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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Emelienko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azar Qasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qasi has chosen For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladimir Emelienko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Azar Qasi!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qasi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Qasi looks to land a right hand but Emelienko moved out of range.
Emelienko looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Emelienko sizes up Qasi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Qasi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Emelienko tries to work over Qasi's front leg with a kick but Qasi checks it.
Qasi throws a lazy right hand but Emelienko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Qasi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Qasi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Qasi misses.
Emelienko half committed to a counter leg kick.
Qasi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Emelienko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Qasi misses the jab.
Emelienko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Qasi.
Nice defenses there by Emelienko.
Qasi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emelienko throws out the jab.
Qasi lands with a kick to the temple. Emelienko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Emelienko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Qasi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelienko slips under a jab from Qasi.
Qasi slips a jab from Emelienko.
Qasi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Emelienko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Qasi throws a poor cross that misses
and Qasi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A head kick by Qasi misses
and Emelienko counters with a left to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Qasi.
Qasi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Qasi throws a body punch but Emelienko moves out of range.
Emelienko slips a jab from Qasi.
A nice inside leg kick there by Emelienko. That's going to slow Qasi down.
Emelienko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Club Pain in the buildup to the fight.
Qasi misses with a looping left.
Qasi throws a body shot but no joy.
Qasi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Emelienko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Emelienko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emelienko looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Emelienko throws a hook to the side of Qasi's head but Qasi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Qasi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Qasi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Qasi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Emelienko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vladimir Emelienko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Qasi checks a leg kick.
Qasi pushes Emelienko up against the cage in a clinch.
Emelienko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Qasi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big right from Emelienko misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko throws a chopping leg kick but Qasi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Qasi looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelienko is just out of range.
Emelienko jabs Qasi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Qasi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Emelienko is out of range.
Emelienko throws a big shot that misses.
Qasi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Qasi misses with a hook to the body
and Emelienko counters with a nice leg kick.
Emelienko looks to score with a jab to the body but Qasi is just out of range.
Qasi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Emelienko can pounce on him.
Emelienko throws a shot from downtown. Qasi moves away and avoids it.
Emelienko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Qasi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Qasi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Qasi moves forwards but Emelienko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Qasi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Qasi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Qasi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Emelienko swats away the attempt to clinch by Qasi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Emelienko misses with a looping left.
Emelienko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Qasi.
Qasi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Qasi takes a swing at Emelienko's ribcage but misses.
Qasi throws the left hand but Emelienko avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Qasi misses.
Emelienko misses with a wild body shot.
Emelienko throws a leg kick which misses Qasi's front leg but catches the back leg as Qasi tries to avoid it.
Emelienko misses with a low kick as Qasi jumps back.
Emelienko connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body punch from Qasi.
A swing and a miss from Emelienko.
Azar Qasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelienko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Qasi. That did some damage!
Emelienko slips under a jab.
As Qasi backs away, Emelienko returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Emelienko jabs Qasi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Emelienko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Qasi misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qasi misses with a straight right.
Emelienko lands with a right hand.
Qasi throws a big shot that misses.
Qasi throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Vladimir Emelienko has been cut.
Emelienko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Emelienko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Qasis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Emelienko throws the left hand but Qasi avoids the punch easily.
Qasi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Qasi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Qasi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Emelienko misses with a wild body shot.
Qasi tries a head kick but it misses.
Qasi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Qasi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Qasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Qasi swings for the body but Emelienko moves out of range.
Emelienko throwing a counter right hand but Qasi manages to avoid it.
Qasi throws a hook to the side of Emelienko's head but Emelienko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Emelienko misses the target.
Good work by Emelienko as he checks the leg kick.
Qasi slips a straight right by Emelienko.
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 Vladimir Emelienko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Emelienko's cut.
That's time! Emelienko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Left hook, right uppercut from Emelienko.
Qasi misses with an uppercut
and Emelienko counters with a good low kick that Qasi was not able to check.
Emelienko throws a low kick but Qasi avoids it.
