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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Katchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potter comes to the cage accompanied by All you need is love. 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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217 lbs
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222 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Katchenko!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter jabs at Katchenko's body.
Potter checks a leg kick.
Katchenko throws a lazy head kick
and Potter counters with a stiff right hand.
Katchenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Potter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Potter connects with a right hand. Katchenko shakes it off.
It looks like Andrei Katchenko has been cut.
Potter throws a one two combo.
Potter throws a lazy uppercut
and Katchenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potter throws the left hand but Katchenko avoids the punch easily.
Katchenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Potter lands a jab to the nose.
Potter throws a jab when Katchenko was well out of range.
Potter throws the left hand but Katchenko avoids the punch easily.
Katchenko walks into a left hand.
Potter lands with a shot to the body.
Potter looks to score with a jab to the body but Katchenko is just out of range.
Potter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Katchenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Potter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Katchenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Potter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Potter lands with a good body shot.
Katchenko scores with a hook to the body. Potter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Potter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Potter avoids the head kick by Katchenko.
Katchenko tries to clinch up.
Katchenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Potter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potter. Katchenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Katchenko moves forwards but Potter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Potter walks into a straight right hand from Katchenko.
Potter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Potter.
Potter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Katchenko manages to avoid it.
Katchenko avoids the body shot from Potter.
Katchenko misses with a few strikes there.
Katchenko takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter thuds a left hand into Katchenko's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katchenko avoids the body shot from Potter.
Potter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Katchenko scores with a three punch combo!
Potter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katchenko.
Katchenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Potter's sensitive parts.
Potter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Potter misses with a lunging right hand
and Katchenko counters with a left to the body.
Potter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Katchenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Katchenko avoids the body shot from Potter.
A leg kick checked by Potter.
Katchenko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Katchenko blocks a jab.
Potter throws a jab when Katchenko was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Potter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Katchenko manages to avoid it.
Katchenko with a hook.
Katchenko tries to land a body kick
letting Potter counter with a right hand.
Potter looks to score with a jab to the body but Katchenko is just out of range.
Katchenko throws a head kick but Potter moves out of range.
Potter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katchenko moves away.
Katchenko throws a right hand that Potter ducks under and follows up with a left that Potter also avoids with ease.
Andrei Katchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Katchenko tries to clinch but Potter is having none of it.
A shot to the liver by Katchenko. Beautiful body shot.
Potter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katchenko moves away.
Katchenko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Potter to score with a decent uppercut.
Potter jabs Katchenko right on the nose. Katchenko blinks but takes it well.
Katchenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Katchenko swinging wildly here.
Potter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katchenko needs to keep his hands up - Potter had a free shot at his head there.
Potter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Katchenko. Katchenko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Katchenko is looking to clinch but Potter is avoiding it.
Potter throws a right hand that Katchenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Katchenko also avoids with ease.
Katchenko throws out a leg kick but Potter moves out of range and Katchenko only half commits.
No joy there for Potter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Katchenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Potter circles away.
Potter misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katchenko ducks under a wild hook from Potter.
Katchenko misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Katchenko misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Potter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Katchenko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Katchenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Potter.
Potter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Potter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Katchenko misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potter. Katchenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Katchenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Katchenko scores with a nice strike.
Potter lands with an overhand left.
Katchenko misses with a low kick as Potter jumps back.
A leg kick checked by Potter.
Potter blocks a head kick by Katchenko.
Katchenko throws a series of punches but Potter moves out of range.
Potter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Potter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Potter connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katchenko throws a nice looking combination but Potter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Potter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Katchenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter misses with a lunging right hand
and Katchenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Katchenko gets a clinch.
Katchenko looking to stall.
Katchenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Potter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Katchenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Katchenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Potter avoids the damage to the body.
Potter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Potter tries to circle away but Katchenko has him pinned against the cage.
Katchenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Potter throws a lazy uppercut
and Katchenko counters with a low kick, right behind Potter 's knee.
Potter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheers as Potter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Katchenko doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Katchenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Katchenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter swings for the body but Katchenko moves out of range.
Potter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Katchenko takes one to the side of the head.
Katchenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Potter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Katchenko scores with a head kick. Potter tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Potter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Katchenko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Katchenko throws a series of punches but Potter avoids them all with ease.
Potter looks to land a right hand but Katchenko moved out of range.
Potter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Potter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Potter throws a series of punches but Katchenko moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Potter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Potter throws a series of punches but Katchenko avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter dodges the punch combination from Katchenko.
Potter lands with a good body shot.
Potter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Andrei Katchenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Potter misses with a wild body shot.
Potter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Katchenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Potter is just out of range.
Potter ducks under a wild hook from Katchenko.
Potter misses with the combination.
Katchenko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Katchenko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Katchenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Katchenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Potter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katchenko.
Potter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katchenko.
Good standup being displayed there by Katchenko as he connects with a hook.
Katchenko lands with an uppercut that bounces Potter off the cage and back into range.
Katchenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Potter circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Katchenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Katchenko throws a right hand that Potter ducks under and follows up with a left that Potter also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Katchenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Katchenko missing with a left hand there. Potter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katchenko is looking to clinch.
Potter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Katchenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick misses from Katchenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andrei Katchenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Andrei Katchenko's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Katchenko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Potter fails to land with a series of punches.
Katchenko cracks a nice hook into Potter's ribs.
Katchenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Katchenko.
Katchenko misses with a body kick.
Katchenko ducks under a wild hook from Potter.
Potter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Katchenko tries to clinch up.
Katchenko swinging wildly here.
Katchenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Potter needs to keep his hands up - Katchenko had a free shot at his head there.
Katchenko loads up on a big right hand but Potter slips the punch.
Katchenko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A swing and a miss from Potter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katchenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Potter throws out the jab.
Potter lands with an overhand left.
Katchenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Potter.
Katchenko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Potter cracks a nice hook into Katchenko's ribs.
Katchenko misses with a few strikes there.
Potter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Katchenko misses with a right hand
and Katchenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Katchenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Potter.
Potter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Katchenko can pounce on him.
Katchenko keeps Potter at a distance using the push kick.
Potter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Katchenko throws a sloppy head kick and Potter moves out of range easily.
Potter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Katchenko circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potter missing with a left hand there. Katchenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Katchenko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Katchenko slips a straight right by Potter.
Potter blocks a head kick by Katchenko.
Potter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Potter.
Potter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Katchenko throws a sloppy head kick and Potter moves out of range easily.
Katchenko clinches.
Katchenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Potter avoids the elbow strike from Katchenko, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Potter as the two fighters clinch.
Katchenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Katchenko lands an elbow just above Potter 's eye.
Potter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Katchenko prevents Potter from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Katchenko has him pressed against the cage.
Katchenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Katchenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Potter tries to break the clinch but Katchenko is controlling the position.
Katchenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Potter blocks an elbow strike from Katchenko.
Katchenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Potter avoids the body shot from Katchenko.
Katchenko dodges the punch combination from Potter.
Potter misses with a few strikes there.
Katchenko moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Potter.
Potter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Katchenko working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Potter.
Potter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Potter scores with a shoulder strike.
Katchenko looking to slow down the pace here.
Katchenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Katchenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Potter's brow.
Potter is trying to push Katchenko away but Katchenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Potter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katchenko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Potter just leaning against Katchenko, taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Potter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Potter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Katchenko or not.
Potter avoids a wild elbow strike from Katchenko.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Potter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Potter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Potter!
A victorious Harry Potter thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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