Emelianenko looking for a takedown.
Sam Malik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Emelianenko.
Malik gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Malik tries to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
Malik tries to break free but Emelianenko pushes him back against the cage.
Malik is trying to push Emelianenko away but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Malik is trying to break the clinch but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage.
Malik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sam Malik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Malik avoids it really well and circles away.
Malik throws a right and a left that Emelianenko avoids nicely.
Malik throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sam Malik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelianenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Malik circles away.
Malik lands a left and a right that sends Emelianenko crashing to the canvas! Malik dives into mount looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malik trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Malik avoids the attempt from Emelianenko to control.
Malik can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Emelianenko is looking to escape.
Emelianenko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malik stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Malik falls off balance throwing a combination
and Emelianenko moves into the clinch.
Malik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Malik is pressed up against the cage. Emelianenko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Malik down to the mat. Malik avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Malik misses the target.
Emelianenko shoots in but Malik avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No joy there for Malik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Malik does no damage.
Malik misses with a wild body shot.
Malik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emelianenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emelianenko shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malik throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Emelianenko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Emelianenko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Malik. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Emelianenko tries to stand but Malik is controlling from the bottom.
Wanderlei Emelianenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Emelianenko trying to control but Malik is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanderlei Emelianenko has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Malik misses with a double jab
and Emelianenko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko wants to stand and escape but instead Malik has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Malik stands up from Emelianenko's guard - Malik perhaps looking for a knockout.
Malik throws a right and a left that Emelianenko avoids nicely.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Malik circles away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Malik jabs Emelianenko right on the nose. Emelianenko blinks but takes it well.
Malik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Emelianenko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Malik moves into the clinch.
Malik wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Emelianenko is trying to drag Malik to the mat but Malik just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Malik prevents a takedown attempt there.
Malik prevents a takedown attempt there.
Malik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Malik is trying to break free.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Malik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Malik tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Emelianenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Malik darts in and clinches Emelianenko up against the cage.
Emelianenko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Emelianenko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Malik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malik misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Malik was covering up waiting for the punch and Emelianenko finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Emelianenko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malik pushes Emelianenko off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko dodges the punch combination from Malik.
Malik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Malik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Emelianenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Emelianenko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Malik swivels and escapes.
Emelianenko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Malik avoids it really well and circles away.
Emelianenko misses with a takedown attempt - Malik sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Emelianenko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Emelianenko content to control rather than advance.
Emelianenko is trying to control the action in half guard but Malik is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Malik manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Malik throws a series of punches but Emelianenko avoids them all with ease.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Malik throws a combination that misses
and Emelianenko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Malik prevents it.
Malik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malik slaps away a takedown attempt from Emelianenko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Malik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Malik does no damage.
Malik throws a series of punches but Emelianenko avoids them all with ease.
Sam Malik is winning the standup battle so far.
Emelianenko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko trying to control the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Malik showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Malik 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Sam Malik!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Sam Malik!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Sam Malik!
Sam Malik wins by unanimous decision!
After the big win, Sam Malik made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « AJFC↑ DOUBLE 160Q ® and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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