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Event:
UnderGround FC 9
Date: Jun 28, 2019 |
#R1#
Lambrucci works Emelianenko's body with a nice hook.
Vincenzo Lambrucci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Lambrucci gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Lambrucci manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lambrucci keeps the fight on the outside.
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Lambrucci circles away.
Lambrucci misses with a double jab.
Emelianenko throws a head kick but Lambrucci moves out of range.
Lambrucci darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CUT2#
It looks like Alexander Emelianenko has been cut.
Lambrucci slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Emelianenko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lambrucci sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #KD2#
Lambrucci lands a left and a right that send Emelianenko crashing to the mat, dazed. Lambrucci thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lambrucci avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emelianenko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#CUT2#
Alexander Emelianenko's cut is getting worse.#KD2#
Lambrucci lands a big right hand that sends Emelianenko crashing to the mat! Lambrucci stays standing though and waves Emelianenko back to his feet!#ROC2#
Emelianenko is rocked!#CL2#
Lambrucci moves into the clinch.
Oh Emelianenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Emelianenko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Emelianenko seems to have got his legs back now.#T1#
Lambrucci works on Emelianenko's body with a couple of short punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lambrucci takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Emelianenko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lambrucci slowing the pace effectively.
Emelianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Lambrucci controls the action.
Emelianenko is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lambrucci gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lambrucci blocks a body shot from Emelianenko.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Emelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emelianenko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lambrucci just stands there and leans against the cage.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lambrucci taking a breather.
Emelianenko wants to get back to striking at distance but Lambrucci won't allow it.
Emelianenko fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lambrucci takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lambrucci displaying some good clinch control by pressing Emelianenko up against the cage.
Lambrucci keeps control of Emelianenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Lambrucci escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emelianenko has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT2#
Alexander Emelianenko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lambrucci's jab looks to have found its range, popping Emelianenko under the eye.
Sloppy strikes from Lambrucci. Those never looked like landing.
Emelianenko feinted there with a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincenzo Lambrucci dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Emelianenko's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses
and Lambrucci counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Lambrucci circles away.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Lambrucci is having none of it.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a nice jab.#KD2#
Lambrucci feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Emelianenko sprawling to the canvas! Emelianenko rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Lambrucci finish him?!
#CUT2#
Jeez, Alexander Emelianenko's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Emelianenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Emelianenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lambrucci is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lambrucci lands a left hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexander Emelianenko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vincenzo Lambrucci!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 30, 2019 |
#R1#
Rain stuffs the takedown.#CL2#
Emelianenko rushes Rain and presses him up against the cage.
Rain tries to pull guard but Emelianenko holds him up against the cage and eventually Rain drops back down to his feet.
#TD2#
Emelianenko pulls guard. #SU#
Emelianenko is working an open guard so Rain takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rain misses with a two punch combination.
Rain tries to clinch up.
Alexander Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Rain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Emelianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko wants to clinch up but Rain keeps it at a distance.
Rain closes the distance but Emelianenko moves to the side
and Emelianenko counters with a three punch combo that has Rain backing up. Rain nods at Emelianenko to acknowledge the strikes.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rain sprawls well. Rain wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Emelianenko gets slowly back to his feet.#T1##CL2#
Emelianenko has managed to clinch.
Rain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rain misses with a knee to the head.
Rain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Emelianenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Rain has double underhooks.
Rain can't get the takedown.
Rain letting Emelianenko take a breather here.
Rain is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rain is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Emelianenko crunches a lovely knee into Rain's ribcage.
Rain prevents a body shot from Emelianenko.
Rain has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Emelianenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinten Rain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko goes for a takedown attempt but Rain pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Emelianenko.
Rain went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sloppy strikes from Rain. Those never looked like landing.
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Rain.
Rain shoots in and drives through. Emelianenko sprawls well.#CL2#
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches.
Emelianenko tries to pull guard but Rain forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#BC2#
Emelianenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches up with Rain, looking for a takedown. Emelianenko pushes Rain against the cage but Rain circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#CL#
Rain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rain tries to pull guard but Emelianenko won't allow it.
#BC2#
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rain appears to be looking for a big counter.
Emelianenko has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rain is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Emelianenko lands with a kick to the temple. Rain shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rain fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Emelianenko takes the fight into the clinch.
Rain is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rain is trying to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling him.
Rain is trying to pull guard but Emelianenko turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Emelianenko lands a shot to the body.
Rain is breathing heavily.#T4##BC2#
Emelianenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Emelianenko moves into the clinch successfully.
Rain being controlled against the cage.
Emelianenko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#BC2#
Emelianenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rain jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rain walks into a stiff left hand from Emelianenko.#CL2#
Emelianenko forces Rain back against the cage and clinches.
Rain drops down looking for an ankle pick but Emelianenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Emelianenko throws a nice looking combination but Rain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL2#
Emelianenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Emelianenko dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Emelianenko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rain.
Emelianenko throws a sloppy head kick and Rain moves out of range easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rain or perhaps it was just good defense by Emelianenko, which made it look bad.
