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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Emelianenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Dux!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux throws a series of punches but Emelianenko avoids them all with ease.
Dux jabs Emelianenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dux lands a two punch combo.
Emelianenko tries for a takedown but Dux circles away easily
and Dux counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dux wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dux prevents Emelianenko from improving his position.
Dux wants to stand but Emelianenko has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Emelianenko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It looks like Dux is going to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux looks winded!
Emelianenko is looking for a sweep. Dux is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dux tries to stand but can't do so whilst Emelianenko controls his leg.
Emelianenko gets back to full guard.
Emelianenko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dux defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dux has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Emelianenko is proving hard to escape from.
Emelianenko trying to control the position.
Emelianenko looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dux really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Emelianenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dux is looking to stand up but Emelianenko won't let him.
Emelianenko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dux is aware though and is defending well.
Dux avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dux wants to stand but Emelianenko is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dux is looking to stand up but Emelianenko won't let him.
Emelianenko working for a triangle but Dux defends it easily.
Emelianenko seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dux must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dux's guard.
Emelianenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dux works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dux working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko advances position into side control!
Dux is not content to let Emelianenko control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux wants to get back to his feet but Emelianenko drags him back down.
Emelianenko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dux is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Emelianenko working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dux wants to get back to his feet.
Emelianenko is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dux has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dux wants to get back to his feet.
Dux takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Emelianenko dominated that round.
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.
Dux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Emelianenko counters with a single leg into guard. Dux didn't expect that.
Dux is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Emelianenko is controlling him.
Emelianenko forces his way into half guard.
Dux pushes Emelianenko off looking to stand but Emelianenko dives back in and keeps control.
Emelianenko trying to control from half guard but Dux is working away.
Dux is trying to stand back up but Emelianenko is controlling him
Emelianenko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dux looks like he's trying to stand up.
Emelianenko maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Dux could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Emelianenko has cracked it and Dux is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Emelianenko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alexander Emelianenko!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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