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RPFC20:Harlamov VS Kovacevic PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between River Walken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Ricester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walken comes to the ring accompanied by Flim Star by Suede. Ricester has chosen War Vince DiCola as his entrance music. Toni Ricester has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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190 cm
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152 lbs
7 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, River Walken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toni Ricester!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricester looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Walken is looking to improve his position.
Ricester is trying to work for a kimura but Walken is defending well.
Ricester is working for a kimura but Walken is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. Walken manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Walken bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ricester's guard.
Ricester is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ricester looks gassed!
Walken really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Walken 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.
Walken drops back looking for a leg! Ricester is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ricester manages to kick Walken off! Walken jumps back into Ricester's guard.
Walken drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Walken as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Ricester screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Walken! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). River Walken!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Hrenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Vereschagin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ivan Hrenov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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194 lbs
2 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Hrenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Vereschagin!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vereschagin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vereschagin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vereschagin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hrenov as he jumps to the side.
Hrenov rushes Vereschagin with punches - Vereschagin moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Vereschagin goes down! Hrenov follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Hrenov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bertrand Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russell comes to the ring accompanied by Theater Of Salvation . The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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168 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bertrand Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Russell counters with a solid body kick.
Martinez throws a right hand that Russell ducks under and follows up with a left that Russell also avoids with ease.
Martinez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Russell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martinez throws the left hand but Russell avoids the punch easily.
Martinez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martinez throws a right hand that Russell ducks under and follows up with a left that Russell also avoids with ease.
Russell walks into a straight right hand from Martinez.
Russell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Martinez avoids it really well and circles away.
Russell throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Ricardo Martinez has been cut.
Russell misses with a series of wild punches.
Martinez throws a hook but Russell blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Russell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Martinez lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to chop away at Russell's legs.
Martinez throws out a loose jab but Russell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Martinezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Russell misses with a double jab.
Russell throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Martinez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martinez looks gassed!
Martinez looks to land a combination but Russell avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Russell.
Sloppy strikes from Martinez. Those never looked like landing.
Russell tries for a takedown but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bertrand Russell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez misses with a body shot.
Martinez misses with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martinez checks a leg kick.
Martinez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Russell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Martinez eats them both and turns towards Russell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez connects with a right hand. Russell shakes it off.
Russell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Martinez slaps away a takedown attempt from Russell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Martinez lands a right hook to the body.
Martinez avoids the head kick by Russell.
Ricardo Martinez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Russell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Russell moves out of range.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Martinez avoids the head kick by Russell.
Sloppy strikes from Martinez. Those never looked like landing.
Russell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
No joy there for Martinez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Russell misses with a body kick.
Russell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Martinez's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Russell wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.
Russell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Russell trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Russell preventing the sweep.
Russell is stalling in the full guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Bertrand Russell wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Martinez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Russell dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez sizes up Russell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Russell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Martinez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from Russell misses.
Martinez misses with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Martinez misses.
Martinez throws a hook but Russell blocks it.
Martinez swinging wildly here.
Russell drops Martinez with a beautiful combination! Martinez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Russell is looking for the KO!
Martinez is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Russell.
Martinez is still on wobbly legs! Can Russell finish him?
Russell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russell throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Martinez stumbling backwards into the ropes! Martinez bounces back off the ropes towards Russell, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Russell lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Russell celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bertrand Russell!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matteus Trill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Matteus Trill has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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300 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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285 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Very strong |
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Basic striking
Determined |
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matteus Trill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logan Brown!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trill checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Trill misses the shot to the body.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Trill throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brown.
A jab from Trill misses.
Brown gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Brown throwing shots but Trill is blocking nicely.
Trill trying to control from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown is thwarting Trill's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Brown prevents Trill from improving his position.
Brown looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Trill with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brown is keen to just control but Trill is a slippery customer.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Trill's head.
Trill on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Trill tries to get out of the position.
Trill is not content to let Brown control the position.
Brown drops an elbow to the side of Trill's head.
