Post by The Sandmen on Feb 11, 2015 17:30:46 GMT -5
Cain Velasquez looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Fedor Emelianenko is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Cain Velasquez and Fedor Emelianenko touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Velasquez throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Fedor's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Fedor has a small cut in his Chin
Fedor Emelianenko goes with a looping right hand while Cain Velasquez jumps back and jabs
Fedor only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Velasquez tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Velasquez is clinching with Fedor.
The fighters are clinching.
Fedor is launching some bone breaking punches to Velasquez's ribs while in the clinch.
Velasquez blocks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Velasquez gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Velasquez blocks Fedor Emelianenko's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Fedor
Velasquez launches a barrage of elbows over Fedor's face!
Fedor Emelianenko blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Cain Velasquez gets sloppy and Fedor Emelianenko tries to take advantage...
Velasquez is in closed guard... Fedor tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cain Velasquez!
Fedor Emelianenko is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez tries to roll to his side and trap Fedor Emelianenko in his guard...
Cain Velasquez gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Fedor Emelianenko is in open guard over Velasquez
Velasquez works on the ground with his fingers over Fedor's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Fedor Emelianenko is in open guard over Velasquez
Cain Velasquez launches a few punches to Fedor's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fedor tries to cover his face,
Fedor's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Fedor Emelianenko is in open guard over Velasquez
Velasquez tries to close his guard around Fedor
He succeeds!
Fedor Emelianenko is in closed guard over Velasquez
Cain Velasquez launches a few punches to Fedor's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fedor tries to cover his face,
Fedor Emelianenko is in closed guard over Velasquez
Fedor Emelianenko tries to open Velasquez's guard...
Velasquez breaks the lock and covers himself from Fedor's punches
Fedor Emelianenko is in closed guard over Velasquez
Fedor is in closed guard... Velasquez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko!
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor Emelianenko tries to roll to his side and trap Cain Velasquez in his guard...
Cain Velasquez rolls him over and takes his back!
Velasquez is in rear mount over Fedor
Fedor has Velasquez controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Cain Velasquez moves to better his position on the ground...
Cain Velasquez viciously slams hammer blows to Fedor's face!
Fedor's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor Emelianenko doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Fedor Emelianenko. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Fedor Emelianenko tries to bring the fight to the ground
Velasquez goes down.
Fedor Emelianenko is in open guard over Velasquez
Cain Velasquez launches a few punches to Fedor's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fedor tries to cover his face,
Fedor's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Fedor has a small cut in his Left cheek
Fedor Emelianenko is in open guard over Velasquez
Velasquez tries to close his guard around Fedor
He succeeds!
Fedor Emelianenko is in closed guard over Velasquez
Fedor is in closed guard... Velasquez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko!
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor Emelianenko tries to roll to his side and trap Cain Velasquez in his guard...
Cain Velasquez keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor measures the resilience of Velasquez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Velasquez's side.
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor Emelianenko tries to roll to his side and trap Cain Velasquez in his guard...
Fedor Emelianenko gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Fedor
Fedor attempts a triangle from bottom! Cain Velasquez slips out. Fedor quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Cain Velasquez slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Poorly executed technique. Cain Velasquez looks to counter!
Cain Velasquez decides to jump inside Fedor's guard.
Fedor didn't see that coming. Velasquez is in open guard over Fedor now.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Fedor
Velasquez works on the ground with his fingers over Fedor's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti saw it!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Cain Velasquez for eye poke.
Steve Mazzagatti allows Fedor time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Cain Velasquez tries to bring the fight to the ground
Fedor goes down.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Fedor
Velasquez breaths deeply while on the ground
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Velasquez.
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Round 2
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Fedor Emelianenko attempts to cut off Velasquez with punches
Velasquez avoids getting cornered.
Cain Velasquez attempts a sweep single...
Cain Velasquez catches Fedor Emelianenko's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Velasquez.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Fedor
Velasquez launches a barrage of elbows over Fedor's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Fedor doesn't fight back!
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Fedor
Cain Velasquez tries to better his position on the ground...
Velasquez breaks the closed guard of Fedor Emelianenko and moves to half guard
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor tries to show some ground skills
Velasquez uses his strength to keep Velasquez at a disadvantage
Velasquez is trying to counter now!
Velasquez leans back...
He clobbers Fedor Emelianenko's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Cain Velasquez storms over Fedor with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Velasquez doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Fedor's face with his elbows!
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor Emelianenko doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Velasquez's moves.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor tries to stand up!
Velasquez doesn't allow him!
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Velasquez tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor Emelianenko doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Velasquez's moves.
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor measures the resilience of Velasquez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Velasquez blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Velasquez launches a barrage of elbows over Fedor's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Fedor doesn't fight back!
There is a small laceration on Fedor Emelianenko's Mouth
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Velasquez is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Fedor Emelianenko, who is barely covering up!
Fedor's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Cain Velasquez has left Fedor staggered! Cain Velasquez should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Velasquez delivers a few accurate elbows!
Fedor is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Velasquez is in rear mount over Fedor
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Velasquez is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Fedor Emelianenko, who is barely covering up!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough! The fight is over! Fedor was not intelligently defending himself!
Fedor's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Cain Velasquez by TKO (GnP) at 2:40 Round 2
Statistics: Cain Velasquez
Punches 6/6 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 32/50 (64%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 348 s
Statistics: Fedor Emelianenko
Punches 0/8 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/10 (20%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 348 s
Cain started the fight in perfect form. He landed 4 clean punches, then a perfect takedown, and did his thing from there. Over time, they got back up, did some more fighting, but Cain seemed in total control of this one. I think Fedor needs a skill to focus on and excel at to be anything more than an upper mid-tier HW here. He is too well-rounded for his own good, I think.
