BMP 22 (Harlamov vs Sabonis) PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Eikmeyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitka Boycheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boycheck has chosen Парус as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Eikmeyer
vs
Boycheck

190 cm
25
272 lbs
9 - 10 - 1

180 cm
40
204 lbs
23 - 27 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Eikmeyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 27 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitka Boycheck!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boycheck clinches.
Eikmeyer leaning against his opponent.
Eikmeyer is working for takedown but Boycheck is calmly controlling the position for now.
Boycheck stalls.
Boycheck displaying some good clinch control by pressing Eikmeyer up against the cage.
Boycheck wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boycheck is trying to break the clinch but Eikmeyer has him pressed against the cage.

Eikmeyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eikmeyer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Eikmeyer shoots for a double leg takedown but Boycheck sprawls well. He's pushed Eikmeyer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boycheck has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Eikmeyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Eikmeyer tries to keep at a distance but Boycheck has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boycheck pressing his opponent against the cage.

Boycheck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boycheck with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boycheck scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Mario Eikmeyer has been cut.
Eikmeyer fails with the takedown.
Boycheck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eikmeyer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Eikmeyer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boycheck circles away.
Boycheck connects with a right that clearly hurt Eikmeyer. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Boycheck proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Eikmeyer collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitka Boycheck!
An out of breath Mitka Boycheck thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimas Boykiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Loco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boykiy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Перемен. On his way into the cage it seems that Dimas Boykiy has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dimas Boykiy seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Boykiy
vs
Loco

190 cm
33
220 lbs
23 - 23 - 0

205 cm
37
275 lbs
23 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimas Boykiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, El Loco!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Boykiy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boykiy. That's going to slow Loco down.
Boykiy throws a sloppy head kick and Loco moves out of range easily.
Loco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boykiy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boykiy shoots in for a takedown but Loco shows good takedown defense.
Boykiy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Boykiy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boykiy tries to clinch but Loco moves out of range.
Boykiy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Loco scores with a nice right hand.
Loco takes a jab right on the kisser.
A swing and a miss from Loco.
Loco paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loco tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Loco avoids the head kick by Boykiy.
Boykiy shoots in and drives through. Loco sprawls well.
Boykiy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Loco moves into the clinch.

Loco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boykiy slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Loco misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boykiy shoots in and drives through. Loco sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimas Boykiy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boykiy lands with an uppercut that bounces Loco off the cage and back into range.
Loco scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boykiy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Boykiy duly obliges.
A decent looking cross lands there for Loco.
Nice uppercut lands for Loco. That snapped Boykiy's head back.
Boykiy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Loco connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boykiy scrambles back to his feet.
Loco cracks the inside of Boykiy's front leg.
Boykiy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boykiy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Loco has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Loco misses with a few strikes there.
Boykiy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boykiy throws the kick towards the body but Loco avoids it.
Boykiy tries to close the distance and clinch but Loco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Boykiy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boykiy is trying to drag Loco to the mat but Loco just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loco.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boykiy has Loco pressed against the cage, preventing Loco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Loco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Loco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boykiy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Boykiy instigates a clinch.

Loco manages to break the clinch.
Loco uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boykiy is defended easily by Loco.
Boykiy swings widly with a right hand
and Loco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boykiy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Boykiy moves into the clinch.
Boykiy prevents Loco from breaking the clinch.
Loco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Loco is trying to force a seperation but Boykiy has the dominant position.

Loco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boykiy gets tackled into the cage by Loco. Loco maintains the clinch.
Boykiy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boykiy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Loco breaks the clinch.
Loco jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boykiy lands a nice looking body kick.
Boykiy fails with a takedown attempt.
Loco connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boykiy momentarily.
Loco might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Loco scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Loco lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
El Loco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boykiy tries a head kick but it misses.
Loco throws out a counter right but Boykiy avoids it with no problem.
Boykiy tries to clinch there but Loco circles away.
Boykiy is looking to land body kicks.
Loco is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Boykiy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Loco moves out of range of the leg kick from Boykiy.
It seemed like Loco was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Boykiy rushes Loco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loco can't break the clinch.

Loco manages to break the clinch.
Loco blocks the body kick.
Loco scores with a jab to the head.
Boykiy tries a head kick but it misses.
Loco throws out a counter right but Boykiy avoids it with no problem.

Loco gets tackled into the cage by Boykiy. Boykiy maintains the clinch.

