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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Surkho Dratchev (ranked 2119 p4p, 2163 weight class) and Grant Harklie (ranked 249 p4p, 254 weight class). Dratchev's entrance music is Schweine by Glukoza Nostra. A fine choice. Harklie has chosen Holycrud as his entrance music. Surkho Dratchev has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Surkho Dratchev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grant Harklie!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dratchev moves into the clinch.
A short right from Harklie on the inside.
Harklie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harklie is working for takedown but Dratchev is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harklie gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dratchev regains guard.
Harklie trying to control but Dratchev is working from the bottom.
Harklie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Harklie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dratchev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harklie throws a big right hand that misses.
Dratchev wants to stand but Harklie is controlling the position.
Harklie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harklie advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harklie throws an elbow but Dratchev slips to the side and avoids it well.
Harklie tries for a kimura but Dratchev is defending well.
Harklie trying to control the position but Dratchev is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Harklie.
Harklie working the ground and pound but Dratchev is defending the strikes.
Harklie goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dratchev rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Harklie's guard! Nice work there by Dratchev!
Harklie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dratchev passes into half guard.
Harklie wants to improve his position but Dratchev is controlling well.
Harklie 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harklie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Harklie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dratchev's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dratchev's back!
Harklie has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Harklie has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Harklie cracks Dratchev with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Dratchev from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Dratchev is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harklie is throwing strikes but Dratchev counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Dratchev regains half guard.
Harklie wants to work for an arm triangle but Dratchev is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Harklie passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dratchev is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Harklie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Harklie unloads with some shots from mount but Dratchev bucks and avoids them well.
Harklie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harklie throws some wild stikes that Dratchev manages to avoid easily.
Dratchev manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Dratchev, under a barage of strikes from Harklie.
Harklie trying to mount his opponent but Dratchev defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harklie passes to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harklie jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dratchev manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Dratchev is not content to let Harklie control the position.
Harklie tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Harklie dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Dratchev gets caught napping as Harklie dives in and scores a takedown. Dratchev manages to retain guard.
Dratchev has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Harklie is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Surkho Dratchev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dratchev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dratchev gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Harklie to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Harklie wants to control from the top but Dratchev keeps moving.
Harklie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dratchev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harklie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dratchev's guard.
Harklie trying to control from half guard but Dratchev is working away.
Harklie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Harklie throwing strikes here but Dratchev is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Harklie landing strikes from the mount.
Harklie misses with a head shot.
Dratchev is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Harklie goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Dratchev turns into him and now he's in Harklie's guard.
Harklie has an active guard here but Dratchev has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harklie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Harklie wants to get back to full guard but Dratchev has mounted him!
Harklie is working to get back to half guard.
Harklie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harklie is trying to reverse the position but instead Dratchev has taken his back - oops!
Harklie wants to escape the position.
Harklie breaks Dratchev's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Harklie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dratchev's guard.
Dratchev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harklie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dratchev is staying active underneath Harklie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harklie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dratchev has managed to free his arm - good work.
Harklie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Grant Harklie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harklie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dratchev is refusing to be controlled, as Harklie sits in half guard.
Harklie is looking to pass Dratchev's guard but actually Dratchev recovers to full guard.
Harklie throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Grant Harklie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Harklie feints and as Dratchev raises his hands in defense, Harklie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dratchev looking for a guillotine here but Harklie defends easily.
Dratchev keeping moving, preventing Harklie from controlling successfully.
Harklie tries to free his leg and advance position but Dratchev is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harklie passes into half guard.
Harklie is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dratchev!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harklie working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
You get the feeling that Dratchev really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Harklie looking to ground and pound but Dratchev is blocking nicely.
Harklie blocks Dratchev's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Harklie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Harklie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Harklie misses with some ground and pound and Dratchev recovers position to half guard.
Harklie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harklie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harklie wants to take a breather but Dratchev is having none of it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harklie lands a nice short elbow.
Harklie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dratchev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harklie frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Grant Harklie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harklie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Harklie has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Harklie is continuing to stall.
That's four 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.
Harklie looking to control but Dratchev is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harklie controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Harklie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harklie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Harklie!
Our winner, Grant Harklie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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