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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borris Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Haskil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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217 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
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210 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borris Khalidov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Haskil!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Haskil is fending him off so far but Khalidov persists. Nope, Haskil circles away and we're back to standing.
Haskil slaps away a takedown attempt from Khalidov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Haskil looks to land a right hand but Khalidov moved out of range.
Khalidov shoots and misses
and Haskil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borris Khalidov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khalidov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Khalidov with a poor takedown
enabling Haskil to counter with a crisp jab.
Khalidov shoots in looking for a takedown. Haskil tries to sprawl out of it but Khalidov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Haskil manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Khalidov drops his hands momentarily and Haskil takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Khalidov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Eddie Haskil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haskil throws a hook but Khalidov blocks it.
A nice combination there by Haskil.
Khalidov needs to keep his hands up - Haskil had a free shot at his head there.
Khalidov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice straight punches there by Haskil. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haskil.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haskil.
Haskil drives through and clinches with Khalidov against the cage.
Haskil lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Haskil misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haskil.
It looks like Borris Khalidov has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Haskil fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Haskil works Khalidov's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haskil has Khalidov up against the cage in a clinch.
Haskil misses with a knee to the head.
Haskil unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Haskil lands an elbow that stopped Khalidov in his tracks for a moment.
Haskil lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khalidov backwards.
Haskil lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haskil lands a damaging elbow.
Haskil lands with a right to the head.
Haskil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khalidov's elbow.
Haskil lands a left hand.
Haskil landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Haskil tries a knee to the head but Khalidov blocks it.
Haskil lands an elbow inside that Khalidov shrugs off.
Khalidov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Haskil gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Haskil lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khalidov wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haskil throws a punch but it's blocked by Khalidov.
Haskil using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khalidov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khalidov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Haskil gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Haskil landing knees to the body.
Khalidov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Haskil pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Haskil lands a nice uppercut.
Haskil connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haskil lands a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haskil lands with a short shot to the head.
Khalidov is rocked!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Haskil just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khalidov's brow.
Haskil lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Haskil dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Borris Khalidov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Haskil throws an overhand right that lands on Khalidov's shoulder, as Khalidov tries to avoid the shot.
Khalidov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haskil.
Haskil thows a body shot but no joy.
Haskil with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khalidov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haskil.
Haskil closes the distance and pushes Khalidov back into the cage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Khalidov. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Haskil working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Haskil.
Haskil throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khalidov avoids the elbow strike from Haskil, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haskil connects with a knee to the head.
Khalidov has clasped his hands together around Haskil's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Khalidov lands a nice forearm strike.
Khalidov tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Haskil is not content to let Khalidov control the position.
Khalidov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Haskil is avoiding damage well.
Khalidov tries for a kimura but Haskil is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haskil bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
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!
Khalidov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Haskil as he jumps to the side.
Khalidov tries to keep at a distance but Haskil has taken the fight into the clinch.
Haskil pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Haskil misses with a punch to the body.
Eddie Haskil seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haskil lands a damaging elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haskil.
Haskil pushes off an throws an elbow but Khalidov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short left from Haskil.
Haskil scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haskil stops a takedown attempt from Khalidov.
Khalidov takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Khalidov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haskil.
Borris Khalidov's cut is getting worse.
Haskil scores with a knee to the head.
Khalidov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haskil tries a knee to the head but Khalidov blocks it.
Khalidov seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haskil scores with a shot to the side of Khalidov's head.
Haskil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khalidov.
Haskil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haskil scores with a shoulder strike.
Haskil lands an elbow inside.
Haskil lands an elbow that stopped Khalidov in his tracks for a moment.
Khalidov tries to score a body lock takedown but Haskil shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borris Khalidov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haskil lands a damaging elbow.
Borris Khalidov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Haskil scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haskil lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khalidov backwards.
Haskil working the clinch nicely. Khalidov is working for position but Haskil cracks him with a big knee to the head! Khalidov crumples up against the cage and Haskil lands two more shots before the ref can save Khalidov! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Eddie Haskil! Eddie Haskil retains his light heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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