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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Kharinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kharinov has chosen Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 cm
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280 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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193 cm
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252 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Johnson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergey Kharinov! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kharinov wants to clinch. Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kharinov. A big left from Johnson misses. Kharinov tries to clinch but Johnson moves away and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand. Kharinov moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab. Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kharinov checks a leg kick nicely. Johnson lunges at Kharinov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kharinov's hand. Kharinov jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well. Kharinov fails in his attempt to clinch. Kharinov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johnson blocks a head kick by Kharinov.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Kharinov.
Kharinov tries to clinch but fails miserably and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Kharinov backing up. Kharinov nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes. Kharinov tries to clinch but fails miserably and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Kharinov throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Kharinov tries to clinch and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kharinov.
Kharinov darts in trying to clinch and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. 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! Kharinov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kharinov tries to clinch but fails miserably enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab. Kharinov has managed to clinch.
Kharinov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Kharinov has him pressed against the ropes. Kharinov breaks from the clinch.
Kharinov's corner calls for a 1-2. Kharinov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Jack Johnson has been cut. Kharinov wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance. Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kharinov counters with a big head kick but Johnson shrugs it off. Kharinov ducks under a wild hook from Johnson. Kharinov throws a head kick that misses. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Johnson looks to land a left hand but Kharinov moved out of range nicely. Kharinov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Kharinov misses with a body shot
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kharinov thinking. Kharinov wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergey Kharinov will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Jack Johnson's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson takes a swing at Kharinov's ribcage but misses. A jab from Kharinov misses. Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Kharinov tries to clinch letting Johnson counter with a right hand. Kharinov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kharinov!
Kharinov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Kharinov's shoulder, as Kharinov tries to avoid the shot. Kharinov looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well. Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kharinov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Kharinov misses with a shot to the body and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kharinov.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kharinov tries to clinch but Johnson moves away and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Kharinov is rocked! Johnson catches Kharinov with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Kharinov forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Johnson!
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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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