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BMP 15 (Boykiy vs Harlamov) PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clifford Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kent Hytten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kent Hytten acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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258 lbs
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253 lbs
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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
23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Clifford Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kent Hytten!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hytten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Hytten.
Smith throws a jab when Hytten was well out of range.
Hytten gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hytten thinking.
Hytten avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hytten takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hytten scores with a jab to the body.
Smith tries to bum rush Hytten with a series of wild strikes but Hytten uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hytten looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Clifford Smith has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hytten throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hytten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Hytten.
Hytten tries to land a body kick
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hytten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Hytten.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Hytten misses its intended target.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hytten fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Hytten slips the punch.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Hytten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hytten misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Hytten throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Hytten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hytten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Hytten counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hytten's corner calls for a 1-2. Hytten obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Hytten counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hytten defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Hytten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith attempts a counter takedown but Hytten avoids it well and moves away.
Hytten looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hytten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hytten misses with a leg kick
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Smith moves away from the strike by Hytten.
A little feinted left hand from Smith on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hytten thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Smith throws a body punch but Hytten moves out of range.
Hytten scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hytten.
Hytten swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith misses with a body kick.
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 Clifford Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Clifford Smith's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hytten jabs at Smith's body.
Hytten misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hytten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Hytten throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Hytten's head but Hytten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith backing away here, and Hytten unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hytten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Hytten.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hytten misses the jab.
It looked like Smith was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hytten.
Hytten throws a sloppy body shot
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Smith tries to pass to full mount but Hytten defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hytten gets full guard.
Smith stays in close to Hytten's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith postures up in Hytten's guard and throws a big left but Hytten blocks it.
Smith throws a strike but Hytten rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Smith is pulling down on Hytten's head. It's preventing any offense from Hytten, at least for the moment.
Smith wants to sweep here but Hytten controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hytten wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Smith pulls Hytten in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hytten lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Hytten throws a low kick but Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hytten.
Hytten stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hytten throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hytten listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Hytten.
Smith misses the jab.
Hytten now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hytten let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hytten wants to land a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Smith tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hytten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Hytten.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Hytten.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kent Hytten will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Clifford Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hytten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith backing away here, and Hytten unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A swing and a miss from Hytten.
Smith throwing a counter right hand but Hytten manages to avoid it.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hytten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Hytten on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith throws a right hand that Hytten ducks under and follows up with a left that Hytten also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hytten throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A bone on bone clash there as Hytten blocks the leg kick.
Hytten keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith backing away here, and Hytten unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hytten lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hytten replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Smith blocks it well.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Hytten saw that one coming.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hytten.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hytten has time to react.
Hytten defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Hytten looks to throw a body kick
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clifford Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Hytten fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hytten misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot lands for Hytten.
Hytten misses with a wild body shot.
Hytten throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
Smith misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Hytten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith looks for the body kick but Hytten saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hytten swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hytten misses with a leg kick.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hytten counters with a nice body shot.
Hytten takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hytten. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Hytten throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hytten misses with a hook.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hytten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hytten avoids a kick to the body.
Hytten appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hytten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Hytten.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Hytten thinks about the counter body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Hytten. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hytten.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hytten walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hytten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hytten fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A good leg kick by Smith.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Clifford Smith.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Clifford Smith!
In his post fight interview, Clifford Smith started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Vengrio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vengrio's entrance music is Muay Thai. A fine choice. John Lewis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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287 lbs
31 - 21 - 0 |
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251 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Vengrio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis throws the left hand but Vengrio avoids the punch easily.
Vengrio swinging wildly here.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Vengrio avoids them all with ease.
Vengrio lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lewis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lewis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vengrio seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vengrio tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Lewis misses.
Vengrio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vengrio misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vengrio throws a series of punches but Lewis moves out of range.
Vengrio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vengrio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lewis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vengrio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vengrio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Arthur Vengrio has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis looks to land a right hand but Vengrio moved out of range.
Lewis avoids the head kick by Vengrio.
Lewis scores with a punch to the head.
Vengrio lands a jab to the nose.
Lewis connects with a single shot there.