Brown scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trill has hold of Brown's hands but Brown slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brown controlling the action here.
Trill wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brown prevents Trill from improving his position.
Brown lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Brown.
Trill is rocked!
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!
Brown lands a big elbow - Trill is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Brown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Logan Brown!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dr Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamoru Takamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takamura has chosen HEKIREKI as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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200 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dr Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mamoru Takamura!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cox misses with a body shot.
Takamura scores with a shot to the body.
Takamura stuffs the takedown.
Cox with a poor takedown
and Takamura counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Takamura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cox is breathing heavily.
Cox drops his hands momentarily and Takamura takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Dr Cox has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takamura throws a right and a left that Cox avoids nicely.
Cox shoots and misses
and Takamura makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dr Cox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takamura connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamura throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Cox crashing down! Cox tries to stagger back to his feet but Takamura just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Cox asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mamoru Takamura!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Pegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spider Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Pegas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Spider Silva's chin.
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247 lbs
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255 lbs
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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 St Petersburg, Jon Pegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spider Silva!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pegas dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva throws a low kick but Pegas moves out of range easily.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Pegas counter with a right hand.
Jab, jab by Pegas - just one landing.
Pegas moves into the clinch.
Pegas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pegas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pegas.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pegas.
It looks like Spider Silva has been cut.
Pegas holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Pegas gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pegas has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pegas breaks from the clinch.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pegas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Pegas counters with a straight right hand.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pegas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jon Pegas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spider Silva.
Pegas blocks a head kick by Silva.
Pegas clinches.
Pegas manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Pegas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pegas scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pegas throws a good cross that connects.
Silva is rocked!
Silva throws a lazy body kick
and Pegas counters with a nice kick to the body.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Pegas finish him?
Spider Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva gets tackled into the ropes by Pegas. Pegas maintains the clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but Pegas holds him up against the ropes and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Pegas is controlling him.
Pegas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pegas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pegas breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pegas has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Pegas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pegas has him pressed against the ropes.
Come on Pegas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pegas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pegas.
Pegas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pegas drops Silva with a big knee straight up the middle! Silva is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Pegas counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Silva! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jon Pegas!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graf Orlak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez comes to the ring accompanied by Juicy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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223 lbs
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205 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafael Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Graf Orlak!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Martinez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orlak.
Orlak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martinez.
Martinez cracks a nice hook into Orlak's ribs.
Martinez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orlak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martinez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martinez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Orlak scores with a one two! Martinez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Martinez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Orlak throws a solid leg kick but Martinez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Orlak.
Martinez connects with a body shot that sends Orlak's belly button to the back.
Left hook, right uppercut from Orlak.
Martinez misses the jab.
A slow jab from Orlak misses its intended target.
Orlak misses with the combination.
Martinez thows a body shot but no joy.
Orlak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Graf Orlak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orlak avoids the body shot from Martinez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlak throws a combination that misses
and Martinez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Martinez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Orlak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Martinez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Martinez finds it's way through Orlak's defenses.
Orlak connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Orlak avoids them all with ease.
Orlak slips a jab from Martinez.
Orlak throws a low kick but Martinez moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orlak. Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orlak misses with a jab to the body
and Martinez counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orlak scoring well with a low kick there.
Martinez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orlak lands with a nice body punch.
Orlak sizes up Martinez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Martinez cracks Orlak with a good jab.
Martinez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlak misses with a straight left.
Martinez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orlak.
Orlak throws a right hand that misses
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martinez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Orlak is looking to chop away at Martinez's legs.
Martinez with a nice cross.
Orlak lands a jab to Martinez's midsection.
Orlak throws a combination. Martinez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Orlak throws the left hand but Martinez avoids the punch easily.
Martinez looks to land a combination but Orlak avoids it well.
Martinez looks to throw the jab but Orlak is out of range.
Orlak looks to land a right hand but Martinez moved out of range.
Orlak misses with a low kick.
Martinez slips under a jab.
Orlak misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martinez moves out of range of the leg kick from Orlak.
