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Event:
DFC 35
Date: Feb 05, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Diaz has managed to clinch.
#TD2#
Emelianenko jumps guard.
#SUB2#
Emelianenko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB2#
Emelianenko has his foot on Diaz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diaz works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Diaz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Emelianenko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Diaz has managed to get both his arms back between Emelianenko's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Emelianenko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diaz defends well.
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is still trying to improve position.
Diaz passes Emelianenko's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko trying to hold on to Diaz's head to control him but Diaz postures up.
Diaz works his way into side control. #T1#
Emelianenko is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Diaz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB2#
Emelianenko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diaz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Emelianenko manages to get to full guard.
Diaz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Diaz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Emelianenko can't do much from the bottom here.
Diaz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Emelianenko to see if he's OK.#T2#
Emelianenko manages to work his way to half guard, despite Diaz's best efforts.
Emelianenko moves into full guard.
#SUB2#
Emelianenko working for a triangle but Diaz defends it easily.
#SUB2#
Emelianenko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2#
Emelianenko is looking for a triangle but Diaz pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB2#
Emelianenko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB2#
Emelianenko looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.
Diaz with a nice head shot there.#T3#
Emelianenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Emelianenko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diaz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Diaz's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB#
Diaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Diaz is pushing down on Emelianenko's leg trying to pass to half guard. Emelianenko is fighting to maintain full guard but Diaz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Diaz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Emelianenko defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelianenko is looking to control Diaz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Emelianenko avoid being mounted?
Emelianenko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Emelianenko controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself. #T4#
Diaz won't allow Emelianenko to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Emelianenko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diaz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Diaz wants to stand but Emelianenko is controlling his posture from full guard. #SUB2#
Emelianenko working for a triangle but Diaz defends it easily.
#SUB2#
Emelianenko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nerd Diaz will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Emelianenko lands with an overhand left.#TD#
Diaz feints and as Emelianenko raises his hands in defense, Diaz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Diaz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Diaz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Emelianenko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Diaz has managed to get both his arms back between Emelianenko's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Emelianenko working for submissions but it's allowed Diaz to get to half guard.
Emelianenko gets back to full guard.
#SU#
Diaz stands and steps away. Emelianenko gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Emelianenko lands.
Emelianenko looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
The fighters circling - Emelianenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head but Emelianenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T1#
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Diaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Emelianenko. Emelianenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz tries to counter with a takedown but Emelianenko is quick to defend against it.#TD#
Diaz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Emelianenko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Emelianenko can do to turn this around?
Emelianenko is trying to control the position but Diaz postures up.
Nerd Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diaz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB2#
Emelianenko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Diaz landing with the ground and pound.
Diaz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Emelianenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T2##SUB2#
Diaz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Emelianenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
Diaz postures up.
Emelianenko is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Diaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB2#
Emelianenko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diaz defends well.
Emelianenko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##T3#
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Emelianenko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Emelianenko there.
Diaz taking some punishment here, with Emelianenko in his half guard. #SUB2#
Emelianenko is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Diaz is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Khabib Emelianenko!
Khabib Emelianenko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
DFC 31
Date: Jan 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Hardcastle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardcastle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Hardcastle's coach down at Bruize Brothaz was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hardcastle's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Emelianenko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch but Hardcastle is avoiding it.
Emelianenko has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A big left from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko connects with the punch.
Hardcastle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emelianenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Hardcastle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Emelianenko is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hardcastle.
Emelianenko scores with a hook.
Khabib Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardcastle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a lazy uppercut
#TD2#
and Hardcastle counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB#
Emelianenko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hardcastle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hardcastle stopping the sweep attempt from Emelianenko.#T1#
Hardcastle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Emelianenko is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Emelianenko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hardcastle defends it easily.
Hardcastle sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Emelianenko's guard.
Hardcastle winds up and cracks Emelianenko with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hardcastle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hardcastle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hardcastle passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Emelianenko!
Emelianenko can't escape the position.
#T2#
Hardcastle landing strikes from the mount and Emelianenko is in trouble!
Hardcastle is landing with some decent strikes but Emelianenko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hardcastle controlling his opponent.
Emelianenko wants to hold on but Hardcastle pushes him away.
Hardcastle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Emelianenko is looking to get to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB2#
Hardcastle working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hardcastle with good strikes from the mount here!