Vengrio misses with a head kick.
Lewis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Lewis. Those never looked like landing.
Vengrio misses with a head kick.
Vengrio goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and Vengrio moves out of range easily.
Vengrio throws a wild body kick that Lewis sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis sizes up Vengrio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vengrio moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
Vengrio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vengrio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vengrio is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Lewis just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Vengrio has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Lewis!
John Lewis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alucard Darkim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darkim's entrance music is I'm new in da city. A fine choice. 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.
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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
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alucard Darkim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 27 - 1, fighting out of London, Matthew Cannon!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darkim drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Darkim scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cannon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cannon trying to control the position.
Darkim throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cannon is on top in guard.
Darkim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Darkim controls Cannon momentarily but Cannon frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkim has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cannon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Darkim escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cannon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cannon trying to control but Darkim is working from the bottom.
Darkim is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cannon defends well.
Darkim escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cannon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Darkim working for a triangle but Cannon defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cannon advances to half guard.
Cannon is taking a breather. Darkim says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Darkim preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Darkim regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cannon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Darkim is looking for a triangle but Cannon pushes his legs off easily.
Darkim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkim is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cannon defends well.
Cannon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Darkim pulls Cannon in close to prevent any damage.
Cannon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cannon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darkim keeps working.
Darkim can't do much from the bottom here.
Darkim tries to bench press Cannon off him but Cannon keeps the 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.
Darkim is not content to let Cannon control the position.
Darkim tries to buck Cannon off but Cannon is having none of it.
Cannon postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Darkim is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alucard Darkim 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.
Darkim closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cannon circles away.
Cannon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Darkim with a body shot.
Darkim ducks under a wild hook from Cannon.
Darkim throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Cannon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Darkim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Darkim moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cannon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cannon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darkim manages to avoid it.
Darkim dives in and grabs Cannon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cannon pushes down on Darkim's head and hops out.
Darkim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Darkim throws a looping overhand right but Cannon ducks down to avoid it.
Darkim throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A countering left hand to the body from Cannon misses.
Alucard Darkim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cannon misses with a body shot
and Darkim counters with a good low kick that Cannon was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkim shoots and misses
and Cannon counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alucard Darkim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cannon slips a jab and a cross from Darkim.
Darkim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cannon.
Cannon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Darkim has a takedown stuffed.
Cannon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Darkim with a body shot.
Darkim tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cannon swivels and escapes.
Cannon throws a series of punches but Darkim avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Darkim is defended easily by Cannon.
Darkim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cannon throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkim fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Matthew Cannon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cannon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cannon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cannon scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Cannon cracks Darkim with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Darkim. Those never looked like landing.
Darkim gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cannon.
Matthew Cannon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Cannon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cannon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Darkim gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Darkim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkim ducks under a wild hook from Cannon.
Darkim appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Darkim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cannon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Cannon does no damage.
Cannon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Darkim takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Darkim misses with a takedown
and Cannon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cannon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darkim circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Darkim on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cannon lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch combination from Cannon misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkim changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Darkim blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Darkim misses.
Darkim shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cannon as he avoids it easily.
Cannon throws out a counter right but Darkim avoids it with no problem.
Cannon lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice combination there by Cannon.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Darkim is defended easily by Cannon.
A nice side step and Cannon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cannon slaps away a takedown attempt from Darkim, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Cannon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Darkim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cannon misses with a wild combination.
Darkim throwing a counter right hand but Cannon manages to avoid it.
Cannon lands a nice looking body shot.
Cannon cracks Darkim with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cannon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cannon wants to get back to his feet but Darkim is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alucard Darkim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Darkim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cannon is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkim postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cannon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Darkim is controlling him.
Cannon keeping moving, preventing Darkim from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cannon trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Darkim stopping the sweep attempt from Cannon.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Darkim advances position into side control!
Darkim working the ground and pound but Cannon is defending the strikes.
Darkim advances to mount.
Cannon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Darkim avoids the attempt from Cannon to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Darkim is landing with some decent strikes but Cannon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Darkim won't let Cannon get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Cannon is looking to improve his position but Darkim isn't that keen on the idea.
