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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jin Demon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bolodenka Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bolodenka Kharitonov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
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179 lbs
17 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jin Demon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bolodenka Kharitonov!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kharitonov has closed the distance and engaged Demon in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kharitonov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kharitonov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Demon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Demon lands a jab-cross combination.
Kharitonov misses with a combination
and Demon counters with a nice uppercut.
Demon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kharitonov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Demon won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kharitonov decides to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov stuffs the takedown attempt from Demon. Demon gets slowly back to his feet.
Demon looks to land a right hand but Kharitonov moved out of range.
Bolodenka Kharitonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kharitonov shoots in but no luck this time.
Demon tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown by Demon or perhaps it was just good defense by Kharitonov which made him look bad.
Kharitonov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Demon.
Kharitonov lands a really nice looking cross but Demon seems unphased.
Kharitonov misses with a head kick.
Demon darts in trying to clinch
and Kharitonov counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kharitonov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kharitonov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Demon pinned against the cage. Demon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Demon throws a nice looking combination but Kharitonov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kharitonov is looking to chop away at Demon's legs.
Kharitonov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demon tries for a takedown but Kharitonov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Demon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kharitonov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kharitonov has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demon misses with the combination.
Demon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Demon slaps away a takedown attempt from Kharitonov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kharitonov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Demon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kharitonov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Demon shoots for a takedown but Kharitonov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kharitonov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demon lands with a shot to the body.
Kharitonov is looking to land body kicks.
Demon swinging wildly here.
Kharitonov tries to land a body kick
and Demon counters with a nice uppercut.
Kharitonov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kharitonov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left and a right from Demon both land. Nice combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck for Demon with that takedown attempt.
Kharitonov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Demon is trying to defend but Kharitonov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bolodenka Kharitonov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kharitonov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Demon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Demon wants it to stay on the feet.
Demon moves out of range of the body kick from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov connects with an inside leg kick.
Kharitonov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Demon as he jumps to the side.
Demon has a takedown stuffed.
Demon misses with a wild combination.
Kharitonov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Demon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Demon.
Kharitonov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Demon.
Kharitonov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kharitonov looks to land a combination. Demon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Demon misses with an uppercut.
Kharitonov keeps Demon at a distance using the push kick.
Bolodenka Kharitonov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kharitonov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kharitonov has closed the distance and engaged Demon in a clinch.
Demon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Demon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov lands an uppercut.
Kharitonov lands a right hand.
Kharitonov lands with a light punch inside.
Kharitonov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kharitonov digs a good body shot into Demon's ribs.
Kharitonov throws a right hand that Demon ducks under and follows up with a left that Demon also avoids with ease.
Demon looks to land a combination but Kharitonov avoids it well.
Demon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kharitonov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Demon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Kharitonov does no damage.
Demon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kharitonov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Demon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Kharitonov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kharitonov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Demon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kharitonov was well out of range. Poor timing from Demon.
Kharitonov throws a head kick that half lands.
Demon is rocked!
Demon stuffs the takedown attempt from Kharitonov. Kharitonov gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Demon misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov shoots in for a takedown but Demon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kharitonov.
Kharitonov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kharitonov stands up from half guard.
Kharitonov throws a head kick but Demon moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kharitonov throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bolodenka Kharitonov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kharitonov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kharitonov is looking to slow Demon down with leg kicks.
Kharitonov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Demon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Demon misses with a takedown attempt
and Kharitonov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kharitonov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Demon's hands.
Oh Demon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Demon misses with a double jab
and Kharitonov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kharitonov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Demon seems to have got his legs back now.
Kharitonov leaves Demon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov throws a head kick that Demon semi-blocks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Demon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kharitonov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Demon tries to avoid it but Kharitonov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Demon to the ground. Demon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jin Demon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Demon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kharitonov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kharitonov.
Jin Demon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bolodenka Kharitonov.
Demon misses with a few strikes there.
Kharitonov throws a leg kick which misses Demon's front leg but catches the back leg as Demon tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kharitonov. Demon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kharitonov avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demon throws a sloppy head kick and Kharitonov moves out of range easily.
Crunch! Kharitonov slams his shin into Demon's torso.
Kharitonov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kharitonov rushes Demon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Demon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kharitonov is working Demon over against the cage.
Demon wants to get back to striking at distance but Kharitonov won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kharitonov walks away with a smile on his face. Demon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kharitonov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kharitonov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kharitonov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Demon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kharitonov stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kharitonov, right into the meat.
Kharitonov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Demon misses with a double jab.
Demon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov shoots in and drives through. Demon sprawls well.
Kharitonov feints a jab promting Demon to slip. Kharitonov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Demon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kharitonov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bolodenka Kharitonov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kharitonov misses with a body shot.
Demon throws a right hand that Kharitonov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kharitonov also avoids with ease.
Demon fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kharitonov.
Jin Demon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kharitonov throws a low kick but Demon moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bolodenka Kharitonov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kharitonov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bolodenka Kharitonov!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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