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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shoei Braz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shoei Braz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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186 cm
25
213 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shoei Braz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emelianenko has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Emelianenko wants to clinch up but Braz keeps it at a distance.
Fedor Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko closes the distance and pushes Braz back into the cage.
Braz jumps guard but Emelianenko stands there with Braz around his waist. Braz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Braz manages to pull guard.
Braz pulls Emelianenko in close to his closed guard and prevents Emelianenko from doing any damage or advancing position.
Braz trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Braz is trying to work for a kimura but Emelianenko is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braz trying to control from half guard but Emelianenko is working away.
Braz is looking for a kimura here.
Braz is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Emelianenko as he works his way to full guard.
Braz postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Emelianenko is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Braz, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Braz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Braz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Emelianenko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Emelianenko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Emelianenko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Braz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Braz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Emelianenko has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Braz is proving hard to escape from.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Braz is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko keeping full guard, as Braz tries to pass.
Emelianenko keeping moving, preventing Braz from controlling successfully.
Braz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Emelianenko is looking to stand up but Braz isn't so interested in that idea.
Braz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Emelianenko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Braz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Braz passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shoei Braz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Braz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Emelianenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Braz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Emelianenko just stands there and leans against the cage.
Braz pulls guard successfully.
Shoei Braz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Braz working a defensive guard here.
Braz is controlling Emelianenko's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Emelianenko has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Braz is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko being controlled here momentarily.
Emelianenko wants to stand but Braz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Braz shoots for a takedown but Emelianenko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shoei Braz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Braz misses with a body punch.
Emelianenko lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a right hand.
Braz wants a takedown but no success here.
Emelianenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Braz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Emelianenko just stands there and leans against the cage.
Braz tries to pull guard but Emelianenko forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Braz misses with a punch on the inside.
Braz tries to pull guard but Emelianenko forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Emelianenko lands with a light punch inside.
Braz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Emelianenko uses from the top position.
Emelianenko stopping the sweep attempt from Braz.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelianenko wants to stand but Braz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Braz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko trying to stand up but can't free himself from Braz's guard.
Braz looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Braz holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Emelianenko postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Braz swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Braz sets himself, and Emelianenko steps forward looking for the clinch! Braz avoids it this time.
Emelianenko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Braz is working for takedown but Emelianenko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Braz pulls guard successfully.
Emelianenko trying to stand up but can't free himself from Braz's guard.
Braz pulls Emelianenko in to control the position.
Braz continues to stall.
Braz is trying to keep Emelianenko in close.
Braz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Braz pulls Emelianenko in close to prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Braz is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Emelianenko rolls with it to try and escape but Braz cranks on the arm and Emelianenko is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shoei Braz!
A relieved looking Shoei Braz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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