 |
BMP 35 (Harlamov vs Boykin) PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitka Boycheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boycheck is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Парус. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
37
210 lbs
13 - 14 - 0 |
|
180 cm
43
204 lbs
27 - 36 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 36 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitka Boycheck!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Boycheck misses its intended target.
Fernandez fails with a takedown attempt.
Boycheck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boycheck leaves Fernandez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boycheck's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Boycheck's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fernandez goes for a double leg but Boycheck avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Boycheck continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Fernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boycheck misses the shot to the body.
Fernandez attempts a counter takedown but Boycheck avoids it well and moves away.
Boycheck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fernandez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fernandez slips a jab and a cross from Boycheck.
Boycheck looks to throw a body kick
and Fernandez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Boycheck is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boycheck is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Fernandez frees his head nicely. Oh but Boycheck has switched to an armbar! Fernandez is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Mitka Boycheck!
A very excited looking Mitka Boycheck 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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
78% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimon Boets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Vizcarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boets's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Штиль. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
 |
|
 |
| 195 cm
41
245 lbs
29 - 38 - 0 |
|
193 cm
34
214 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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 - 38 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimon Boets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norman Vizcarra!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vizcarra lands a glancing blow to the side of Boets's head.
Boets has been working on his boxing with his coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Vizcarra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boets.
Boets lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Norman Vizcarra has been cut.
Boets moves forwards but Vizcarra connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boets swinging wildly here.
Vizcarra jabs Boets right on the nose. Boets blinks but takes it well.
Boets misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boets throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vizcarra.
Boets takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boets throws a body punch but Vizcarra moves out of range.
Boets throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boets ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boets fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vizcarra manages to avoid it.
Boets tries to clinch up but Vizcarra circles away and keeps his distance.
Vizcarra takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vizcarra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boets misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boets has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vizcarra.
Boets throws a right and a left that both miss.
Norman Vizcarra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vizcarra scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vizcarra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vizcarra looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vizcarra explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vizcarra throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Boets.
It looks like Dimon Boets has been cut.
A jab from Vizcarra does it's job there.
Vizcarra misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boets is looking to wear down Vizcarra with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boets throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vizcarra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boets fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vizcarra looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vizcarra throws a right and a left that Boets avoids nicely.
Boets changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vizcarra rushes Boets and presses him up against the cage.
Vizcarra lands a knee to the body.
Vizcarra with a knee to the head.
Vizcarra lands an uppercut.
Boets wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vizcarra has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boets breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut there from Vizcarra.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vizcarra.
Vizcarra keeps Boets at a distance using the push kick.
Vizcarra avoids the body shot from Boets.
A little jabbing left from Vizcarra on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boets lands a two punch combo.
Boets is breathing heavily.
Vizcarra ducks under a wild hook from Boets.
Boets walks into a left hand.
Boets has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boets there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boets is rocked!
Boets throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vizcarra fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boets with a poor takedown
and Vizcarra scores with a counter punch that sends Boets to the canvas! Vizcarra smells blood - he's punishing Boets with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Boets has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Norman Vizcarra!
Norman Vizcarra really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that LOPS 160q $149 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
75% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimas Boykiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaff Terra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boykiy's entrance music is Перемен. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Terra's choice of entrance music: Imagine Dragons - Radioactive. Gaff Terra acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
36
220 lbs
27 - 31 - 0 |
|
189 cm
31
201 lbs
17 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
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
27 - 31 - 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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gaff Terra!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terra connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Dimas Boykiy has been cut.
Boykiy ducks right into an uppercut from Terra.
Boykiy tries to move into range but Terra moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boykiy rushes Terra and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boykiy lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Gaff Terra has been cut.
Terra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Terra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Terra misses with a punch on the inside.
Terra taking a breather.
Boykiy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Terra pushes off an throws an elbow but Boykiy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Boykiy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boykiy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boykiy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terra wants to stall.
Terra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boykiy avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boykiy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Terra's elbow.
Terra misses with the head strike.
Terra tries to stall but Boykiy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boykiy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimas Boykiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boykiy darts in and clinches Terra up against the cage.
Boykiy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boykiy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boykiy blocks an elbow strike.
Boykiy lands with a light punch inside.
Boykiy tries a knee to the head but Terra blocks it.
Terra throws a punch but it's blocked by Boykiy.
A short uppercut from Boykiy.
Boykiy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Boykiy lands a damaging elbow.
Terra stalling in the clinch but Boykiy improves position.