Qasi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Emelienko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Emelienko.
Emelienko lands with a good body shot.
Vladimir Emelienko is winning the standup battle so far.
Donk. Qasi catches Emelienko right on the button with a cross.
Qasi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelienko manages to avoid it.
Emelienko fires out a quick counter leg kick but Qasi just manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Emelienko.
Qasi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Emelienko kicks off Qasi and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Qasi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Qasi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Emelienko misses with a low kick.
Emelienko throws a right hand that Qasi ducks under and follows up with a left that Qasi also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheers as Emelienko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Qasi doesn't seem phased though.
Emelienko ducks under a wild hook from Qasi.
A quick step to the side and Emelienko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Emelienko misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good shot there by Emelienko.
Qasi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelienko.
Emelienko slips under a jab from Qasi.
Emelienko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Qasi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Emelienko scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick from Emelienko lands but Qasi takes it in his stride.
Emelienko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Qasi's sensitive parts.
Qasi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Emelienko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelienko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Qasi manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Qasi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Qasi lands with a hook. Emelienko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Qasi misses the target.
Emelienko ducks under a wild hook from Qasi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelienko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Qasi walks into a stiff left hand from Emelienko.
Emelienko throws a shot from downtown. Qasi moves away and avoids it.
Qasi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jab, jab by Qasi - just one landing.
Emelienko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Qasi throws out the jab.
Qasi cracks the inside of Emelienko's front leg.
Qasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelienko was well out of range. Poor timing from Qasi.
Good shot there by Qasi.
Emelienko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Emelienko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Qasi misses with a low kick.
Qasi checks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Emelienko.
Emelienko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Qasi! But no joy.
Qasi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emelienko.
It looked like Emelienko was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Emelienko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Qasi scores with a jab. Emelienko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Emelienko swings for the body but Qasi moves out of range.
Qasi misses the shot to the body.
Qasi throws a head kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Emelienko.
Emelienko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Qasi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Qasi's corner calls for a 1-2. Qasi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Emelienko feints and then cracks Qasi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Qasi down.
Qasi defending well as Emelienko loads up on a big left hand.
Emelienko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Qasi is out of range and Emelienko settles back down.
Qasi looks to land a right hand but Emelienko moved out of range.
Emelienko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Qasi throws a lazy head kick
and Emelienko counters with a straight right hand.
Qasi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A low kick from Qasi is predictable there
and Emelienko counters with an outside leg kick.
Emelienko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Qasi's calf.
Emelienko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Qasi.
Qasi misses with a takedown attempt - Emelienko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Emelienko throws a shot to the body.
Qasi works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Qasi.
Qasi misses with an uppercut. Emelienko saw that one coming.
Qasi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emelienko feints and then cracks Qasi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Qasi down.
Emelienko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Qasi coming out on top.
Emelienko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Emelienko blocks a jab.
Qasi throws a body kick that misses
and Qasi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Qasi slips under a jab from Emelienko.
Emelienko misses with a leg kick.
Emelienko connects with a body shot.
Qasi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Qasi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Qasi.
Qasi works Emelienko's body with a nice hook.
Emelienko cracks Qasi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Qasi blocks a head kick by Emelienko.
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 Vladimir Emelienko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Emelienko's cut.
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.
Emelienko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Qasi moves away.
Qasi throws out a counter right but Emelienko avoids it with no problem.
Nice jab there from Emelienko.
Qasi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Emelienko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Emelienko lands with a hook. Qasi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Qasi throws a leg kick but Emelienko moved away.
Emelienko misses with a low kick.
Qasi throws a body shot but no joy.
Qasi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Qasi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Emelienko, pushing him back against the cage.
Emelienko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Qasi backwards.
Qasi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Qasi misses with some punches.
Emelienko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Emelienko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelienko. Qasi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emelienko is looking to score with low kicks.
Qasi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Emelienko half committed to a counter leg kick.
Qasi misses with a wild body shot.
Emelienko fires out a quick counter leg kick but Qasi just manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Emelienko.
Emelienko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Qasi.
