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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vrej Nazaryan (ranked 616 p4p, 67 weight class) and Vladimir Emelienko (ranked 270 p4p, 32 weight class). Nazaryan comes to the cage accompanied by DVBBS & Borgeous - Tsunami. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vrej Nazaryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Emelienko!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazaryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Emelienko coming out on top.
Emelienko throws a nice looking combination but Nazaryan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nazaryan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nazaryan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Emelienko lands with an uppercut that bounces Nazaryan off the cage and back into range.
Nazaryan thows a leg kick but Emelienko checks it
and Emelienko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emelienko throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've been told by Nazaryan's head coaches at LOD: Contenders (Max ID290) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Emelienko dips to his left and cracks Nazaryan with an uppercut!
Emelienko throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Nazaryan to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazaryan dips to his left and cracks Emelienko with an uppercut!
Both fighters circling a little - Nazaryan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Emelienko lands with a right hand.
Nazaryan throws a body punch but Emelienko moves out of range.
Nazaryan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nazaryan misses with an attempted mid kick.
A left lands for Emelienko.
Emelienko throws a hook but Nazaryan blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Nazaryan misses the target.
Emelienko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice body punch from Emelienko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nazaryan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Emelienko takes one to the side of the head.
Nazaryan misses with an uppercut
and Emelienko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nazaryan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Emelienko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Emelienko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nazaryan checks a low kick from Emelienko.
Emelienko jabs Nazaryan right on the nose. Nazaryan blinks but takes it well.
Emelienko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelienko misses with a wild combination.
Emelienko is looking to slow Nazaryan down with leg kicks.
Nazaryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelienko.
Nazaryan misses with a body shot.
Nazaryan throws out a loose jab but Emelienko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nazaryan checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nazaryan connects with a body shot.
Emelienko misses with a straight left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Emelienko.
Nazaryan lands with an uppercut that bounces Emelienko off the cage and back into range.
Nazaryan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Emelienko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Emelienko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nazaryan thows a leg kick but Emelienko checks it
and Emelienko counters with a good low kick that Nazaryan was not able to check.
A nice inside leg kick there by Emelienko. That's going to slow Nazaryan down.
Emelienko misses the jab.
Nazaryan throws a looping overhand right but Emelienko ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Emelienko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nazaryan doesn't seem phased though.
Nazaryan tries to land a front kick but Emelienko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Emelienko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nazaryan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Emelienko throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelienko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emelienko scores with a punch to the head.
Nazaryan avoids the body shot from Emelienko.
Nazaryan throwing a counter right hand but Emelienko manages to avoid it.
Emelienko misses the shot to the body.
Emelienko slips a jab and a cross from Nazaryan.
A little jabbing left from Emelienko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Emelienko ducks under a wild hook from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan misses with a hook to the body
and Emelienko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Emelienko throws a poor cross that misses
and Nazaryan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nazaryan throws a body punch but Emelienko moves out of range.
Emelienko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Emelienko lands with a good body shot.
Nazaryan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nazaryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelienko.
Emelienko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nazaryan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Emelienko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelienko moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Emelienko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nazaryan. Nazaryan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nazaryan moves out of range as Emelienko strikes.
Emelienko throws a leg kick but Nazaryan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nazaryan checks a low kick from Emelienko.
Emelienko cracks Nazaryan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Emelienko throws a combination. Nazaryan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nazaryan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nazaryan throws a looping overhand right but Emelienko ducks down to avoid it.
Nazaryan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nazaryan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nazaryan lands with a nice body punch.
Nazaryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelienko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nazaryan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Emelienko lands a really nice looking cross but Nazaryan seems unphased.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelienko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nazaryan.
Emelienko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nazaryan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emelienko lands with an uppercut that bounces Nazaryan off the cage and back into range.
Nazaryan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Emelienko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Emelienko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nazaryan throws a leg kick that misses.
Nazaryan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nazaryan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vladimir Emelienko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nazaryan!
Nazaryan throws a jab when Emelienko was well out of range.
Emelienko checks a leg kick nicely.
Emelienko cracks Nazaryan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice jab there from Emelienko.
Nazaryan thumps Emelienko with a low kick.
Nazaryan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good work by Nazaryan as he checks the leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nazaryan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nazaryan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Emelienko's head backwards.
Nazaryan throws a shot from downtown. Emelienko moves away and avoids it.
Emelienko lands with a straight right. Nazaryan didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelienko tests Nazaryan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nazaryan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko checks a low kick from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Emelienko ducks under a wild hook from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan throws out a loose jab but Emelienko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelienko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nazaryan. That did some damage!
Nazaryan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Emelienko throws out a loose jab but Nazaryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelienko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nazaryan.
Emelienko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nazaryan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Emelienko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nazaryan doesn't seem bothered though.
Nazaryan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Emelienko cracks Nazaryan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nazaryan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nazaryan staying out of range there.
Emelienko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Emelienko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nazaryan doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelienko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nazaryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko tries to land a leg kick but Nazaryan saw it coming and moves away.
