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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Mendazedora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kharitonov comes to the cage accompanied by BLUNT - Raggae All Day. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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156 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Kharitonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugo Mendazedora!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendazedora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kharitonov works Mendazedora's body with a nice hook.
Kharitonov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kharitonov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kharitonov.
Mendazedora wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendazedora blocks a body shot from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov has Mendazedora pressed against the cage, preventing Mendazedora from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mendazedora has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mendazedora is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mendazedora has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mendazedora is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kharitonov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kharitonov.
Mendazedora wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kharitonov leaning against his opponent.
Kharitonov can't find room to land a body shot as Mendazedora controls the action.
Mendazedora working hard to break the clinch.
Kharitonov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mendazedora has had enough of the clinch but Kharitonov keeps him there for the moment.
Kharitonov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mendazedora.
Kharitonov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mendazedora's efforts to push away.
Kharitonov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mendazedora breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kharitonov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mendazedora checks it well.
Kharitonov throws a leg kick
and Mendazedora counters with a big head kick but Kharitonov shrugs it off.
Mendazedora misses with a low kick.
Kharitonov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kharitonov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kharitonov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mendazedora swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kharitonov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kharitonov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kharitonov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kharitonov lands a slapping body shot.
Kharitonov instigates a clinch.
Mendazedora is looking to break free of the clinch but Kharitonov has double underhooks.
Kharitonov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mendazedora breaks from the clinch.
Kharitonov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mendazedora is looking to chop away at Kharitonov's legs.
Mendazedora turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mendazedora has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kharitonov.
Mendazedora connects with a solid leg kick.
Kharitonov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mendazedora checks a leg kick.
Kharitonov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vladimir Kharitonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kharitonov is looking to slow Mendazedora down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov is looking to clinch but Mendazedora is avoiding it.
Mendazedora avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kharitonov wants to clinch but Mendazedora slips to the side
and Mendazedora counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kharitonov's knee momentarily.
Kharitonov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kharitonov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kharitonov has managed to clinch.
Mendazedora looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kharitonov has Mendazedora pressed against the cage, preventing Mendazedora from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Kharitonov on the inside.
Kharitonov has hold of one of Mendazedora's legs. Mendazedora is fighting the takedown attempt but Kharitonov gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Mendazedora is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kharitonov throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kharitonov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kharitonov throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kharitonov throws an elbow that misses. Mendazedora uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kharitonov's guard. Nice move by Mendazedora!
Kharitonov trying to control the position.
Kharitonov has Mendazedora pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kharitonov is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Kharitonov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mendazedora throws a leg kick but Kharitonov moved away.
Mendazedora throws a nice head kick!
Kharitonov checks a low kick from Mendazedora.
Kharitonov throws a sloppy head kick
and Mendazedora counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A head kick misses from Mendazedora.
Kharitonov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mendazedora manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kharitonov slips under a jab.
Kharitonov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vladimir Kharitonov is winning the standup battle so far.
Mendazedora throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kharitonov!
Mendazedora throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mendazedora blocks a low kick nicely.
Kharitonov misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Mendazedora.
Kharitonov misses with a low kick.
Kharitonov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mendazedora chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kharitonov can pounce on him.
Mendazedora dodges the punch combination from Kharitonov.
Mendazedora throws a sloppy head kick and Kharitonov moves out of range easily.
Kharitonov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mendazedora.
Kharitonov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kharitonov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kharitonov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mendazedora.
Kharitonov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kharitonov misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov tried to score with a low kick but Mendazedora checks it.
Mendazedora finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mendazedora delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendazedora scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kharitonov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kharitonov, right into the meat.
Mendazedora misses with a hook.
Mendazedora throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mendazedora throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good shot there by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov throws a leg kick but Mendazedora moved away.
Mendazedora slips a jab and a cross from Kharitonov.
Mendazedora throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov throws a body kick that misses.
Mendazedora misses the jab.
Kharitonov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mendazedora connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mendazedora avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kharitonov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kharitonov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mendazedora avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mendazedora swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mendazedora dodges the punch combination from Kharitonov.
Mendazedora buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mendazedora looks to land a body kick but Kharitonov moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov throws a leg kick
and Mendazedora counters with a thumping low kick.
Kharitonov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kharitonov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mendazedora blocks a head kick by Kharitonov.
Mendazedora misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mendazedora 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 Kharitonov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kharitonov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick from Kharitonov misses
and Mendazedora counters with an outside leg kick.
Kharitonov throws a hook but Mendazedora blocks it.
Kharitonov tries to score with a low kick but Mendazedora moves his leg out of the way.
Kharitonov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendazedora lands a nice looking body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Kharitonov.
Good work by Mendazedora as he checks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Kharitonov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Mendazedora showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Mendazedora cracks the inside of Kharitonov's front leg.
Kharitonov is looking to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kharitonov 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 Mendazedora has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mendazedora and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kharitonov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mendazedora.
Kharitonov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mendazedora tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kharitonov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mendazedora staying out of range there.
Kharitonov cracks Mendazedora with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mendazedora scores with a leg kick.
Mendazedora checks a leg kick nicely.
Kharitonov tries to score with a low kick but Mendazedora moves his leg out of the way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendazedora moves out of range of the body kick from Kharitonov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov throws a body kick the misses
and Mendazedora counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kharitonov blocks a head kick by Mendazedora.
Kharitonov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kharitonov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mendazedora.
Kharitonov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendazedora throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kharitonov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendazedora misses with an uppercut. Kharitonov saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick from Mendazedora misses.
Kharitonov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mendazedora turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mendazedora tries to keep at a distance but Kharitonov has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendazedora has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendazedora.
Kharitonov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kharitonov lands a shot to the body.
Mendazedora is trying to force a seperation but Kharitonov has the dominant position.
Kharitonov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kharitonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendazedora.
Kharitonov is trying to trip Mendazedora. He has hold of a leg but Mendazedora is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kharitonov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kharitonov throws an elbow that misses. Mendazedora uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kharitonov's guard. Nice move by Mendazedora!
Mendazedora would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kharitonov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mendazedora is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendazedora wants to get up but he can't break Kharitonov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kharitonov looking to control.
Mendazedora won't allow Kharitonov to sweep him here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mendazedora stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mendazedora pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kharitonov is out of range and Mendazedora settles back down.
Kharitonov scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov avoids the head kick by Mendazedora.
Mendazedora tries to keep at a distance but Kharitonov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kharitonov can't find room to land a body shot as Mendazedora controls the action.
Kharitonov lands with a light punch inside.
Kharitonov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kharitonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendazedora.
Mendazedora has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kharitonov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kharitonov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mendazedora tries to break free but Kharitonov pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kharitonov tries to work over Mendazedora's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendazedora blocks an uppercut.
Mendazedora is looking to break free of the clinch but Kharitonov has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Mendazedora's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Kharitonov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kharitonov 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Kharitonov!
Vladimir Kharitonov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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