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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Chernov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Hardman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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264 lbs
26 - 9 - 0 |
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273 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergey Chernov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Hardman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chernov misses with a looping right.
Chernov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sergey Chernov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chernov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hardman. Hardman obviously looking to wear him down.
Hardman throws a hook to the side of Chernov's head but Chernov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chernov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chernov.
We've been informed that Hardman 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.
Hardman misses with a looping right.
Chernov thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hardman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hardman scores with a nice head shot.
Hardman thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Hardman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chernov misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chernov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardman.
Chernov throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardman throws a lazy uppercut
and Chernov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hardman is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Chernov stalks Hardman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hardman's face. Hardman staggers backwards, shaken.
Hardman tries to bum rush Chernov with a series of wild strikes but Chernov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chernov misses with an uppercut
and Hardman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chernov misses the body punch
and Hardman counters with an outside leg kick.
Chernov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A good leg kick by Hardman.
Chernov throws the left hand but Hardman avoids the punch easily.
Chernov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Chernov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hardman looks winded!
Chernov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chernov scores with a jab. Hardman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hardman throws a combination that misses
and Chernov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardman dips to his left and cracks Chernov with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Chernov has knocked Hardman down with a huge combo! Chernov steps away and waves a wobbly Hardman back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Bruce Hardman has been cut.
Chernov connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Hardman covering up! Chernov comes in with a big uppercut and Hardman goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sergey Chernov!
After winning the bout, Sergey Chernov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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