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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Emelianenko (ranked 22115 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice Vachon (ranked 6840 p4p, 0 weight class). Vachon has chosen Mad Dog Tribute as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Aleksandr Emelianenko is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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230 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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175 cm
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240 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksandr Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maurice Vachon!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko shoots in for a double leg but Vachon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Emelianenko pushes Vachon up against the cage in a clinch.
Vachon working aggressively here.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Emelianenko is defended easily by Vachon.
Vachon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a takedown. Vachon tries to sprawl out of it but Emelianenko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vachon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vachon looks to land a combination but Emelianenko avoids it well.
Vachon has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko tries to pull guard but Vachon holds him up against the cage and eventually Emelianenko drops back down to his feet.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch.
Vachon tries to work over Emelianenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Vachon is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vachon is looking to escape.
Emelianenko is looking for a kimura but Vachon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Emelianenko to get the leverage.
Vachon is trying to stand back up but Emelianenko is controlling him
Vachon tries to get to full guard but Emelianenko has control of the leg.
Vachon is looking to control Emelianenko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vachon avoid being mounted?
Vachon manages to get to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Emelianenko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelianenko cracks Vachon with a solid left hand.
It looks like Maurice Vachon has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko trying to control but Vachon is working from the bottom.
Vachon wants to stand and escape but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Emelianenko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko advances to half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Emelianenko's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Emelianenko is looking for a kimura here.
Vachon is not content to let Emelianenko control the position.
Vachon is trying to stand.
Vachon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Emelianenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vachon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Emelianenko is one step ahead there.
Emelianenko prevents Vachon from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Emelianenko shoots for a takedown but Vachon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Emelianenko shoots in but Vachon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Emelianenko has managed to clinch.
Emelianenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vachon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vachon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vachon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Emelianenko digs a right hand into Vachon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vachon's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Vachon fails to land.
Vachon swings wildly with an uppercut but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko breaks from the clinch.
Vachon just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko needs to keep his hands up - Vachon had a free shot at his head there.
Emelianenko has a takedown stuffed.
Maurice Vachon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emelianenko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Emelianenko dives in for a single leg takedown but Vachon sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Vachon misses the shot to the body.
Vachon clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vachon is leaning against Emelianenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Emelianenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vachon presses Emelianenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vachon scores with a shoulder strike.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Vachon misses with some punches.
Emelianenko tries to score a body lock takedown but Vachon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Still in the clinch, Vachon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Emelianenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vachon's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice Vachon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maurice Vachon's cut.
That's time! Emelianenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Emelianenko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vachon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emelianenko fails to land the takedown.
Nice cross by Vachon.
Vachon has Emelianenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Vachon misses with a punch on the inside.
Vachon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vachon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vachon lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vachon gets through Emelianenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Aleksandr Emelianenko has been cut.
Vachon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vachon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vachon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vachon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vachon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vachon throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vachon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vachon lands a big right hand that sends Emelianenko to the canvas! This could be the beginning of the end for Emelianenko!
Emelianenko is rocked!
Vachon scores with a big shot! Emelianenko's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Emelianenko! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maurice Vachon!
An out of breath and clearly excited Maurice Vachon thanked KAISER Nutrition - Q160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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