Kharitonov vs. dos Santos

[The Sandmen]

Sergei Kharitonov is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Junior dos Santos is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Junior dos Santos today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.

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Round 1
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Kharitonov and dos Santos move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!


Kharitonov avoids a dangerous strike from dos Santos
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
dos Santos tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Sergei Kharitonov throws a combo
Junior dos Santos ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Kharitonov swings again, only to get countered once more! Kharitonov is looking bad here!
Kharitonov's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Kharitonov has a small cut in his Forehead


Brilliant combination from Sergei Kharitonov
dos Santos is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.


The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Sergei Kharitonov has found an opening in the defense of dos Santos, launching a big uppercut
Junior dos Santos is fast enouigh to dodge that uppercut.
Poorly executed technique. Junior dos Santos looks to counter!
dos Santos launches a hook to the body
Bang! Kharitonov stops that one with his ribs!


Incredible haymaker from Junior dos Santos!
You can see Sergei Kharitonov's head being snapped backwards!
Kharitonov's Forehead is beginning to swell


dos Santos feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Kharitonov's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Sergei Kharitonov's Chin
Sergei Kharitonov seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Junior dos Santos!


Kharitonov launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits dos Santos's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!


Junior dos Santos fakes a punch and launches himself over Sergei Kharitonov
Great move by dos Santos who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch


The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Junior dos Santos!
That one almost breaks Kharitonov's chin! He is knocked down!
That brutal impact left Kharitonov laid out on the mat! Junior dos Santos's corner come in to congratulate him!
Kharitonov's Chin is beginning to swell
Kharitonov has a small cut in his Chin

Winner is Junior dos Santos by KO (Uppercut) at 1:38 Round 1

Statistics: Sergei Kharitonov
Punches 0/6 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s

Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 7/7 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s

Shit. JDS hits REALLY hard. Sergei is dramatically improved, but not quite at JDS level at this time.