The Farm Report: Head Hunted

Meaningful MMA exists beyond the confines of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Bellator MMA and World Series of Fighting. In this monthly series, Sherdog.com recaps the month that was on the regional circuit in mixed martial arts:*** Nothing in mixed martial arts draws attention like a long, destructive winning streak.Denis Goltsov mowed down another unfortunate soul on the European MMA scene on July 15, as he took care of UFC, Strikeforce and Bellator veteran Paul Buentello with a first-round head kick in the Absolute Championship Berkut 41 main event at Adler Arena in Sochi, Russia. Buentello hit the deck 3:07 into round one, suffering his first knockout defeat in nearly six years. Goltsov sat down “The Headhunter” with a jab inside the first 10 seconds, flurried with punches and then eased off the accelerator when it became apparent a finish was not imminent. He later separated from a Buentello clinch and started peppering the 42-year-old Texan with jabs. Soon after, a quick left hook from the 6-foot-5 Goltsov forced Buentello to drift into the oncoming path of the right high kick that followed. He fell to the canvas stiff and unconscious. The 26-year-old Goltsov has rattled off 13 straight wins, 11 of them finishes. Meanwhile, Russian bantamweight prospect Petr Yan rebounded from his first professional setback — a split decision defeat to Magomed Magomedov — by earning a unanimous verdict over Ed Arthur in the co-main event. Yan, 23, won the 2015 Absolute Championship Berkut bantamweight grand prix with victories over Murad Kalamov, Kharon Orzumiev and Renato Velame.Ishiwatari, Miki Retain Pancrase …

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