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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kyle Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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272 lbs
36 - 22 - 0 |
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240 lbs
31 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
36 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Kharitonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Kyle Romo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kharitonov slips under a jab from Romo.
Romo tries to clinch there but Kharitonov circles away.
Kharitonov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A solid leg kick lands there for Romo.
Kharitonov throws a hook to the side of Romo's head but Romo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Boris Kharitonov has been cut.
Kharitonov throws a hook but Romo blocks it.
Kharitonov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Romo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kharitonov's calf.
Kharitonov rushes Romo and presses him up against the cage.
Romo landing knees to the body.
Romo blocks a body shot from Kharitonov.
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!
Romo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Romo tries a knee to the head but Kharitonov blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kharitonov fails to land.
Romo looking to throw knees to the head but Kharitonov is blocking nicely.
Kharitonov pushes Romo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kharitonov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kharitonov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Romo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kharitonov is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Romo.
Kharitonov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kharitonov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kharitonov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romo with a knee to the head.
Romo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kharitonov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Romo can turn it around.
Kharitonov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kharitonov backwards.
Kharitonov pushes Romo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Kharitonov.
Kharitonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Romo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo struggles to land a body shot inside as Kharitonov controls his hands.
Kharitonov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Romo obliges.
Romo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Still in the clinch, Romo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Romo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kharitonov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Romo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Romo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kharitonov backwards.
Kharitonov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Romo lands with a light punch inside.
Romo lands a right hand.
Kharitonov is rocked!
A fake to the body and Romo gets the Thai clinch. He wastes no time and tries to connect with knees to the head. This is dangerous for Kharitonov! He should get out! Another devastating knee and Kharitonov falls head first to the ground. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). John Kyle Romo!
A relieved looking John Kyle Romo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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