Darkim working for a submission but Cannon is keeping him at bay.
Cannon can't escape the position.
Cannon squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Cannon gets back to half guard.
Darkim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Darkim.
Cannon is trying to stand.
Darkim missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Darkim is looking for a kimura here.
Darkim is looking for a kimura but Cannon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Darkim to get the leverage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darkim prevents Cannon from standing back up.
Darkim is working for a submission of some sort.
Darkim winds up and cracks Cannon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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.
Darkim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cannon defending well though.
Darkim lands strikes from half guard.
Darkim 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Darkim lands a nice short elbow.
Darkim landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Darkim seems to be looking for submissions.
Cannon preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Cannon is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darkim is looking to take a break and control but Cannon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Darkim is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alucard Darkim showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Darkim 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 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alucard Darkim!
Alucard Darkim made sure to mention his sponsor, Russian Top Magazin in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Annunaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rami Kottari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Annunaki comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Aenima. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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44
208 lbs
32 - 20 - 1 |
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35
255 lbs
16 - 16 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
32 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Bill Annunaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rami Kottari!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kottari shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Annunaki as he avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Annunaki.
It looks like Rami Kottari has been cut.
Annunaki cracks Kottari with an open hand slap.
Annunaki misses with a wild combination.
Annunaki lands a left and a right that send Kottari crashing to the mat, dazed. Annunaki thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kottari is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kottari throws a poor cross that misses
and Annunaki counters with a right hand from hell and Kottari is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bill Annunaki!
Bill Annunaki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitka Boycheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenalemodisa Mabogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boycheck's entrance music is Парус. A fine choice. Mabogo has chosen 3 Doors Down - Duck and Run as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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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
21 - 22 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitka Boycheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kenalemodisa Mabogo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boycheck avoids the head kick by Mabogo.
Boycheck half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mabogo tries a head kick but it misses.
Boycheck shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mabogo wants to get back to his feet but Boycheck is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boycheck stays in close to Mabogo's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boycheck wants to pass the guard but Mabogo is keeping the position.
Boycheck has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Boycheck scoring with punches to the head and body.
Boycheck with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mabogo wants to stand and escape but Boycheck is having none of it.
Mabogo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boycheck. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boycheck is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boycheck stops Mabogo from standing up.
Boycheck 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mabogo being controlled here, momentarily.
Mabogo wants to get back to his feet but Boycheck is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boycheck engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mabogo wants to stand up but Boycheck is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mabogo lands a big head kick that sends Boycheck to the canvas! Mabogo follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenalemodisa Mabogo!
After the fight, Kenalemodisa Mabogo 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.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christiano Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smokeleaf has chosen Clawfinger Biggest & the Best as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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34
242 lbs
27 - 10 - 0 |
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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
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonathan Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christiano Smokeleaf!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Hall.
Hall connects with a single shot there.
Smokeleaf tries to close the distance and clinch but Hall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hall cracks Smokeleaf with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smokeleaf throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Hall stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Smokeleaf follows into mount!
It looks like Jonathan Hall has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Smokeleaf wants to control the pace but Hall is squirming around nicely.
Hall slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hall is trying to get back to full guard.
Hall wants to control but Smokeleaf is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smokeleaf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hall defending well though.
Hall gets back to full guard.
Hall looking for a guillotine here but Smokeleaf defends easily.
Smokeleaf with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smokeleaf tries to free his leg and advance position but Hall is retaining full guard.
Hall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smokeleaf throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smokeleaf postures up in Hall's guard and throws a big left but Hall blocks it.
Hall is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smokeleaf has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smokeleaf makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smokeleaf.
Hall is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hall won't allow Smokeleaf to sweep him here.
Hall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smokeleaf is on top in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smokeleaf is one step ahead there.
Smokeleaf looking to sit in guard and control but Hall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf is trying to keep Hall in close.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hall's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hall trying to control but Smokeleaf is working from the bottom.
Hall is fighting to break Smokeleaf's control of his arms but Smokeleaf is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Smokeleaf is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smokeleaf keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hall is really struggling to control Smokeleaf but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hall is fighting to break Smokeleaf's control of his arms but Smokeleaf is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hall trying to control but Smokeleaf is working from the bottom.
