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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Zharkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Haack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrei Zharkov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andre Haack's chin.
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183 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Zharkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Haack!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Haack.
Haack gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Zharkov trying to control but Haack is working from the bottom.
Haack utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zharkov wants to control from the top but Haack keeps moving.
Zharkov drops back looking for a leg! Haack is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Haack manages to kick Zharkov off! Zharkov jumps back into Haack's guard.
Zharkov stops Haack from standing up.
Zharkov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zharkov wants to control from the top but Haack keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zharkov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Haack works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zharkov trying to control but Haack is working from the bottom.
Haack utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haack keeping moving, preventing Zharkov from controlling successfully.
Haack looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zharkov is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Andre Haack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haack ducks under a wild hook from Zharkov.
Zharkov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Haack throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zharkov throws a big counter combination but Haack scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Haack lands a leg kick that knocks Zharkov off balance momentarily.
Haack misses with the body kick
and Zharkov counters with a takedown into side control.
Zharkov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Haack is not content to let Zharkov control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haack manages to get back to half guard.
Zharkov not doing much here.
Haack keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Haack is trying to stand back up but Zharkov is controlling him
Haack wants to improve his position but Zharkov is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Zharkov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zharkov throwing shots but Haack is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haack manages to get to full guard.
Zharkov won't allow Haack to get back to his feet.
Zharkov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haack keeping moving, preventing Zharkov from controlling successfully.
Zharkov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Zharkov has gone for a leg lock! Haack slips out almost immediately though and dives into Zharkov's guard.
Haack pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zharkov is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Zharkov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Zharkov stands and throws Haack's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Haack stops Zharkov from passing to mount.
Zharkov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Haack knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Zharkov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haack is holding Zharkov down, trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Zharkov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Haack lands with a kick to the temple. Zharkov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zharkov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zharkov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Haack throws a body kick that misses.
Zharkov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zharkov throws a hook but Haack blocks it.
Zharkov throws a lazy right hand but Haack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haack misses with a head kick.
Zharkov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Haack takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zharkov avoids a kick to the body.
Zharkov lands with a cross.
Haack thows a body kick. Zharkov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zharkov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Zharkov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zharkov wants to control but Haack is keeping him busy.
Zharkov tries to score with some ground and pound. Haack controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Haack is trying to improve his position.
Zharkov tries to score with some ground and pound. Haack controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Zharkov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Haack is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Haack is trying to get back to half guard.
Zharkov trying to control the action but Haack is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Haack's face as Zharkov controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Haack regains half guard.
Zharkov thows a huge punch but Haack dodges it nicely.
Zharkov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Haack's head.
Andrei Zharkov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haack controlling the position well.
Haack wants to improve his position but Zharkov is controlling well.
Haack avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zharkov.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zharkov in particular looking to stall.
Haack is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haack is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Zharkov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Haack wants to control but Zharkov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Haack is in trouble now - Zharkov has advanced to mount!
We've been hearing that Zharkov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Zharkov thowing shots but they're missing.
Zharkov controlling from mount.
Haack is squirming around, avoiding Zharkov's attempts to control the action.
Haack is trying to escape the mount.
Zharkov is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Haack to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Haack shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haack tries to reverse the position but Zharkov maintains control.
Zharkov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Haack keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Zharkov misses with a head shot.
Zharkov throws some wild stikes that Haack manages to avoid easily.
Zharkov looking to secure an arm triangle but Haack defends it well.
Zharkov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zharkov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Zharkov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Haack connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zharkov checks a low kick from Haack.
Haack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zharkov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haack feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zharkov's calf.
Zharkov misses with a looping left.
Haack staying out of range there.
Haack lands a nice looking body kick.
Haack throws a push kick but Zharkov slaps the foot to one side.
Zharkov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haack wants to land a leg kick but Zharkov is out of range.
Haack throws the kick towards the body but Zharkov avoids it.
Zharkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haack can do to turn this around?
Haack does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Haack ducks under a wild hook from Zharkov.
Haack connects with a leg kick. Zharkov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zharkov or perhaps it was just good defense by Haack, which made it look bad.
Haack throws a leg kick which misses Zharkov's front leg but catches the back leg as Zharkov tries to avoid it.
Haack feints and then cracks Zharkov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zharkov down.
Zharkov misses with an uppercut.
Zharkov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Haack blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zharkov.
Zharkov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Haack is staying active underneath Zharkov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Andre Haack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov prevents Haack from improving his position.
Haack is refusing to be controlled, as Zharkov sits in half guard.
Haack won't allow Zharkov to pass to mount.
Zharkov is working for a kimura but Haack is defending it quite comfortably.
Haack tries to roll over but Zharkov keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zharkov in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov wants to control but Haack is keeping him busy.
Zharkov thows a huge punch but Haack dodges it nicely.
Haack is trying to stand up here but Zharkov is controlling him well.
Zharkov is working for a kimura but Haack is defending it quite comfortably.
Haack is defending against the submission attempts here by Zharkov.
Zharkov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zharkov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Haack misses with a low kick.
Zharkov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Haack.
Zharkov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haack.
Haack displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zharkov.
Haack connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zharkov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Haack looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Zharkov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zharkov tries for a kimura but Haack is defending well.
Zharkov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Haack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zharkov 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Zharkov!
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energy
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