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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marc Hood (ranked 6852 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladamir Emelianenko (ranked 6796 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Marc Hood has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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216 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marc Hood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladamir Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko 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.
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hood tries to keep at a distance but Emelianenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hood lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Emelianenko.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hood!
Emelianenko keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hood tries to clinch there but Emelianenko circles away.
Emelianenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Hood is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Emelianenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As Emelianenko tries to get set, Hood tries to push him back and clinch up but Emelianenko manages to avoid the attempt.
Hood wants to clinch.
Hood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emelianenko throws out the jab.
Emelianenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hood.
Emelianenko gets a clinch.
Emelianenko has Hood pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hood manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Emelianenko is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hood is defending well.
Hood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vladamir Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hood is looking to slow Emelianenko down with leg kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hood!
Emelianenko throws a head kick but Hood moves out of range.
Marc Hood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hood lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Emelianenko looks winded!
Hood darts in and clinches Emelianenko up against the cage.
Hood breaks from the clinch.
Hood moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hood tries to clinch up but Emelianenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Emelianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hood.
Hood rushes Emelianenko and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hood blocks a head kick by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hood rushes Emelianenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hood breaks from the clinch.
Hood tries to clinch up.
Hood tries to clinch there but Emelianenko circles away.
Emelianenko takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hood scores with a leg kick.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch but Emelianenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Emelianenko with the counter takedown but Hood avoids it easily.
Emelianenko wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hood plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Vladamir Emelianenko has been cut.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Hood moves out of range.
Hood is looking to clinch.
Emelianenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Emelianenko throws a counter combo.
Hood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hood circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hood clinches up with Emelianenko and pushes him back against the cage.
Hood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hood rushes Emelianenko and presses him up against the cage.
Hood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Hood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladamir Emelianenko's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Emelianenko misses with a low kick.
Emelianenko shoots for a takedown but Hood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hood is looking to clinch but Emelianenko is avoiding it.
Hood tries to clinch up.
Hood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Emelianenko can do to turn this around?
Emelianenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hood thumps Emelianenko with a low kick.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emelianenko feints the counter takedown.
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Hood.
Marc Hood is winning the standup battle so far.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko throws a combination. Hood tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hood leaves Emelianenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Hood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood takes the fight into the clinch.
Hood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hood lands a high kick!
Hood wants to clinch.
Hood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Emelianenko wants a takedown.
Marc Hood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladamir Emelianenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelianenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Hood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emelianenko scores with a takedown into Hood's guard.
Emelianenko stops Hood from standing up.
Emelianenko is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hood is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Emelianenko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Emelianenko advances position into side control!
Emelianenko is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hood will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
You can see the frustration on Hood's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hood wants to get back to his feet but Emelianenko is dominant here and he's now got Hood's back!
Emelianenko biding his time, controlling Hood.
Hood is in bad spot here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko has his arm under Hood's chin here. Game over son! Emelianenko squeezes tightly and Hood is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vladamir Emelianenko!
After winning the bout, Vladamir Emelianenko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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