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RC 103 - Paulsen vs. Kharinov PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rutger von Schnabelmonokel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Mugabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mugabe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Zimbabwean National Anthem. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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210 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rutger von Schnabelmonokel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Mugabe!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mugabe scores with a body shot.
Mugabe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from von Schnabelmonokel.
Mugabe tries to bum rush von Schnabelmonokel with a series of wild strikes but von Schnabelmonokel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
von Schnabelmonokel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from von Schnabelmonokel.
Mugabe connects with a nice looking jab.
Mugabe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of von Schnabelmonokel's head.
von Schnabelmonokel misses with a head kick.
Mugabe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract von Schnabelmonokel.
Mugabe lands a left and a right that send von Schnabelmonokel crashing to the mat, dazed. Mugabe thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
von Schnabelmonokel is rocked!
It looks like Rutger von Schnabelmonokel has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mugabe dances in with a quick combination. von Schnabelmonokel is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Mugabe snaps von Schnabelmonokel's head back. von Schnabelmonokel stumbles backwards against the cage. Mugabe steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with von Schnabelmonokel's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. von Schnabelmonokel just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rob Mugabe!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erkki Peramerkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Sanchez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Erkki Peramerkki's chin.
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240 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erkki Peramerkki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peramerkki wants to clinch.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Peramerkki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Sanchez with that takedown attempt.
Sanchez has closed the distance and engaged Peramerkki in a clinch.
Sanchez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Peramerkki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Erkki Peramerkki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Sanchez.
Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Peramerkki prevents the takedown attempt.
Peramerkki stops a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Peramerkki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Peramerkki landing knees to the head.
Peramerkki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Peramerkki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peramerkki is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sanchez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Peramerkki to the mat. Peramerkki regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Peramerkki wriggles free and stands up.
Peramerkki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sanchez moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peramerkki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peramerkki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sanchez has Peramerkki pressed against the cage, preventing Peramerkki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Peramerkki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchez has picked Peramerkki up - he's going for a ride! Sanchez dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Sanchez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Peramerkki pushes Sanchez off but Sanchez dives into side control.
Peramerkki wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Peramerkki is breathing heavily.
Sanchez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sanchez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Peramerkki is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sanchez connects with a decent elbow.
Sanchez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sanchez working the head and body with strikes.
Peramerkki is trying to buck Sanchez off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez wants to control but Peramerkki is keeping him busy.
Sanchez cracks Peramerkki with a big elbow.
Sanchez is putting a hurting on Peramerkki here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sanchez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sanchez scoring with punches and elbows.
Peramerkki is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sanchez landing a few strikes.
Sanchez is working Peramerkki over with some ground and pound from side control.
Peramerkki on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Peramerkki is trying to buck Sanchez off.
Sanchez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Peramerkki to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peramerkki is pushing Sanchez's head away, looking to escape. Sanchez manages to hold on to the position though.
Sanchez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Peramerkki down.
It looks like Erkki Peramerkki has been cut.
Sanchez scores with punches from side control.
Peramerkki is trying to buck Sanchez off.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Peramerkki takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sanchez cracks Peramerkki with a big elbow.
Erkki Peramerkki's cut is getting worse.
Sanchez grinds an elbow into Peramerkki's temple.
Peramerkki is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Erkki Peramerkki's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Erkki Peramerkki's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tom Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ishod Izgoev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Schowkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schowkowski has chosen Wir sind das Ruhrgebiet as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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260 lbs
8 - 5 - 1 |
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240 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ishod Izgoev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kalle Schowkowski!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schowkowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schowkowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Izgoev misses with a hook. Schowkowski ducked under it nicely.
Schowkowski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Izgoev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Izgoev swats away the attempt to clinch by Schowkowski.
Izgoev just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Izgoev misses.
Izgoev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schowkowski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schowkowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schowkowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Izgoev throws a right and a left that Schowkowski avoids nicely.
Izgoev tries to land a front kick but Schowkowski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izgoev misses with a hook.
Schowkowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Izgoev blocks a head kick by Schowkowski.
Izgoev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Schowkowski looks gassed!
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!
Izgoev lands a big uppercut and Schowkowski crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Schowkowski looks OK. Izgoev waves Schowkowski back to his feet!
Schowkowski is rocked!
It looks like Kalle Schowkowski has been cut.
