of of SAYTAMA (Japan), 31 Dec - R-sports, Oleg Bogatov. the Eminent Russian master of the mixed single combats Fedor Emelyanenko topped with a beautiful victory the return to sports three and a half years later - the athlete in Japanese Saytama in the first round sent to a knockout of the two-meter Indian Dzhaydip Singh.
the Russian in the main fight within the prestigious international Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix tournament did not leave chances to the dangerous rival who had in the asset of 40 victories in a kickboxing and two in MMA. The first minute of a duel passed in slow investigation, and then Emelyanenko struck some exact blows in a rack: the skilled athlete sambo wrestler technically transferred the opponent to orchestra seats and a number of powerful blows the right hand brought fight to a convincing victory. Everything ended 3 minutes and 3 seconds later after the meeting beginning - the referee recorded a new victory of "The last emperor" as admirers worldwide call Emelyanenko. to
"I am very glad to that returned and could win, - the Russian told R-Sport agency after a victory. - Thanks to all who supported me. We have very good team. Thanks for congratulations! It seems to me that we could please all Russians and wish a Happy New Year. All our children (Emelyanenko's team) made a speech remarkably (at tournament). A little Vadim Nemkov was not lucky (lost in a semi-final) - he did not have enough experience. It seems to me that we acted simply perfectly, could not be" better.
the Many thousands audience of fans enthusiastically apprehended return and a victory of Emelyanenko whom in Japan esteem and named "The last emperor of a pride" (he is the quadruple champion of Pride - the MMA most big organization has no time in the world, existing from 1997 to 2007 and being based in Japan). And before fight the special belt - in acknowledgement of merits on strengthening of friendship and cooperation between Japan and Russia was handed solemnly over to Fedor.
the Choice for sports
In Japan love and are able to arrange festive sports shows exactly on New Year's Eve: On January 1 is an official state holiday, respectively, many admirers of sports as a prelude to it choose this type of leisure. No wonder that the first Rizin tournament which is ambitiously urged to replace not very long ago Pride FC rattling for the whole world (Rizin is headed by the same organizers who created the prestigious and popular project of single combats), caused in the country a considerable agiotage.
I to me, for example, did not manage to lodge in the suburb of Tokyo to Saytama where passed competitions - already a month before fight all reservation in hotels was made. People came and one by one, and the companies (big and small), and the whole families to spend three days (the first duels took place in Tuesday), and even it is more, in the sports and holiday atmosphere. And not only from Tokyo, but also from other cities of the country. It was necessary to stop to the author of lines in the city of Urawa located from Saytama at distance of ten minutes of a driving by an electric train.
I interest to events on a ring and round it was considerable. I do not know, how often in the sverkhorganizovanno-planned Japan the problem of "an excess ticket" is actual, but for an hour before opening of show it happened to see not one plate with a request to concede the treasured admission on stadium.
I twelve-thousand Saitama Super Arena (the transforming stadium can contain about 35 thousand audience) already by the beginning of the program was jam-packed by p practically. Especially as the accompanying atmosphere quite disposed to it is a set of various points of food (including, by the way, and beer sale), sale of various attributes, stock and souvenirs, speeches of musicians on a reserve scene, duels on different types of single combats on special platforms, show for children and adults with participation of growth figures and popular animated characters for all three days of tournament.
I do not know, certainly, depths of soul of Japanese, but, judging by enthusiastic children and joyful adults, classes in interests could find the majority of them to themselves. And after all the program of evening came to the end in only two hours prior to the beginning of new day and year! Whether much you know such admirers of sports in others
there is such New Year's tradition
Someone it, probably, will surprise, but to meet New year in Japan for Fedor Emelyanenko - already quite usual thing. And moreover - in Saytam. However, for the first time it occurred on December 31, 2003 in Kobe when the Russian at the beginning of the second minute of a duel knocked out Yudzi Nagatu's Japanese. But exactly a year later already in Saytam the Brazilian to Antonio Rodrigue Nogueyra, on an outcome of 2005 - Brazilian Zuluzinyo, on December 31, 2006 - New Zealander Mark Hunt, in 2007 - Korean Chkhve Hong Mang was prostrate and, at last, four years ago, on December 31, 2011, on the third minute of New Year's Eve fight in a knockout there was Satosi Isiya's Japanese.
it is surprising, but Fedor already for the 13th time acted in Saytam, and totally for it it there was already 26 official duel which has been carried out in the Country of a rising sun.
However, evening for the Russian fans (and among the audience there were more than two hundred Russians, arrived to support Emelyanenko from Moscow, Stary Oskol, Belgorod, Blagoveshchensk and other regions of the country) began unsuccessfully: the double world champion in fighting sambo Vadim Nemkov not bad began a semifinal duel of tournament with the tall Czech Ury Prokhazka. However the inconvenient and uncompromising Czech sustained an impact of the Russian and the most part of the first round passed in fight in orchestra seats with mutual chances. And after ten minutes Nemkov who has given all the best to a limit could not continue a duel.
However and Prokhazka gave all the best practically to the maximum and in the final could not resist against King Mo of Laval. Come to a ring with a crown the American proved the superiority, on the sixth minute having sent the rival to a knockout.
from among key events of evening should be allocated with, perhaps, a meeting of two picturesque fighters with an excellent experience: 46-year-old Japanese Taro Akebono and 40-year-old American Bob Sapp. The flooring of a ring underwent excellent testing for durability when he contacted 190-kilogramovy Akebono and Sapp, weighing on four tens kilograms it is less than "all". Thus the total growth of athletes exceeded four meters (203 cm and 200 cm respectively), represent? Akebono artlessly relied on pressing in of the rival by a stomach in ropes, and Sapp though occasionally, but nevertheless struck blows. Part from them had on a nape of the rival and when fight was interrupted because of bleeding at the owner of fight, referees deservedly gave a victory to the guest of tournament.
I should mark out Japanese fans: they did not try to support devoutly only the, and were objective, paying a tribute of respect to beautiful and technical actions of opponents.
we Will celebrate also a victory of Estonian Baruto over Dutch Peter Arts: the powerful giant from Baltic, considerably surpassing the opponent both in growth, and in the weight (its weight, by the way - 170 kg, and at the rival - the little are more than one hundred), rectilinearly clasped and dropped the rival on a ring, terribly leaning from above. The Dutch looked for chance in single blows, courageously stood-stayed in bed all three rounds, but it had no chances of success.
the Rizin Company held the first large tournament of a new sample. Also it should be noted that many fights, despite doubts of sceptics, were very competitive. Organizers of tournament did everything possible that fans could see on a ring and idols of last years, and is fighting "in the juice", and perspective and ambitious athletes. And, by the way, talented Russians the skill and victories left very pleasant impression, having made a powerful contribution to the future of the new interesting project.
A Fedor Emelyanenko the nice name and sure revival laid to p the strong and perspective bridge in the nice future of tournament with good history.