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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Emelienko (ranked 509 p4p, 65 weight class) and Pedro Kapaldi (ranked 455 p4p, 54 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
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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
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Emelienko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Kapaldi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapaldi throws a body shot but no joy.
Emelienko throws a jab but it's blocked by Kapaldi.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kapaldi scores with a jab. Emelienko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kapaldi. Emelienko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kapaldi throws a shot from downtown. Emelienko moves away and avoids it.
Kapaldi just misses with a punch to the body.
Emelienko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kapaldi. That did some damage!
Kapaldi tries to land a front kick but Emelienko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kapaldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelienko.
Emelienko feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Emelienko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kapaldi is able to avoid easily.
Kapaldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelienko manages to avoid it.
Kapaldi thuds his shin into the meat of Emelienko's side.
Kapaldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelienko has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Emelienko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelienko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kapaldi.
Kapaldi thumps Emelienko with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Emelienko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Emelienko.
Emelienko throws a hook but Kapaldi blocks it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Emelienko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Emelienko bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Emelienko connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapaldi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kapaldi throws a body kick that misses.
Emelienko misses the shot to the body.
Emelienko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kapaldi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Emelienko momentarily.
Kapaldi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Emelienko lands a nice looking body shot.
Emelienko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kapaldi can pounce on him.
Emelienko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kapaldi was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelienko.
Emelienko feints and then cracks Kapaldi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kapaldi down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kapaldi 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 Emelienko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Emelienko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kapaldi dodges the punch combination from Emelienko.
Kapaldi cracks Emelienko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kapaldi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emelienko.
Kapaldi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
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.
Emelienko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emelienko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kapaldi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko looks for the body kick but Kapaldi saw that one coming.
Kapaldi scores with a leg kick.
Kapaldi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Emelienko finds it's way round the side to connect with Kapaldi's head.
Emelienko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kapaldi throws a low kick, looking for Emelienko's leg but Emelienko calmly moves out of range.
Kapaldi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Emelienko.
Emelienko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Emelienko was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A chopping leg kick lands by Emelienko.
Kapaldi misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Emelienko misses.
Emelienko avoids the body shot from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi misses with an uppercut. Emelienko saw that one coming.
Kapaldi moves out of range as Emelienko throws a body kick.
Kapaldi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Emelienko slips a straight right by Kapaldi.
Emelienko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Emelienko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kapaldi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kapaldi works Emelienko's body with a nice hook.
Emelienko misses with a low kick.
Emelienko takes a swing at Kapaldi's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Emelienko.
An attempted straight right counter from Emelienko misses the target.
Emelienko avoids the head kick by Kapaldi.
Emelienko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Emelienko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kapaldi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Emelienko, right into the meat.
Emelienko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kapaldi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A combination from Emelienko does no damage.
Emelienko tries a head kick but it misses.
Emelienko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelienko moves away from the strike by Kapaldi.
Emelienko throws a poor cross that misses
and Kapaldi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kapaldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelienko manages to avoid it.
Kapaldi looks to land a body kick but Emelienko moved away.
Kapaldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelienko.
Kapaldi checks a low kick from Emelienko.
Emelienko wants to land a leg kick but Kapaldi is out of range.
Kapaldi throws a body kick that misses
and Emelienko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelienko with a nice cross.
Emelienko thumps Kapaldi with a low kick.
Emelienko misses with a looping left.
Emelienko lands a leg kick that knocks Kapaldi off balance momentarily.
Kapaldi works the jab nicely.
Emelienko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Emelienko wants to slow Kapaldi down by chopping away at his legs.
Kapaldi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kapaldi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Emelienko lands a nice shot that snaps Kapaldi's head back.
Emelienko looks to land a right hand but Kapaldi moved out of range.
Emelienko is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Emelienko slips a jab and a cross from Kapaldi.
Emelienko misses with an uppercut. Kapaldi saw that one coming.
Emelienko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Emelienko swings for the body but Kapaldi moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelienko misses with a low kick as Kapaldi jumps back.
Emelienko connects with an inside leg kick.
Kapaldi slips under a jab.
Kapaldi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kapaldi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Emelienko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Emelienko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelienko misses with a low kick.
Emelienko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kapaldi.
Emelienko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kapaldi was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelienko.
Kapaldi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelienko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emelienko throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kapaldi avoids it.
Emelienko misses with a body shot.
Emelienko throws a nice looking combination but Kapaldi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kapaldi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice defenses there by Kapaldi.
Emelienko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kapaldi manages to avoid it.
Kapaldi moves out of range of the leg kick from Emelienko.
A jab from Emelienko misses.
Emelienko slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelienko scores with a push kick.
Emelienko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kapaldi. That did some damage!
A big right from Kapaldi misses.
Emelienko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Emelienko wants to slow Kapaldi down by chopping away at his legs.
Kapaldi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Emelienko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kapaldi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Emelienko has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Kapaldi to counter with a crisp jab.
Emelienko throws a body shot but no joy.
Kapaldi misses with a right hand
and Emelienko counters with a straight right hand.
Emelienko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kapaldi lands with a shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kapaldi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
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.
Kapaldi keeps Emelienko at a distance using the push kick.
Kapaldi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kapaldi misses the jab.
Emelienko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Emelienko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kapaldi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kapaldi throws out a loose jab but Emelienko uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Emelienko misses its intended target.
Kapaldi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kapaldi looks to land a left hand but Emelienko moved out of range nicely.
Emelienko just misses with a punch to the body.
Kapaldi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kapaldi misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kapaldi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kapaldi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Emelienko misses with a shot to the body
enabling Kapaldi to counter with a crisp jab.
Emelienko misses with a hook.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kapaldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vladimir Emelienko is winning the standup battle so far.
