Post by The Sandmen on Jan 11, 2013 16:49:03 GMT -5
Fedor enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! He may be sure the fans are with him today.
Fedor Emelianenko looks very relaxed.
Ferocious staredown by Alistair while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Fedor and Alistair move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Fedor Emelianenko fakes a punch and launches himself over Alistair!
Nice move by Fedor who clinches and pushes Alistair against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Alistair struggles and launches a few punches to Fedor's head
Those punches are hitting! Fedor covers his head!
Fedor's Nose is beginning to swell
The fighters are clinching.
Fedor launches a few hard punches to Alistair Overeem's ribs!
Alistair struggles and protects himself.
Fedor clumsily fails here and it's time for Alistair Overeem to fight back!
Alistair struggles and launches a few punches to Fedor's head
Those punches are hitting! Fedor covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Fedor tries to take Alistair Overeem to the ground from the clinch...
Alistair shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
The fighters are clinching.
Fedor Emelianenko pushes away Alistair trying to keep the fight at striking range
Alistair doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Fedor Emelianenko
Alistair tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Alistair Overeem gets control of Fedor Emelianenko's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Fedor Emelianenko shakes him off and staves off danger.
The fighters are clinching.
Alistair Overeem is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Fedor with uppercuts!
Nothing that Fedor must fear as he blocks nicely
Poorly executed technique. Fedor Emelianenko looks to counter!
Nice punch by Fedor Emelianenko
that nearly tags Alistair.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Fedor attempts a shoot
Alistair Overeem hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
Fedor's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Alistair Overeem has left Fedor staggered! Alistair Overeem should try push forward now and finish this!
Fedor Emelianenko fakes a punch and launches himself over Alistair Overeem
Great move by Fedor who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Alistair Overeem postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Fedor hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The fighters are clinching.
Alistair struggles and launches a few punches to Fedor's head
Those punches are hitting! Fedor covers his head!
Fedor has a small cut in his Chin
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alistair takes a break to breathe while holding Fedor Emelianenko.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Fedor Emelianenko goes with a looping right hand while Alistair Overeem jumps back and jabs
Fedor seems staggered and Alistair Overeem runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Fedor's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Fedor Emelianenko moves forward looking for some grappling action
Alistair pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Alistair Overeem and Fedor engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Alistair Overeem is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Alistair throws a hook
that hits its mark.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem launches a rapid series of punches
taking Fedor from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Fedor has a small cut in his Left cheek
Fedor Emelianenko closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Fedor grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Alistair struggles... Fedor Emelianenko is unable to take him down
Fedor clumsily fails here and it's time for Alistair Overeem to fight back!
Alistair Overeem launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Fedor blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Fedor Emelianenko's cheek! Fedor stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Alistair is standing while Fedor is on the ground on his back
Fedor Emelianenko launches an up-kick intended for Alistair Overeem's head...
Alistair leans out of the way.
Alistair is standing while Fedor is on the ground on his back
Alistair launches a kick to Fedor's thigh
Loud pop!
Fedor hyper-extended his left leg
Alistair is standing while Fedor is on the ground on his back
Alistair launches a kick to Fedor's thigh
Loud pop!
Alistair is standing while Fedor is on the ground on his back
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Alistair launches a kick to Fedor's thigh
Loud pop!
Fedor hyper-extended his left leg
Alistair is standing while Fedor is on the ground on his back
Alistair Overeem steps back and allows Fedor to get back to his feet.
Fedor Emelianenko is on his feet again.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem leans forwards and tries to grapple with Fedor
Alistair shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Fedor's face while in the clinch!
Fedor can't take many more shots like those!
Fedor's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The fighters are clinching.
Alistair struggles and launches a few punches to Fedor's head
Those punches are hitting! Fedor covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alistair struggles and launches a few punches to Fedor's head
Those punches are hitting! Fedor covers his head!
Fedor's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal knees to Fedor's face, followed by knees to the body from Alistair Overeem!
Bang! Fedor can take many more shots like that!
Steve Mazzagatti is asking Fedor to defend himself! Steve Mazzagatti jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Fedor.
Fedor's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Fedor Emelianenko's Right cheek
Winner is Alistair Overeem by TKO (Knees) at 4:41 Round 1
Statistics: Fedor Emelianenko
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 55 s
Statistics: Alistair Overeem
Punches 18/23 (78%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 21/34 (62%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Fedor might have been on a 2 fight win steak, but he is still miles out of his league when it comes to the big names. He got demolished here, and did nothing.
