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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Kharghai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Cranzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kharghai comes to the cage accompanied by Petos feat.Pikkupiru - Meidän puolella tai meitä vastaan. Cranzinski has chosen Aenima as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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182 cm
25
195 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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185 cm
30
200 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vadim Kharghai! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Cranzinski! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kharghai looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cranzinski! 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. Kharghai trying to control but Cranzinski is having none of it. Cranzinski working to try and regain half guard.
Cranzinski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Cranzinski gets back to half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Kharghai looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cranzinski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cranzinski. Kharghai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kharghai lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Cranzinski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kharghai doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kharghai manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Cranzinski is looking for a triangle but Kharghai pushes his legs off easily.
Cranzinski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Cranzinski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kharghai is aware though and is defending well. Kharghai wants to control from the top but Cranzinski keeps moving. Kharghai is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Kharghai trying to control but Cranzinski is working from the bottom. Kharghai postures up in Cranzinski's guard and throws a big left but Cranzinski blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kharghai distracts Cranzinski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Kharghai postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kharghai avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cranzinski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Kharghai trying to control but Cranzinski is working from the bottom. Cranzinski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kharghai is aware though and is defending well. Kharghai avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cranzinski has momentary wrist control but Kharghai slips an elbow through the middle. Kharghai arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Cranzinski's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vadim Kharghai! Vadim Kharghai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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