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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yorick Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Emelianenko told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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203 lbs
31 - 15 - 0 |
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215 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Yorick Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Brown finds it's target.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Emelianenko at a distance.
Brown cracks a nice hook into Emelianenko's ribs.
Brown throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko flicks out a counter leg kick but Brown steps away.
Brown throws a body kick that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown defending well as Emelianenko loads up on a big left hand.
Brown looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Emelianenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emelianenko throws out the jab.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Emelianenko misses with a straight right.
Brown is looking to wear down Emelianenko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brown bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Emelianenko's head backwards.
Brown lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Emelianenko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brown connects with a looping right hand.
Brown has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Barracks - LOD in the buildup to the fight.
Yorick Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Emelianenko does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Brown misses.
Emelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Emelianenko is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Emelianenko saw that one coming.
Emelianenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Emelianenko thumps Brown with a low kick.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Emelianenko swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
As Emelianenko looks to move away, Brown throws a big counter combo but Emelianenko just gets out of the way.
Sloppy strikes from Emelianenko. Those never looked like landing.
A punch lands to the side of Brown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Emelianenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Brown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brown under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown throws a right hand that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Brown blocks the leg kick.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emelianenko misses with a straight left.
Brown moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice body kick there by Brown.
Emelianenko lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Emelianenko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Emelianenko's shoulder, as Emelianenko tries to avoid the shot.
Emelianenko misses the jab.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown blocks a head kick by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with the body kick
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Emelianenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Emelianenko tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Emelianenko.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Emelianenko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Emelianenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Emelianenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
Brown misses with a hook
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown misses with a body shot
and Emelianenko counters with a thumping low kick.
Emelianenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Emelianenko throws a low kick but Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Emelianenko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A big right from Brown misses.
Emelianenko scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
Brown scores with a jab to the head.
Brown works Emelianenko's body with a nice hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brown checks a leg kick.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Left hook, right uppercut from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Emelianenko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brown throws a front kick aimed at Emelianenko's knee but Emelianenko avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emelianenko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexander Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brown misses with a straight right.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Emelianenko moved out of range nicely.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Emelianenko misses with a series of wild punches.
As Emelianenko backs away, Brown returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Emelianenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat.
Brown tries to work over Emelianenko's front leg with a kick but Emelianenko checks it.
Brown backing away here, and Emelianenko unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Emelianenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brown.
Emelianenko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Emelianenko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Emelianenko! But no joy.
Emelianenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the liver by Brown. Beautiful body shot.
Alexander Emelianenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Emelianenko lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brown throws a solid leg kick but Emelianenko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brown.
Emelianenko misses with a kick to the body.
Emelianenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brown.
Emelianenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Emelianenko slips under a jab.
Brown lands with a hook. Emelianenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Emelianenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Emelianenko loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Brown stuns Emelianenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Emelianenko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brown's calf.
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
Sloppy strikes from Emelianenko. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko scores with a body shot.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Emelianenko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Brown keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Emelianenko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Emelianenko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Emelianenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A cross from Brown lands.
Emelianenko tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown slips under a jab from Emelianenko.
Brown thumps Emelianenko with a low kick.
Brown throws a sloppy body shot
letting Emelianenko counter with a right hand.
Brown will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brown checks a leg kick nicely.
Emelianenko lands a head shot.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick but Brown checks it.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Some bone on bone action there as Brown checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a jab to the head.
Emelianenko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelianenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Emelianenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Emelianenko lands the left hand.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emelianenko moves away from the strike by Brown.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown pivots, looking for a leg kick but Emelianenko is out of range and Brown settles back down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Emelianenko checks a leg kick.
Brown tries to work over Emelianenko's front leg with a kick but Emelianenko checks it.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Emelianenko catches Brown with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Emelianenko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brown has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yorick Brown will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Emelianenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Emelianenko tries to avoid it.
Emelianenko circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Brown drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Emelianenko follows Brown to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Emelianenko!
Alexander Emelianenko was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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