Orlak darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from Orlak.
A punch combination from Martinez misses.
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Orlak.
Martinez throws a right and a left that Orlak avoids nicely.
Orlak takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Orlak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martinez. That did some damage!
Orlak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orlak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orlak.
No joy there for Orlak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martinez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orlak fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlak scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Orlak connects with a right hand. Martinez shakes it off.
Martinez checks the leg kick.
Orlak scores with a crisp jab that stopped Martinez in his tracks.
Martinez throws a nice looking combination but Orlak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good shot there by Orlak.
Orlak is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Martinez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Orlak throws a series of punches but Martinez avoids them all with ease.
Martinez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Orlak. Orlak circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right-left combo lands from Orlak.
Martinez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Martinez tests Orlak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Martinez moves away from the strike by Orlak.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez swinging wildly here.
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 Rafael Martinez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Martinez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Martinez walks into a stiff left hand from Orlak.
Martinez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martinez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Orlak on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Orlak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orlak takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Martinez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Martinez defending well as Orlak loads up on a big left hand.
Orlak throws an off balance right hand
and Martinez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Orlak tries to score with a low kick but Martinez moves his leg out of the way.
Martinez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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!
Orlak misses with an uppercut.
Martinez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orlak.
Orlak misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez slips a straight right by Orlak.
Martinez throws a series of punches but Orlak avoids them all with ease.
Orlak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a straight right.
Martinez misses the jab.
Orlak looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
Orlak misses with an uppercut. Martinez saw that one coming.
Orlak throws a right and a left that Martinez avoids nicely.
Orlak tries to clinch but Martinez moves out of range.
Orlak fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Martinez checks it well.
Martinez thuds a left hand into Orlak's body.
Orlak slips under a jab from Martinez.
Orlak attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Orlak connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Martinez's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlak with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Orlak takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Orlak lands an overhand right.
Rafael Martinez is winning the standup battle so far.
Orlak misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Orlak tries to score with a low kick but Martinez moves his leg out of the way.
Martinez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
Orlak catches Martinez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Orlak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martinez stalks Orlak and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Orlak's face. Orlak staggers backwards, shaken.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Orlak scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Orlak uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Martinez has time to react.
Orlak digs a good hook to Martinez's body.
Martinez tries to bum rush Orlak with a series of wild strikes but Orlak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martinez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orlak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Martinez.
Martinez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Martinez misses with a double jab.
Orlak bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Martinez's head backwards.
Orlak looks to land a combination but Martinez avoids it well.
Orlak lands the left hand.
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orlak.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orlak.
Orlak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martinez, as that shot connected.
Martinez connects with a crisp jab.
Orlak clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Martinez.
Orlak working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez taking a breather.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Orlak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Orlak misses with the combination.
Orlak looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Orlak feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Martinezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Orlak blocks a jab.
Martinez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Martinez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orlak.
Orlak throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orlak misses with the combination.
Rafael Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rafael Martinez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Orlak misses with a straight left.
Orlak looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
A cross from Orlak lands.
Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Orlak jabs Martinez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Martinez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Orlak lands a jab.
Orlak throws a big shot that misses.
Orlak tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Orlak misses with a looping right.
Orlak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martinez.
Martinez connects with a body shot.
Orlak throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Martinez defending well as Orlak loads up on a big left hand.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orlak.
Martinez takes a swing at Orlak's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Orlak misses.
Orlak takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Martinez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Martinez is looking to clinch.
Orlak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Orlak as he connects with a hook.
Orlak blocks a jab.
Martinez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orlak slips under a jab from Martinez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martinez misses with the combination.
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orlak.
Martinez misses with a double jab
letting Orlak counter with a right hand.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A punch combination from Martinez misses.
Orlak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orlak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Orlak defending well as Martinez loads up on a big left hand.
Martinez throws the left hand but Orlak avoids the punch easily.
Orlak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martinez throws a lazy right hand but Orlak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orlak cracks a nice hook into Martinez's ribs.