Hardcastle lands a big elbow. #ROC2#
Emelianenko is rocked!
Hardcastle controlling from mount.
Oh Emelianenko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Emelianenko regains half guard.
Well, if Hardcastle is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Let's hope that Hardcastle has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ground and pound from Hardcastle.
Emelianenko wants to get back to full guard.
Emelianenko seems to have got his legs back now.
Hardcastle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Emelianenko is trying to control but can't.
Emelianenko tries to roll over but Hardcastle keeps him under control.
Emelianenko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hardcastle is working away from the top position though.
Hardcastle looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Emelianenko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T4#
Emelianenko gets back to full guard.
Hardcastle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hardcastle loads up on a big left hand. Emelianenko felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Hardcastle looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Emelianenko can't hide his disappointment, as Hardcastle celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sexton Hardcastle!
Sexton Hardcastle very nearly forgot to thank Voodoo Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Event:
DFC 27
Date: Dec 03, 2016 |
#R1#
Dawson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Emelianenko takes a step back to recover. #TD2#
Dawson gets caught flat footed, as Emelianenko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Emelianenko prevents Dawson from getting back to his feet.
Dawson keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Emelianenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #ES#
Dawson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Emelianenko off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dawson throws a head kick that Emelianenko semi-blocks.
Emelianenko throws a sloppy body shot
and Dawson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Emelianenko's knee momentarily.
Emelianenko throws out a loose jab but Dawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dawson counters with a flying knee that drops Emelianenko! Dawson dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Dawson!
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Event:
DFC 23
Date: Oct 29, 2016 |
#R1#
Emelianenko shoots for a double leg takedown but Hooch sprawls well. He's pushed Emelianenko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #CL2#
Hooch has managed to clinch.
Emelianenko jumps guard but Hooch stands there with Emelianenko around his waist. Emelianenko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hooch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Emelianenko is trying to pull guard but Hooch has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khabib Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hooch to keep the fight standing.
Emelianenko is trying to pull guard but Hooch has him pressed against the cage.
Emelianenko tries to pull guard but Hooch won't allow it.
Emelianenko jumps guard but Hooch turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hooch walks away with a smile on his face. Emelianenko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Emelianenko fails with the takedown.#CL2#
Hooch gets a clinch. #T1#
Emelianenko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hooch walks away with a smile on his face. Emelianenko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Hooch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Emelianenko fails to pull guard.
Emelianenko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hooch walks away with a smile on his face. Emelianenko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Emelianenko tries to keep at a distance but Hooch has taken the fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko is trying to pull guard but Hooch turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Emelianenko is trying to pull guard but Hooch has him pressed against the cage.
Emelianenko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hooch walks away with a smile on his face. Emelianenko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hooch connects with a jab.#CL2#
Hooch clinches with his opponent.
Emelianenko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hooch just stands there and leans against the cage.
Emelianenko has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Emelianenko is trying to pull guard but Hooch turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Emelianenko is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hooch to keep the fight standing.#T2#
Emelianenko is trying to pull guard but Hooch turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#BC2#
Hooch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turner Hooch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Hooch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Emelianenko, pushing him back against the cage.
Emelianenko is trying to pull guard but Hooch turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#TD#
Emelianenko jumps into guard, dragging Hooch to the mat.
Hooch tries to stand but Emelianenko is controlling from the bottom.
Emelianenko keeping moving, preventing Hooch from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hooch stopping the sweep attempt from Emelianenko.
Hooch wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving. #T3##SUB#
Hooch is posturing up here but Emelianenko has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Hooch tries to roll out but it's too tight and Hooch has to tap! Slick submission there by Emelianenko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Khabib Emelianenko!
A very excited looking Khabib Emelianenko made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 28, 2016 |
#R1#
Chandler with a nice cross.
Chandler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chandler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chandler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#TD#
Emelianenko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Emelianenko working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Chandler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Emelianenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Emelianenko is working Chandler over with some ground and pound from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko is putting a hurting on Chandler here, landing some big shots from side control. #ROC#
Chandler is rocked!
Chandler is working to avoid the ground and pound but Emelianenko connects with a decent elbow.
Chandler is still in real trouble! Can Emelianenko finish him?
Emelianenko cracks Chandler with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Emelianenko immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Chandler is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Emelianenko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Emelianenko!
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