Schowkowski walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Izgoev swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ishod Izgoev!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeljko Poutintsev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TT Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poutintsev comes to the cage accompanied by punainen lokakuu. Boy has chosen Roky Erickson - Night of the Vampire as his entrance music. Zeljko Poutintsev could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to TT Boy's chin.
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286 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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285 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zeljko Poutintsev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, TT Boy!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poutintsev throws a looping overhand right but Boy ducks down to avoid it.
Boy moves into range and clinches up with Poutintsev.
Poutintsev avoids the elbow strike from Boy, against the cage.
Boy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boy is stalling here.
Nice elbow from Boy.
It looks like Zeljko Poutintsev has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boy throws an elbow but misses.
Boy has Poutintsev pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Boy.
Poutintsev dodges an elbow strike from Boy.
Poutintsev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Boy lands a damaging elbow.
Boy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boy lands an elbow inside that Poutintsev shrugs off.
Boy lands an elbow inside that Poutintsev shrugs off.
Boy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boy lands a vicious elbow to the side of Poutintsev's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Boy tries to finish him with strikes but Poutintsev still seems able to defend himself so Boy steps back and lets Poutintsev get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Poutintsev is rocked!
Boy scores with a body shot.
Oh Poutintsev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Poutintsev is breathing heavily.
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!
Boy misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy has Poutintsev up against the cage in a clinch.
Poutintsev seems to have got his legs back now.
Poutintsev blocks the elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Boy effectively controlling the action here.
Boy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Poutintsev avoids a wild elbow strike from Boy.
Poutintsev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zeljko Poutintsev's cut is getting worse.
Boy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zeljko Poutintsev's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Boy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boy lands an elbow that stopped Poutintsev in his tracks for a moment.
Boy lands an elbow inside that Poutintsev shrugs off.
Poutintsev trying to control the position but instead, Boy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Poutintsev into the cage.
Nice elbow from Boy.
Jeez, Zeljko Poutintsev's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Poutintsev blocks an elbow strike.
Boy lands an elbow just above Poutintsev 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zeljko Poutintsev's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). TT Boy!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sumopainija Hokanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Nunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Nunn will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sumopainija Hokanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Nunn!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hokanen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nunn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Michael Nunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hokanen looks to land a right hand but Nunn moved out of range.
Nunn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hokanen manages to avoid it.
Hokanen lands a nice looking body shot.
Nunn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nunn wants it to stay on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hokanen.
Nunn parries the strikes from Hokanen easily there. Hokanen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nunn to escape.
Nunn is trying to improve his position.
Hokanen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hokanen throwing strikes but Nunn manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hokanen is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hokanen is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Nunn is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Hokanen working to try and regain half guard.
Nunn is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Hokanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nunn moves away.
Hokanen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nunn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hokanen circles away quickly and effectively.
Hokanen throws out a loose jab but Nunn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hokanen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hokanen shoots in for a double leg but Nunn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nunn slips under a jab from Hokanen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunn lands a jab to Hokanen's midsection.
Hokanen is breathing heavily.
Nunn stuns Hokanen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nunn lands an overhand right.
It looks like Sumopainija Hokanen has been cut.
Nunn feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hokanen sprawling to the canvas! Hokanen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Nunn finish him?!
Nunn misses with a straight left.
Hokanen blocks a jab.
Nunn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hokanen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nunn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Nunn misses.
Hokanen dodges the punch combination from Nunn.
Nunn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
No luck for Hokanen with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sumopainija Hokanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nunn lands a left and a right that send Hokanen crashing to the mat, dazed. Nunn thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hokanen is rocked!
Hokanen drops his hands momentarily. Nunn doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Hokanen staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Hokanen doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Nunn!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Nut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Martinsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinsson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Queen - Another One Bites The Dust. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Nut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Martinsson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martinsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martinsson shoots in for a takedown but Nut shows good takedown defense.
Nut wants to clinch up but Martinsson keeps it at a distance.
Nut tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nut misses with a hook.
Nut tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nut looks to land a left hand but Martinsson moved out of range nicely.
Martinsson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nut catches Martinsson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nut throws a jab when Martinsson was well out of range.
Nut lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nut moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nut is looking to clinch.
Nut connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A shot to de liver by Nut. Beautiful body shot.
Nut darts in and clinches Martinsson up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Nut.
Martinsson looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Nut.
Martinsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Ryan Martinsson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nut lands a damaging elbow.
Nut lands a hook that snaps the head of Martinsson backwards.
