PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Emelienko (ranked 1134 p4p, 146 weight class) and Diego Hageman (ranked 1229 p4p, 157 weight class). Vladimir Emelienko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Emelienko
vs
Hageman

176 cm
40
168 lbs
31 - 15 - 1

172 cm
31
164 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Vladimir Emelienko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Hageman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hageman throws a body shot but no joy.
Emelienko misses with a left hand
and Hageman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emelienko moves out of range of the leg kick from Hageman.
Emelienko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Emelienko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hageman throws a head kick that misses.
Emelienko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hageman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hageman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Emelienko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hageman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hageman keeps the fight on the outside.
Emelienko backing away here, and Hageman unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hageman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Emelienko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hageman looks to land a combination but Emelienko avoids it well.
Emelienko is looking for a counter combo.
Hageman misses with a low kick.
Emelienko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hageman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelienko.
Hageman throws a right hand that misses
and Emelienko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko misses with a hook. Hageman ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Hageman misses.
Hageman misses with an uppercut
and Emelienko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hageman misses with a two punch combination.
Emelienko has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hageman misses with a hook
and Emelienko counters with a straight right hand.
Hageman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Emelienko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hageman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hageman with a jab.
Hageman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Emelienko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emelienko cracks Hageman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slow jab from Hageman misses its intended target.
Diego Hageman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hageman slips a jab from Emelienko.
Hageman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emelienko.
Emelienko moves out of range of the body kick.
Emelienko was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hageman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelienko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hageman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Emelienko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hageman looks to land a body kick but Emelienko moved away.
Hageman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Emelienko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Emelienko slips a jab from Hageman.
A little feinted left hand from Emelienko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hageman swings widly with a right hand
and Emelienko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emelienko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hageman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Emelienko misses with an uppercut. Hageman saw that one coming.
Hageman is looking to slow Emelienko down with leg kicks.
Emelienko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hageman misses with a wild body shot.
Emelienko ducks under a wild hook from Hageman.
Emelienko tries to close the distance and clinch but Hageman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Emelienko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A solid body kick from Hageman.
Hageman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Emelienko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hageman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hageman connects with a single shot there.
A big right from Hageman misses.
Hageman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hageman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hageman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Emelienko just misses with a punch to the body.
Hageman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hageman throws a sloppy head kick and Emelienko moves out of range easily.
Hageman throws a leg kick
letting Emelienko counter with a right hand.
Emelienko misses with a body shot.
Hageman misses with a leg kick
and Emelienko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelienko moves out of range of the strikes.
Emelienko misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hageman throws a lazy uppercut
and Hageman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emelienko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hageman.
A little feinted left hand from Emelienko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Emelienko lands an overhand right.
Emelienko looks to score with a jab to the body but Hageman is just out of range.
Emelienko checks a low kick from Hageman.
Hageman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emelienko moves forwards but Hageman connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Emelienko rushes Hageman and presses him up against the cage.
Emelienko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hageman gets through Emelienko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hageman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hageman wants to get back to striking at distance but Emelienko won't allow it.
Emelienko lands a left hand.
Hageman swings wildly with an uppercut but Emelienko uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Hageman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hageman motions for Emelienko to come forward. Hageman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Emelienko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hageman has time to react.

Emelienko clinches.
Emelienko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Emelienko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emelienko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hageman can't find room to land a body shot as Emelienko controls the action.
Emelienko misses with some punches.
Hageman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Emelienko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emelienko throws a head punch that misses.
Emelienko swings wildly with an uppercut but Hageman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hageman blocks an elbow strike from Emelienko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelienko lands a right hand.
Emelienko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hageman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Emelienko misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelienko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hageman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emelienko swings wildly with an uppercut but Hageman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hageman has a couple of punches blocked by Emelienko.
Hageman working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelienko.

