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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Puno (ranked 1406 p4p, 172 weight class) and Vladimir Emelienko (ranked 690 p4p, 92 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Manny Puno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Vladimir Emelienko!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelienko looks to land a left hand but Puno moved out of range nicely.
Puno shoots in looking for a takedown but Emelienko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Puno's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Emelienko slaps away a takedown attempt from Puno, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Emelienko moves out of range as Puno strikes.
Puno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelienko.
Emelienko throws a body punch but Puno moves out of range.
Puno looks to land a left hand but Emelienko moved out of range nicely.
Emelienko is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Puno with a body shot.
Emelienko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puno.
Emelienko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Puno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puno connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelienko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emelienko leaves Puno with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Emelienko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Puno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puno paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko tries to move into range but Puno moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Puno lands with a straight right. Emelienko didn't see that one coming.
Manny Puno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puno throws the left hand but Emelienko avoids the punch easily.
Vladimir Emelienko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puno shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Puno wants to control from the top but Emelienko keeps moving.
Emelienko is controlling Puno's posture.
Puno trying to control but Emelienko is working from the bottom.
Emelienko is pulling down on Puno's head. It's preventing any offense from Puno, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno throwing strikes but missing.
Emelienko is trying to control the position but Puno postures up.
Emelienko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Puno throwing strikes from guard but Emelienko blocks nicely.
Puno trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Puno controlling from the top position.
Emelienko is pulling down on Puno's head to control his posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Puno is defended easily by Emelienko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno misses with a takedown
enabling Emelienko to counter with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Puno as he connects with a hook.
Emelienko throws a body shot but no joy.
Emelienko ducks right into an uppercut from Puno.
Puno dives in and grabs Emelienko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Emelienko pushes down on Puno's head and hops out.
Puno has his takedown stuffed
enabling Emelienko to counter with a crisp jab.
Emelienko digs a good body shot into Puno's ribs.
Puno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emelienko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelienko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Puno rather than just go for the knockout.
Puno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puno looks to land a right hand but Emelienko moved out of range.
Puno swings widly with a right hand
and Emelienko counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Emelienko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelienko lands a lovely overhand right.
Puno misses with a double jab
and Emelienko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Puno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelienko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puno.
Puno feinted with a counter takedown.
Puno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Emelienko at a distance.
Puno throws a jab when Emelienko was well out of range.
Puno lands with a nice body punch.
Puno feints a jab promting Emelienko to slip. Puno then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Emelienko slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Emelienko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puno.
Puno works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Emelienko slaps away a takedown attempt from Puno, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Puno is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Emelienko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puno.
Puno throws a hook but Emelienko blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Puno dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Emelienko moves out of range as Puno strikes.
Emelienko throws out a counter right but Puno avoids it with no problem.
Puno fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Emelienko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Puno scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Puno looks to land a right hand but Emelienko moved out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Puno misses with a series of wild punches.
Puno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Emelienko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Puno.
Emelienko dodges the punch combination from Puno.
Manny Puno is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno throws an off balance right hand
and Emelienko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Puno clobbers Emelienko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Emelienko drops his hands momentarily and Puno takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Puno.
Puno misses with a hook. Emelienko ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Emelienko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Puno lands with a nice body punch.
Puno will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Puno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelienko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Emelienko has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Puno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelienko.
Puno throws an overhand right that lands on Emelienko's shoulder, as Emelienko tries to avoid the shot.
Puno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puno misses with a left hand
letting Emelienko counter with a right hand.
Emelienko scores with a hook.
Emelienko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelienko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puno.
Emelienko throws a shot from downtown. Puno moves away and avoids it.
Emelienko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puno.
Puno wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puno.
Emelienko scores with a hook.
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!
Puno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelienko.
Emelienko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Emelienko misses with a body shot.
Puno takes a swing at Emelienko's ribcage but misses.
Puno looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Emelienko!
Emelienko keeps Puno under control for a moment.
Emelienko taking a bit of punishment here - Puno scoring with strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Puno wants to lay and pray for a moment but Emelienko keeps working.
Puno throws a strike aimed at the side of Emelienko's head but Emelienko avoids it well.
We've been hearing that Puno has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno works to advance to full mount. Emelienko defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Emelienko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Puno looking to control but Emelienko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Emelienko is trying to stand.
Emelienko working to try and regain half guard.
Emelienko tries to hold on but Puno pushes him away.
Puno prevents Emelienko from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelienko keeps trying to improve his position.
Emelienko tries to hold on but Puno pushes him away.
Emelienko regains half guard.
Emelienko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Emelienko is trying to control but can't.
Puno thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Puno controlling the pace.
Emelienko is looking for a sweep. Puno is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Emelienko controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Puno dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Puno shoots in for a takedown but Emelienko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Emelienko takes a swing at Puno's ribcage but misses.
Emelienko throws out a loose jab but Puno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puno drops down looking for a counter takedown but Emelienko sprawls and moves away.
Emelienko misses with a wild body shot.
Emelienko slips under a jab from Puno.
Emelienko loads up on a big right hand but Puno slips the punch.
Puno lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Puno misses with a hook. Emelienko ducked under it nicely.
Emelienko throws a jab but it's blocked by Puno.
Puno scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelienko was well out of range. Poor timing from Puno.
Emelienko let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Puno throws a poor cross that misses
and Emelienko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Puno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emelienko throws out the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Puno.
Emelienko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko throws a hook but Puno avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Puno.
Puno shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Puno loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Emelienko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Puno trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelienko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelienko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Puno postures up in Emelienko's guard and throws a big left but Emelienko blocks it.
Emelienko is pulling down on Puno's head to control his posture.
Emelienko is continuing to stall.
Emelienko looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno pushes down on Emelienko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Emelienko looks like he's trying to stand up.
Puno trying to mount his opponent but Emelienko defends it.
Emelienko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Emelienko is looking to control Puno's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Emelienko avoid being mounted?
Puno wants to lay and pray for a moment but Emelienko keeps working.
Emelienko is looking for a sweep. Puno is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Emelienko is refusing to be controlled, as Puno sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko is trying to control but can't.
Emelienko tries to get to full guard but Puno has control of the leg.
Emelienko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Emelienko.
Emelienko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vladimir Emelienko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puno wants to pass the guard but Emelienko is keeping the position.
Puno distracts Emelienko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Emelienko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Emelienko is adopting a defensive guard.
Emelienko is striking but Puno is not phased and passes to half guard.
Puno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Emelienko can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno trying to control from half guard but Emelienko is working away.
Puno working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Emelienko tries to get to full guard but Puno has control of the leg.
Puno not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Puno slips a nice elbow through Emelienko's hands, connecting with Emelienko's forehead.
Emelienko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Puno is working away from the top position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Emelienko throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Puno wants to lay and pray for a moment but Emelienko keeps working.
Manny Puno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Emelienko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Puno pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Puno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Puno has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Puno!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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