Nut landing knees to the head.
Nut creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Martinsson's defenses.
Nut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nut.
Nut landing knees to the head.
Nut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martinsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Nut.
Nut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Martinsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nut crunches a lovely knee into Martinsson's ribcage.
Martinsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Nut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nut lands an elbow inside.
Nut lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nut creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Martinsson's defenses.
A knee to the head by Nut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Nut lands a nice elbow.
Nut lands an elbow inside that Martinsson shrugs off.
That has opened up Ryan Martinsson's cut even more.
Martinsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Nut.
A right hook to the body lands for Nut.
Martinsson tries to pull guard but Nut holds him up against the cage and eventually Martinsson drops back down to his feet.
A hook to the body from Nut.
Nut lands a good knee to the midsection. Martinsson won't want to take too many of those.
Nut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nut landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Martinsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Martinsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nut landing knees to the head.
Nut lands an elbow inside.
Nut landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nut creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Martinsson's defenses.
Nut lands an elbow inside that Martinsson shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Martinsson jumps guard but Nut stands there with Martinsson around his waist. Martinsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sam Nut has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Martinsson.
Nut using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nut lands a damaging elbow.
Nut lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Nut.
Nut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nut pushes Martinsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martinsson jumps guard but Nut stands there with Martinsson around his waist. Martinsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nut lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Nut.
Martinsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Nut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nut landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nut lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice elbow from Nut.
Martinsson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nut prevents it.
Nut lands a knee to the head.
Nut digs a right hand underneath Martinsson's ribcage. Martinsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nut utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nut scores with a nice hook to the head.
Martinsson tries to pull guard but Nut won't allow it.
Nut lands a knee to the head.
Nut lands a good knee to the midsection. Martinsson won't want to take too many of those.
Martinsson avoids the elbow strike from Nut, against the cage.
Martinsson jumps guard but Nut stands there with Martinsson around his waist. Martinsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nut connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martinsson's face.
Nut lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martinsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martinsson tries to pull guard but Nut won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Nut dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Martinsson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nut tries to land a front kick but Martinsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martinsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nut tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nut thuds his shin into the meat of Martinsson's side.
Nut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinsson manages to avoid it.
Nut rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martinsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martinsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nut wants to clinch up but Martinsson keeps it at a distance.
Martinsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Nut sprawls well. He's pushed Martinsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sam Nut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nut tries to clinch up but Martinsson circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nut lands a nice looking body shot.
Martinsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nut tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Nut.
Martinsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nut misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinsson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nut sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Martinsson somewhat.
Nut scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nut is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martinsson can do to turn this around?
Nut fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martinsson dives in and grabs Nut's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nut pushes down on Martinsson's head and hops out.
Sam Nut has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Martinsson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nut.
Nut clinches up with Martinsson and pushes him back against the cage.
Martinsson jumps guard but Nut stands there with Martinsson around his waist. Martinsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Martinsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nut misses with an elbow over the top.
Nut lands an elbow just above Martinsson 's eye.
Nut prevents the takedown attempt.
Nut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martinsson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martinsson is breathing heavily.
Nut lands an elbow just above Martinsson 's eye.
The cut above Ryan Martinsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nut with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sam Nut has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nut lands a nice knee to the body.
Nut lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A knee to the head by Nut.
Nut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Martinsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nut lands an elbow inside that Martinsson shrugs off.
Nut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Nut.
Martinsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martinsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nut utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nut.
Nut lands an elbow inside that Martinsson shrugs off.
Martinsson jumps guard but Nut stands there with Martinsson around his waist. Martinsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nut lands a good knee to the midsection. Martinsson won't want to take too many of those.
Nut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nut tries to land a knee to the head but Martinsson blocks with his arms.
Nut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martinsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nut just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martinsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Nut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nut landing knees to the head.
Martinsson wants to stall.
Martinsson dodges an elbow strike from Nut.
Martinsson blocks the elbow strike.
Nut working Martinsson over with knees to the body.
Nut scores with a nice hook to the head.
Martinsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nut creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Martinsson's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Nut.
Martinsson blocks the elbow strike.
Nut lands an elbow inside that Martinsson shrugs off.
Martinsson wants a takedown.
Nut unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martinsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Martinsson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nut walks away with a smile on his face. Martinsson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nut ducks under a wild hook from Martinsson.
Martinsson avoids the body shot from Nut.
Martinsson slips a jab from Nut.
Martinsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ryan Martinsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nut slaps away a takedown attempt from Martinsson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nut is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Martinsson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nut.
Nut connects with a right hand. Martinsson shakes it off.
Martinsson throws a series of punches but Nut moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Nut dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Martinsson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nut digs a good hook to Martinsson's body.
Nut lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martinsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nut throws a nice head kick!
Nut lands with a cross.
Martinsson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nut tries to clinch but Martinsson is having none of it.
Nut closes the distance and clinches.
Martinsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Martinsson tries to circle away but Nut has him pinned against the cage.
Nut unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nut lands an elbow inside that Martinsson shrugs off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nut unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nut connects with a knee to the head.
Nut lands an elbow just above Martinsson 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nut lands an elbow inside that Martinsson shrugs off.
Nut stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nut.
Nut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nut lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nut unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martinsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nut is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nut gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Martinsson.
Sam Nut has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Martinsson.
Nut lands an elbow that stopped Martinsson in his tracks for a moment.
Nut crunches a lovely knee into Martinsson's ribcage.
Martinsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Nut is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nut working Martinsson over with knees to the body.
Martinsson tries to pull guard but Nut won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nut looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nut lands a knee to the head.
Nut pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinsson.
Martinsson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nut gets the underhooks and prevents it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nut just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martinsson's brow.
Martinsson avoiding damage as Nut throws knees to the body.
Martinsson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nut walks away with a smile on his face. Martinsson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sam Nut is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Martinsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinsson manages to avoid it.
Nut looks to throw the jab but Martinsson is out of range.
Martinsson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Nut is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Martinsson.
Nut wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nut is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinsson fails with the takedown.
Nut misses with a body kick.
Martinsson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Nut is looking to reverse the position.
Martinsson working away.
Nut is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nut wants to control but Martinsson postures up.
Martinsson advances nicely into full mount.
Nut tries to buck Martinsson off but he can't manage it.
Martinsson wants to control the pace but Nut is squirming around nicely.
Sam Nut is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nut is working to get back to half guard.
Martinsson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Nut is surviving well by controlling Martinsson's body position as best he can.
Martinsson looking for a guillotine from mount but Nut is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Nut showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nut, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Nut!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christian Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kushin Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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25
166 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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166 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christian Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kushin Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi gets a takedown into half guard.
Howard desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Howard is looking to improve his position.
Howard preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Howard tries to get to full guard but Takahashi has control of the leg.
Howard wants to get back to his feet.
Takahashi trying to control from half guard but Howard is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi seems to be working for a kimura but Howard defends the submission attempt.
Howard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Howard tries to get out of the position.
Howard controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Howard tries to get to full guard but Takahashi has control of the leg.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Takahashi looks for a takedown but Howard sprawls well.
Takahashi shoots in for a double leg but Howard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Howard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Takahashi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Howard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Christian Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kushin Takahashi.
Howard manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takahashi fails with the takedown.
Howard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Howard misses with a two punch combination.
Howard misses with the combination.
Howard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Takahashi, pushing him back against the cage.
Takahashi is fighting off a takedown attempt but Howard is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Takahashi to the mat. Takahashi regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Takahashi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Howard trying to control but Takahashi is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Takahashi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Howard manages to get himself to full guard.
Takahashi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Howard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Howard keeping moving, preventing Takahashi from controlling successfully.
Howard is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi wants a takedown but no success here.
Takahashi looks gassed!
Howard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Howard instigates a clinch.
Howard breaks from the clinch.
Takahashi has a takedown stuffed.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Howard.
Howard thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Takahashi tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Howard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Takahashi shoots and misses
and Howard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Takahashi won't be happy with that.
Takahashi seems a little lost for a moment, as Howard dominates the positioning.
Howard working the body and head with strikes.
Takahashi is trying to escape the position but Howard is controlling the position.
Howard stands up.
Howard tries to clinch up but Takahashi circles away and keeps his distance.
Takahashi misses with a takedown attempt
and Howard counters by moving into the clinch.
Howard gets control of Takahashi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Howard will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Takahashi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Howard is controlling Takahashi's posture.
Takahashi trying to control but Howard is working from the bottom.
Takahashi is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Howard scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Takahashi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Howard counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Takahashi's guard now.
Christian Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kushin Takahashi.
Howard works over Takahashi with some ground and pound from guard.
Takahashi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Takahashi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Takahashi isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Howard stacks Takahashi on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Howard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard cracks Takahashi with a big right hand but Takahashi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Howard stands up and beckons Takahashi to his feet.