Loco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Boykiy.
Loco looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boykiy doesn't manage to clinch there - Loco circles away.
Boykiy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Loco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boykiy fails to land with a series of punches.
Boykiy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loco.
Boykiy thows a leg kick but Loco checks it
and Loco counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boykiy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Loco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boykiy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Loco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

El Loco dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Boykiy walks into a stiff left hand from Loco.
Dimas Boykiy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boykiy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Boykiy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Loco wants to break the clinch but can't.

Loco breaks the clinch.
Loco lands a glancing blow to the side of Boykiy's head.

It looks like Dimas Boykiy has been cut.
Boykiy misses with a wild body shot.
Boykiy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Loco scores with a body shot.
Dimas Boykiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Loco.
Boykiy tries to clinch up.
Loco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boykiy walks into a stiff left hand from Loco.
Loco lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boykiy walks into a straight right hand from Loco.
Boykiy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loco. Boykiy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boykiy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Loco circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco lands a jab to the nose.
Loco feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Boykiys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Loco is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Boykiy misses with a body kick.
Boykiy throws a head kick that misses.
Boykiy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Loco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Boykiy clinches.
Loco tries to break free but Boykiy pushes him back against the cage.
Loco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boykiy tries to pull guard but Loco won't allow it.
Boykiy jumps guard but Loco turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Boykiy has Loco pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Loco manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimas Boykiy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Loco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Boykiy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Loco has had enough of the clinch but Boykiy keeps him there for the moment.
Boykiy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Loco prevents it.
Loco is trying to break the clinch but Boykiy has him pressed against the cage.
Boykiy is working Loco over against the cage.
Boykiy goes for a takedown attempt but Loco pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boykiy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Loco's calf.
Loco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boykiy.
Boykiy is looking for a counter combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boykiy.
A head kick misses from Boykiy.
Loco defending well as Boykiy loads up on a big left hand.
Loco swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boykiy throws a low kick, looking for Loco's leg but Loco calmly moves out of range.
Boykiy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Loco defends well and Boykiy ends up having to push Loco into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Boykiy tries to clinch up.
Boykiy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Loco's calf.
Loco cracks Boykiy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Loco bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boykiy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Loco's waist but Loco gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boykiy off to one side.
Nice jab there from Loco.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loco scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boykiy in his tracks.
A left lands for Loco.
A head kick misses from Boykiy.
Loco tests Boykiy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Loco misses with a body shot.
El Loco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boykiy throws a lazy head kick
and Loco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Loco slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Loco jabs Boykiy right on the nose. Boykiy blinks but takes it well.

Boykiy is rocked!
Loco lands a glancing blow to the side of Boykiy's head.
Oh Boykiy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boykiy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boykiy tries to clinch up but Loco circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boykiy looks up at the clock. Bad move! Loco lands a right hand from hell, dropping Boykiy. Loco pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El Loco!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimentiy Boykin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rami Kottari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boykin comes into the arena with Пересмотри blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boykin
vs
Kottari

197 cm
37
275 lbs
29 - 27 - 0

188 cm
36
255 lbs
19 - 20 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 27 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimentiy Boykin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rami Kottari!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boykin misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Boykin. Those never looked like landing.
Boykin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kottari as he jumps to the side.
Kottari with the counter takedown but Boykin avoids it easily.
Boykin lands a slapping body shot.

Boykin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kottari to the ground. Boykin is now in Kottari's guard.
Boykin preventing the sweep.
Kottari keeping moving, preventing Boykin from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boykin preventing the sweep.
Boykin trying to control but Kottari is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kottari preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kottari's coach down at Bad Pluto! (17 Elite Coach) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kottari's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Boykin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kottari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boykin.
Boykin walks into a stiff left hand from Kottari.
Boykin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kottari.
Boykin moves in looking to clinch but Kottari pushes him off.
Kottari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boykin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boykin jabs Kottari to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kottari swings for the body but Boykin moves out of range.
Boykin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boykin lands a jab to the nose.
Boykin cracks Kottari with an open hand slap.
Kottari misses with a hook. Boykin ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kottari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

It looks like Rami Kottari has been cut.
Boykin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kottari throws a big shot that misses.
Boykin tests Kottari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boykin lands an overhand right.
Kottari throws a looping overhand right but Boykin ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kottari lands with a cross.
Boykin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kottari.

