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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Dyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Philip Dyson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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245 lbs
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275 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Philip Dyson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Emelianenko as he connects with a hook.
Emelianenko scores with a shot to the body.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick but Dyson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Emelianenko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Dyson.
An inside leg kick lands from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a front kick aimed at Dyson's knee but Dyson avoids it well.
Emelianenko checks a leg kick.
Dyson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dyson moves in looking to clinch but Emelianenko pushes him off.
Dyson tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Dyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Emelianenko circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
Emelianenko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Emelianenko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws the left hand but Dyson avoids the punch easily.
Dyson throws an overhand right that lands on Emelianenko's shoulder, as Emelianenko tries to avoid the shot.
We've been informed that Dyson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Emelianenko scoring well with a low kick there.
Dyson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Philip Dyson has been cut.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch
letting Dyson counter with a right hand.
Dyson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emelianenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dyson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Emelianenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dyson slips under a jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries a low kick but Dyson avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Emelianenko.
Alexander Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emelianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dyson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyson throws a shot from downtown. Emelianenko moves away and avoids it.
Emelianenko misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. Dyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dyson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Dyson misses.
Emelianenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Emelianenko throws a lazy right hand but Dyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Emelianenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Dyson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Dyson. That snapped Emelianenko's head back.
Emelianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dyson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Dyson counters with an outside leg kick.
Emelianenko misses with a low kick.
Dyson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Emelianenko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Emelianenko defending well as Dyson loads up on a big left hand.
Dyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dyson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko punishes Dyson's body with a nice straight punch.
Dyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
Dyson misses with a kick to the body.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Emelianenko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dyson - the referee stops the clock and Emelianenko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dyson. Emelianenko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick from Emelianenko lands but Dyson takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Emelianenko circles away.
Dyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dyson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dyson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dyson swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Dyson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Emelianenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dyson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Emelianenko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko misses with a leg kick.
Emelianenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dyson throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Emelianenko.
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 Alexander Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Philip Dyson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dyson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Emelianenko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dyson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dyson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dyson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dyson slips under a jab.
Emelianenko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Emelianenko scores with a hook.
Emelianenko feints and then cracks Dyson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dyson down.
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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dyson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Dyson.
Dyson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice straight punches there by Emelianenko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Emelianenko.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyson tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dyson throws a leg kick but Emelianenko sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dyson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dyson takes one to the chin there.
That has opened up Philip Dyson's cut even more.
Dyson throws a sloppy head kick and Emelianenko moves out of range easily.
Dyson throws a leg kick which misses Emelianenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Emelianenko tries to avoid it.
Emelianenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dyson throws a chopping leg kick but Emelianenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a solid leg kick but Dyson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Emelianenko finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dyson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dyson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Emelianenko can pounce on him.
Emelianenko thuds a left hand into Dyson's body.
Dyson is breathing heavily.
Dyson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dyson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Emelianenko counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyson checks the leg kick.
Emelianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emelianenko slips a straight right by Dyson.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dyson.
Emelianenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dyson throws a head kick that misses.
Dyson scores with a spinning back kick!
Emelianenko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dyson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Emelianenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Emelianenko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dyson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The cut above Philip Dyson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Emelianenko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dyson's head.
Emelianenko throws a head kick but Dyson moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Dyson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dyson throws a body kick that misses.
Emelianenko lands a slapping body shot.
Emelianenko lands with a straight right. Dyson didn't see that one coming.
Emelianenko lands a nice hook to Dyson's body. Dyson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Emelianenko looks to land a right hand but Dyson moved out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dyson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dyson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Emelianenko lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Emelianenko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Philip Dyson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dyson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dyson loads up on a big right hand but Emelianenko slips the punch.
Dyson misses with an uppercut.
Emelianenko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelianenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick lands from Emelianenko.
Dyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Emelianenko circles away.
Dyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Emelianenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dyson is out of range and Emelianenko settles back down.
Dyson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Emelianenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyson staying out of range there.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick which misses Dyson's front leg but catches the back leg as Dyson tries to avoid it.
Emelianenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dyson throws the left hand but Emelianenko avoids the punch easily.
Emelianenko thuds a left hand into Dyson's body.
Emelianenko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dyson. That did some damage!
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dyson moves away.
That kick from Emelianenko tenderised Dyson's leg. Dyson is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dyson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emelianenko.
Dyson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Emelianenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Philip Dyson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emelianenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dyson is looking to clinch.
Emelianenko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dyson momentarily.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Philip Dyson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexander Emelianenko!
A victorious Alexander Emelianenko thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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