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MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko crushed Chael Sonnen on Saturday night at Bellator 208 and forced the referee to halt the fight with a flurry of head shots at the end of the first round. Emelianenko's victory propels him into the final of the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix, where he will face Ryan Bader.
After the fight, Sonnen joined ESPN's Ariel Helwani and openly discussed his defeat, admitting he was "in a ball like a fool" on the mat when the fight was stopped.
"He was faster. I knew it was fast. We talked about it, I thought it was [fast] for a heavyweight. I did not know that it was just fast. I did not even see any punches. I mean, he must have knocked me down four times. I felt as though I did not stop falling and getting up and falling and getting up. "
Sonnen also stated that although he did not disagree with the judgment, he did not think the referee was going to call the fight.
"The referee was warning me. He said "Chael, you have to move or stop it." But I said to myself, no, you're not going to stop him, he's hitting me in the hands. "Miscalculation …. I thought" it was my chance to let him burn a little bit "Energy." And the punches were getting lighter and slower, and the breathing was going up, and I did not think the referee would stop him if I was concealed. Can not kick a ball like that … I did not know that I was in a ball like a fool until I saw that. "
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