Sergei Kharitonov improved his overall record to (28-6 MMA) at last night’s Bellator 207 event, scoring a nasty first-round knockout victory over Roy Nelson.
The highlight reel finish served as the sixteenth TKO/KO victory of Kharitonov’s career.
The 38-year-old Russian, Kharitonov, was able to catch “Big Country” with a huge right hand late in round one. From there, Sergei would unleash some nasty knees followed by some massive uppercuts which eventually sent Nelson crashing down.
Check out the brutal finish from Sergei Kharitonov below:
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Kharitonov has gone 10-1 over his past eleven bouts, scoring nine finishes (2 submissions and 7 KO’s) in that time.
Check out how the pros reacted to Sergei Kharitonov’s impressive knockout of Roy Nelson at Bellator 207 below:
Sergei’s jab is awesome especially for a HW
— MaddDogg (@MaddDoggMiller) October 13, 2018
Mannn poor country 🙁
— David Rickels (@TheCaveman316) October 13, 2018
Sergei Kharitonov KOs Roy Nelson at the very, very end of round 1. Nelson took some huge clean shots and then fell down face first. First time since 2014 vs. Mark Hunt that Nelson is stopped.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) October 13, 2018
Wow. Sergei Kharitonov may have just taken Roy Nelson's soul. #Bellator207
— Brian Campbell (@BCampbell) October 13, 2018
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That was a nasty KO by Kharitonov. Happened right in front of us on press row. He's just the third to ever stop Roy Nelson with strikes. #Bellator207
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) October 13, 2018
OH the violence!
— MaddDogg (@MaddDoggMiller) October 13, 2018
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