Smokeleaf looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smokeleaf keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
Smokeleaf had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hall defends it easily.
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smokeleaf swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hall is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christiano Smokeleaf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Hall's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smokeleaf moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Smokeleaf misses.
Hall avoids the body shot from Smokeleaf.
Hall half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hall bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Smokeleaf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Smokeleaf lands with a slapping head kick.
Hall lands a lovely overhand right.
Hall thumps Smokeleaf with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Hall there.
A leg kick checked by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf shoots in and drives through. Hall sprawls well.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jonathan Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Smokeleaf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smokeleaf changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Smokeleaf has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smokeleaf there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Smokeleaf tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hall moves out of range as Smokeleaf throws a body kick.
Smokeleaf throws the kick towards the body but Hall avoids it.
Hall misses with a low kick.
Hall blocks a jab.
It looks like Hall has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hall shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And Smokeleaf tries to counter it with a takedown but Hall pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Smokeleaf misses.
Smokeleaf moves out of range of the body kick.
Smokeleaf gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hall.
Smokeleaf will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hall takes a swing at Smokeleaf's ribcage but misses.
Hall checks a leg kick.
Smokeleaf throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall is looking to slow Smokeleaf down with leg kicks.
Smokeleaf swinging wildly here.
Hall looks for the body kick but Smokeleaf saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf misses with a leg kick.
Hall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smokeleaf looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smokeleaf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Smokeleaf scores with a hook to the body. Hall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hall throws the kick towards the body but Smokeleaf avoids it.
Smokeleaf darts in looking for a takedown but Hall gets double underhooks and turns Smokeleaf into the cage.
Jonathan Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christiano Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall misses the jab.
Hall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smokeleaf. That did some damage!
Smokeleaf takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Hall drops down looking for a counter takedown but Smokeleaf sprawls and moves away.
Smokeleaf lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Smokeleaf sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smokeleaf bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hall's head.
Smokeleaf explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smokeleaf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Smokeleaf drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hall defends it well.
Smokeleaf moves away from the strike by Hall.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Hall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big left from Hall misses.
Hall does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Hall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Hall's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Smokeleaf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smokeleaf moves away.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Smokeleaf. Beautiful body shot.
Smokeleaf is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hall rather than just go for the knockout.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Hall tries to land a leg kick but Smokeleaf saw it coming and moves away.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Smokeleaf misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Smokeleaf is predictable there
and Hall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smokeleaf won't be happy with that.
Hall creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Smokeleaf sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Smokeleaf is not content to let Hall control the position.
Smokeleaf is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hall off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall tries to roll but Smokeleaf sticks to his back.
Hall defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Hall turns into Smokeleaf and is now in his guard.
Smokeleaf is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hall defends well.
Smokeleaf keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Hall scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hall won't allow Smokeleaf to sweep him here.
Smokeleaf controls Hall momentarily but Hall frees himself.
Smokeleaf has his hands on Hall's head, controlling the position.
Hall wants to control from the top but Smokeleaf keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smokeleaf throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hall wants to control from the top but Smokeleaf keeps moving.
Smokeleaf escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hall gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hall stopping the sweep attempt from Smokeleaf.
Hall is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hall wants to slow Smokeleaf down by chopping away at his legs.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smokeleaf takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hall scores with a jab to the body.
Hall tried to score with a low kick but Smokeleaf checks it.
Smokeleaf fakes the leg kick and cracks Hall in the body.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smokeleaf drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hall defends it well.
Smokeleaf thuds a left hand into Hall's body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smokeleaf throws a body shot but no joy.
Smokeleaf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hall has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Hall!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kovalenko (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. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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36
260 lbs
40 - 22 - 0 |
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36
275 lbs
26 - 23 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
40 - 22 - 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
26 - 23 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimentiy Boykin!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boykin fails with a takedown attempt.
Kovalenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Boykin avoids the head kick by Kovalenko.
Boykin shoots in and drives through. Kovalenko sprawls well.
Boykin looks to land a left hand but Kovalenko moved out of range nicely.
Boykin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boykin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kovalenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boykin.