Takahashi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Howard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Howard.
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!
Howard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Howard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Takahashi's head.
Takahashi looking for subs off his back but Howard has passed one foot through into half guard.
Takahashi tries to roll over but Howard keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howard wants to stand up but Takahashi is controlling the position.
Takahashi is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Howard decides to stand and escape the position.
Takahashi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Howard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Takahashi jumps guard but Howard stands there with Takahashi around his waist. Takahashi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Takahashi avoiding damage as Howard throws knees to the body.
Takahashi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Howard is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Howard gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Howard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howard preventing the sweep.
Christian Howard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Howard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Howard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takahashi looking for a guillotine here but Howard defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Howard dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Howard shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Takahashi wants to sweep but Howard has passed to side control!
Takahashi wants to control but Howard postures up.
Howard wants to control but Takahashi is keeping him busy.
Takahashi is trying to get back to half guard.
Takahashi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi trying to control but Howard flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Howard wants to control but Takahashi is keeping busy.
Takahashi is really stuck here.
Takahashi is covering up but some of the strikes from Howard are getting through and doing damage.
Howard lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Takahashi can't escape the position.
Howard avoiding Takahashi 's attempts to control his hands.
Howard controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Howard is hanging on to Takahashi's back as he tries to escape.
Can Takahashi hold on?! Howard is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Takahashi tries to roll but Howard sticks to his back.
Takahashi turns into Howard and is now in his guard.
Howard working a defensive guard here.
Takahashi wants to pass the guard but Howard is keeping the position.
Takahashi trying to control but Howard is working from the bottom.
Christian Howard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Howard is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Takahashi is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Takahashi with a poor takedown
and Howard moves into the clinch.
Takahashi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Howard prevents it.
Howard successfully pulls guard.
Howard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Takahashi manages to get himself to full guard.
Howard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Howard preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Takahashi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Howard is one step ahead there.
Howard postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Takahashi is on top in guard.
Kushin Takahashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takahashi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Howard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Howard 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Howard!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kalishevski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
181 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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21
179 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous knees
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Kalishevski!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller connects with a right hand. Kalishevski shakes it off.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Miller looks to land a left hand but Kalishevski moved out of range nicely.
Miller scores with a spinning back kick!
Miller throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kalishevski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Kalishevski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kalishevski slips a straight right by Miller.
A head kick misses from Kalishevski.
Miller lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kalishevski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kalishevski counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Miller is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller cracks Kalishevski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Miller tries to clinch up
and Kalishevski counters with a nice kick to the body.
Miller misses with a hook. Kalishevski ducked under it nicely.
Kalishevski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kalishevski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kalishevski moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.
Miller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kalishevski avoids a wild elbow strike from Miller.
The referee calls for Kalishevski to work.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kalishevski tries a knee to the head but Miller blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kalishevski.
Kalishevski looking to throw knees to the head but Miller is blocking nicely.
Miller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalishevski is trying to maintain a safe position but Miller gets an underhook and turns Kalishevski into the cage.
Kalishevski lands a good knee to the midsection. Miller won't want to take too many of those.
Miller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miller is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kalishevski is keeping busy.
Kalishevski has Miller pushed against the cage.
Miller pushes Kalishevski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kalishevski missing with knees to the body.
Miller lands an elbow that stopped Kalishevski in his tracks for a moment.
Miller lands a shot to the body.
Miller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kalishevski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.
Kalishevski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kalishevski tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.
Miller pushes off an throws an elbow but Kalishevski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Miller throws an elbow that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kalishevski.
Kalishevski scores with a knee to the head.
Kalishevski blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalishevski blocks an elbow strike.
Kalishevski tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Miller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kalishevski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kalishevski avoiding damage.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Miller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kalishevski's defenses.
Miller pressing his opponent against the cage.
Miller takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kalishevski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kalishevski misses with a knee strike.
Miller pushes off an throws an elbow but Kalishevski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Miller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kalishevski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Miller missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Miller.
Kalishevski looks gassed!
With the fighters up against the cage, Miller throws an elbow but misses.
Kalishevski scores with a knee to the head.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kalishevski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kalishevski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller lands with a left to the head.
Kalishevski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Miller missing with knees to the body.
Miller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.
Kalishevski avoiding damage.
Kalishevski misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalishevski misses with a knee strike.