Boykin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kottari sprawls well initially but Boykin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Boykin seems to be looking for submissions.
Kottari controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Boykin is stalling here. Kottari is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Boykin seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kottari has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kottari controls the position from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boykin is looking for a sweep.
Boykin can't do much from the bottom here.
Kottari trying to control the position but Boykin is working away.
Kottari tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kottari wants to control but Boykin is keeping him busy.
Boykin is looking for a sweep.
Boykin taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boykin is looking for a sweep.
Boykin is not content to let Kottari control the position.
Boykin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dimentiy Boykin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rami Kottari's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Boykin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kottari, pushing him back against the cage.
Boykin looking for a takedown.
Boykin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kottari after a bit of a struggle.
Boykin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kottari can do to turn this around?
Kottari is pushing Boykin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Boykin jumps guard but Kottari stands there with Boykin around his waist. Boykin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimentiy Boykin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boykin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kottari gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kottari.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kottari looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boykin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kottari is defending well.

Kottari wants the takedown. Boykin is fighting it off but Kottari persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Boykin's guard against the cage.
Boykin has momentary wrist control but Kottari slips an elbow through the middle.

Boykin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kottari gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kottari trying to control the position from guard on top but Boykin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kottari scoring with punches to the head and body.

Boykin looking for a triangle here. Kottari is fighting it but it looks tight! Boykin pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kottari is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dimentiy Boykin!
A relieved looking Dimentiy Boykin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simba Burns Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenalemodisa Mabogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns Jr comes into the arena with Thuggish Ruggish Bone blaring out of the sound system. Mabogo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 3 Doors Down - Duck and Run. On his way into the cage it seems that Simba Burns Jr has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Simba Burns Jr seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Burns Jr
vs
Mabogo

180 cm
36
210 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

190 cm
23
215 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Namunamu Clothing
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Simba Burns Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kenalemodisa Mabogo!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns Jr avoids the head kick by Mabogo.
Burns Jr avoids the head kick by Mabogo.
Burns Jr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mabogo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burns Jr throws a hook to the side of Mabogo's head but Mabogo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burns Jr moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMabogo.
Mabogo throws a sloppy head kick and Burns Jr moves out of range easily.
Burns Jr thinks about countering with a head kick.
Mabogo throws a head kick that misses.
Burns Jr looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mabogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mabogo throws a sloppy head kick
and Mabogo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mabogo throws a head kick that misses
and Burns Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Mabogo throws a head kick that misses
and Burns Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mabogo looks winded!
Burns Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Burns Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Burns Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Mabogo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mabogo blocks a body shot from Burns Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burns Jr digs a right hand underneath Mabogo's ribcage. Mabogo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mabogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mabogo is trying to push Burns Jr away but Burns Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mabogo wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mabogo backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr misses with the head strike.
Burns Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Burns Jr misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Mabogo controls the action.
Mabogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mabogo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Burns Jr seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mabogo can turn it around.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr working aggressively here.
Burns Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burns Jr misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns Jr misses with a punch to the body.

Burns Jr breaks the clinch.
A head kick by Mabogo misses

and Burns Jr counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mabogo! Burns Jr lets Mabogo back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Mabogo is rocked!
Mabogo circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Burns Jr. Mabogo falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Burns Jr!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Simba Burns Jr!
Post fight, an emotional Simba Burns Jr said 'I'm not back, because I never left.. I am here and here to stay and I want that world title. I love my brother Simba Burns and the whole Burns family who helped me win this fight. And my new partners the Diaz bros thanks for the help guys.'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doomsday Drost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drost comes to the cage accompanied by Kilpi - Sielut Iskee Tulta. Kessler has chosen Yattering - Chase of Thoughts as his entrance music. Doomsday Drost has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Drost
vs
Kessler

