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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kharitonov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, BLUNT - Raggae All Day. The crowd seem to be enjoying Henderson's choice of entrance music: American Bad Ass. 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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156 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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153 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Kharitonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharitonov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kharitonov was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Henderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kharitonov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kharitonov throws a chopping leg kick but Henderson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kharitonov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hendersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kharitonov throws the kick towards the body but Henderson avoids it.
Kharitonov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
Kharitonov avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Kharitonov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kharitonov misses with a low kick as Henderson jumps back.
Henderson scores with a decent looking hook.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Kharitonov.
Henderson throws a good cross that connects.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Henderson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kharitonov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kharitonov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Henderson lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kharitonov moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov misses with a kick to the body.
Kharitonov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing.
Kharitonov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Henderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Henderson throws a body punch but Kharitonov moves out of range.
A big left from Henderson misses.
Henderson scores with a nice strike.
Henderson checks a leg kick nicely.
Kharitonov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henderson swings for the body but Kharitonov moves out of range.
Kharitonov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Henderson is able to avoid easily.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Kharitonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kharitonov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kharitonov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Henderson misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kharitonov.
A good leg kick by Henderson.
Kharitonov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but Kharitonov is out of range.
Kharitonov misses with a head kick.
Henderson misses with a body kick.
Kharitonov is looking to chop away at Henderson's legs.
Kharitonov scores with a body shot.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Kharitonov moved out of range.
Henderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov slips under a jab from Henderson.
Kharitonov moves out of range as Henderson throws a body kick.
Kharitonov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Kharitonov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov's corner calls for a 1-2. Kharitonov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov slips a jab from Henderson.
Henderson takes a swing at Kharitonov's ribcage but misses.
Kharitonov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kharitonov throws a leg kick but Henderson moved away.
Kharitonov throws a leg kick but Henderson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kharitonov tried to score with a low kick but Henderson checks it.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kharitonov delivers a nice body kick.
Henderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kharitonov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kharitonov looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.
Kharitonov walks into a straight right hand from Henderson.
Henderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kharitonov misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov misses with a low kick.
Kharitonov staying out of range there.
Kharitonov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kharitonov.
Henderson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kharitonov throws out a powerful jab.
Kharitonov misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Kharitonov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Henderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kharitonov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Henderson throws a right and a left that Kharitonov avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kharitonov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henderson misses with a straight right.
Kharitonov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kharitonov missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vladimir Kharitonov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A low kick from Henderson misses
and Kharitonov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Kharitonov.
Vladimir Kharitonov is winning the standup battle so far.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kharitonov was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Kharitonov lands a leg kick that knocks Henderson off balance momentarily.
Kharitonov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Henderson.
Kharitonov throws a leg kick but Henderson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kharitonov looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Kharitonov tries to move into range but Henderson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good work by Henderson as he checks the leg kick.
Henderson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good work by Kharitonov as he checks the leg kick.
Henderson blocks the body kick.
Kharitonov misses with a body kick.
Henderson scores with a jab to the head.
Henderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kharitonov throws out the jab.
Henderson throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Kharitonov catches Henderson right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson looks for the body kick but Kharitonov saw that one coming.
A big left from Kharitonov misses.
Henderson throws a hook but Kharitonov blocks it.
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kharitonov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henderson shoots in and gets a takedown into Kharitonov's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Henderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kharitonov's head.
Henderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kharitonov is keeping the position for now.
Henderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henderson content to stall in guard here.
Henderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kharitonov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Henderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Henderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kharitonov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henderson trying to control but Kharitonov is working from the bottom.
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!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henderson looking to pass the guard.
Henderson stands and throws Kharitonov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kharitonov is trying to get back to his feet.
Henderson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kharitonov works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Henderson trying to control the action but Kharitonov is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov is positioning himself well to prevent Henderson advancing to mount.
Henderson is looking to take a break and control but Kharitonov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henderson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kharitonov to regain full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson looking to pass the guard.
Henderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Kharitonov misses the target.
Henderson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kharitonov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kharitonov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kharitonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kharitonov throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it.
Henderson takes one to the chin there.
Henderson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kharitonov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kharitonov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Henderson swings for the body but Kharitonov moves out of range.
Henderson lands the left hand.
Henderson cracks a nice hook into Kharitonov's ribs.
Kharitonov lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kharitonov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kharitonov throws a low kick but Henderson avoids it.
Henderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Henderson misses with a body kick.
Kharitonov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Henderson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kharitonov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Henderson.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kharitonov was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Henderson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kharitonov counters with an outside leg kick.
Henderson slips under a jab from Kharitonov.
A head kick from Henderson lands but Kharitonov takes it in his stride.
Kharitonov misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
That kick from Henderson tenderised Kharitonov's leg. Kharitonov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Henderson blocks the body kick.
Henderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Henderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kharitonov.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is looking to slow Kharitonov down with leg kicks.
The fighters circling - Kharitonov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Henderson lands with a cross.
Henderson looks to land a left hand but Kharitonov moved out of range nicely.
Henderson scores with a decent looking hook.
Kharitonov thuds a left hand into Henderson's body.
A head kick misses from Kharitonov.
Henderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Henderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kharitonov.
Henderson looks to land a body kick but Kharitonov moved away.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kharitonov is just out of range.
Kharitonov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kharitonov misses with a kick to the body.
Kharitonov throws the kick towards the body but Henderson avoids it.
Kharitonov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henderson throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kharitonov is out of range.
Kharitonov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kharitonov throws a jab but it's blocked by Henderson.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson wants to slow Kharitonov down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Henderson.
Kharitonov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henderson throws out the jab.
Henderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kharitonov can pounce on him.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kharitonov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kharitonov!
Henderson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Kharitonov.
Henderson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kharitonov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov misses with a looping left.
Kharitonov throws the left hand but Henderson avoids the punch easily.
Kharitonov cracks Henderson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That kick from Kharitonov tenderised Henderson's leg. Henderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kharitonov slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Henderson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kharitonov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henderson.
Kharitonov tries a low kick but Henderson avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kharitonov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kharitonov throws a wild body kick that Henderson sees coming a mile off.
That kick from Kharitonov tenderised Henderson's leg. Henderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kharitonov lands a jab to the head.
Henderson moves out of range as Kharitonov strikes.
Henderson moves out of range as Kharitonov throws a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Henderson.
Well Henderson 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mike Henderson!
An out of breath Mike Henderson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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