Miller pushes Kalishevski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kalishevski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miller throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miller throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Miller dominated that round.
That's time! Miller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Kalishevski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kalishevski.
Miller rushes Kalishevski and presses him up against the cage.
Kalishevski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kalishevski tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.
Kalishevski blocks an elbow strike.
Kalishevski looking to stall.
Kalishevski avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kalishevski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kalishevski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kalishevski tries a knee to the head but Miller blocks it.
Kalishevski dodges an elbow strike from Miller.
Miller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kalishevski obliges.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kalishevski is stalling here.
Miller tries a body shot but Kalishevski blocks it.
A knee to the head by Kalishevski.
Kalishevski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kalishevski avoids a wild elbow strike from Miller.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kalishevski landing knees to the body.
Miller is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kalishevski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Miller misses with an elbow over the top.
Kalishevski looking to throw knees to the head but Miller is blocking nicely.
Kalishevski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Miller in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Miller lands a left hand.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.
Kalishevski tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.
A nice left hand lands by Miller.
Kalishevski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kalishevski looking to stall.
Kalishevski is breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miller throws an elbow but misses.
A short left from Miller.
Miller throws an elbow that misses.
Kalishevski missing with knees to the body.
Miller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kalishevski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miller takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kalishevski looking to slow down the pace here.
Miller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kalishevski avoiding damage.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Kalishevski.
Kalishevski avoids a wild elbow strike from Miller.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miller.
Miller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kalishevski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kalishevski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands an elbow that stopped Kalishevski in his tracks for a moment.
Kalishevski takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kalishevski's brow.
Miller throws an elbow but it misses.
Miller is trying to maintain a safe position but Kalishevski gets an underhook and turns Miller into the cage.
Kalishevski blocks the elbow strike.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Kalishevski is blocking nicely.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kalishevski tries a knee to the head but Miller blocks it.
Kalishevski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miller throws an elbow but it misses.
Kalishevski is struggling to control the position.
Kalishevski managing to block the knees to the body from Miller.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kalishevski with a knee to the head.
It looks like Marcus Miller has been cut.
Miller displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kalishevski up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Kalishevski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kalishevski obliges.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Kalishevski.
Kalishevski misses with a knee strike.
Kalishevski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kalishevski dodges an elbow strike from Miller.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Kalishevski.
Miller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miller letting Kalishevski take a breather here.
Miller digs a right hand into Kalishevski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kalishevski's gas tank.
Kalishevski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kalishevski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kalishevski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kalishevski backwards.
Miller just leaning against Kalishevski, taking a breather.
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 Marcus Miller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcus Miller's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Kalishevski ducks down to avoid it.
Miller moves out of range as Kalishevski throws a body kick.
Miller throws a series of strikes that have Kalishevski backpedaling.
Kalishevski is looking to clinch.
Miller tries to clinch but Kalishevski moves away
and Kalishevski counters by clinching up.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.
Kalishevski tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.
Kalishevski stalling in the clinch but Miller improves position.
Kalishevski blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Kalishevski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kalishevski avoids a wild elbow strike from Miller.
Kalishevski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kalishevski blocks an uppercut.
Kalishevski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miller throws an elbow that misses.
Miller misses with some punches.
Kalishevski blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalishevski is trying to stall.
Kalishevski avoids a wild elbow strike from Miller.
Miller tries to stall but Kalishevski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kalishevski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller lands with a right to the head.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kalishevski dodges an elbow strike from Miller.
Kalishevski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kalishevski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miller's face.
Kalishevski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miller is defending well for now.
Miller takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kalishevski blocks an elbow strike from Miller.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miller throws an elbow that misses.
Miller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marcus Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kalishevski tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.
Kalishevski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
Miller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kalishevski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller letting Kalishevski take a breather here.
Kalishevski tries a knee to the head but Miller blocks it.
Miller lands with a left to the head.
Kalishevski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
Kalishevski misses with a knee strike.
Kalishevski slows down the pace here.
Kalishevski misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalishevski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kalishevski avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Kalishevski misses with a knee to the head.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kalishevski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Ivan Kalishevski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kalishevski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
Kalishevski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
Kalishevski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kalishevski taking a breather.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Kalishevski.
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.
Kalishevski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miller's face.
Kalishevski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miller is defending well for now.
Kalishevski misses with a knee strike.
Miller misses with an elbow over the top.
