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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry Longbow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Longbow might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hero. Kharitonov has chosen BLUNT - Raggae All Day as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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160 cm
31
139 lbs
13 - 8 - 1 |
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170 cm
38
142 lbs
33 - 18 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Longbow! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Kharitonov! The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kharitonov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Longbow misses with a punch on the inside.
Kharitonov blocks an uppercut.
Longbow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Kharitonov misses with the head strike.
Longbow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Longbow misses with a punch on the inside.
Kharitonov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Longbow backwards. Kharitonov's coach down at V Elite Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kharitonov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. A short right from Kharitonov on the inside. A short right from Longbow on the inside. Longbow blocking some punches.
Longbow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kharitonov backwards. A short uppercut from Kharitonov. Longbow lands a left hand.
Longbow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A head punch on the inside from Kharitonov fails to land. Kharitonov lands with a short shot to the head. Kharitonov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kharitonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Longbow. Longbow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kharitonov prevents a body shot from Longbow. Longbow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Longbow works on Kharitonov's body with a couple of short punches. Longbow tries to throw a body punch but Kharitonov avoids it by throwing Longbow back against the cage. Longbow scores with a shoulder strike. Longbow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Longbow fails to land. Longbow misses with a punch on the inside.
Kharitonov controlling the action here for a moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Kharitonov receives a warning from the referee for stalling. Kharitonov lands a hook that snaps the head of Longbow backwards. Longbow misses with a hook from the clinch. Kharitonov blocking some punches.
Longbow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Longbow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kharitonov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Longbow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kharitonov has a couple of punches blocked by Longbow.
Kharitonov blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Longbow misses with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kharitonov. Longbow swings wildly with an uppercut but Kharitonov uses good head movement to avoid it. Kharitonov scores with a shoulder strike. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kharitonov has a couple of punches blocked by Longbow.
Longbow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Longbow struggles to land a body shot inside as Kharitonov controls his hands.
Longbow misses with a punch to the body.
Kharitonov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kharitonov. A head punch on the inside from Kharitonov fails to land. Kharitonov misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Longbow misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Longbow. Longbow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Longbow tries to work over Kharitonov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Kharitonov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kharitonov. Longbow misses with some punches.
Longbow throws a head punch that misses. Kharitonov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Longbow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Kharitonov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Longbow misses with a short punch on the inside. Longbow cracks Kharitonov with a nice body shot. Longbow working aggressively here.
Kharitonov scores with a nice hook to the head. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Longbow as Kharitonov tries to tie him up. A shot in the inside from Longbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Longbow struggles to land a body shot inside as Kharitonov controls his hands.
A short right from Kharitonov on the inside. This has been an exciting period of action! Longbow lands on the inside with an uppercut. Longbow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Longbow blocking some punches.
A short left from Kharitonov. Kharitonov is trying to maintain a safe position but Longbow gets an underhook and turns Kharitonov into the cage. A left hand lands to the body for Longbow.
Longbow throws a punch but it's blocked by Kharitonov. Longbow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Longbow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Longbow lands a body shot. Kharitonov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Longbow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kharitonov backwards. Kharitonov takes a shot to the head. Kharitonov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Longbow blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Longbow dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Longbow connects with a body shot. Longbow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Longbow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kharitonov rushes Longbow and presses him up against the cage. Kharitonov lands with a right to the head. Kharitonov has a couple of punches blocked by Longbow.
Longbow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Longbow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Kharitonov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Longbow lands with a short head shot on the inside. Kharitonov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Longbow backwards. Longbow lands a nice elbow from the clinch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Longbow lands a left hand.
Longbow struggles to land a body shot inside as Kharitonov controls his hands.
Longbow cracks Kharitonov with a nice body shot. Longbow misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Longbow. Henry Longbow has scored more points in the clinch so far. Kharitonov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Longbow. Longbow misses with some punches.
Longbow swings wildly with an uppercut but Kharitonov uses good head movement to avoid it. Kharitonov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Kharitonov is looking to control Longbow's arms but Longbow gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kharitonov has his back to the cage. Longbow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Longbow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kharitonov. Longbow tries to work over Kharitonov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Kharitonov gets through Longbow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Longbow can't find room to land a body shot as Kharitonov controls the action.
Kharitonov blocking some punches.
Longbow misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Longbow. Kharitonov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kharitonov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Longbow tries to work over Kharitonov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A short right hand to the side of the head by Longbow. Longbow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Longbow misses with a body punch.
Longbow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Longbow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kharitonov stalling in the clinch but Longbow improves position. Kharitonov looking to slow down the pace here. Longbow tries to throw a body punch but Kharitonov avoids it by throwing Longbow back against the cage. Longbow tries a body shot but Kharitonov blocks it.
Kharitonov misses with a hook from the clinch. Kharitonov blocks a body shot from Longbow. Longbow misses with a hook from the clinch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kharitonov misses with a hook from the clinch. Kharitonov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Longbow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kharitonov just leaning against Longbow, taking a breather. Longbow has a couple of punches blocked by Kharitonov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kharitonov. Kharitonov scores with an uppercut up the middle. Longbow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kharitonov misses with some punches.
Longbow pushes Kharitonov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Nice body punch from Longbow - that landed with a thud.
Kharitonov misses with the head strike.
Longbow tries to throw a body punch but Kharitonov avoids it by throwing Longbow back against the cage. Kharitonov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kharitonov gets through Longbow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Longbow lands a shot to the body. Kharitonov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kharitonov leaning his opponent against the cage. Kharitonov blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Longbow throws a head punch that misses. Kharitonov misses with a short punch on the inside. Longbow misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Longbow. The referee is keeping an eye on Kharitonov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Longbow. This has been an exciting period of action! Longbow cracks Kharitonov with a nice body shot. Longbow scores with a nice hook to the head. Longbow digs a right hand underneath Kharitonov's ribcage. Kharitonov let out a lung full of air as it connected. Longbow lands with a right to the head. Kharitonov swings wildly with an uppercut but Longbow uses good head movement to avoid it. Longbow misses with a hook from the clinch. Kharitonov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kharitonov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Longbow dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kharitonov looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Kharitonov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Kharitonov lands a high kick!
Longbow moves out of range of the body kick. Kharitonov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've been told by Longbow's head coaches at The Coffee Shop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Kharitonov misses with an uppercut
and Longbow counters with a good low kick that Kharitonov was not able to check. Longbow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Kharitonov walks into a straight right hand from Longbow. Longbow thuds his right hand into Kharitonov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kharitonov is rocked! Longbow cracks Kharitonov with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henry Longbow! Henry Longbow decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
67% |
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