Kovalenko feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Boykin shoots for a takedown but Kovalenko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nikolai Kovalenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dimentiy Boykin.
Kovalenko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Dimentiy Boykin has been cut.
Oooooh!!! Kovalenko has knocked Boykin down with a huge combo! Kovalenko steps away and waves a wobbly Boykin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kovalenko.
Boykin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boykin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kovalenko is fending him off so far but Boykin persists. Nope, Kovalenko circles away and we're back to standing.
Kovalenko misses with a double jab
and Boykin counters by moving into the clinch.
Kovalenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boykin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kovalenko defends well and Boykin ends up having to push Kovalenko into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Boykin.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boykin shoots in but no luck this time.
Dimentiy Boykin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boykin looks winded!
Kovalenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boykin tries to clinch but Kovalenko is having none of it.
Boykin misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kovalenko, right into the meat.
Boykin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kovalenko manages to avoid it.
Nikolai Kovalenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boykin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kovalenko defends it nicely.
Kovalenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boykin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Boykin with a poor takedown
and Kovalenko counters with a head kick that drops Boykin to the mat! Boykin scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Boykin is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Kovalenko! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nikolai Kovalenko!
Our winner, Nikolai Kovalenko, 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimas Boykiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garik Harlamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boykiy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Перемен. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
220 lbs
22 - 19 - 0 |
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206 cm
35
275 lbs
26 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimas Boykiy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Garik Harlamov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harlamov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Boykiy quickly recovers to half guard.
Harlamov is looking to take a break and control but Boykiy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boykiy pushes Harlamov off looking to stand but Harlamov dives back in and keeps control.
Boykiy wants to get back to full guard.
Boykiy misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Harlamov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harlamov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Boykiy is trying to stand.
Harlamov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Harlamov there.
Harlamov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harlamov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boykiy manages to get to full guard.
Harlamov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harlamov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boykiy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlamov throwing strikes but missing.
Harlamov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harlamov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harlamov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harlamov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boykiy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harlamov scoring with some ground and pound.
Harlamov tries to free his leg and advance position but Boykiy is retaining full guard.
Harlamov prevents Boykiy from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harlamov trying to control the position from guard on top but Boykiy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boykiy wants to stand but Harlamov is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harlamov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harlamov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harlamov looking to pass the guard.
Boykiy is trying to control the position but Harlamov postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harlamov wants to control from the top but Boykiy keeps moving.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Harlamov working his ground and pound in the gym.
Boykiy wants to stand and escape but Harlamov is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Horrible takedown attempt by Harlamov or perhaps it was just good defense by Boykiy, which made it look bad.
Boykiy cracks the inside of Harlamov's front leg.
Harlamov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harlamov shoots for a takedown but Boykiy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dimas Boykiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garik Harlamov.
Harlamov swats away the attempt to clinch by Boykiy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov looks for a takedown but Boykiy sprawls well.
Harlamov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boykiy as he avoids it easily.
Boykiy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harlamov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boykiy's waist but Boykiy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harlamov off to one side.
Boykiy throws a head kick that misses
and Harlamov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Harlamov.
Harlamov throwing strikes from guard but Boykiy blocks nicely.
Harlamov stops Boykiy from standing up.
Harlamov lands a couple of elbows.
Boykiy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boykiy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harlamov throws a big elbow that misses.
Harlamov scoring with some ground and pound.
Harlamov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harlamov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov postures up in Boykiy's guard and throws a big left but Boykiy blocks it.
Harlamov is looking to work some ground and pound but Boykiy has wrist control.
Harlamov landing with the ground and pound.
Harlamov won't allow Boykiy to get back to his feet.
Boykiy trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Harlamov working some strikes from top position.
It looks like Dimas Boykiy has been cut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harlamov throwing strikes from guard but Boykiy blocks nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boykiy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Boykiy wants to stand but Harlamov is controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garik Harlamov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dimas Boykiy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boykiy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harlamov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Boykiy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harlamov somewhat.
Boykiy scores with a head kick.
It looks like Garik Harlamov has been cut.
Boykiy closes the distance and clinches.
Boykiy tries a body shot but Harlamov blocks it.
