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[Kowboy Karl]

 

[MeanStreets]

Over 15 years ago....wow. I was so hyped for this fight, and it did not disappoint.

 

[liverkick83]

Although we cannot see his face, I bet Fedor’s expression is the same cold calmness we always see.

Ya , crazy that Fedor submitted him like 30 seconds later

 

[koquerelle]

Vs Travis Rousey

Thanks. That looks horrible.

 

[Sweater of AV]

Holy Crap!! And to think that Fedor not only survived that and wasn't paralyzed but ended up submitting him quickly after that!

LOL

This is the best description of this fight I've found yet.

Fedor Emelianenko is a merciless knockout machine that emerged from the ruins of war torn Stalingrad to avenge the angry dead. Kevin Randleman is a wrestler whose body was kidnapped by science and mostly replaced with horse DNA. After an early takedown by Randleman, Fedor scrambled to his feet and gave Randleman his back. It is stupidly inadequate to say that what followed next was the greatest suplex in the suplexiverse. Randleman brought Fedor up in a perfect arc, jumped off his feet, and trebuchet'ed the weight of both of them directly on the point of Fedor's head. It was like he was trying to make dinosaurs extinct again. When wheelchair salesmen watch it, their eyeballs turn to dollar signs. But instead of bravely learning to walk again years later, Fedor swept him, got side control, punched him in the head 18 times, jumped to north-south, and locked in a kimura. All in the span of 45 seconds. For baseball fans, this is like getting your eye knocked out by a fastball, then hitting 16 home runs with one swing. After the fight, a reporter asked Fedor how he was able to recover from such a devastating throw, and through a translator Fedor explained, "It didn't affect me. I train to fall great distances."

Cedit to Seanbaby of cracked

There's actually a subtlety that most people miss which shows just how good Fedor is, especially under pressure. He isn't spiked directly on his head. He releases his grip and uses his right arm to absorb much of the impact which is the correct thing to do. The timing is perfect.

 

[Ladder Master]