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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garik Harlamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Emelianenko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enea Vollare Mezzo. Garik Harlamov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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254 lbs
35 - 23 - 0 |
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275 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Garik Harlamov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko swinging wildly here.
Harlamov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Harlamov fails with the takedown.
Harlamov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Emelianenko's guard.
Emelianenko keeping moving, preventing Harlamov from controlling successfully.
Harlamov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Harlamov working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Emelianenko wants to sweep but no luck.
Harlamov wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
Emelianenko throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Harlamov throwing strikes but missing.
Harlamov advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Harlamov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Emelianenko sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harlamov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Harlamov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Harlamov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Harlamov's back!
Emelianenko is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Emelianenko has the hooks in. Harlamov is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Emelianenko connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Harlamov to escape the position.
Emelianenko looking to break Harlamov's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Harlamov remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Emelianenko will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harlamov trying to control the position but Emelianenko manages to sink in the hooks.
Emelianenko is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Harlamov has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Emelianenko lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Harlamov.
Emelianenko has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Emelianenko is not going to allow Harlamov to sit and survive in this position.
Harlamov is really stuck here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is working the ground and pound. Can Harlamov escape?
Emelianenko doesn't have the hooks in and Harlamov manages to turn into his guard.
Emelianenko throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Harlamov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harlamov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Harlamov throwing strikes from guard but Emelianenko blocks nicely.
Emelianenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Emelianenko, not yet.
Harlamov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harlamov connects with a couple of short punches.
Emelianenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Emelianenko, not yet.
Harlamov throws a big right hand that misses.
Harlamov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Emelianenko keeping full guard, as Harlamov tries to pass.
Harlamov cracks Emelianenko with a solid left hand.
Harlamov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harlamov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Harlamov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Emelianenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Emelianenko, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Emelianenko working for a triangle but Harlamov defends it easily.
Harlamov postures up and lands a big shot to Emelianenko's brow.
Harlamov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Emelianenko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Harlamov stopping the sweep attempt from Emelianenko.
Harlamov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harlamov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Emelianenko lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Harlamov!
Harlamov tries to lock up and control but Emelianenko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Emelianenko with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 the attempt from Harlamov to control.
Harlamov is looking to improve his position but Emelianenko isn't that keen on the idea.
Emelianenko landing strikes, looking to finish!
Emelianenko looking to finish Harlamov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Harlamov!
Harlamov sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Harlamov trying to control but Emelianenko postures up.
Emelianenko drops an elbow to the side of Harlamov's head.
Emelianenko prevents Harlamov from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harlamov actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Emelianenko lands a nice short elbow.
Harlamov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Emelianenko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fedor Emelianenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harlamov throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Emelianenko escapes and throws Harlamov's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Harlamov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Emelianenko is controlling him well.
Emelianenko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Harlamov, who protects the arm well.
Emelianenko cracks Harlamov with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Harlamov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Harlamov tries to buck Emelianenko off but Emelianenko is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harlamov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Emelianenko working over Harlamov with some ground and pound. Harlamov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Harlamov trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlamov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Emelianenko thows a huge punch but Harlamov dodges it nicely.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Emelianenko here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Harlamov looking for submissions off his back.
Emelianenko winds up and cracks Harlamov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harlamov looking for submissions off his back.
Emelianenko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Harlamov looking for submissions off his back.
Emelianenko winds up and cracks Harlamov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Emelianenko working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko thows a huge punch but Harlamov dodges it nicely.
Harlamov is looking to control Emelianenko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harlamov avoid being mounted?
Harlamov is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko working the head and body with strikes.
Harlamov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Harlamov with the active half guard here but Emelianenko passes nicely into side control.
Harlamov is breathing heavily.
Harlamov is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Harlamov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Emelianenko working the head and body with strikes.
Harlamov is trying to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing that Emelianenko has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Emelianenko working the body and head with strikes.
Emelianenko is trying to get an arm triangle but Harlamov is defending well.
Harlamov struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Emelianenko is staying active.
Emelianenko works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Harlamov is trying to improve his position.
Emelianenko scores with punches from side control.
Harlamov wants to control but Emelianenko postures up.
Harlamov is looking to reverse the position.
Harlamov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Emelianenko's best efforts.
Emelianenko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko drops an elbow to the side of Harlamov's head.
Harlamov tries to get to full guard but Emelianenko has control of the leg.
Harlamov looking for submissions off his back.
Emelianenko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Emelianenko there.
Harlamov is trying to maintain the position but Emelianenko is very close to passing his half guard.
Emelianenko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Emelianenko lands with a punch from half guard.
Emelianenko working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Emelianenko is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Harlamov tries to lock up and control but Emelianenko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Emelianenko loads up with a big shot that hurts Harlamov! He's pulled Emelianenko in close but Emelianenko has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Harlamov survive? More strikes from Emelianenko and Harlamov is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fedor Emelianenko!
Fedor Emelianenko retains his heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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