Nice body punch from Qasi.
Emelienko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Emelienko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emelienko lands a leg kick that knocks Qasi off balance momentarily.
Qasi misses with a jab to the body
and Emelienko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Qasi sizes up Emelienko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Emelienko 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.
Emelienko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Emelienko.
Qasi pushes Emelienko up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Qasi.
A right hand to the body from Qasi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Qasi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emelienko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Qasi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Qasi prevents a body shot from Emelienko.
Qasi breaks from the clinch.
Emelienko defending well as Qasi loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Emelienko misses the target.
Good exchange - Emelienko coming out on top.
Qasi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelienko.
A swing and a miss from Qasi.
Qasi scores with a three punch combo!
Qasi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Emelienko as he avoids it easily.
Emelienko is looking to chop away at Qasi's legs.
Qasi blocks a jab.
Emelienko throws a solid leg kick but Qasi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Emelienko.
Emelienko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Qasi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Emelienko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Qasi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Emelienko.
A lazy left from Emelienko finds it's target.
Qasi wants to clinch up but Emelienko keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko tries to score with a low kick but Qasi moves his leg out of the way.
Emelienko throws a lazy right hand but Qasi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Qasi throws an overhand right that lands on Emelienko's shoulder, as Emelienko tries to avoid the shot.
Emelienko avoids the body shot from Qasi.
Qasi needs to keep his hands up - Emelienko had a free shot at his head there.
Qasi scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Qasi. Emelienko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Qasi throws a hook to the side of Emelienko's head but Emelienko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Qasi misses with a combination
and Emelienko counters with a straight right hand.
Qasi misses with a looping left.
Qasi throws a lazy head kick
and Emelienko counters with a straight right hand.
Emelienko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Qasi's sensitive parts.
Good exchange - Emelienko coming out on top.
Emelienko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Emelienko scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Qasi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qasi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Qasi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Qasi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Qasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelienko was well out of range. Poor timing from Qasi.
Emelienko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Qasi has time to react.
Qasi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelienko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Qasi. That did some damage!
Qasi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Emelienko pushes Qasi off and gets back to his feet.
Qasi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelienko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Emelienko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Qasi is out of range and Emelienko settles back down.
Emelienko connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelienko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Emelienko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Emelienko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelienko checks a low kick from Qasi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Emelienko clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Emelienko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Qasi throws an overhand right that lands on Emelienko's shoulder, as Emelienko tries to avoid the shot.
Qasi lands a head shot.
Emelienko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Emelienko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Emelienko defending well as Qasi loads up on a big left hand.
Emelienko lands a jab to Qasi's midsection.
Qasi misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Emelienko to counter with a crisp jab.
Emelienko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Qasi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Emelienko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Qasi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Qasi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Emelienko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Qasi checks a leg kick nicely.
Emelienko just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qasi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Qasi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Emelienko is able to avoid easily.
Qasi misses with a looping right.
Emelienko throws a hook but Qasi avoids it easily.
Emelienko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko scoring well with a low kick there.
Emelienko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Emelienko avoids the body shot from Qasi.
Emelienko moves away from the strike by Qasi.
Qasi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Emelienko thumps Qasi with a low kick.
A jab from Emelienko misses.
Emelienko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Qasi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Qasi's corner calls for a 1-2. Qasi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Emelienko avoids the head kick by Qasi.
Emelienko checks the leg kick.
Emelienko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Qasi throws a leg kick but Emelienko checks it.
Qasi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Qasi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Qasi scores with a hook to the body. Emelienko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Qasi misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelienko throws a leg kick but Qasi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Emelienko throws the left hand but Qasi avoids the punch easily.
Emelienko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelienko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Emelienko misses the jab.
Emelienko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Emelienko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Emelienko tests Qasi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Qasi. Emelienko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Qasi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelienko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Qasi.
Emelienko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Qasi misses the jab.
Emelienko takes one to the side of the head.
Qasi throws the kick towards the body but Emelienko avoids it.
Qasi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi misses with a hook.
