It only took 36 seconds for "Last Emperor" Fedor Emelianenko (28-1) to leave "Maine-iac" Tim Sylvia (24-5) laid out on the mat in Anaheim, east of Los Angeles, Saturday night. Just thirty-six seconds to answer questions raised by Fighters.com about Emelianenko's two-year hiatus from top competition. At the bell, Sylvia exited his corner in an awkward, low crouch. Obviously...Emelianenko wasted no time blasting Sylvia with a left, right hook combo, followed by an uppercut. "I've never been hit that hard in my life," said Sylvia after the fight.  "He's not human." The "Maine-iac" dismantled to the mat; and, Emelianenko stuck in a rear naked choke that forced Sylvia to tap. After the fight, the Russian was nonchalant, but not arrogant about his destruction of one of the world's top heavyweights. The victory cemented him as the top heavyweight in the world, the top pound-for-pound mixed martial artist in the world, and perhaps the greatest mixed martial artist ever. ...

Fighters.com's seventh-ranked lightweight "Mach" Hayato Sakurai (32-8-2) succumbed to a guillotine choke submission in the arms of former European Shooto king David Baron (15-2) in Tokyo Saturday. Baron sank the death blow as "Mach" shot for a takedown.  The final tap touched the mat at 4:50 of the first round. The "L" is Sakurai's first since getting KO'd by third-ranked "The Fireball Kid" Takanori Gomi (28-3) in 2005. Baron hasn't lost since 2006, ironically to Gomi by rear naked choke submission. The Shooto Tradition event also featured a 154-pound title fight between Takashi Nakakura (10-2-1) and Ganjo Tentsuku (9-3-2). It was a hard-fought slog for both Japanese warriors, but the judges saw the fight 30-28, 30-29, 20-39 for Nakakura. "Ironman" Akitoshi Tamura (12-6-2) ended a 143-pound war with Shooto vet "Moon Wolf" Rumina Sato (24-12-2) at 2:37 of round three with a north/south choke submission. "Savant" Trenell Young (9-7), recently of the IFL, upset "Lion" Takeshi Inoue (14-3) by two-round UD scored 19-18 all around. Fighters.com will post an interview with Young about his surprising Shooto debut this week. 123-pound Yasuhiro Urushitani (14-3-6) and Ryuichi Miki (6-2-3) fought to a majority draw, Urushitani's second consecutive draw, and third draw in his last four fights. Top 155-pound contender Yusuke Endo (11-2-1) submitted debuting vince Ortiz (0-1) in 3:34 of round one. Frenchman Bendy Casimir (14-4-2) won a unanimous decision over "Torao Supernova" Shinji Sasaki (6-2) in another 155-pound contest. Hayate Usui (9-6-1) won a majority decision over Sakae Kasuya (3-3-3). "Shinpei" Noboru Tahara (4-2) cut Katsuya Murofushi (3-3), causing a stoppage by TKO :46 of round two. ...