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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Emelianenko (ranked 5593 p4p, 550 weight class) and Dan Severn (ranked 8807 p4p, 705 weight class). Severn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dan Severn Theme. Aleksandr Emelianenko is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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250 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksandr Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Severn!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko blocks a head kick by Severn.
Emelianenko closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Severn quickly recovers to half guard.
Emelianenko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Severn wants to control but Emelianenko is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Severn pushes Emelianenko off looking to stand but Emelianenko dives back in and keeps control.
Emelianenko is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Severn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Emelianenko.
Emelianenko prevents Severn from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Emelianenko wants to pass to mount but Severn is defending the position.
Severn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Severn is refusing to be controlled, as Emelianenko sits in half guard.
Ground and pound from Emelianenko.
It looks like Dan Severn has been cut.
Emelianenko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Severn defends it well.
Severn is not content to let Emelianenko control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Emelianenko works his way into side control.
Severn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Emelianenko.
Severn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Emelianenko working away.
Emelianenko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Severn, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Severn, who protects the arm well.
Emelianenko working the ground and pound but Severn is defending the strikes.
Severn manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Severn wants to stand but Emelianenko has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Severn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Emelianenko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Emelianenko tries to roll over but Severn keeps him under control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Emelianenko moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Emelianenko lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Severn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Severn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Emelianenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Emelianenko postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Emelianenko preventing the sweep.
Severn is still trying to improve position.
Emelianenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Severn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Emelianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Severn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Severn.
Emelianenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Severn can do to turn this around?
No luck for Emelianenko with that takedown attempt.
Severn with the counter takedown but Emelianenko avoids it easily.
Severn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Emelianenko manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Emelianenko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Severn avoids it really well and circles away.
Emelianenko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko tries for a takedown but Severn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Emelianenko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Severn looks for a takedown but Emelianenko sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Emelianenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Severn trying to control from the bottom.
Emelianenko looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Emelianenko prevents Severn from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Severn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Emelianenko.
Aleksandr Emelianenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Severn is looking to improve his position.
Emelianenko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Severn sees it coming and defends easily.
Severn wants to improve his position but Emelianenko is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko seems to be looking for submissions.
Emelianenko prevents Severn from improving his position.
Emelianenko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Severn flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Emelianenko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Emelianenko looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Emelianenko seems to be looking for submissions.
Emelianenko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Severn defends it well.
Severn tries to kick Emelianenko off but Emelianenko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Emelianenko lands a nice short elbow.
Severn wants to control but Emelianenko is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Emelianenko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Severn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Severn as Emelianenko shoots in.
No luck for Emelianenko with that takedown attempt.
Severn is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Emelianenko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Severn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Severn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Severn keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Severn looking to control.
Severn might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Emelianenko haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Emelianenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Severn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Severn wriggles free and stands up.
Emelianenko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Severn's waist but Severn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Emelianenko off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Severn tries to clinch up.
Emelianenko wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Severn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Severn wants to stand but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
Severn is trying to control the position but Emelianenko postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Emelianenko controls the pace.
Emelianenko trying to control but Severn is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Severn controls Emelianenko momentarily but Emelianenko frees himself.
Emelianenko wants to stand but Severn is controlling his posture from full guard.
Severn is looking to stand up but Emelianenko isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn with a poor takedown
and Emelianenko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Emelianenko manages to pull guard.
Severn looking to pass the guard.
Emelianenko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Severn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Severn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Severn wants to get up but he can't break Emelianenko's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Emelianenko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Severn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Emelianenko keeping moving, preventing Severn from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Emelianenko looking to control.
Emelianenko looking for a guillotine here but Severn defends easily.
Severn wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
Aleksandr Emelianenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Severn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandr Emelianenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Emelianenko, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandr Emelianenko!
Aleksandr Emelianenko managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Blue Moon, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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