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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silas Hodge (ranked 1936 p4p, 2465 weight class) and Roman Zakharov (ranked 246 p4p, 298 weight class). Silas Hodge has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silas Hodge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roman Zakharov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Hodge.
Zakharov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hodge drops down looking for a counter takedown but Zakharov sprawls and moves away.
Zakharov moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Zakharov.
Hodge is trying to pull guard but Zakharov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hodge looking to throw knees to the head but Zakharov is blocking nicely.
Hodge prevents a body shot from Zakharov.
Zakharov presses Hodge against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Zakharov.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Zakharov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Zakharov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zakharov scores with a hook to the body.
Hodge is breathing heavily.
Zakharov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hodge backwards.
Hodge tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zakharov.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zakharov as Hodge tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakharov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zakharov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zakharov tries to work over Hodge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've been hearing reports that Hodge has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hodge jumps guard and drags Zakharov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Zakharov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Zakharov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hodge is looking for a triangle but Zakharov pushes his legs off easily.
Zakharov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hodge is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hodge is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zakharov content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hodge is looking for a triangle but Zakharov pushes his legs off easily.
Zakharov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hodge looking for subs off his back but Zakharov has passed one foot through into half guard.
Still in half guard, Zakharov seems content to control.
Hodge actively working from the bottom here.
Hodge looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Zakharov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hodge actively working from the bottom here.
Zakharov slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hodge looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Zakharov dominated that round.
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.
Zakharov lands a nice shot to the body.
Zakharov throws a shot from downtown. Hodge moves away and avoids it.
Zakharov throws a looping overhand right but Hodge ducks down to avoid it.
Hodge drops his hands momentarily and Zakharov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Silas Hodge has been cut.
Roman Zakharov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zakharov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hodge, pushing him back against the cage.
Zakharov lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zakharov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hodge.
Zakharov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zakharov tries a body shot but Hodge blocks it.
Hodge blocks a body shot from Zakharov.
A hook to the body from Zakharov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short body shot lands from Zakharov as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakharov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zakharov lands a right hand.
Zakharov lands a shot to the body.
Zakharov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zakharov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hodge backwards.
Zakharov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zakharov lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Zakharov scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Zakharov.
Zakharov digs a right hand underneath Hodge's ribcage. Hodge let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zakharov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zakharov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hodge backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Zakharov.
A nice left hand lands by Zakharov.
Zakharov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Zakharov.
Zakharov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hodge is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Zakharov.
Zakharov pushes Hodge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Hodge is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zakharov digs a right hand underneath Hodge's ribcage. Hodge let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hodge seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Zakharov.
Zakharov drops Hodge onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hodge is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Zakharov digs a right hand into Hodge's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hodge's gas tank.
Zakharov scores with a shot to the side of Hodge's head.
Zakharov lands a nice shot to the body.
Zakharov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hodge.
Zakharov cracks Hodge with a nice body shot.
Zakharov digs a right hand into Hodge's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hodge's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zakharov.
Zakharov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zakharov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hodge or not.
Zakharov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zakharov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hodge.
Zakharov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zakharov works on Hodge's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zakharov.
Zakharov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zakharov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zakharov scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakharov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hodge backwards.
A body shot lands from Zakharov.
Zakharov lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Zakharov.
Zakharov drops Hodge onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hodge is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Zakharov pushes Hodge against the cage. Zakharov is working some dirty boxing. Zakharov pushes off with a quick right hook! Hodge goes down! Hodge tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Zakharov moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Zakharov!
Roman Zakharov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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