Post by The Sandmen on Oct 24, 2019 1:41:45 GMT -5
Aleksander Emelianenko looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Frank Mir raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Frank Mir today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Mir decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Mir moves back and takes a deep breath.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Frank Mir tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Mir misses a step and Aleksander Emelianenko sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aleksander Emelianenko jabs at Mir
to no visible effect.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Brutal combination from Aleksander Emelianenko!
Mir moves aside and dodges.
Aleksander Emelianenko tries a hook to the body
and hits Mir ribs hard
Mir decides to launch some tentative punches
Frank Mir takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Mir is holding Aleksander Emelianenko's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Aleksander Emelianenko loses balance and goes to the ground.
Frank Mir is in side mount over Aleksander Emelianenko
Frank Mir looks to pass to mount...
Mir slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Aleksander Emelianenko.
Frank Mir is in full mount over Aleksander Emelianenko
Aleksander tries to escape from the full mount...
Frank Mir is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Frank Mir is in side mount over Aleksander Emelianenko
Aleksander measures the resilience of Mir's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Mir's side.
Frank Mir is in side mount over Aleksander Emelianenko
1:42 Round 1 and Mir is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Frank Mir goes for an americana!
That Americana looks tight...
That Americana looks tight...
Aleksander breaks free.
Frank Mir is in side mount over Aleksander Emelianenko
Mir tries to move to full mount!
Aleksander won't allow him to take this position easily.
Frank Mir is in side mount over Aleksander Emelianenko
Frank Mir looks to mount Aleksander Emelianenko...
Aleksander Emelianenko takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Frank Mir is in closed guard over Aleksander
Stand up! This is what Aleksander's cornermen are shouting. Frank Mir is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Mir tries to escape from closed guard...
Mir struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Frank Mir is in half guard over Aleksander
Mir launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Aleksander Emelianenko is not able to stop Aleksander ground skills and Frank Mir moves to side mount!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Frank Mir is in side mount over Aleksander Emelianenko
Aleksander Emelianenko tries to turn away and scramble out. Frank Mir takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
Punishing hold!
Aleksander's Forehead is beginning to swell
Aleksander struggles to free himself
He can't lock it up. Aleksander Emelianenko spins out and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Lanxess Arena (Cologne, Germany) are cheering for the fighters.
Mir looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Aleksander Emelianenko's punches
Mir measures the resilience of Aleksander's chin with an uppercut while Aleksander lands some great crosses.
Aleksander's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mir fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Aleksander Emelianenko didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Frank Mir is in open guard over Aleksander
Mir moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Frank Mir is in half guard over Aleksander
Aleksander Emelianenko tries to turn away and scramble out. Frank Mir takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
Mir is locking that rear naked choke...
Aleksander struggles to free himself
Aleksander Emelianenko is trying to find an escape but it's too deep! He's forced to tap out before going to sleep!
Winner is Frank Mir by Submission (rear naked choke) at 3:11 Round 1
Statistics: Aleksander Emelianenko
Punches 6/13 (46%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 110 s
Statistics: Frank Mir
Punches 3/8 (38%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 110 s
Frank Mir doing Frank Mir things, submission-wise. Win-wise, that is very un-Frank-Mir of him.
Frank Mir raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Frank Mir today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Mir decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Mir moves back and takes a deep breath.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Frank Mir tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Mir misses a step and Aleksander Emelianenko sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aleksander Emelianenko jabs at Mir
to no visible effect.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Brutal combination from Aleksander Emelianenko!
Mir moves aside and dodges.
Aleksander Emelianenko tries a hook to the body
and hits Mir ribs hard
Mir decides to launch some tentative punches
Frank Mir takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Mir is holding Aleksander Emelianenko's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Aleksander Emelianenko loses balance and goes to the ground.
Frank Mir is in side mount over Aleksander Emelianenko
Frank Mir looks to pass to mount...
Mir slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Aleksander Emelianenko.
Frank Mir is in full mount over Aleksander Emelianenko
Aleksander tries to escape from the full mount...
Frank Mir is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Frank Mir is in side mount over Aleksander Emelianenko
Aleksander measures the resilience of Mir's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Mir's side.
Frank Mir is in side mount over Aleksander Emelianenko
1:42 Round 1 and Mir is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Frank Mir goes for an americana!
That Americana looks tight...
That Americana looks tight...
Aleksander breaks free.
Frank Mir is in side mount over Aleksander Emelianenko
Mir tries to move to full mount!
Aleksander won't allow him to take this position easily.
Frank Mir is in side mount over Aleksander Emelianenko
Frank Mir looks to mount Aleksander Emelianenko...
Aleksander Emelianenko takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Frank Mir is in closed guard over Aleksander
Stand up! This is what Aleksander's cornermen are shouting. Frank Mir is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Mir tries to escape from closed guard...
Mir struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Frank Mir is in half guard over Aleksander
Mir launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Aleksander Emelianenko is not able to stop Aleksander ground skills and Frank Mir moves to side mount!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Frank Mir is in side mount over Aleksander Emelianenko
Aleksander Emelianenko tries to turn away and scramble out. Frank Mir takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
Punishing hold!
Aleksander's Forehead is beginning to swell
Aleksander struggles to free himself
He can't lock it up. Aleksander Emelianenko spins out and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Lanxess Arena (Cologne, Germany) are cheering for the fighters.
Mir looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Aleksander Emelianenko's punches
Mir measures the resilience of Aleksander's chin with an uppercut while Aleksander lands some great crosses.
Aleksander's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mir fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Aleksander Emelianenko didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Frank Mir is in open guard over Aleksander
Mir moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Frank Mir is in half guard over Aleksander
Aleksander Emelianenko tries to turn away and scramble out. Frank Mir takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
Mir is locking that rear naked choke...
Aleksander struggles to free himself
Aleksander Emelianenko is trying to find an escape but it's too deep! He's forced to tap out before going to sleep!
Winner is Frank Mir by Submission (rear naked choke) at 3:11 Round 1
Statistics: Aleksander Emelianenko
Punches 6/13 (46%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 110 s
Statistics: Frank Mir
Punches 3/8 (38%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 110 s
Frank Mir doing Frank Mir things, submission-wise. Win-wise, that is very un-Frank-Mir of him.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!