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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Zharkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrei Zharkov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Andrei Zharkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zharkov wants to land a leg kick but Shaw is out of range.
Shaw throws out a counter right but Zharkov avoids it with no problem.
Zharkov swings widly with a right hand
enabling Shaw to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Zharkov is predictable there
and Shaw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zharkov throws a leg kick
and Shaw counters with a nice uppercut.
Zharkov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shaw at a distance.
Zharkov swings widly with a right hand
and Shaw counters with a stiff right hand.
Zharkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Shaw on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Zharkov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zharkov takes a swing at Shaw's ribcage but misses.
Shaw swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zharkov swings widly with a right hand
and Shaw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zharkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaw blocks a low kick nicely.
Shaw now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zharkov misses with a right hand
and Shaw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zharkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Shaw on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shaw loads up on a big right hand but Zharkov slips the punch.
Zharkov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zharkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shaw takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shaw avoids a kick to the body.
Zharkov is looking to slow Shaw down with leg kicks.
Zharkov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Shaw moves out of range as Zharkov strikes.
Zharkov misses with a hook. Shaw ducked under it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Shaw's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaw manages to avoid it.
Zharkov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zharkov throws a hook to the side of Shaw's head but Shaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zharkov misses with an uppercut. Shaw saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Shaw's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Zharkov throws a body punch but Shaw moves out of range.
Zharkov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Zharkov throws an off balance right hand
and Zharkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zharkov takes a swing at Shaw's ribcage but misses.
Shaw is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Shaw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zharkov.
Zharkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shaw jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zharkov shoots for a double leg takedown but Shaw sprawls well. He's pushed Zharkov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shaw appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov misses with a looping right.
Shaw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zharkov.
Zharkov scores with a spinning back kick!
Shaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andrei Zharkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zharkov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zharkov throws a body punch but Shaw moves out of range.
Zharkov throws a looping overhand right but Shaw ducks down to avoid it.
Shaw comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zharkov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zharkov ducks under a wild hook from Shaw.
Zharkov lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zharkov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zharkov thumps Shaw with a low kick.
Zharkov throws a right hand that misses
and Zharkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zharkov throws a shot from downtown. Shaw moves away and avoids it.
Shaw unleashes a big counter combination but Zharkov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Zharkov lands a body shot.
Zharkov misses the shot to the body.
Zharkov looks to throw the jab but Shaw is out of range.
Zharkov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zharkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zharkov needs to keep his hands up - Shaw had a free shot at his head there.
Zharkov scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Zharkov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A shot to the body from Zharkov misses
and Shaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zharkov lands a jab to the nose.
Zharkov misses with a takedown attempt - Shaw sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shaw is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Some bone on bone action there as Shaw checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zharkov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zharkov throws a hook but Shaw avoids it easily.
Shaw now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Zharkov tries to land a leg kick but Shaw saw it coming and moves away.
Andrei Zharkov is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zharkov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Shaw was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zharkov jabs Shaw to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zharkov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shaw but Shaw pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw moves forwards but Zharkov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zharkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaw is just out of range.
Zharkov doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Shaw to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Zharkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zharkov looks to land a left hand but Shaw moved out of range nicely.
Shaw looks for the body kick but Zharkov saw that one coming.
Shaw has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Zharkov lands a jab to Shaw's midsection.
Zharkov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zharkov misses with a wild body shot.
Shaw let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Shaw on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Zharkov has knocked Shaw down with a huge combo! Zharkov steps away and waves a wobbly Shaw back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Shaw is rocked!
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!
Zharkov misses with a hook.
Shaw is still on wobbly legs! Can Zharkov finish him?
Good work by Shaw as he checks the leg kick.
Zharkov thumps Shaw with a low kick.
Zharkov drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Shaw right on the button. Shaw goes down! Zharkov follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Zharkov gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrei Zharkov!
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hype
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