Emelienko thumps Qasi with a low kick.
Qasi slips a straight right by Emelienko.
Qasi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Qasi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelienko catches Qasi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Qasi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Emelienko momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Qasi. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Emelienko misses.
Emelienko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Qasi misses with a body kick.
Qasi misses with a shot to the body
and Emelienko counters with a straight right hand.
Qasi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Qasi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Emelienko lands a nice shot that snaps Qasi's head back.
Emelienko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Qasi misses the shot to the body.
As Qasi backs away, Emelienko returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qasi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Emelienko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Qasi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Emelienko 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.
Emelienko dodges the punch combination from Qasi.
Emelienko is looking to score with low kicks.
Qasi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emelienko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Emelienko misses with a wild body shot.
Emelienko lands a jab to Qasi's midsection.
Emelienko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Qasi. Qasi obviously looking to wear him down.
Emelienko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Qasi.
Emelienko misses with a straight right.
Emelienko defending well as Qasi loads up on a big left hand.
Qasi throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelienko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Emelienko had his way with Azar Qasi in that round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Emelienko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Emelienko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Qasi manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Qasi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Qasi tries to score with a low kick but Emelienko moves his leg out of the way.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Emelienko, as that shot connected.
Qasi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelienko throws a hook but Qasi blocks it.
Emelienko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Qasi misses with a double jab.
Emelienko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Qasi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Qasi swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qasi has closed the distance and engaged Emelienko in a clinch.
Qasi lands a body punch.
Qasi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emelienko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Qasi has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi prevents a body shot from Emelienko.
A head punch on the inside from Qasi fails to land.
Nice body punch from Emelienko.
Qasi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Qasi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emelienko backwards.
Emelienko breaks the clinch.
A big left from Qasi misses.
Emelienko lands the left hand.
Emelienko misses with a series of wild punches.
Qasi misses with a body shot.
Emelienko feints and then cracks Qasi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Qasi down.
Qasi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Emelienko.
Emelienko just misses with a punch to the body.
Qasi lands a slapping body shot.
Emelienko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Azar Qasi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Qasi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emelienko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelienko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Qasi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Emelienko moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromQasi.
Emelienko scoring well with a low kick there.
Qasi throws a big shot that misses.
Qasi lands with a right hand.
Emelienko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Qasi throws a solid leg kick but Emelienko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Qasi.
Emelienko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Qasi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Qasi misses with a takedown attempt - Emelienko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Qasi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Emelienko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Emelienko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Qasi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko throws a big shot that misses.
A nice side step and Qasi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Emelienko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Qasi. That did some damage!
Emelienko misses with a low kick.
Qasi misses with a few strikes there.
Qasi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Qasi throws a nice looking combination but Emelienko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Emelienko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Qasi lunges at Emelienko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Emelienko's hand.
Vladimir Emelienko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Qasi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Emelienko misses its target.
Emelienko ducks under a wild hook from Qasi.
Emelienko scoring well with a low kick there.
Qasi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelienko.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelienko. Qasi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Qasi throws a hook but Emelienko avoids it easily.
Emelienko swats away the attempt to clinch by Qasi.
Emelienko appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Qasi throws the left hand but Emelienko avoids the punch easily.
Qasi misses with a shot to the body
and Emelienko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Qasi's knee momentarily.
Emelienko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Qasi.
An inside leg kick lands from Emelienko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelienko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Emelienko swings for the body but Qasi moves out of range.
Qasi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Qasi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Qasi misses with an uppercut.
Qasi throws an overhand right that lands on Emelienko's shoulder, as Emelienko tries to avoid the shot.
Emelienko tried to counter with a leg kick but Qasi avoided it.
Qasi checks a low kick from Emelienko.
Qasi feints and then cracks Emelienko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Emelienko down.
Qasi swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good shot there by Qasi.
Emelienko blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Azar Qasi.
I think Emelienko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 48:48
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 50:46
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vladimir Emelienko!
Vladimir Emelienko retains his lightweight title!
Vladimir Emelienko bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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