205 cm
35
280 lbs
28 - 14 - 0

185 cm
32
203 lbs
22 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Doomsday Drost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Kessler!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Kessler there.
Drost throws a body shot but no joy.
Kessler throws a solid leg kick but Drost takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kessler.
Kessler misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Drost misses the target.
Kessler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drost moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kessler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Drost throws a jab but it's blocked by Kessler.
A solid body kick from Kessler.
Kessler lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Kessler shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kessler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Drost is positioning himself well to prevent Kessler advancing to mount.
Kessler is looking to take a break and control but Drost is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drost trying to control from the bottom.
Kessler working Drost over with strikes.
Kessler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Drost has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kessler is working away from the top position though.
Kessler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kessler lands with a punch from half guard.
Kessler is trying to control. Drost wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Drost keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Drost wants to get back to full guard.
Drost keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler wants to pass the guard but Drost is defending well.
Drost wants to get back to full guard.
Drost is not content to let Kessler control the position.
Drost won't allow Kessler to pass to mount.
Kessler slips a nice elbow through Drost's hands, connecting with Drost's forehead.
Drost avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kessler.
Kessler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drost's head.
Drost is trying to control but can't.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Drost moves into full guard.
Drost looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler won't allow Drost to get back to his feet.
Drost pulls Kessler in to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kessler.
An elbow from Kessler crashes against the mat.
Kessler lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Drost down.
Kessler taking a breather here.
Drost wants to control but Kessler postures up.
I wouldn't like to be where Drost is right now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kessler scores with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kessler working away.
Kessler in side control, throwing shots but Drost defends.
Kessler wants to take a breather but Drost manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Kessler.
Kessler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drost works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Drost is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kessler lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kessler cracks Drost with a solid left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drost wants to stand up but Kessler is controlling him.
Drost avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kessler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Kessler dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kessler looks to land a combination. Drost sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Doomsday Drost has been cut.
Drost walks into a stiff left hand from Kessler.
A punch lands to the side of Drost 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Drost throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kessler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kessler swings away with a body shot that misses
and Drost counters with a stiff right hand.
Drost tries to clinch but Kessler is having none of it.
Kessler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kessler looks for a takedown but Drost sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kessler lands with a good body shot.
Kessler misses with a kick to the body
and Drost counters with a nice uppercut.
Drost is looking to clinch.
Kessler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kessler dives in and scores a takedown into Drost's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kessler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kessler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kessler prevents Drost from getting back to his feet.
Drost preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kessler wants to control from the top but Drost keeps moving.
Kessler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kessler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Drost is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Drost is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kessler is refusing to be controlled, as Drost sits in half guard.
Kessler wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drost lands with a punch from half guard.
Drost will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kessler taking some punishment here, with Drost in his half guard.

Kessler is rocked!
Drost is thwarting Kessler's attempts to control the position.
Kessler is still in real trouble! Can Drost finish him?
Drost seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Drost prevents Kessler from improving his position.
Drost working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drost lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Kessler quite badly. Kessler pulls Drost in close trying to recover. Drost postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Kessler on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Kessler doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doomsday Drost!
Doomsday Drost thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
43%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Calypso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calypso is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jedi Mind Tricks - Genghis Khan . Jack Calypso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kovalenko
vs
Calypso

205 cm
37
260 lbs
46 - 23 - 0

225 cm
40
300 lbs
25 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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REAR NAKED CHOKE NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 46 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Calypso!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalenko throws a shot from downtown. Calypso moves away and avoids it.
Calypso takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nikolai Kovalenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calypso checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kovalenko throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Calypso on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Calypso closes the distance and clinches up with Kovalenko, looking for a takedown. Calypso pushes Kovalenko against the cage but Kovalenko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kovalenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Calypso just misses with a punch to the body.

Calypso drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calypso trying to control the position from guard on top but Kovalenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calypso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kovalenko is pulling down on Calypso's head to control his posture.
Calypso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kovalenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calypso looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kovalenko wants to sweep here but Calypso controlling him for the moment.
Calypso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kovalenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Calypso wants to pass the guard but Kovalenko is keeping the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kovalenko tests Calypso's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kovalenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Kovalenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kovalenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kovalenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kovalenko misses with a few strikes there.
Kovalenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Calypso on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kovalenko lands with a cross.
Kovalenko throws a head kick that misses.
Calypso is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kovalenko throws a head kick that half lands.
Kovalenko throws a lazy head kick

and Calypso counters with a takedown into side control.
Calypso trying to control the action but Kovalenko is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calypso throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kovalenko works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Calypso throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kovalenko is looking to escape.