Boykiy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boykiy circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Terra drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Boykiy follows Terra to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dimas Boykiy!
Dimas Boykiy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
53% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Gilbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beaumont McHale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McHale has chosen Half of Fame as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
37
215 lbs
15 - 11 - 1 |
|
182 cm
41
215 lbs
39 - 17 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Gilbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Beaumont McHale!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McHale slaps away a takedown attempt from Gilbert, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gilbert fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McHale unleashes a big counter combination but Gilbert bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McHale shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gilbert manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gilbert has his foot on McHale's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McHale works his way back into a safe position though.
Gilbert is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gilbert has his foot on McHale's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McHale works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilbert is looking for a triangle but McHale pushes his legs off easily.
Gilbert throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
McHale keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gilbert's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McHale's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McHale working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilbert working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McHale doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McHale manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gilbert has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McHale can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McHale scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McHale throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gilbert works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gilbert is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gilbert keeping moving, preventing McHale from controlling successfully.
Gilbert looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McHale passes into half guard.
McHale wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gilbert keeps working.
McHale working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert actively working from the bottom here.
McHale wants to take a breather but Gilbert is having none of it.
McHale lands with a punch from half guard.
Gilbert is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McHale pulls his head out easily.
Gilbert taking some punishment here, with McHale in his half guard.
Gilbert taking some punishment here, with McHale in his half guard.
Gilbert is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McHale pulls his head out easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
It looks like McHale might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Gilbert is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McHale pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from McHale.
Gilbert flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gilbert is trying to get back to full guard.
Gilbert looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHale working over Gilbert with some ground and pound. Gilbert looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McHale is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gilbert looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gilbert on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gilbert is looking for a sweep. McHale is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McHale is looking to take a break and control but Gilbert is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gilbert is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McHale pulls his head out easily.
Gilbert looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gilbert is looking to improve his position.
McHale lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McHale pulls his head out easily.
McHale scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gilbert wants to improve his position but McHale is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. McHale connects with a nice short shot to Gilbert's temple.
Gilbert looking for submissions off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. McHale connects with a nice short shot to Gilbert's temple.
McHale really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gilbert. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gilbert is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McHale pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from McHale.
McHale drops an elbow to the side of Gilbert's head.
Gilbert trying to hold on to McHale's head to control him but McHale postures up.
McHale is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beaumont McHale dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McHale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McHale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gilbert shoots in for a takedown but McHale shows good takedown defense.
Gilbert has a takedown stuffed.
A countering left hand to the body from McHale misses.
McHale misses with a looping left.
Nice takedown defense from McHale. No joy for Gilbert on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Gilbert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gilbert tries to close the distance and clinch but McHale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gilbert shoots in looking for a takedown. McHale tries to sprawl out of it but Gilbert keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McHale manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilbert moves out of range as McHale strikes.
Gilbert feints and as McHale raises his hands in defense, Gilbert changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McHale is on top in guard.
McHale must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McHale landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McHale stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gilbert swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McHale is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McHale chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McHale's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gilbert looking for a guillotine here but McHale defends easily.
Beaumont McHale has got the better of the ground game so far.
McHale landing some decent shots from guard.
McHale pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gilbert is keeping the position for now.
McHale wants to control from the top but Gilbert keeps moving.
Gilbert working for a triangle but McHale defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHale stands up over Gilbert, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gilbert looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McHale works over Gilbert with some ground and pound from guard.
Gilbert looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gilbert throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
McHale trying to control the position from guard on top but Gilbert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McHale is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gilbert looking for a guillotine here but McHale defends easily.
Gilbert has his foot on McHale's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McHale works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McHale is aware though and is defending well.
McHale trying to control the position from guard on top but Gilbert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gilbert working for a triangle but McHale defends it easily.
McHale trying to control but Gilbert is working from the bottom.
Gilbert looking to hit a scissor sweep but McHale is one step ahead there.
Gilbert is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but McHale frees his head nicely. Oh but Gilbert has switched to an armbar! McHale is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). George Gilbert!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, George Gilbert made sure he mentioned Beaver Jooce!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
40% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenalemodisa Mabogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damo Dustup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mabogo's entrance music is 3 Doors Down - Duck and Run. A fine choice. Kenalemodisa Mabogo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
26
215 lbs
17 - 17 - 0 |
|
225 cm
37
300 lbs
17 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kenalemodisa Mabogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damo Dustup!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mabogo misses the shot to the body.
Dustup misses with a double jab.
Mabogo lands with a nice body punch.
Dustup scores with the left hand. Mabogo knows he should have avoided that one.
