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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Panopio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Panopio kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is BOOM - P.O.D. Emelianenko is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Slayer - Bloodline. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fred Panopio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksander Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panopio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emelianenko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Emelianenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch combination from Panopio misses.
Emelianenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Panopio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Panopio ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Panopio clobbers Emelianenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Aleksander Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Panopio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Emelianenko looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panopio throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Emelianenko on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panopio misses with a body shot.
Panopio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Panopio misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Panopio.
Panopio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Panopio throws a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head but Emelianenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws out a loose jab but Panopio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panopio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Panopio lands a right hook to the body.
Panopio lands a two punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Panopio misses with a combination
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Panopio is looking to wear down Emelianenko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Panopio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Panopio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Panopio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Panopio throws a right hand that Emelianenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Emelianenko also avoids with ease.
Panopio lands with a cross.
Emelianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Panopio.
Emelianenko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Emelianenko throws a sloppy head kick and Panopio moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panopio misses with a combination
and Emelianenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Panopio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Emelianenko slips a straight right by Panopio.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Panopio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Panopio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Panopio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Emelianenko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Emelianenko lands a glancing blow to the side of Panopio's head.
Emelianenko misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Panopio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Panopio.
Emelianenko missing with a left hand there. Panopio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Emelianenko might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Panopio has got the better of the exchanges.
Panopio misses with a body shot
and Emelianenko counters with a series of strikes. Panopio will be more careful next time no doubt.
Panopio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Emelianenko misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Panopio to score with a decent uppercut.
Panopio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Panopio misses.
Panopio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Panopio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. Panopio does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Panopio.
Emelianenko might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Emelianenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Panopio.
Panopio ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Emelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Panopio's shoulder, as Panopio tries to avoid the shot.
Panopio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Emelianenko throws a wild body kick that Panopio sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Panopio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fred Panopio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelianenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Panopio clobbers Emelianenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Panopio misses with a combination
and Emelianenko counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panopio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelianenko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fred Panopio is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Panopio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Panopio throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko throws a combination that misses
and Panopio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aleksander Emelianenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Emelianenko's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Emelianenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Panopio.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Emelianenko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Panopio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Panopio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelianenko takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko looks to throw the jab but Panopio is out of range.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Panopio avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panopio misses with a body punch
and Emelianenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Panopio takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panopio. Emelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Panopio lands with a nice combination. Emelianenko backs away looking to recover.
Emelianenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Panopio looks to land a left hand but Emelianenko moved out of range nicely.
Emelianenko throws a front kick aimed at Panopio's knee but Panopio avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panopio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko.
Panopio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Panopio misses with a series of wild punches.
Emelianenko throws the left hand but Panopio avoids the punch easily.
Panopio misses with a jab to the body
and Emelianenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panopio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emelianenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emelianenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Panopio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Panopio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Emelianenko at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Panopio misses with a hook to the body
and Emelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelianenko throws a combination that misses
and Panopio counters with a stiff right hand.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Panopio.
Panopio misses with a shot to the body
and Emelianenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emelianenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko misses with a hook. Panopio ducked under it nicely.
Emelianenko takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aleksander Emelianenko.
I think Emelianenko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aleksander Emelianenko!
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