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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Luger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luger comes into the arena with Right Here, Right Now - Fatboy Slim blaring out of the sound system. Sergei Kharitonov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shane Luger's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Luger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergei Kharitonov!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luger looks to land a right hand but Kharitonov moved out of range.
Kharitonov throws a head kick but Luger moves out of range.
Luger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kharitonov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luger has been working on his boxing with his coaches at DILLIGAF Dojo II in the buildup to the fight.
Luger throws out a loose jab but Kharitonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Luger blocks the leg kick.
Kharitonov motions for Luger to come forward. Kharitonov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Luger lands a nice looking body shot.
Luger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kharitonov throws out the jab.
Luger lands with a good body shot.
Donk. Luger catches Kharitonov right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Sergei Kharitonov has been cut.
Luger throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kharitonov throws a leg kick
and Luger counters with a stiff right hand.
Luger connects with a nice looking jab.
Sergei Kharitonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luger lands a nice hook to Kharitonov's body. Kharitonov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kharitonov tries to work over Luger's front leg with a kick but Luger checks it.
Luger misses with a wild body shot.
Luger takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Shane Luger has been cut.
We've been informed that Kharitonov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov misses with a leg kick
and Luger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kharitonov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Luger forces Kharitonov back against the cage and clinches.
Luger lands a left hand.
Luger has a couple of punches blocked by Kharitonov.
Luger swings wildly with an uppercut but Kharitonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Luger.
Luger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kharitonov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luger misses with some punches.
Luger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Luger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kharitonov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kharitonov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luger swings wildly with an uppercut but Kharitonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov has a couple of punches blocked by Luger.
Luger misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kharitonov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov throws a head kick that misses.
Luger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Luger connects with a body shot.
Luger lands with a hook. Kharitonov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kharitonov throws a low kick but Luger avoids it.
Kharitonov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A bone on bone clash there as Kharitonov blocks the leg kick.
Kharitonov throws a lazy right hand but Luger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kharitonov is out of range and Luger settles back down.
Kharitonov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kharitonov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kharitonov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good work by Luger as he checks the leg kick.
Luger tries to close the distance and clinch but Kharitonov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kharitonov throws a low kick but Luger moves out of range easily.
Luger connects with a solid leg kick.
Kharitonov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Luger throws a hook but Kharitonov blocks it.
Kharitonov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Luger eats them both and turns towards Kharitonov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kharitonov walks into a jab.
Kharitonov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kharitonov tries to land a front kick but Luger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kharitonov connects with a crisp jab.
Shane Luger's cut is getting worse.
Luger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kharitonov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luger scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luger connects with a body shot.
Luger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Luger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kharitonov has time to react.
Luger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kharitonov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Luger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kharitonov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kharitonov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luger.
Luger clobbers Kharitonov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kharitonov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kharitonov throws a low kick, looking for Luger's leg but Luger calmly moves out of range.
Luger is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luger lands a jab to the head.
Luger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kharitonov misses the shot to the body.
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 Shane Luger will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Luger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kharitonov. Kharitonov obviously looking to wear him down.
Luger scores with the left hand. Kharitonov knows he should have avoided that one.
Kharitonov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kharitonov walks into a straight right hand from Luger.
Kharitonov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Luger misses with a low kick as Kharitonov jumps back.
Kharitonov throws a front kick that sends Luger stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luger misses with a low kick.
Luger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kharitonov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kharitonov misses with a body kick.
Luger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kharitonov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Luger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good work by Luger as he checks the leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Luger here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kharitonov's head.
Kharitonov tests Luger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Luger, right into the meat.
Luger moves out of range as Kharitonov throws a body kick.
Kharitonov throws a right hand that Luger ducks under and follows up with a left that Luger also avoids with ease.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Luger.
Luger scores with a nice right hand.
Kharitonov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kharitonov misses with a wild body shot.
Luger moves out of range of the body kick from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov is looking to land body kicks.
Kharitonov scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Luger connects with an inside leg kick.
Kharitonov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kharitonov's hands.