Harlamov jumps into guard, dragging Boykiy to the mat.
Boykiy wants to control from the top but Harlamov keeps moving.
Harlamov is pulling down on Boykiy's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boykiy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Harlamov is proving hard to escape from.
Boykiy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harlamov controls Boykiy momentarily but Boykiy frees himself.
Boykiy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boykiy pushes down on Harlamov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Boykiy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harlamov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boykiy is thwarting Harlamov's attempts to control the position.
Harlamov wants to control the action here but instead Boykiy manages to pass to full mount!
Harlamov working to try and regain half guard.
Boykiy looking to control but Harlamov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harlamov tries to lock up and control but Boykiy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boykiy throws some wild stikes that Harlamov manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harlamov is bucking up trying to escape but Boykiy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Harlamov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harlamov tries to hold on but Boykiy postures up.
Harlamov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boykiy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Harlamov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Harlamov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Garik Harlamov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harlamov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Harlamov is squirming around, avoiding Boykiy's attempts to control the action.
Boykiy raining down shots from the mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boykiy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harlamov is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boykiy breaks from Harlamov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Boykiy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harlamov is looking to escape.
Boykiy controlling his opponent.
Boykiy avoids the attempt from Harlamov to control.
Boykiy tries to control but Harlamov wriggling away.
Boykiy lands a couple of good shots and Harlamov has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boykiy tries to get the hooks in deep but Harlamov pushed the leg off.
Harlamov trying to control the hands but Boykiy won't let him.
Harlamov rolls, trying to escape but Boykiy keeps control of the position.
Boykiy has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Harlamov has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Boykiy trying to control momentarily.
Boykiy is hanging on to Harlamov's back as he tries to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harlamov keeps trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimas Boykiy dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Boykiy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harlamov doesn't seem bothered though.
Boykiy throws a nice looking combination but Harlamov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harlamov shoots in but no luck this time.
Harlamov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boykiy looks to throw the jab but Harlamov is out of range.
Boykiy tries to clinch but Harlamov moves away
and Harlamov counters with a shoot takedown. Boykiy fights it but they end up in guard.
Boykiy wants to stand up but Harlamov is controlling him.
Harlamov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harlamov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Harlamov is looking to work some ground and pound but Boykiy has wrist control.
Harlamov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boykiy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harlamov has managed to get both his arms back between Boykiy's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Harlamov won't allow Boykiy to get back to his feet.
Boykiy is pulling down on Harlamov's head to control his posture.
Harlamov stopping the sweep attempt from Boykiy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlamov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harlamov throwing strikes but missing.
Harlamov is in close to Boykiy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boykiy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harlamov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harlamov is in close to Boykiy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boykiy seems keen to control Harlamov's posture.
Harlamov throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harlamov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harlamov lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harlamov 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.
Boykiy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harlamov's guard.
Boykiy wants to control from the top but Harlamov keeps moving.
Harlamov looking for a guillotine here but Boykiy defends easily.
Boykiy wanted to stand there but Harlamov had control of the position.
Harlamov trying to control the position.
Boykiy is looking to stand up but Harlamov won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boykiy gets to his feet. Harlamov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Harlamov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice takedown defense from Boykiy. No joy for Harlamov on that attempt.
Dimas Boykiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garik Harlamov.
Harlamov shoots for a double leg takedown but Boykiy sprawls well. He's pushed Harlamov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dimas Boykiy is winning the standup battle so far.
Harlamov tries for a takedown but Boykiy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boykiy is looking to counter with head kicks.
Dimas Boykiy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harlamov dives in for a single leg takedown but Boykiy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Boykiy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Harlamov manages to circle out of the way.
Boykiy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harlamov shoots in for a double leg but Boykiy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harlamov fails with a takedown attempt.
Harlamov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Boykiy.
Boykiy moves into range and clinches up with Harlamov.
Boykiy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boykiy breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov fails with the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boykiy. Harlamov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harlamov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The referee calls for Boykiy to work.
Boykiy throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harlamov.
Boykiy manages to break the clinch.
Harlamov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boykiy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boykiy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harlamov, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boykiy tries to land knees in the clinch but Harlamov avoids the damage to the body.