Kalishevski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kalishevski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Miller up against the cage.
Kalishevski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Miller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kalishevski stalling in the clinch but Miller improves position.
Kalishevski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
Miller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miller throws an elbow but misses.
Miller lands an elbow inside that Kalishevski shrugs off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Miller 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Miller!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Kharinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen comes to the cage accompanied by Berserkergang. Kharinov has chosen Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music. Jan Paulsen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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280 lbs
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246 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Paulsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergey Kharinov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kharinov lands a nice looking body kick.
Kharinov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kharinov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Paulsen. Paulsen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice jab there from Kharinov.
Kharinov lands a body shot.
Kharinov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Paulsen.
Kharinov throws an overhand right that lands on Paulsen's shoulder, as Paulsen tries to avoid the shot.
Kharinov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kharinov misses with a wild body shot.
Kharinov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Paulsen throws a leg kick
and Kharinov counters with a nice body shot.
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!
A jab from Paulsen misses.
Kharinov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kharinov.
Paulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kharinov.
Kharinov lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharinov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Paulsen slips under a jab.
Paulsen throws a nice outside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Kharinov blocks the low kick.
Kharinov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kharinov.
Sergey Kharinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kharinov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paulsen clinches.
Kharinov just leaning against Paulsen, taking a breather.
Kharinov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Paulsen lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Kharinov.
Paulsen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kharinov's efforts to push away.
Kharinov blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharinov has had enough of the clinch but Paulsen keeps him there for the moment.
Kharinov trying to stall but Paulsen improves his position.
Kharinov taking a breather.
Paulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Paulsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kharinov is trying to break the clinch but Paulsen is controlling him.
Kharinov prevents a body shot from Paulsen.
Paulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kharinov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Paulsen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharinov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kharinov looks for the body kick but Paulsen saw that one coming.
Kharinov slips under a jab.
Kharinov throws a hook but Paulsen blocks it.
Kharinov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paulsen. Paulsen obviously looking to wear him down.
Kharinov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Paulsen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Sergey Kharinov has been cut.
Good exchange - Paulsen coming out on top.
Paulsen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kharinov misses with a leg kick
and Paulsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kharinov scores with a jab to the body.
Kharinov lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen walks into a left hand.
Kharinov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Paulsen's head.
Kharinov tries to land a front kick but Paulsen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kharinov misses with a straight left.
Paulsen throws a hook but Kharinov blocks it.
Paulsen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Paulsen is breathing heavily.
Paulsen wants to land a leg kick but Kharinov is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Paulsen misses the target.
Paulsen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Paulsen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kharinov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Paulsen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paulsen looks to land a left hand but Kharinov moved out of range nicely.
Paulsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kharinov.
Paulsen moves away from the strike by Kharinov.
Kharinov with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Kharinov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergey Kharinov'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.
Paulsen takes a swing at Kharinov's ribcage but misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kharinov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kharinov throws a wild body kick that Paulsen sees coming a mile off.
Paulsen avoids a kick to the body.
Paulsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paulsen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kharinov lands a front kick.
Paulsen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Paulsen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kharinov sizes up Paulsen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kharinov cracks Paulsen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sergey Kharinov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body kick from Kharinov.
Kharinov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Paulsen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kharinov.
Kharinov lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kharinov scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharinov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice jab there from Kharinov.
Kharinov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kharinov drops Paulsen with a beautiful combination! Paulsen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kharinov is looking for the KO!
Paulsen is rocked!
Kharinov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oh Paulsen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kharinov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paulsen seems to have got his legs back now.
Paulsen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kharinov. Paulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Kharinov misses.
Paulsen misses with a straight left.
A jab from Kharinov misses.
Kharinov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kharinov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kharinov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Paulsen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kharinov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Paulsen. Paulsen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharinov throws a right and a left that both miss.
A cross from Kharinov lands.
Kharinov lands a nice shot that snaps Paulsen's head back.
Kharinov throws the kick towards the body but Paulsen avoids it.
Paulsen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kharinov lands a front kick.
A shot to de liver by Kharinov. Beautiful body shot.
Kharinov thuds his shin into the meat of Paulsen's side.
Nice body kick there by Kharinov.
Paulsen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Paulsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kharinov.
Kharinov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kharinov rushes Paulsen with punches - Paulsen moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Paulsen goes down! Kharinov follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Kharinov!
Sergey Kharinov is the new heavyweight champion!
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