As it began, the main mixed martial arts event in front of an announced crowd of 13,998 at the Honda Center between heavyweights Fedor Emelianenko 6-foot-1, 230 pounds and Tim Sylvia two-time former Ultimate Fighting Championship champ at Affliction Banned ended almost as soon as it started.

Despite his reach advantage, Sylvia missed short on a couple of punches. Emelianenko wasted no time and returned fire. The Russian delivered a powerful and speedy combination of rights and lefts that stunned and quickly knocked down Sylvia, who is eight inches taller and 33 pounds heavier. There were at least four blows that landed flush, the most decisive of them being a left hand and a right uppercut that snapped the big man's head back.

Thirty-six seconds into the much-anticipated and much-hyped fight, Sylvia tapped out and with his easy victory, Emelianenko captured the World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts heavyweight championship.

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