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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garik Harlamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvydas Sabonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabonis has chosen James Brown - Superbad as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
31 - 14 - 0 |
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210 cm
36
289 lbs
36 - 19 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Garik Harlamov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Arvydas Sabonis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harlamov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sabonis to the mat! Sabonis manages to get full guard.
Harlamov stopping the sweep attempt from Sabonis.
Harlamov throws an elbow that misses. Sabonis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harlamov's guard. Nice move by Sabonis!
Harlamov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harlamov looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sabonis has picked Harlamov up and slammed him! Harlamov can't keep hold of the triangle and Sabonis manages to pass to side control!
Harlamov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sabonis's best efforts.
Harlamov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harlamov actively working from the bottom here.
Harlamov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sabonis pulls his head out easily.
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.
Sabonis wants to pass to mount but Harlamov is defending the position.
Harlamov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sabonis pulls his head out easily.
Harlamov trying to control here.
Sabonis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Harlamov actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Harlamov is trying to get back to full guard.
Sabonis is looking for a kimura but Harlamov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sabonis to get the leverage.
Harlamov won't allow Sabonis to pass to mount.
Sabonis moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Harlamov.
Harlamov is looking for a sweep.
Harlamov gets back to half guard.
Sabonis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harlamov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Harlamov is looking for a triangle here but Sabonis uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Sabonis gets to mount! Harlamov was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Harlamov wants to hold on but Sabonis pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis trying to control but Harlamov is having none of it.
Sabonis avoids the attempt from Harlamov to control.
Harlamov tries to reverse the position but Sabonis maintains control.
Sabonis trying to control but Harlamov is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harlamov tries to hold on but Sabonis postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvydas Sabonis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sabonis throws a head kick that misses.
Harlamov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Harlamov checks a low kick from Sabonis.
Harlamov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sabonis is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Arvydas Sabonis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabonis misses with a hook
and Harlamov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Harlamov.
Harlamov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sabonis has momentary wrist control but Harlamov slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabonis has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Harlamov has passed into side control.
Sabonis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Harlamov is looking for a kimura but Sabonis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harlamov to get the leverage.
Harlamov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sabonis defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlamov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Harlamov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sabonis wants to get back to full guard.
Harlamov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sabonis sees it coming and defends easily.
Sabonis is looking to control Harlamov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sabonis avoid being mounted?
We've been hearing that Harlamov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Garik Harlamov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harlamov drops an elbow to the side of Sabonis's head.
Sabonis taking some punishment here, with Harlamov in his half guard.
Sabonis is looking for a sweep. Harlamov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harlamov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sabonis defending well though.
Sabonis looking for submissions off his back.
Sabonis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harlamov pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov wants to control but Sabonis is keeping him busy.
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.
Sabonis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harlamov.
Harlamov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sabonis keeps working.
Harlamov wants to work for an arm triangle but Sabonis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Harlamov lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis is defending against the submission attempts here by Harlamov.
Sabonis moves into full guard.
Harlamov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sabonis can do to turn this around?
Harlamov trying to control the position from guard on top but Sabonis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harlamov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Harlamov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harlamov is looking to work some ground and pound but Sabonis has wrist control.
Harlamov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sabonis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harlamov manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harlamov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sabonis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Harlamov looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Sabonis is defending well. Harlamov quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Sabonis has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Harlamov celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Garik Harlamov!
A very excited looking Garik Harlamov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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