Emelienko moves out of range of the leg kick from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Emelienko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nazaryan throws out the jab.
Nazaryan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nazaryan connects with a leg kick. Emelienko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Emelienko cracks Nazaryan with a good jab.
Emelienko feints a jab promting Nazaryan to slip. Emelienko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nazaryan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Emelienko throws a lazy right hand but Nazaryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nazaryan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Emelienko just manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Emelienko.
Nazaryan throws a lazy right hand but Emelienko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good leg kick by Emelienko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A punch combination from Nazaryan misses.
Nazaryan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice defenses there by Emelienko.
Emelienko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nazaryan is out of range.
Emelienko throws a series of punches but Nazaryan moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Nazaryan as he checks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Emelienko.
Nazaryan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nazaryan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Emelienko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice body kick there by Nazaryan.
Nazaryan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Emelienko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nazaryan scrambles back to his feet.
Emelienko misses with a leg kick
and Nazaryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nazaryan throws a low kick but Emelienko avoids it.
Nazaryan looks to throw the jab but Emelienko is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Emelienko! But no joy.
Emelienko slips under a jab from Nazaryan.
Emelienko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nazaryan throws a leg kick which misses Emelienko's front leg but catches the back leg as Emelienko tries to avoid it.
Emelienko with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelienko slips a jab from Nazaryan.
Emelienko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nazaryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelienko manages to avoid it.
Emelienko connects with an inside leg kick.
Nazaryan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nazaryan throws a lazy right hand but Emelienko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nazaryan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Emelienko.
Emelienko tries to land a leg kick but Nazaryan saw it coming and moves away.
Nazaryan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Emelienko throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big right from Emelienko misses.
Nazaryan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nazaryan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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 Nazaryan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nazaryan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Emelienko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nazaryan scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelienko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nazaryan's hands.
Emelienko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nazaryan misses with a looping right.
Nazaryan misses with a body shot
and Emelienko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vladimir Emelienko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Emelienko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nazaryan.
Nazaryan connects with a single shot there.
Nazaryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nazaryan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Emelienko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nazaryan has time to react.
Nazaryan misses with a hook to the body
letting Emelienko counter with a right hand.
Nazaryan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Emelienko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nazaryan.
Emelienko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Emelienko throws a body shot but no joy.
Nazaryan tries a low kick but Emelienko avoids it.
Nazaryan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nazaryan misses with a straight right.
Nazaryan misses with a low kick.
Nazaryan ducks right into an uppercut from Emelienko.
Nazaryan ducks right into an uppercut from Emelienko.
Nice shot lands for Emelienko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Emelienko. Beautiful body shot.
Nazaryan stuns Emelienko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Emelienko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nazaryans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Emelienko 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.
Nazaryan throws a body punch but Emelienko moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Emelienko misses.
Emelienko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nazaryan.
Emelienko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Emelienko throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Nazaryan to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Nazaryan misses.
Emelienko checks a low kick from Nazaryan.
A jab from Emelienko misses.
Emelienko slips under a jab from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Emelienko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emelienko only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nazaryan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vrej Nazaryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Emelienko coming out on top.
Nazaryan drops his hands momentarily and Emelienko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Emelienko lands an overhand right.
Emelienko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nazaryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nazaryan lands a body shot.
Nazaryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelienko.
Emelienko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Emelienko throws a leg kick but Nazaryan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Emelienko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nazaryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nazaryan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Nazaryan misses.
Nazaryan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Emelienko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Emelienko cracks Nazaryan with an open hand slap.
Emelienko lands a nice hook to Nazaryan's body. Nazaryan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Emelienko misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Emelienko.
Emelienko avoids the head kick by Nazaryan.
Nazaryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Emelienko slips under a jab from Nazaryan.
Jab by Nazaryan.
Emelienko avoids the body shot from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Emelienko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vladimir Emelienko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nazaryan lands a glancing blow to the side of Emelienko's head.
It looks like Vladimir Emelienko has been cut.
Emelienko throws a leg kick
and Nazaryan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nazaryan needs to keep his hands up - Emelienko had a free shot at his head there.
Emelienko works Nazaryan's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nazaryan scoring well with a low kick there.
Nazaryan swings for the body but Emelienko moves out of range.
Good shot there by Emelienko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Emelienko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Emelienko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nazaryan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nazaryan throws a leg kick but Emelienko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Emelienko works Nazaryan's body with a nice hook.
Nazaryan ducks right into an uppercut from Emelienko.
Emelienko lands with a hook. Nazaryan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nazaryan misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Emelienko.
Emelienko lands the left hand.
Emelienko jabs Nazaryan right on the nose. Nazaryan blinks but takes it well.
Nice shot by Nazaryan.
Emelienko cracks Nazaryan with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazaryan misses with a hook
and Emelienko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nazaryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nazaryan connects with a solid leg kick.
Nazaryan connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladimir Emelienko.
Well Emelienko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Emelienko!
A very excited looking Vladimir Emelienko rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Vrej Nazaryan had this to say: 'He was the better man today. I need to look at the tapes and figure out what went wrong but dont you worry I will be back.'.
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