Boykiy tries to land knees in the clinch but Harlamov avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimas Boykiy clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Boykiy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harlamov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boykiy sprawls well. Boykiy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harlamov gets slowly back to his feet.
Boykiy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harlamov can do to turn this around?
Crunch! Boykiy slams his shin into Harlamov's torso.
Harlamov avoids the head kick by Boykiy.
Harlamov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harlamov throws a big elbow that misses.
Harlamov won't allow Boykiy to sweep him here.
Harlamov connects with a couple of short punches.
Boykiy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harlamov is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boykiy scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boykiy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harlamov with the counter takedown but Boykiy avoids it easily.
Dimas Boykiy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlamov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boykiy circles away.
Boykiy is looking to counter with head kicks.
Boykiy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harlamov goes for a double leg but Boykiy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Boykiy continues to drive forward.
Dimas Boykiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garik Harlamov.
Boykiy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boykiy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Harlamov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boykiy scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Boykiy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harlamov landing some decent shots from guard.
Harlamov distracts Boykiy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boykiy uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Harlamov shoots for a takedown but Boykiy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harlamov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boykiy pinned against the cage. Boykiy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boykiy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boykiy tries to clinch up.
Boykiy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harlamov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boykiy gets caught napping as Harlamov dives in and scores a takedown. Boykiy manages to retain guard.
Boykiy wants to stand but Harlamov is controlling the position.
Boykiy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harlamov throws a big right hand that misses.
Boykiy 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov is working Boykiy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harlamov advances position into side control!
Boykiy is looking for a sweep.
Harlamov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Harlamov throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Boykiy works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Harlamov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boykiy defends it well.
Harlamov winds up and cracks Boykiy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boykiy manages to get to full guard.
Harlamov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harlamov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harlamov is in close to Boykiy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harlamov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boykiy is keeping the position for now.
Harlamov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boykiy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boykiy doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Harlamov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boykiy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harlamov tries to free his leg and advance position but Boykiy is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Garik Harlamov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Boykiy is looking to clinch.
Boykiy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harlamov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harlamov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Harlamov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boykiy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harlamov stands up over Boykiy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harlamov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boykiy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boykiy keeping full guard, as Harlamov tries to pass.
Harlamov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boykiy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harlamov is controlling him.
Boykiy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harlamov is one step ahead there.
Harlamov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlamov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harlamov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boykiy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harlamov prevents Boykiy from getting back to his feet.
Harlamov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harlamov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harlamov stands up over Boykiy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boykiy is looking to stand up but Harlamov isn't so interested in that idea.
Harlamov scoring with some ground and pound.
Boykiy has momentary wrist control but Harlamov slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harlamov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Boykiy is looking to stand up but Harlamov isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Boykiy wants to stand and escape but Harlamov is having none of it.
Harlamov trying to control the position from guard on top but Boykiy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boykiy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Boykiy is trying to keep Harlamov in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harlamov shoots in for a takedown but Boykiy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harlamov shoots in but no luck this time.
Harlamov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boykiy is looking to clinch but Harlamov is avoiding it.
Boykiy tries to clinch but Harlamov moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Boykiy defends well and Harlamov ends up having to push Boykiy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dimas Boykiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garik Harlamov.
Boykiy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harlamov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Boykiy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Harlamov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boykiy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boykiy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Harlamov with the counter takedown but Boykiy avoids it easily.
Harlamov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boykiy throws a low kick, looking for Harlamov's leg but Harlamov calmly moves out of range.
Dimas Boykiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boykiy misses with a two punch combination.
Boykiy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boykiy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Boykiy.
Boykiy fails to land with a series of punches.
Harlamov misses with a takedown attempt - Boykiy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harlamov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boykiy sprawls well. Boykiy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harlamov gets slowly back to his feet.
Harlamov feints and as Boykiy raises his hands in defense, Harlamov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boykiy wants to stand up but Harlamov is controlling him.
Harlamov landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harlamov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harlamov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harlamov throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Garik Harlamov.
I think Harlamov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 47:48
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garik Harlamov!
Garik Harlamov is the new super heavyweight champion!
Garik Harlamov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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