Emelienko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kapaldi checks the leg kick.
Emelienko misses with a low kick.
Kapaldi lands with a good body shot.
Kapaldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kapaldi misses the jab.
A jab from Emelienko does it's job there.
Emelienko throws a shot to the body.
Kapaldi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emelienko feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kapaldi connects with a solid leg kick.
Kapaldi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Emelienko swings for the body but Kapaldi moves out of range.
Kapaldi scores with a hook to the body. Emelienko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi lands a nice shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Emelienko.
Emelienko misses with a body shot.
Kapaldi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kapaldi lands a nice hook to Emelienko's body. Emelienko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kapaldi swings for the body but Emelienko moves out of range.
Emelienko misses with a few strikes there.
Emelienko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kapaldi is out of range and Emelienko settles back down.
Emelienko misses with a low kick as Kapaldi jumps back.
Kapaldi throws out a counter right but Emelienko avoids it with no problem.
Kapaldi connects with a body shot.
Kapaldi tries to work over Emelienko's front leg with a kick but Emelienko checks it.
Kapaldi swings for the body but Emelienko moves out of range.
Kapaldi scores with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kapaldi. Emelienko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emelienko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kapaldi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kapaldi takes a swing at Emelienko's ribcage but misses.
Kapaldi looks to land a right hand but Emelienko moved out of range.
Good work by Kapaldi as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi throws a body punch but Emelienko moves out of range.
Kapaldi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kapaldi throws a head kick that misses.
Emelienko tried to score with a low kick but Kapaldi checks it.
Kapaldi throws a body shot but no joy.
Emelienko misses with a wild body shot.
Kapaldi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Emelienko.
Emelienko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kapaldi.
Kapaldi lands with a straight right. Emelienko didn't see that one coming.
Kapaldi throws a wild body kick that Emelienko sees coming a mile off.
Kapaldi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kapaldi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Emelienko appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kapaldi misses with a body shot.
Kapaldi throws a body punch but Emelienko moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelienko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kapaldi.
Emelienko takes a swing at Kapaldi's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pedro Kapaldi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kapaldi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Emelienko throws a hook but Kapaldi blocks it.
Kapaldi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Emelienko rather than just go for the knockout.
Kapaldi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Emelienko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kapaldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelienko thows a leg kick but Kapaldi checks it
and Kapaldi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kapaldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelienko ducks under a wild hook from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi throws a wild body kick that Emelienko sees coming a mile off.
Emelienko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kapaldi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Emelienko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kapaldi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelienko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kapaldi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emelienko.
Kapaldi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kapaldi misses with a kick to the body.
Kapaldi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kapaldi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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 Kapaldi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kapaldi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kapaldi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Emelienko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kapaldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelienko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kapaldi avoids the body shot from Emelienko.
Kapaldi thumps Emelienko with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Emelienko misses.
Kapaldi tries to work over Emelienko's front leg with a kick but Emelienko checks it.
Emelienko connects with a leg kick. Kapaldi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Emelienko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Emelienko cracks Kapaldi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kapaldi throws a jab when Emelienko was well out of range.
Emelienko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Emelienko throws a shot to the body.
Kapaldi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Emelienko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelienko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko swings for the body but Kapaldi moves out of range.
Kapaldi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kapaldi takes one to the chin there.
Kapaldi takes a swing at Emelienko's ribcage but misses.
Kapaldi lands a really nice looking cross but Emelienko seems unphased.
Emelienko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice side step and Kapaldi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big right from Kapaldi misses.
Kapaldi throws out a leg kick but Emelienko moves out of range and Kapaldi only half commits.
Emelienko jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Emelienko tries to bum rush Kapaldi with a series of wild strikes but Kapaldi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Emelienko looks to score with a jab to the body but Kapaldi is just out of range.
Kapaldi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Emelienko on the side of the head.
Kapaldi throws a jab when Emelienko was well out of range.
Kapaldi punishes Emelienko's body with a nice straight punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Emelienko.
Emelienko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kapaldi throws a leg kick which misses Emelienko's front leg but catches the back leg as Emelienko tries to avoid it.
Kapaldi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Emelienko doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Emelienko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emelienko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kapaldi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Emelienko cracks the inside of Kapaldi's front leg.
Emelienko throws a low kick but Kapaldi moves out of range easily.
Emelienko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kapaldi misses with an uppercut. Emelienko saw that one coming.
Emelienko misses with a low kick.
Kapaldi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kapaldi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big right from Kapaldi misses.
Kapaldi avoids the body shot from Emelienko.
Emelienko throws a hook but Kapaldi avoids it easily.
Kapaldi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Emelienko with a body shot.
Emelienko throws a chopping leg kick but Kapaldi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Emelienko lands a right hook to the body.
Kapaldi misses with a hook. Emelienko ducked under it nicely.
Emelienko slips a straight right by Kapaldi.
Emelienko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kapaldi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi misses with a body punch
and Emelienko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Emelienko works Kapaldi's body with a nice hook.
Emelienko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kapaldi scoring well with a low kick there.
Kapaldi tries to land a front kick but Emelienko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kapaldi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kapaldi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kapaldi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Emelienko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kapaldi.
A slow jab from Emelienko misses its intended target.
Emelienko avoids the body shot from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kapaldi checks a leg kick.
Kapaldi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Emelienko with a body shot.
Kapaldi is looking to land body kicks.
Kapaldi blocks a low kick nicely.
Kapaldi cracks a nice hook into Emelienko's ribs.
Kapaldi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kapaldi looks for the body kick but Emelienko saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pedro Kapaldi.
Well Kapaldi 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pedro Kapaldi!
Pedro Kapaldi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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