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Keep lining them up. Fedor Emelianenko will take down all comers with ease.

Andrei Arlovski looked to be giving the stoic Russian some trouble on his feet in the Affliction: Day of Reckoning main event, but Emelianenko, the World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts champion, never really blinked. Arlovski pushed Fedor into the corner with a right hand and a front kick.

When Arlovski got aggressive and tried a flying knee, Fedor blasted him with an overhand right hand that appeared to lift Arlovski further into the Honda Center air. Emelianenko (29-1, 1 no-contest) knocked the former UFC heavyweight champ out cold. Referee John McCarthy stopped the fight at 3:14 of the first. While Fedor's supporters rushed into the ring he simply walked to the opposite corner and stared into the crowd as Arlovski laid face first on the mat. 

It had to finish this way. From Fedor's stoicism to the scene set for the main event by Fedor's music, it was surreal. The booming Russian tune playing during his entrance was reminiscent of the character "Drago" from Rocky IV. Then instead of an imposing 6-foot-5, 300-pound blond walking into the ring, a guy who looks like your chubby neighbor is standing across from Arlovski.

Arlovski (14-6) landed good shots and looked very dangerous, but Fedor just kept stalking him with hands in a very low position. As the fight drifted to the corner, you'll never see a more serene fighter than Fedor. It's pretty amazing when a 6-5, 237-pounder is lobbing bombs your way.

That makes it two former UFC heavyweight champs that Fedor has destroyed fighting under the Affliction banner. He beat Tim Sylvia in 36 seconds at Affliction 1 in July.

CAGE WRITER POST-FIGHT AUDIO: Arlovski says he flushed his chance down the toilet but that Fedor can be beaten 

CAGE WRITER POST-FIGHT AUDIO: Fedor answers critics and says Arlovski never posed a threat

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  1. chad j
    1. Posted by chad j Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:26 pm EDT

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    This guy is amazing
  2. Mediahater
    2. Posted by Mediahater Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:26 pm EDT

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    Bring on Lesnar.
  3. chad j
    3. Posted by chad j Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:26 pm EDT

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    Really, who can beat him? Most dominate athlete on the planet.
  4. pims112004
    4. Posted by pims112004 Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:12 pm EDT

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    Let's see Fedor and Lesner.
  5. allamerican
    5. Posted by allamerican Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:23 pm EDT

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    Too easy for Fedor...
  6. randall v
    6. Posted by randall v Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:31 pm EDT

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    bring on fedor - mir cmon dana do it
  7. kawlidge
    7. Posted by kawlidge Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:48 pm EDT

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    fedor!! greatest ever!!
  8. Alex
    8. Posted by Alex Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:50 pm EDT

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    damn fedor is fo real...the guy is a monster
  9. fightchica
    9. Posted by fightchica Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:53 pm EDT

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    Like to see him drop Lesnar like a bad habit
  10. Travis
    10. Posted by Travis Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:19 pm EDT

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    destroyed is the right word for what he did
  11. Niko
    11. Posted by Niko Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:17 pm EDT

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    Can some please tell that bozo Jenna..I mean Tito how to pronounce Fedor????
  12. Justin M
    12. Posted by Justin M Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:14 pm EDT

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    he was created in a russian lab. never even changes his facial expression. ice cold
  13. HOWARD M
    13. Posted by HOWARD M Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:18 pm EDT

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    Fedor is the best ever. ANYONE THAT SAYS HE IS NOT THE BEST PFP IS AN IDIOT! He is hands down the best! Number 1 fighter in the world.
  14. Waterski 2
    14. Posted by Waterski 2 Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:57 pm EDT

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    cheated....lesnar will last less than 2 minutes
  15. MICHAEL HAMLIN
    15. Posted by MICHAEL HAMLIN Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:17 pm EDT

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    Fedor is the best pound for pound and the ufc is stupid if they dont think so i love brock but he dont have a chance agains fedor right now and frank mir dont have a chance
  16. Dozermost
    16. Posted by Dozermost Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:09 pm EDT

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    Enough with any questions as to who is the # 1 Mr. Dana White
  17. Kell D
    17. Posted by Kell D Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:49 pm EDT

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    Sounds like Fedor kicked ass tonight!! Does anyone have details?
  18. Ari
    18. Posted by Ari Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:51 pm EDT

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    Fedor is p4p #1. Only Lesnar can offer a challenge (given another year or two of training). Nobody dominates like Dedor. Yes, that includes the #2 p4p - Anderson Silva.
  19. lovine
    19. Posted by lovine Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:22 pm EDT

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    if kimbo was in affliction fedor's gonna get crushed. first round knock out, 14 secs into it
  20. Francisco L
    20. Posted by Francisco L Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:07 pm EDT

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    Fedor vs. Godizilla? Fedor still
  21. Waterski 2
    21. Posted by Waterski 2 Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:57 pm EDT

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    alovski got carried to hospital...latest news
  22. Brian
    22. Posted by Brian Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:40 pm EDT

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    fedor will tko mir
    fedor will tko or sub lesnar
    fedor will tko barnett or sub
  23. LA
    23. Posted by LA Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:03 pm EDT

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    congrats to fedor, but i still cant stand that clown and i cant wait til some one knocks him the f out.....he is a weirdo
  24. Kell D
    24. Posted by Kell D Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:49 pm EDT

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    Lesnar is scary but FEDOR is one big tough M f'er!
  25. MICHAEL HAMLIN
    25. Posted by MICHAEL HAMLIN Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:17 pm EDT

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    Dana white is trash the only reason he dont like fedor is cause fedor is the best and he is not in the ufc dana needs to stop trying to be the wwe

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