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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Zhdanov (ranked 1019 p4p, 2026 weight class) and Charlie Conover (ranked 136 p4p, 256 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Zhdanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Conover!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Conover.
It looks like Roman Zhdanov has been cut.
Conover misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Zhdanov misses its target.
Zhdanov slips a straight right by Conover.
Conover misses with a looping left.
Conover lands the left hand.
Zhdanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Conover throws a body punch but Zhdanov moves out of range.
Zhdanov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Conover misses with a wild combination.
Conover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conover fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conover misses with a straight right.
Charlie Conover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhdanov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Conover takes a shot to the head.
Zhdanov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zhdanov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Conover backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhdanov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhdanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Conover backwards.
Zhdanov lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Charlie Conover has been cut.
Conover tries to stall but Zhdanov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zhdanov lands a damaging elbow.
Zhdanov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right from Zhdanov on the inside.
Zhdanov scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've been informed that Conover 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.
Conover is working Zhdanov over against the cage.
Conover trying to control the position but instead, Zhdanov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Conover into the cage.
Zhdanov stalling against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zhdanov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zhdanov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zhdanov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zhdanov lands with a light punch inside.
Zhdanov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhdanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zhdanov lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhdanov pushes Conover back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Zhdanov.
Conover wants to break free but Zhdanov has control.
Zhdanov misses with a body punch.
Zhdanov lands an elbow inside that Conover shrugs off.
Zhdanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zhdanov leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov is leaning against Conover and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Conover looks winded!
A short left from Zhdanov.
A left hand lands to the body for Zhdanov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zhdanov.
Zhdanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zhdanov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zhdanov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Conover takes a knee to the side of the body.
A shot in the inside from Zhdanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhdanov lands an elbow inside that Conover shrugs off.
A right hand to the body from Zhdanov.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zhdanov.
A body shot lands from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zhdanov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zhdanov lands a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Zhdanov to work.
Zhdanov lands an uppercut.
Conover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Conover lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zhdanov backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhdanov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zhdanov lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Charlie Conover's cut even more.
Zhdanov tries to work over Conover's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zhdanov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zhdanov stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov lands a shot to the body.
Zhdanov stalling the fight.
Zhdanov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Zhdanov gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Conover misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zhdanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zhdanov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Conover backwards.
Zhdanov lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zhdanov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zhdanov lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Conover takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhdanov lands a left hand.
Zhdanov lands an elbow just above Conover 's eye.
Zhdanov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Zhdanov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Zhdanov drives through and clinches with Conover against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Conover.
Zhdanov blocking some punches.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Zhdanov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Zhdanov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhdanov.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zhdanov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Conover throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhdanov.
Zhdanov scores with a shot to the side of Conover's head.
Zhdanov presses Conover against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zhdanov lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zhdanov.
Conover is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov lands a nice shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zhdanov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zhdanov.
A right hook to the body lands for Zhdanov.
Zhdanov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhdanov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Charlie Conover's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A short uppercut from Zhdanov.
A short right from Zhdanov.
Zhdanov lands a big knee to the head and Conover goes down! Zhdanov pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Zhdanov!
A very excited looking Roman Zhdanov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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FIGHT
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