Mabogo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mabogo just misses with a punch to the body.
Dustup pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dustup misses with a head kick.
We've been hearing reports that Mabogo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dustup misses with a wild combination.
Mabogo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dustup lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A big left from Dustup misses.
Dustup tries a head kick but it misses.
Dustup fails to land with a series of punches.
Dustup swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Dustup.
Dustup throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Mabogo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice combo by Dustup! Oh, that's hurt him - Mabogo falls to the canvas and Dustup follows him into side control.
Mabogo is rocked!
Mabogo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dustup is controlling him well.
Oh Mabogo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dustup lands a strong strike to the head of Mabogo. That's dazed him! Dustup looking to finish here. Mabogo is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Dustup lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damo Dustup!
After the fight, Damo Dustup was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
96% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Loco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.
 |
|
 |
| 199 cm
26
255 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
|
205 cm
40
275 lbs
30 - 22 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, El Loco!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loco defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
Loco misses with a looping left.
Loco throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Loco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loco throws a nice outside leg kick.
Loco moves to clinch but Smith breaks away
so Smith counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Loco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Loco working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loco working a defensive guard but Smith manages to pass into side control anyway.
Loco is trying to buck Smith off.
Smith tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Smith tries to move to mount but Loco blocks the move with his legs.
Loco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith working the ground and pound from side control.
Loco felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Loco stops Smith from passing to mount.
Loco is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Loco tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Smith wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Loco can't do much from the bottom here.
Smith is trying to get an arm triangle but Loco is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loco is trying to get back to half guard.
Smith tries to advance to mount but Loco denies him.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Loco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Loco struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A control attempt from Loco but he's now mounted!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith controlling his opponent.
Smith has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Loco's face.
Loco wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Loco is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Loco is still trying to improve position.
Loco takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Loco really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Smith trying to control but Loco is having none of it.
Smith wants to finish this one by submission but Loco is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loco is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
Smith thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Smith prevents Loco from getting the reversal.
Loco is in a horrible position here. Smith smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Loco is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Smith has control of Loco's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Loco regains control of the situation pretty easily.
We've been hearing that Smith has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Loco sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Loco has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Smith is on him like a limpet, forcing Loco back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A lazy left from Loco finds it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Loco lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loco can do to turn this around?
Loco takes the fight into the clinch.
Loco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Loco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Loco feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Smith sprawling to the canvas! Smith rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Loco finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
and Loco counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Smith! He's just covering up as Loco starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El Loco!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
42% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Abbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Abbot has the eye of the tiger tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 205 cm
40
260 lbs
55 - 27 - 0 |
|
210 cm
33
250 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
55 - 27 - 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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Abbot!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalenko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Abbot at a distance.
Kovalenko moves out of range as Abbot strikes.
Kovalenko lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kovalenko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kovalenko.
It looks like Tony Abbot has been cut.
Abbot missing with a left hand there. Kovalenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kovalenko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oooooh!!! Kovalenko has knocked Abbot down with a huge combo! Kovalenko steps away and waves a wobbly Abbot back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Abbot is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovalenko Throws a clean left jab. Kovalenko Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Abbot's chin! Abbot crumbles to the ground and Kovalenko follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Kovalenko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nikolai Kovalenko!
During a confident post fight interview, Nikolai Kovalenko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garik Harlamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimentiy Boykin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boykin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Пересмотри. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 206 cm
39
275 lbs
37 - 18 - 1 |
|
197 cm
40
275 lbs
35 - 32 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Garik Harlamov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 32 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimentiy Boykin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harlamov feints and as Boykin raises his hands in defense, Harlamov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Boykin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harlamov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Boykin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harlamov landing some decent shots from guard.
Harlamov landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harlamov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Boykin is trying to keep Harlamov in close.
Boykin looking for a sweep. Not yet Boykin, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boykin keeping moving, preventing Harlamov from controlling successfully.
Boykin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harlamov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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.
Boykin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harlamov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harlamov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boykin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harlamov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harlamov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boykin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boykin looking for a sweep. Not yet Boykin, not yet.
Harlamov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boykin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boykin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harlamov postures up.
Harlamov has gone for a leg lock! Boykin slips out almost immediately though and dives into Harlamov's guard.
Harlamov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov trying to control the position.
Boykin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Harlamov is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Boykin frees his head nicely. Oh but Harlamov has switched to an armbar! Boykin is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Garik Harlamov!
Garik Harlamov is the new super heavyweight champion!
Garik Harlamov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
33% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