Fedor Emelianenko is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Cain Velasquez and Fedor Emelianenko touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Velasquez throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Fedor's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Fedor has a small cut in his Chin
Fedor Emelianenko goes with a looping right hand while Cain Velasquez jumps back and jabs
Fedor only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Velasquez tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Velasquez is clinching with Fedor.
The fighters are clinching.
Fedor is launching some bone breaking punches to Velasquez's ribs while in the clinch.
Velasquez blocks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Velasquez gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Velasquez blocks Fedor Emelianenko's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Fedor
Velasquez launches a barrage of elbows over Fedor's face!
Fedor Emelianenko blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Cain Velasquez gets sloppy and Fedor Emelianenko tries to take advantage...
Velasquez is in closed guard... Fedor tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Cain Velasquez!
Fedor Emelianenko is in full mount over Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez tries to roll to his side and trap Fedor Emelianenko in his guard...
Cain Velasquez gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Fedor Emelianenko is in open guard over Velasquez
Velasquez works on the ground with his fingers over Fedor's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Fedor Emelianenko is in open guard over Velasquez
Cain Velasquez launches a few punches to Fedor's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fedor tries to cover his face,
Fedor's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Fedor Emelianenko is in open guard over Velasquez
Velasquez tries to close his guard around Fedor
He succeeds!
Fedor Emelianenko is in closed guard over Velasquez
Cain Velasquez launches a few punches to Fedor's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fedor tries to cover his face,
Fedor Emelianenko is in closed guard over Velasquez
Fedor Emelianenko tries to open Velasquez's guard...
Velasquez breaks the lock and covers himself from Fedor's punches
Fedor Emelianenko is in closed guard over Velasquez
Fedor is in closed guard... Velasquez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko!
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor Emelianenko tries to roll to his side and trap Cain Velasquez in his guard...
Cain Velasquez rolls him over and takes his back!
Velasquez is in rear mount over Fedor
Fedor has Velasquez controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Cain Velasquez moves to better his position on the ground...
Cain Velasquez viciously slams hammer blows to Fedor's face!
Fedor's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor Emelianenko doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Fedor Emelianenko. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Fedor Emelianenko tries to bring the fight to the ground
Velasquez goes down.
Fedor Emelianenko is in open guard over Velasquez
Cain Velasquez launches a few punches to Fedor's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Fedor tries to cover his face,
Fedor's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Fedor has a small cut in his Left cheek
Fedor Emelianenko is in open guard over Velasquez
Velasquez tries to close his guard around Fedor
He succeeds!
Fedor Emelianenko is in closed guard over Velasquez
Fedor is in closed guard... Velasquez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko!
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor Emelianenko tries to roll to his side and trap Cain Velasquez in his guard...
Cain Velasquez keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor measures the resilience of Velasquez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Velasquez's side.
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor Emelianenko tries to roll to his side and trap Cain Velasquez in his guard...
Fedor Emelianenko gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Fedor
Fedor attempts a triangle from bottom! Cain Velasquez slips out. Fedor quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Cain Velasquez slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Poorly executed technique. Cain Velasquez looks to counter!
Cain Velasquez decides to jump inside Fedor's guard.
Fedor didn't see that coming. Velasquez is in open guard over Fedor now.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Fedor
Velasquez works on the ground with his fingers over Fedor's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti saw it!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Cain Velasquez for eye poke.
Steve Mazzagatti allows Fedor time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Cain Velasquez tries to bring the fight to the ground
Fedor goes down.
Cain Velasquez is in open guard over Fedor
Velasquez breaths deeply while on the ground
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Velasquez.
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Round 2
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Fedor Emelianenko attempts to cut off Velasquez with punches
Velasquez avoids getting cornered.
Cain Velasquez attempts a sweep single...
Cain Velasquez catches Fedor Emelianenko's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Velasquez.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Fedor
Velasquez launches a barrage of elbows over Fedor's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Fedor doesn't fight back!
Cain Velasquez is in closed guard over Fedor
Cain Velasquez tries to better his position on the ground...
Velasquez breaks the closed guard of Fedor Emelianenko and moves to half guard
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor tries to show some ground skills
Velasquez uses his strength to keep Velasquez at a disadvantage
Velasquez is trying to counter now!
Velasquez leans back...
He clobbers Fedor Emelianenko's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Cain Velasquez storms over Fedor with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Velasquez doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Fedor's face with his elbows!
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor Emelianenko doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Velasquez's moves.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor tries to stand up!
Velasquez doesn't allow him!
Cain Velasquez is in side mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Velasquez tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor Emelianenko doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Velasquez's moves.
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor measures the resilience of Velasquez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Velasquez blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Velasquez launches a barrage of elbows over Fedor's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Fedor doesn't fight back!
There is a small laceration on Fedor Emelianenko's Mouth
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Velasquez is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Fedor Emelianenko, who is barely covering up!
Fedor's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Cain Velasquez has left Fedor staggered! Cain Velasquez should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Cain Velasquez is in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Velasquez delivers a few accurate elbows!
Fedor is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Velasquez is in rear mount over Fedor
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Velasquez is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Fedor Emelianenko, who is barely covering up!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough! The fight is over! Fedor was not intelligently defending himself!
Fedor's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Cain Velasquez by TKO (GnP) at 2:40 Round 2
Statistics: Cain Velasquez
Punches 6/6 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 32/50 (64%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 348 s
Statistics: Fedor Emelianenko
Punches 0/8 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/10 (20%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 348 s
Cain started the fight in perfect form. He landed 4 clean punches, then a perfect takedown, and did his thing from there. Over time, they got back up, did some more fighting, but Cain seemed in total control of this one. I think Fedor needs a skill to focus on and excel at to be anything more than an upper mid-tier HW here. He is too well-rounded for his own good, I think.