Kovalenko makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kovalenko throws a push kick but Calypso slaps the foot to one side.
Calypso throws out a counter right but Kovalenko avoids it with no problem.
A head kick misses from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCalypso.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kovalenko.
And Calypso tries to counter it with a takedown but Kovalenko pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kovalenko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kovalenko misses with a double jab.
Calypso unleashes a big counter combination but Kovalenko bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kovalenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Calypso drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kovalenko defends it well.
Kovalenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kovalenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kovalenko throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovalenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Calypso.
Calypso swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kovalenko throws a lazy uppercut

and Calypso counters with a single leg into guard. Kovalenko didn't expect that.
Kovalenko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Calypso sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kovalenko's guard.
Calypso tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kovalenko knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Kovalenko dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kovalenko lands a jab-cross combination.
Kovalenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calypso.
Kovalenko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Kovalenko lands a big uppercut and Calypso crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Calypso looks OK. Kovalenko waves Calypso back to his feet!

Calypso is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Calypso got wobbled bad by a big combination! Kovalenko presses forward with punches and knees until Calypso stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Calypso closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolai Kovalenko!
Nikolai Kovalenko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garik Harlamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvydas Sabonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabonis has chosen James Brown - Superbad as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harlamov
vs
Sabonis

206 cm
36
275 lbs
31 - 14 - 0

210 cm
36
289 lbs
36 - 19 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Garik Harlamov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Arvydas Sabonis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harlamov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sabonis to the mat! Sabonis manages to get full guard.
Harlamov stopping the sweep attempt from Sabonis.
Harlamov throws an elbow that misses. Sabonis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harlamov's guard. Nice move by Sabonis!

Harlamov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Harlamov looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sabonis has picked Harlamov up and slammed him! Harlamov can't keep hold of the triangle and Sabonis manages to pass to side control!
Harlamov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sabonis's best efforts.

Harlamov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harlamov actively working from the bottom here.

Harlamov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sabonis pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabonis wants to pass to mount but Harlamov is defending the position.

Harlamov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sabonis pulls his head out easily.
Harlamov trying to control here.
Sabonis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Harlamov actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Harlamov is trying to get back to full guard.

Sabonis is looking for a kimura but Harlamov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sabonis to get the leverage.
Harlamov won't allow Sabonis to pass to mount.

Sabonis moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Harlamov.
Harlamov is looking for a sweep.
Harlamov gets back to half guard.

Sabonis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harlamov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harlamov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Harlamov is looking for a triangle here but Sabonis uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Sabonis gets to mount! Harlamov was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Harlamov wants to hold on but Sabonis pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis trying to control but Harlamov is having none of it.
Sabonis avoids the attempt from Harlamov to control.
Harlamov tries to reverse the position but Sabonis maintains control.
Sabonis trying to control but Harlamov is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harlamov tries to hold on but Sabonis postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arvydas Sabonis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sabonis throws a head kick that misses.
Harlamov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Harlamov checks a low kick from Sabonis.
Harlamov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sabonis is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Arvydas Sabonis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabonis misses with a hook

and Harlamov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Harlamov.
Harlamov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sabonis has momentary wrist control but Harlamov slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabonis has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Harlamov has passed into side control.
Sabonis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Harlamov is looking for a kimura but Sabonis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harlamov to get the leverage.
Harlamov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sabonis defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlamov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Harlamov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sabonis wants to get back to full guard.

Harlamov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sabonis sees it coming and defends easily.
Sabonis is looking to control Harlamov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sabonis avoid being mounted?
We've been hearing that Harlamov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Garik Harlamov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harlamov drops an elbow to the side of Sabonis's head.
Sabonis taking some punishment here, with Harlamov in his half guard.
Sabonis is looking for a sweep. Harlamov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harlamov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sabonis defending well though.

Sabonis looking for submissions off his back.

Sabonis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harlamov pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov wants to control but Sabonis is keeping him busy.

Harlamov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sabonis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harlamov.
Harlamov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sabonis keeps working.

Harlamov wants to work for an arm triangle but Sabonis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Harlamov lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sabonis is defending against the submission attempts here by Harlamov.
Sabonis moves into full guard.
Harlamov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sabonis can do to turn this around?
Harlamov trying to control the position from guard on top but Sabonis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harlamov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Harlamov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harlamov is looking to work some ground and pound but Sabonis has wrist control.
Harlamov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sabonis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harlamov manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sabonis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Harlamov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sabonis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Harlamov looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Sabonis is defending well. Harlamov quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Sabonis has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Harlamov celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Garik Harlamov!
A very excited looking Garik Harlamov 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.