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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Musashi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sword of the Stranger - Mukoh Hadan kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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215 lbs
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214 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, 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 New York, Ryu Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko fails to land the takedown.
Musashi tries a quick counter leg kick but Emelianenko is wise to it.
We've been hearing reports that Emelianenko has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Musashi misses with the combination.
Musashi stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Musashi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Emelianenko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Musashi is fending him off so far but Emelianenko persists. Nope, Musashi circles away and we're back to standing.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a takedown but Musashi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Emelianenko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Emelianenko defending well as Musashi loads up on a big left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Musashi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a takedown but Musashi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Emelianenko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Musashi connects with the punch.
Alexander Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Musashi throws a head kick that misses.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut. Musashi saw that one coming.
Musashi throws a leg kick but Emelianenko moved away.
Emelianenko shoots and misses
and Musashi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Musashi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Musashi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Musashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Emelianenko misses with a takedown attempt
and Musashi counters with a low kick, right behind Emelianenko 's knee.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Musashi moves away.
Musashi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Emelianenko, pushing him back against the cage.
Musashi cracks Emelianenko with a nice body shot.
Musashi pushes Emelianenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Musashi.
Emelianenko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Musashi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Musashi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Musashi can't find room to land a body shot as Emelianenko controls the action.
Musashi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Musashi lands a body punch.
Musashi lands a left hand.
Knees to the body from Musashi.
Musashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Musashi.
Musashi breaks from the clinch.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a takedown. Musashi tries to sprawl out of it but Emelianenko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Musashi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko 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 is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Alexander Emelianenko has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Musashi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Musashi.
Emelianenko fails with the takedown
and Musashi counters with an inside leg kick.
Musashi has managed to clinch.
Emelianenko is trying to drag Musashi to the mat but Musashi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Musashi misses with a body punch.
Musashi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emelianenko's elbow.
Musashi tries to throw a body punch but Emelianenko avoids it by throwing Musashi back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Musashi.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Musashi lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Musashi.
Emelianenko wants to take the fight to the mat but Musashi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Musashi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Emelianenko.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Musashi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Musashi.
Emelianenko is rocked!
Musashi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Emelianenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Musashi lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Emelianenko to his knees! Musashi keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryu Musashi!
Ryu Musashi decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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