Kharitonov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kharitonov throws a series of punches but Luger avoids them all with ease.
Kharitonov is looking to slow Luger down with leg kicks.
Kharitonov looks to land a right hand but Luger moved out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kharitonov.
Kharitonov throws a jab when Luger was well out of range.
Luger lands a leg kick that knocks Kharitonov off balance momentarily.
Luger avoids a kick to the body.
Luger cracks the inside of Kharitonov's front leg.
Luger throws a hook but Kharitonov avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Kharitonov finds it's target.
Shane Luger's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Luger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Luger slips a jab from Kharitonov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luger avoids a kick to the body.
Luger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Luger is looking to clinch.
Kharitonov lands a head kick. Luger smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kharitonov tries to land a leg kick but Luger saw it coming and moves away.
Kharitonov walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kharitonov walks into a left hand.
Luger has closed the distance and engaged Kharitonov in a clinch.
Luger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kharitonovs head.
Luger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kharitonov tries a body shot but Luger blocks it.
Kharitonov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luger's elbow.
Luger misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kharitonov throws a shot from downtown. Luger moves away and avoids it.
Luger throws a quick inside leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Kharitonov
and Luger counters with a thumping low kick.
Luger connects with a right hand. Kharitonov shakes it off.
Kharitonov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Luger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That has opened up Sergei Kharitonov's cut even more.
Kharitonov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kharitonov blocks a leg kick.
Kharitonov avoids the head kick by Luger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kharitonov. Kharitonov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kharitonov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Luger.
Luger scores with a sloppy right hand. Kharitonov should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sergei Kharitonov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Both fighters circling a little - Luger finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kharitonov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Luger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kharitonov misses with a straight left.
Kharitonov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kharitonov scores with a sloppy right hand. Luger should have avoided that one.
Luger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kharitonov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kharitonov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kharitonov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Luger takes a swing at Kharitonov's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luger. That's going to slow Kharitonov down.
Luger tries to close the distance and clinch but Kharitonov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kharitonov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Luger throws a wild body kick that Kharitonov sees coming a mile off.
Luger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Luger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luger scores with a punch to the head.
Kharitonov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Luger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kharitonov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luger.
Luger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Luger throws a leg kick which misses Kharitonov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kharitonov tries to avoid it.
Kharitonov lands a lovely overhand right.
Luger cracks the inside of Kharitonov's front leg.
Kharitonov scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kharitonov misses with a low kick.
Kharitonov drops his hands momentarily and Luger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Luger. That snapped Kharitonov's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luger misses with a hook
and Kharitonov counters with a good low kick that Luger was not able to check.
Luger connects with a solid leg kick.
Luger scores with a nice right hand.
Luger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kharitonov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Luger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kharitonov connects with a leg kick. Luger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kharitonov throws a solid leg kick but Luger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kharitonov.
Luger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kharitonov.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luger. That's going to slow Kharitonov down.
Kharitonov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kharitonov stuns Luger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kharitonov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Luger in his tracks.
Kharitonov misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luger digs a good hook to Kharitonov's body.
Kharitonov is looking to score with low kicks.
Kharitonov throws a head kick that misses.
Kharitonov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kharitonov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Luger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luger moves out of range of the body kick.
Luger cracks Kharitonov with a good jab.
Luger is looking to slow Kharitonov down with leg kicks.
Kharitonov scores with a jab to the head.
Jeez, Shane Luger's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luger cracks the inside of Kharitonov's front leg.
Luger cracks Kharitonov with an open hand slap.
Kharitonov throws a leg kick
and Luger counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kharitonov's efforts to push away.
Luger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Luger is trying to maintain a safe position but Kharitonov gets an underhook and turns Luger into the cage.
Luger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luger throws a punch but it's blocked by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Luger or not.
Kharitonov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lugers head.
Kharitonov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lugers head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kharitonov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luger has a couple of punches blocked by Kharitonov.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shane Luger.
Well Luger has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Luger!
During a confident post fight interview, Shane Luger thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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