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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Duberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Harkimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harkimo has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music. 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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265 lbs
24 - 8 - 0 |
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214 cm
34
266 lbs
30 - 17 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fidel Duberry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keijo Harkimo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duberry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick from Harkimo misses
and Duberry counters with a right hand to the body.
Duberry takes a swing at Harkimo's ribcage but misses.
Harkimo motions for Duberry to come forward. Harkimo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Duberry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harkimo. Duberry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duberry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harkimo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duberry swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Duberry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harkimo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Duberry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harkimo manages to avoid it.
Harkimo moves out of range as Duberry throws a body kick.
Duberry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duberry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harkimo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duberry moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Duberry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duberry thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkimo throws an off balance right hand
and Duberry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harkimo connects with a leg kick. Duberry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Duberry lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Harkimo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harkimo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harkimo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duberry lands a lovely overhand right.
Duberry misses with a shot to the body
and Harkimo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duberry misses with a looping left.
Harkimo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Duberry with a body shot.
Harkimo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duberry is looking to score with low kicks.
It seemed like Harkimo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harkimo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duberry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harkimo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Harkimo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Duberry.
Harkimo throws a series of punches but Duberry avoids them all with ease.
Duberry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harkimo at a distance.
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!
A nice inside leg kick there by Harkimo. That's going to slow Duberry down.
Duberry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duberry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duberry throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harkimo counters with a stiff right hand.
Fidel Duberry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harkimo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harkimo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Duberry throws a body punch but Harkimo moves out of range.
Harkimo moves away from the strike by Duberry.
That kick from Harkimo tenderised Duberry's leg. Duberry is trying to keep his angry face on.
Duberry misses with a body kick.
A shot to the body from Duberry misses
and Duberry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duberry takes a swing at Harkimo's ribcage but misses.
Harkimo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A combination from Duberry does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Harkimo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Duberry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harkimo manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Harkimo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Duberry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duberry throws a body punch but Harkimo moves out of range.
Harkimo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Duberry on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duberry scores with a hook.
Duberry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Duberry throws a poor cross that misses
and Harkimo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harkimo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duberry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duberry. Harkimo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duberry moves out of range as Harkimo strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harkimo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Duberry throws out a leg kick but Harkimo moves out of range and Duberry only half commits.
Harkimo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duberry.
Duberry lands a head shot.
Duberry throws a leg kick but Harkimo moved away.
Duberry backing away here, and Harkimo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Duberry misses with a body shot.
Duberry looks to score with a jab to the body but Harkimo is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harkimo. That's going to slow Duberry down.
Harkimo misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duberry scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo misses with a hook
enabling Duberry to counter with a crisp jab.
Harkimo works Duberry's body with a nice hook.
Duberry tries to land a front kick but Harkimo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Duberry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Duberry. That snapped Harkimo's head back.
Duberry misses with a jab to the body
and Harkimo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duberry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harkimo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harkimo takes a swing at Duberry's ribcage but misses.
Duberry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harkimo throws a big shot that misses.
Harkimo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Harkimo - that will leave a mark!
Harkimo throws a body punch but Duberry moves out of range.
Harkimo checks a low kick from Duberry.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duberry. Harkimo does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 Fidel Duberry will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A swing and a miss from Duberry.
Duberry is looking to wear down Harkimo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harkimo looks to score with a jab to the body but Duberry is just out of range.
Duberry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Duberry throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Harkimo counters with a leg kick.
Harkimo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Duberry lands a nice looking body shot.
Harkimo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harkimo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Duberry walks into a jab.
Duberry pushes Harkimo away with a front kick.
Harkimo just misses with a punch to the body.
Duberry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harkimo misses with a looping left.
Duberry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harkimo.
Duberry lands the left hand.
Duberry misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duberry shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Duberry thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch lands to the side of Harkimo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big left from Duberry misses.
Harkimo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Duberry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Duberry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harkimo.
Duberry cracks Harkimo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Duberry checks a low kick from Harkimo.
Duberry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Duberry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Duberry looks to land a body kick but Harkimo moved away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harkimo.
Duberry thuds his right hand into Harkimo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harkimo throws an overhand right that lands on Duberry's shoulder, as Duberry tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Duberry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo catches Duberry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Harkimo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duberry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duberry misses with a leg kick.
Duberry connects with a jab.
Duberry scores with a push kick.
Duberry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harkimo misses with a straight left.
Duberry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harkimo.
Harkimo thumps Duberry with a low kick.
Harkimo misses with a low kick as Duberry jumps back.
Duberry connects with a crisp jab.
Duberry sends Harkimo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Duberry is motioning to the referee to let Harkimo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Harkimo is rocked!
Harkimo walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Duberry swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fidel Duberry!
Keijo Harkimo was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm very dissapointed, I thought I had a good fight plan. '.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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