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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garik Harlamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Pegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garik Harlamov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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275 lbs
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247 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Great elbows
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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
8 - 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Pegas!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pegas stuffs the takedown attempt from Harlamov. Harlamov gets slowly back to his feet.
Harlamov shoots in but no luck this time.
Harlamov gets a double leg takedown into Pegas's guard.
Harlamov stops Pegas from standing up.
Harlamov wants to control from the top but Pegas keeps moving.
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.
Harlamov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Harlamov looking to sit in guard and control but Pegas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harlamov keeping moving, preventing Pegas from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlamov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harlamov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pegas defends well.
Pegas looking to pass the guard.
Harlamov has his foot on Pegas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pegas works his way back into a safe position though.
Pegas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harlamov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pegas has managed to get both his arms back between Harlamov's legs - danger averted.
Harlamov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pegas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harlamov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harlamov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov has his foot on Pegas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pegas works his way back into a safe position though.
Harlamov keeping full guard, as Pegas tries to pass.
Pegas trying to control the position from guard on top but Harlamov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pegas gets to his feet - Harlamov follows without any prompting.
Harlamov shoots in looking for a takedown. Pegas tries to sprawl out of it but Harlamov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Pegas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garik Harlamov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pegas slaps away a takedown attempt from Harlamov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pegas has closed the distance and engaged Harlamov in a clinch.
Pegas crunches a lovely knee into Harlamov's ribcage.
Pegas lands a nice elbow.
Harlamov blocks an elbow strike.
Pegas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pegas.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Pegas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harlamov's brow.
Pegas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pegas.
It looks like Garik Harlamov has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pegas lands an elbow that stopped Harlamov in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov dodges an elbow strike from Pegas.
Pegas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pegas wants to clinch
and Harlamov counters with a shoot takedown. Pegas fights it but they end up in guard.
Harlamov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pegas keeping moving, preventing Harlamov from controlling successfully.
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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harlamov trying to control but Pegas is working from the bottom.
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 Garik Harlamov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pegas drives through and clinches with Harlamov against the ropes.
Pegas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harlamov.
Pegas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pegas lands an elbow inside.
Pegas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pegas gets a clinch.
Pegas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pegas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pegas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harlamov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pegas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlamov keeps the fight on the outside.
Harlamov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pegas is fending him off so far but Harlamov persists. Nope, Pegas circles away and we're back to standing.
Pegas moves in looking to clinch but Harlamov pushes him off.
Pegas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harlamov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pegas wants to clinch up but Harlamov keeps it at a distance.
Pegas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pegas misses with a low kick.
Harlamov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pegas tries to close the distance and clinch but Harlamov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pegas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harlamov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garik Harlamov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pegas tries to clinch up.
Pegas closes the distance and clinches.
Harlamov avoids the elbow strike from Pegas, against the ropes.
Pegas pushes off an throws an elbow but Harlamov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Harlamov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harlamov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Garik Harlamov's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pegas misses with an elbow over the top.
Pegas avoiding damage.
Pegas misses with an elbow over the top.
Pegas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Pegas manages to break the clinch.
Harlamov shoots in looking for a takedown but Pegas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harlamov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice sprawl there from Pegas as Harlamov shoots in.
Harlamov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pegas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pegas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Harlamov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jon Pegas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pegas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harlamov.
Pegas fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pegas moves to clinch but Harlamov breaks away
and Harlamov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pegas won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Pegas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Garik Harlamov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A nice combination there by Pegas.
Nice takedown defense from Pegas. No joy for Harlamov on that attempt.
Pegas tries to clinch but Harlamov is having none of it.
Harlamov shoots in looking for a takedown but Pegas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harlamov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harlamov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pegas tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Harlamov is in Pegas's guard.
Pegas can't keep his opponent in guard - Harlamov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pegas is defending against the submission attempts here by Harlamov.
Pegas wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlamov trying to control from half guard but Pegas is working away.
Harlamov prevents Pegas from standing back up.
Harlamov wants to work for an arm triangle but Pegas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pegas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harlamov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Harlamov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pegas defends it well.
Harlamov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Pegas. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov seems to be working for a kimura but Pegas defends the submission attempt.
Harlamov is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Pegas still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Pegas has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Harlamov is trying to improve his position.
Harlamov struggling a bit here.
Pegas tries to stand but Harlamov is controlling his head.
Harlamov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov wants to control but Pegas is keeping busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pegas tries to stand and escape but Harlamov is controlling the position.
Pegas stalling.
Harlamov tries to get to full guard but Pegas has control of the leg.
Pegas is trying to control the action in half guard but Harlamov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harlamov wants to control but Pegas is keeping busy.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jon Pegas hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
An inside leg kick lands from Pegas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pegas misses with a head kick.
Harlamov shoots in looking for a takedown but Pegas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harlamov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garik Harlamov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harlamov swats away the attempt to clinch by Pegas.
Harlamov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pegas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harlamov shoots in looking for a takedown but Pegas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harlamov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harlamov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pegas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pegas tries to clinch up but Harlamov circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Garik Harlamov did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Garik Harlamov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pegas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pegas tries to clinch but Harlamov is having none of it.
Pegas tries to clinch but Harlamov is having none of it.
Pegas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pegas darts in trying to clinch
and Harlamov counters with a takedown into side control.
Pegas manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Harlamov trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlamov looking for submissions off his back.
Pegas tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Harlamov.
Pegas slows the pace down in half guard.
Harlamov wants to control but Pegas is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pegas is trying to control. Harlamov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Harlamov manages to get to full guard.
Harlamov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov looking for a guillotine here but Pegas defends easily.
Pegas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pegas wants to stand but Harlamov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Harlamov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pegas defends well.
Garik Harlamov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harlamov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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!
Pegas wants to get back to his feet.
Harlamov is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov stops Pegas from getting back to his feet.
Harlamov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Harlamov is trying to work for a kimura but Pegas is defending well.
Harlamov is trying to work for a kimura but Pegas is defending well.
Harlamov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pegas sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pegas tries to kick Harlamov off but Harlamov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pegas is looking for a sweep. Harlamov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harlamov is trying to work for a kimura but Pegas is defending well.
Pegas pushes Harlamov off looking to stand but Harlamov dives back in and keeps control.
Harlamov 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.
Harlamov stops Pegas from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garik Harlamov had his way with Jon Pegas in that round.
The cut man is working on Garik Harlamov'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!
Pegas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pegas misses with a series of wild punches.
Pegas rushes Harlamov and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pegas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Pegas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harlamov's brow.
Pegas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pegas lands an elbow that stopped Harlamov in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Pegas throws an elbow but misses.
Pegas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harlamov's defenses.
Jon Pegas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pegas breaks from the clinch.
Harlamov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pegas.
Pegas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harlamov manages to avoid it.
Pegas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harlamov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pegas doesn't manage to clinch there - Harlamov circles away.
Pegas misses with a series of wild punches.
Harlamov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pegas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harlamov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Harlamov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Harlamov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Harlamov wants to control but Pegas is keeping him busy.
Harlamov tries for a kimura but Pegas is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pegas, who protects the arm well.
Pegas regains half guard there - taking advantage of Harlamov's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Harlamov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pegas is just riding it out for now. Harlamov eventually gives up the hold.
Harlamov is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov is trying to work for a kimura but Pegas is defending well.
Jon Pegas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garik Harlamov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harlamov stops Pegas from getting back to his feet.
Harlamov is looking for a kimura here.
Harlamov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garik Harlamov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harlamov 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Garik Harlamov!
Garik Harlamov retains his heavyweight title!
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hype
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