Post by The Sandman on Aug 10, 2022 0:50:33 GMT -5
ManMMA Heavyweight Championship
Fedor enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! He may be sure the fans are with him today.
Fedor Emelianenko doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Cain Velasquez is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Now Fedor Emelianenko put his title in contention against "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Fedor is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Fedor Emelianenko comes with a 8 fight winning streak.
Cain Velasquez comes with a 4 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Kevin MacDonald.
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Round 1
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Fedor and "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
A high kick from Fedor Emelianenko
misses badly. Fedor slips and falls!
"That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez is standing while Fedor is on the ground on his back
Fedor tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Fedor Emelianenko is on his feet again.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez.
Fedor Emelianenko gets sloppy and Cain Velasquez tries to take advantage...
Cain Velasquez fires an unorthodox punch to Fedor's torso
that hits its mark.
Fedor Emelianenko circles around "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez
A left hook from Fedor
falls short.
Fedor decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Fedor moves back and takes a deep breath.
Fedor Emelianenko jabs at "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez
hitting his chest.
Cain Velasquez moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
"That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez launches a hook to the body
Bang! Fedor stops that one with his ribs!
Crushing shot to Fedor's body! He's holding his side
Fedor Emelianenko throws a looping left hand...
That lands on "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez's chin! That stops "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez in his tracks!
"That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
"That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Fedor launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
"That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez's Right cheek is beginning to swell
"That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez and Fedor circle around the center of the cage.
Fedor follows Cain Velasquez
"That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez fakes a move.
Cain Velasquez gets sloppy and Fedor Emelianenko tries to take advantage...
"That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez follows Fedor Emelianenko
only to get counter punched in a big way! "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez needs to stop playing Fedor Emelianenko's game or he'll get knocked out!
There is a small laceration on Cain Velasquez's Forehead
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Fedor Emelianenko tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez's face
Fedor Emelianenko and "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Fedor Emelianenko is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
"That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez launches a kick
but Fedor Emelianenko avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Fedor Emelianenko launches a body shot
"That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
"That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez throws a lazy kick
Fedor dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
"That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez has a small cut in his Left eye
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Fedor Emelianenko closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Fedor Emelianenko tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez's face
"That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Fedor tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Fedor is clinching with "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez.
Cain Velasquez pushes away Fedor trying to keep the fight at striking range
Fedor doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Cain Velasquez
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cain Velasquez's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Fedor is throwing a flurry of punches!
Cain Velasquez just can't get away!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Fedor pushes Cain Velasquez againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
"That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez cannot escape Fedor Emelianenko's clinch! Fedor Emelianenko is just brutalizing "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez with punches time and time again!
"That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Fedor Emelianenko embrace and tries to move away...
Fedor Emelianenko pushes "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Fedor Emelianenko postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Kevin MacDonald is asking "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez to defend himself! Kevin MacDonald jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for "That's Gotta Be Cain!" Velasquez.
Winner is Fedor Emelianenko by TKO (Punches) at 3:38 Round 1
Statistics: Fedor Emelianenko
Punches 14/20 (70%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 10/14 (71%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 8 s
Statistics: Cain Velasquez
Punches 6/9 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Fedor Emelianenko defends the Heavyweight title!
After Cain's most recent developments, as well as his developments leading up to this, I was quite curious about this one, seeing as they have never fought before. He landed the first shots and did damage and this fight had potential, but then Fedor turned on the Fedorness and shut Cain the heck down, destroying him for every second afterwards.
Fun fact. Despite having basically no health left, and getting beaten up this entire fight, and taking over 2600 points of damage, Cain's health graphic was still only in the orange. That just goes to show how badly Rory MacDonald's eye-swelling really was.