Martinez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez moves forwards but Orlak connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Martinez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orlak has Martinez up against the ropes in a clinch.
Orlak looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Orlak misses with the head strike.
Orlak misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Orlak has him pressed against the ropes.
Orlak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orlak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martinez avoids it.
Orlak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Orlak fails to land.
Orlak misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orlak blocks an elbow strike.
Graf Orlak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
Martinez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martinez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Orlak.
Martinez tries to clinch but Orlak moves out of range.
Orlak throws out a loose jab but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A telegraphed right hand from Martinez misses the target.
Orlak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rafael Martinez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a hook but Orlak blocks it.
Martinez throws a right hand that Orlak ducks under and follows up with a left that Orlak also avoids with ease.
Martinez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orlak.
Orlak listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Orlak connects with a right hand. Martinez shakes it off.
Martinez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orlak.
Orlak clobbers Martinez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Martinez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martinez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martinez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orlak scores with a jab. Martinez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Orlak dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Orlak misses with an uppercut. Martinez saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Graf Orlak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Martinez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mongo Mongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksey Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mongo Mongo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksey Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mongo.
Mongo throws a body kick that misses.
Mongo misses with a body kick.
Mongo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy's sensitive parts.
Mongo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Mongo lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Aleksey Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy has been cut.
Mongo stops a takedown attempt from Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is working for takedown but Mongo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mongo lands a body shot.
Mongo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy wants a takedown but no success here.
Mongo Mongo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksey Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongo works on Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy's body with a couple of short punches.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mongo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy wants a takedown but no success here.
Mongo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy backwards.
Mongo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mongo presses Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Mongo.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy looks gassed!
Mongo lands a shoulder strike.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy tries to score a body lock takedown but Mongo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy letting Mongo take a breather here.
Mongo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Mongo on the inside.
Mongo misses with the head strike.
Mongo swings wildly with an uppercut but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mongo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mongo breaks the clinch.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mongo scores with a nice strike.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mongo lands a big head kick that sends Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy tumbling to the mat! Mongo takes a step backwards and waves Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is rocked!
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy backs away from a small jab...but Mongo lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Mongo with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Mongo Mongo!
Mongo Mongo retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putin comes to the ring accompanied by .... Dean comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eminence Front kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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316 lbs
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290 lbs
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Dean!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin fakes the leg kick and cracks Dean in the body.
Dean misses with a lunging right hand
and Putin counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Dean!
Dean looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Putin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Putin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Putin controlling the action here.
Putin 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.
Putin throwing shots but Dean is blocking nicely.
Dean is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dean is just riding it out for now. Putin eventually gives up the hold.
Dean regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dean has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Putin is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dean.
Putin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dean, who protects the arm well.
Dean gets back to half guard.
Putin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Putin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dean defends it well.
Dean is pressing down on Putin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Putin frees his head nicely. Oh but Dean has switched to an armbar! Putin is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Billy Dean!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garik Harlamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miladin Kovacevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kovacevic has chosen Rocknrolla' as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Garik Harlamov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miladin Kovacevic!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harlamov shoots in for a takedown but Kovacevic shows good takedown defense.
Kovacevic tries to land a front kick but Harlamov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kovacevic missing with a left hand there. Harlamov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harlamov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kovacevic tries to avoid it but Harlamov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kovacevic to the ground. Kovacevic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harlamov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kovacevic.
Kovacevic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harlamov's head.
Kovacevic cracks Harlamov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harlamov is defended easily by Kovacevic.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garik Harlamov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harlamov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kovacevic throws a push kick but Harlamov slaps the foot to one side.
Harlamov avoids the head kick by Kovacevic.
Crunch! Kovacevic slams his shin into Harlamov's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Kovacevic does it's job there.
Harlamov fails with the takedown.
Kovacevic tries a head kick but it misses.
Harlamov slips under a jab from Kovacevic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacevic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harlamov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kovacevic misses with a straight right.