Fedor Emelianenko looks very relaxed.
Ferocious staredown by Alistair while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Fedor and Alistair move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Fedor Emelianenko fakes a punch and launches himself over Alistair!
Nice move by Fedor who clinches and pushes Alistair against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Alistair struggles and launches a few punches to Fedor's head
Those punches are hitting! Fedor covers his head!
Fedor's Nose is beginning to swell
The fighters are clinching.
Fedor launches a few hard punches to Alistair Overeem's ribs!
Alistair struggles and protects himself.
Fedor clumsily fails here and it's time for Alistair Overeem to fight back!
Alistair struggles and launches a few punches to Fedor's head
Those punches are hitting! Fedor covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Fedor tries to take Alistair Overeem to the ground from the clinch...
Alistair shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
The fighters are clinching.
Fedor Emelianenko pushes away Alistair trying to keep the fight at striking range
Alistair doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Fedor Emelianenko
Alistair tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Alistair Overeem gets control of Fedor Emelianenko's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Fedor Emelianenko shakes him off and staves off danger.
The fighters are clinching.
Alistair Overeem is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Fedor with uppercuts!
Nothing that Fedor must fear as he blocks nicely
Poorly executed technique. Fedor Emelianenko looks to counter!
Nice punch by Fedor Emelianenko
that nearly tags Alistair.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Fedor attempts a shoot
Alistair Overeem hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
Fedor's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Alistair Overeem has left Fedor staggered! Alistair Overeem should try push forward now and finish this!
Fedor Emelianenko fakes a punch and launches himself over Alistair Overeem
Great move by Fedor who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Alistair Overeem postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Fedor hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The fighters are clinching.
Alistair struggles and launches a few punches to Fedor's head
Those punches are hitting! Fedor covers his head!
Fedor has a small cut in his Chin
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alistair takes a break to breathe while holding Fedor Emelianenko.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Fedor Emelianenko goes with a looping right hand while Alistair Overeem jumps back and jabs
Fedor seems staggered and Alistair Overeem runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Fedor's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Fedor Emelianenko moves forward looking for some grappling action
Alistair pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Alistair Overeem and Fedor engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Alistair Overeem is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Alistair throws a hook
that hits its mark.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem launches a rapid series of punches
taking Fedor from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Fedor has a small cut in his Left cheek
Fedor Emelianenko closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Fedor grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Alistair struggles... Fedor Emelianenko is unable to take him down
Fedor clumsily fails here and it's time for Alistair Overeem to fight back!
Alistair Overeem launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Fedor blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Fedor Emelianenko's cheek! Fedor stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Alistair is standing while Fedor is on the ground on his back
Fedor Emelianenko launches an up-kick intended for Alistair Overeem's head...
Alistair leans out of the way.
Alistair is standing while Fedor is on the ground on his back
Alistair launches a kick to Fedor's thigh
Loud pop!
Fedor hyper-extended his left leg
Alistair is standing while Fedor is on the ground on his back
Alistair launches a kick to Fedor's thigh
Loud pop!
Alistair is standing while Fedor is on the ground on his back
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Alistair launches a kick to Fedor's thigh
Loud pop!
Fedor hyper-extended his left leg
Alistair is standing while Fedor is on the ground on his back
Alistair Overeem steps back and allows Fedor to get back to his feet.
Fedor Emelianenko is on his feet again.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Alistair Overeem leans forwards and tries to grapple with Fedor
Alistair shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Fedor's face while in the clinch!
Fedor can't take many more shots like those!
Fedor's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The fighters are clinching.
Alistair struggles and launches a few punches to Fedor's head
Those punches are hitting! Fedor covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Alistair struggles and launches a few punches to Fedor's head
Those punches are hitting! Fedor covers his head!
Fedor's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal knees to Fedor's face, followed by knees to the body from Alistair Overeem!
Bang! Fedor can take many more shots like that!
Steve Mazzagatti is asking Fedor to defend himself! Steve Mazzagatti jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Fedor.
Fedor's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Fedor Emelianenko's Right cheek
Winner is Alistair Overeem by TKO (Knees) at 4:41 Round 1
Statistics: Fedor Emelianenko
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 55 s
Statistics: Alistair Overeem
Punches 18/23 (78%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 21/34 (62%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Fedor might have been on a 2 fight win steak, but he is still miles out of his league when it comes to the big names. He got demolished here, and did nothing.