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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garrik Harlamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takashi Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sudo has chosen Kaneda as his entrance music. Takashi Sudo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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214 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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186 cm
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200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Self confident |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Garrik Harlamov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takashi Sudo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sudo tries to clinch but Harlamov moves away
and Harlamov counters with a takedown into side control.
Harlamov is trying to get an arm triangle but Sudo is defending well.
Harlamov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Harlamov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Harlamov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sudo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Harlamov 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.
Harlamov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sudo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sudo wants to control but Harlamov postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlamov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sudo is trying to control Harlamov's posture but Harlamov avoids it.
Harlamov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sudo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Harlamov's guard! Nice work there by Sudo!
Sudo tries to stand but Harlamov is controlling from the bottom.
Sudo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sudo gets caught flat footed, as Harlamov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sudo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harlamov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harlamov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sudo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harlamov trying to control the position from guard on top but Sudo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sudo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harlamov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sudo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harlamov trying to control but Sudo is working from the bottom.
Sudo trying to control the position.
Harlamov throws and elbow that misses. Sudo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harlamov's guard. Nice move by Sudo!
Sudo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sudo misses with a knee to the head.
Harlamov fails to pull guard.
Harlamov is working for takedown but Sudo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sudo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sudo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harlamov is breathing heavily.
Sudo lands a nice knee to the body.
Harlamov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sudo walks away with a smile on his face. Harlamov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrik Harlamov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sudo clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Garrik Harlamov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sudo tries to close the distance and clinch but Harlamov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sudo moves to clinch but Harlamov breaks away
and Harlamov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Harlamov trying to control the position from guard on top but Sudo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harlamov preventing the sweep.
Sudo pulls Harlamov in to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harlamov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo is trying to control the position but Harlamov postures up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Takashi Sudo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Harlamov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sudo did well to prevent Harlamov getting side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sudo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harlamov.
Harlamov is trying to control the action in half guard but Sudo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sudo is defending against the submission attempts here by Harlamov.
Sudo gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov wants to control from the top but Sudo keeps moving.
Harlamov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sudo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Harlamov, into his guard.
Harlamov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sudo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudo wanted to stand there but Harlamov had control of the position.
Harlamov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sudo manages to get himself to full guard.
Sudo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harlamov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sudo is trying to control the position but Harlamov postures up.
Harlamov wants to pass the guard but Sudo is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harlamov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Harlamov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Harlamov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sudo is looking for a sweep.
Sudo wants to control but Harlamov postures up.
Harlamov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sudo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Harlamov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrik Harlamov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Sudo as Harlamov shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sudo tries to clinch there but Harlamov circles away.
Sudo closes the distance but Harlamov moves to the side
and Harlamov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlamov stopping the sweep attempt from Sudo.
Harlamov trying to control but Sudo is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Harlamov advances position into side control!
Harlamov wants to control but Sudo is keeping him busy.
Harlamov goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sudo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Harlamov but great work by Sudo.
Harlamov is looking to regain half guard here but Sudo keeps moving and retains side control.
Sudo tries to stand but Harlamov is controlling his head.
Garrik Harlamov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Harlamov is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Sudo is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Sudo is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Harlamov shoots in and bounces Sudo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Garrik Harlamov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harlamov is looking to work some ground and pound but Sudo has wrist control.
Harlamov wants to control from the top but Sudo keeps moving.
Harlamov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sudo looking for a sweep. Not yet Sudo, not yet.
Takashi Sudo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sudo is trying to control the position but Harlamov postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garrik Harlamov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harlamov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garrik Harlamov!
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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
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