Alex Emelianenko wins gold in Combat Sambo:
A national tournament of Combat Sambo was held yesterday in Krasnokamsk,
- Aleksander Emelianenko won the first place and a gold medal.
- Kiril Sidelnikov also took part of the tournament, taking the second place and a silver medal.
- Fedor Emelianenko did not participate in the tournament.
HT: TSGIGOR on the UG
UPDATE: Fedor did join the Sambo tournament, but had to withraw because of a hand injury
"In the second fight Fedor hurt his hand and refused to continue performance in the tournament."
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How competitive was this tournament?
Are we talking like the ADCC level of Sambo or is this more akin to Barnett beating the hell out of some amateurs in his old high school gym?
Without pain, without sacrifice, we would have nothing.
by lowellthehammer on Feb 21, 2010 12:12 PM EST reply actions
They are competing in a national tournament so presumably they are at least within the top percentile of Sambo practitioners within Russia. A couple of the guys foolishly try to trade punches with Aleks. The other guys want almost no part of it and try to take him down or throw him, but it usually just ends with a counter-sweep or in one case, an anaconda choke.
So if I understand correctly
The competition is the best that Russia has to offer, but that’s not saying much. So is this just a one-off deal or does this win mean he gets into a bigger international tournament?
Without pain, without sacrifice, we would have nothing.
by lowellthehammer on Feb 21, 2010 12:24 PM EST up reply actions
It’s not saying much because guys like Fedor and Aleks have been training their striking and other MMA-related skills for years. Most of the guys they face are great at Sambo, but you can tell when the guys get jabbed in the face, they completely fall apart. They clearly just don’t have the boxing background that the Emelianenkos do.
Hmm.
Brother needs to take his potatoes out of his pocket before the photo op next time.
What is it about Russia and really bad athletic wear? 1989 called. It wants its shellsuits back.
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by Ozzz on Feb 21, 2010 12:56 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Fedor competed in the tournament
Aleks’ website says so: http://bit.ly/b6zDfu
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Ha ha ha. I can see everyone’s headlines now. Fedor breaks hand at Sambo tournament and won’t be able to fight on Strikeforce’s April CBS card!?!?!
by flickgrifter on Feb 21, 2010 4:34 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe Dana was right
We all thought it was unfair for the UFC to not allow Fedor to compete in Sambo as a sticking point in early negotiations.
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