Kovacevic throws the kick towards the body but Harlamov avoids it.
Miladin Kovacevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovacevic misses with a body kick.
Kovacevic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kovacevic cracks the inside of Harlamov's front leg.
Harlamov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kovacevic.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Harlamov. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Harlamov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kovacevic throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harlamov takes one to the side of the head.
Harlamov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kovacevic.
Kovacevic just misses with a punch to the body.
Harlamov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kovacevic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacevic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kovacevic throws a wild body kick that Harlamov sees coming a mile off.
Harlamov looks for a takedown but Kovacevic sprawls well.
Kovacevic looks to land a body kick but Harlamov moved away.
Harlamov has a takedown stuffed.
Kovacevic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harlamov manages to avoid it.
Kovacevic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kovacevic throws a looping overhand right but Harlamov ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Harlamov.
Kovacevic throws a body punch but Harlamov moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Kovacevic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Harlamov moves away from the strike by Kovacevic.
Harlamov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kovacevic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacevic throws a head kick that misses.
Kovacevic stuffs the takedown attempt from Harlamov. Harlamov gets slowly back to his feet.
Harlamov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kovacevic misses with a kick to the body.
Kovacevic is looking to land body kicks.
Kovacevic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harlamov was well out of range. Poor timing from Kovacevic.
Harlamov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kovacevic is fending him off so far but Harlamov persists. Nope, Kovacevic circles away and we're back to standing.
Harlamov avoids the head kick by Kovacevic.
Harlamov drops his hands momentarily and Kovacevic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harlamov.
A lazy left from Kovacevic finds it's target.
Kovacevic lands a nice shot that snaps Harlamov's head back.
Miladin Kovacevic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov shoots in for a takedown but Kovacevic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harlamov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harlamov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kovacevic tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Harlamov is in Kovacevic's guard.
Kovacevic pulls Harlamov in close to his closed guard and prevents Harlamov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Harlamov trying to control but Kovacevic is working from the bottom.
Kovacevic working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harlamov trying to control the position from guard on top but Kovacevic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kovacevic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miladin Kovacevic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harlamov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kovacevic tries to avoid it but Harlamov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kovacevic to the ground. Kovacevic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kovacevic throws a half hearted mid kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kovacevic. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kovacevic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harlamov shoots in but no luck this time.
Kovacevic throws a one two combo.
It looks like Garik Harlamov has been cut.
Harlamov moves out of range as Kovacevic strikes.
Kovacevic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kovacevic gets caught napping as Harlamov dives in and scores a takedown. Kovacevic manages to retain guard.
Kovacevic keeping moving, preventing Harlamov from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harlamov looking to pass the guard.
Harlamov trying to control but Kovacevic is working from the bottom.
Kovacevic working a defensive guard here.
Harlamov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlamov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Harlamov has gone for a leg lock! Kovacevic slips out almost immediately though and dives into Harlamov's guard.
Kovacevic thows a big elbow that misses.
Kovacevic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Harlamov has his foot on Kovacevic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kovacevic works his way back into a safe position though.
Harlamov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kovacevic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kovacevic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harlamov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kovacevic is aware though and is defending well.
Kovacevic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kovacevic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harlamov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kovacevic has managed to get both his arms back between Harlamov's legs - danger averted.
Kovacevic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacevic with a flurry of punches that miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harlamov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kovacevic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garik Harlamov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harlamov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kovacevic.
Kovacevic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harlamov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kovacevic is one step ahead there.
Kovacevic throws a big right hand that misses.
Harlamov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kovacevic is in close to Harlamov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harlamov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kovacevic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kovacevic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harlamov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harlamov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kovacevic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kovacevic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacevic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harlamov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harlamov working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kovacevic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harlamov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kovacevic chips away with some ground and pound.
Kovacevic throws a big right hand that misses.
Kovacevic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harlamov wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kovacevic stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Harlamov throws up his legs and catches Kovacevic in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Kovacevic tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Harlamov! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Garik Harlamov!
Garik Harlamov retains his heavyweight title!
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