Rain shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Emelianenko but Emelianenko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rain tries to close the distance and clinch but Emelianenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rain looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinten Rain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a takedown but Rain manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Emelianenko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Emelianenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emelianenko. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Emelianenko manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rain appears to be looking for a big counter.#T1##CL2#
Emelianenko has Rain up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelianenko.
A right handed body shot lands from Emelianenko.
#TD2#
Emelianenko ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Emelianenko no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Emelianenko is trying to keep Rain in close.
#SUB2#
Emelianenko has an active guard here but Rain has managed to pass into half guard.
Rain is controlling the pace.
#T2#
Rain thows a huge punch but Emelianenko dodges it nicely.
Emelianenko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rain.
Rain seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Emelianenko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #ES2#
Emelianenko manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Rain keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Rain tries for a takedown but Emelianenko manages to get underhooks.
Emelianenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3##BC2#
Emelianenko manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Emelianenko rushes Rain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Emelianenko stops a takedown attempt from Rain.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rain stops a takedown attempt from Emelianenko.
Rain prevents the takedown attempt.
Emelianenko prevents Rain from breaking the clinch.
Rain tries for a takedown but Emelianenko manages to get underhooks.
Rain is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Emelianenko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Emelianenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Emelianenko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Emelianenko is pushing Rain up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rain blocks an elbow strike.#T4#
Emelianenko tries to pull guard but Rain won't allow it.
Emelianenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Rain avoids the damage to the body.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rain avoids it.
Rain tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Emelianenko just stands there and leans against the cage.
Emelianenko tries to throw a body punch but Rain avoids it by throwing Emelianenko back against the cage.
Rain is looking to break free of the clinch but Emelianenko has double underhooks.
Rain is trying to drag Emelianenko to the mat but Emelianenko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Alexander Emelianenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC2#
Emelianenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Emelianenko throws a nice head kick!
Rain swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Emelianenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Emelianenko misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Rain to counter with a crisp jab.
Rain shoots in for a takedown but Emelianenko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL2#
Emelianenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rain tries to pull guard but Emelianenko holds him up against the cage and eventually Rain drops back down to his feet.
A short left from Emelianenko. #TD2#
Emelianenko pulls Rain into guard.
Rain stops Emelianenko from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain controls from within his opponent's guard.
Emelianenko is trying to control the position but Rain postures up. #T1#
Emelianenko being controlled here, momentarily.
Rain stops Emelianenko from standing up.
Emelianenko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Emelianenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rain shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Emelianenko defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinten Rain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Rain. No joy for Emelianenko on that attempt. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Emelianenko misses with the combination.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rain or perhaps it was just good defense by Emelianenko, which made it look bad.
Rain fails with the takedown
and Emelianenko counters with a one-two to the body.
Emelianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rain. #CL2#
Emelianenko has closed the distance and engaged Rain in a clinch.
Emelianenko lands a right hand.
Rain is trying to pull guard but Emelianenko turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rain prevents a body shot from Emelianenko.
Rain blocks a body shot from Emelianenko.
A short left from Emelianenko. #T3#
Emelianenko is trying to drag Rain to the mat but Rain just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Emelianenko is keeping busy.
Rain looking to slow down the pace here.
Rain wants a takedown but no success here.
Emelianenko controlling the action here for a moment.
Emelianenko stalling.
Emelianenko receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Rain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emelianenko avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Emelianenko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Alexander Emelianenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rain wants to break free but Emelianenko has control.
Emelianenko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Emelianenko jumps guard but Rain turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rain jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Emelianenko walks away with a smile on his face. Rain gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rain motions for Emelianenko to come forward. Rain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Emelianenko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rain backs up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Emelianenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#CL2#
Emelianenko has Rain up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Emelianenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Emelianenko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Emelianenko!
Alexander Emelianenko was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 23, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
Christie clinches up with Emelianenko and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Emelianenko manages to break the clinch.
Christie looks to land a left hand but Emelianenko moved out of range nicely.
Emelianenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Christie.#CUT#
It looks like Alexander Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #KD2#
Emelianenko lands a big head kick that sends Christie tumbling to the mat! Emelianenko takes a step backwards and waves Christie back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT2#
It looks like William Christie has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christie tries to clinch there but Emelianenko circles away.
Emelianenko throws a counter combo.
Emelianenko throws a head kick but Christie moves out of range.
Christie seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Emelianenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CL2#
Emelianenko has Christie up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC2#
Emelianenko breaks from the clinch.
Emelianenko throws a sloppy head kick and Christie moves out of range easily.
Christie is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab
letting Christie counter with a right hand. #T1##CL2#
Emelianenko darts in and clinches Christie up against the cage.
Christie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD#
Christie manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB#
Christie is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Emelianenko rolls with it to try and escape but Christie cranks on the arm and Emelianenko is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). William Christie!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 11, 2019 |
#R1##TD2#
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Herrera napping and manages to drive through into side control!#ES#
Herrera bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#KD2#
Emelianenko lands a big head kick that sends Herrera tumbling to the mat! Emelianenko takes a step backwards and waves Herrera back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT2#
It looks like Renaldo Herrera has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Herrera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Herrera thinks about countering with a head kick.
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whack! Emelianenko lands a heavy head kick that drops Herrera. The ref tackles Emelianenko to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Herrera was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Alexander Emelianenko!
A very excited looking Alexander Emelianenko rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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