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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Emelianenko acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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280 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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255 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alistair Overeem !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Overeem , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Overeem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Overeem lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Overeem throws an elbow but misses.
Overeem misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Emelianenko throws an elbow but misses.
Overeem breaks from the clinch.
Fedor Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Overeem . Those never looked like landing.
Overeem looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
Emelianenko slips under a jab.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Overeem moves out of range.
Overeem keeps the fight on the outside.
Emelianenko slips a jab and a cross from Overeem .
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Overeem circles away.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Overeem moves out of range.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Overeem circles away and keeps his distance.
Emelianenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Emelianenko misses with an elbow strike.
Emelianenko misses with an elbow strike.
Overeem pushes off an throws an elbow but Emelianenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Overeem throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with an elbow strike.
Emelianenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Emelianenko trying to control the position but instead, Overeem has worked for underhooks and has pushed Emelianenko into the cage.
A knee to the head by Emelianenko.
It looks like Alistair Overeem has been cut.
Overeem scores with a nice hook to the head.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Overeem just misses with a elbow thrown towards Emelianenko's brow.
Overeem takes an elbow to the temple.
Overeem misses with an elbow strike.
Emelianenko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Overeem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Overeem has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Emelianenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Overeem s head.
Overeem 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Overeem misses.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Overeem paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emelianenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Overeem , pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko lands a body shot.
Overeem wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Emelianenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Overeem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emelianenko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelianenko gets a clinch.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Overeem pushes off an throws an elbow but Emelianenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Overeem avoiding damage as Emelianenko throws knees to the body.
Emelianenko blocks an elbow strike.
Emelianenko blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Emelianenko.
Overeem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Overeem lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Overeem just misses with a elbow thrown towards Emelianenko's brow.
Overeem throws an elbow but it misses.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Overeem tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
Emelianenko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Emelianenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Overeem leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Overeem throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Emelianenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Overeem 's brow.
Emelianenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Emelianenko lands an elbow that stopped Overeem in his tracks for a moment.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Overeem misses with an elbow over the top.
Overeem blocks an elbow strike.
Overeem pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Emelianenko lands a nice elbow.
Alistair Overeem 's cut is getting worse.
Overeem creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Emelianenko.
Overeem swings wildly with an uppercut but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko is looking to control Overeem 's arms but Overeem gets an underhook and turns him. Now Emelianenko has his back to the cage.
Overeem creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Emelianenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alistair Overeem 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
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 avoids a wild elbow strike from Overeem .
Overeem creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Overeem pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Overeem is trying to break the clinch but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage.
Overeem lands an elbow inside.
Overeem breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem misses with an uppercut. Emelianenko saw that one coming.
Emelianenko lands with a straight right. Overeem didn't see that one coming.
Emelianenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Overeem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Overeem misses with a wild combination.
Emelianenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Overeem .
A lazy left from Overeem finds it's target.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Overeem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emelianenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emelianenko connects with a body shot that sends Overeem 's belly button to the back.
Good shot there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko drops Overeem with a big left hand and mounts him. Overeem is in big trouble!
Overeem is rocked!
Jeez, Alistair Overeem 's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alistair Overeem 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fedor Emelianenko!
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energy
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hype
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