Hageman breaks the clinch.
A jab from Hageman finds it's way through Emelienko's defenses.
Emelienko takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Vladimir Emelienko has been cut.
Hageman looks to land a right hand but Emelienko moved out of range.
Emelienko wants to clinch up but Hageman keeps it at a distance.
Hageman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Emelienko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hageman throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Hageman. Beautiful body shot.
Diego Hageman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hageman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelienko moves away.
A big right from Emelienko misses.
Emelienko throws a hook to the side of Hageman's head but Hageman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hageman throws a good cross that connects.
Hageman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hageman throws a jab when Emelienko was well out of range.
Emelienko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Emelienko closes the distance and pushes Hageman back into the cage.
Emelienko throws a head punch that misses.
Emelienko throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hageman.
Emelienko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Emelienko takes a shot to the head.
Emelienko lands a right hand.
Emelienko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hageman backwards.
Emelienko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hageman lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Emelienko fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Emelienko fails to land.
Hageman throws a punch but it's blocked by Emelienko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hageman.
Hageman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hageman.
Hageman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hageman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emelienko's elbow.
A short left from Emelienko.
Emelienko throws a punch but it's blocked by Hageman.
Emelienko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emelienko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Hageman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelienko slips under a jab.
Hageman throws a leg kick but Emelienko sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Emelienko moves into the clinch.
Emelienko throws a punch but it's blocked by Hageman.
Hageman has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Emelienko seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hageman can turn it around.
Emelienko throws a punch but it's blocked by Hageman.
Emelienko misses with a punch on the inside.
Hageman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hageman blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!
Hageman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Emelienko working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Emelienko.
Hageman working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hageman.
Emelienko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hageman's elbow.
Hageman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Hageman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hageman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emelienko backwards.
Emelienko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vladimir Emelienko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hageman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelienko.
Hageman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Emelienko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hagemans head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelienko blocks an uppercut.
Emelienko lands a right hand.
Emelienko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Emelienko throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vladimir Emelienko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Emelienko's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Hageman tries to land a front kick but Emelienko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Emelienko misses with the combination.
Hageman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Emelienko misses the target.
Hageman lands a slapping body shot.
Emelienko takes one to the chin there.
Hageman keeps the fight on the outside.
Emelienko tries to close the distance and clinch but Hageman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hageman misses with a double jab.
Hageman lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hageman misses with a body punch
and Emelienko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hageman throws a head kick that misses.
Emelienko was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hageman misses with a hook
and Emelienko counters with a straight right hand.
Hageman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelienko misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hageman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Emelienko is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hageman throws a series of punches but Emelienko avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Emelienko.
Emelienko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emelienko tries to clinch up but Hageman circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Hageman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Emelienko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hageman walks into a left hand.
A clash of legs there as Emelienko blocks the low kick.
Emelienko went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hageman.
Emelienko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hageman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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Hageman tries to land a body kick
and Emelienko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emelienko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hageman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelienko is looking for a counter combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hageman was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelienko.
A low kick from Hageman is predictable there
enabling Emelienko to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hageman ducks under a wild hook from Emelienko.
Emelienko misses with a body shot.
Hageman cracks Emelienko with a good jab.
Hageman throws a looping overhand right but Emelienko ducks down to avoid it.
Hageman tries a head kick but it misses.
Emelienko looks to land a right hand but Hageman moved out of range.
Hageman looks to land a left hand but Emelienko moved out of range nicely.
Nice cross by Hageman.
A swing and a miss from Hageman.
Hageman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hageman misses with a left hand
and Emelienko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelienko checks a low kick from Hageman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko cracks Hageman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hageman throws the kick towards the body but Emelienko avoids it.
Emelienko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hageman avoids the body shot from Emelienko.
Hageman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Emelienko lands a body shot.
Hageman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hageman throws a lazy head kick
and Emelienko counters with a series of strikes. Hageman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hageman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hageman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Emelienko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emelienko swings widly with a right hand
and Hageman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hageman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hageman lands with an overhand left.
Hageman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Emelienko has time to react.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko with a jab.
Hageman scoring well with a low kick there.
Hageman connects with a high kick.
Emelienko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hageman was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelienko.
The fighters circling - Hageman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hageman tries to move into range but Emelienko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Emelienko throws out a powerful jab.
Hageman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hageman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hageman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hageman misses with a body kick.
Hageman throws a sloppy body shot
and Emelienko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hageman misses with a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Emelienko misses its target.
Hageman misses with a looping right.
Hageman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelienko moves away.
Emelienko throwing a counter right hand but Hageman manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Hageman.
I think Hageman 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Diego Hageman!