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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Hardacre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veikko Rastila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rastila is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by One Hit. Damian Hardacre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
28 - 12 - 0 |
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270 lbs
31 - 15 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Hardacre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikko Rastila!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardacre keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rastila throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hardacre slips a jab from Rastila.
Hardacre looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Good leg kick by Hardacre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rastila lands a nice looking body shot.
Hardacre seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rastila lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hardacre takes a step back to recover.
Rastila throws a body kick that misses.
Rastila throws a low kick, looking for Hardacre's leg but Hardacre calmly moves out of range.
A left lands for Rastila.
Veikko Rastila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardacre misses with a left hand
and Rastila counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardacre throws a leg kick but Rastila moved away.
A countering left hand to the body from Rastila misses.
Hardacre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rastila.
Nice body punch from Hardacre.
Hardacre lands a jab.
It looks like Veikko Rastila has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardacre misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rastila tries to land a front kick but Hardacre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hardacre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rastila lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rastila lands with a nice body kick.
Hardacre gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rastila.
Rastila moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rastila tries to move into range but Hardacre moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hardacre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rastila feints a counter leg kick.
Hardacre throws a hook but Rastila blocks it.
Rastila misses with a body shot.
Hardacre throws a sloppy body shot
and Rastila counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rastila connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hardacre momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rastila punishes Hardacre's body with a nice straight punch.
Rastila has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rastila getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rastila lands with a good body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rastila.
Hardacre lands a left and a right that send Rastila crashing to the mat, dazed. Hardacre thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rastila is rocked!
Hardacre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardacre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rastila.
As Hardacre backs off Rastila throws a huge counter combo but Hardacre manages to avoid it all.
Rastila misses with a shot to the body
and Hardacre counters with a nice leg kick.
Hardacre just misses with a punch to the body.
Rastila is looking to land body kicks.
Rastila connects with an inside leg kick.
Rastila scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hardacre in his tracks.
Rastila is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hardacre slips under a jab from Rastila.
A clash of legs there as Rastila blocks the low kick.
Rastila has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rastila misses with a leg kick
and Hardacre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hardacre checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Hardacre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rastila throws a good cross that connects.
Hardacre tries a head kick but it misses.
Rastila throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Good standup being displayed there by Rastila as he connects with a hook.
Rastila looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rastila smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A head kick misses from Hardacre.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hardacre.
Rastila thuds his shin into the meat of Hardacre's side.
A low kick from Rastila is predictable there
and Hardacre counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rastila stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hardacre.
Hardacre checks a leg kick.
Hardacre throwing a counter right hand but Rastila manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rastila throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rastila fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardacre manages to avoid it.
Hardacre misses with a straight left.
A jab from Rastila finds it's way through Hardacre's defenses.
Rastila cracks a nice hook into Hardacre's ribs.
Rastila throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hardacre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rastila.
Rastila ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hardacre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rastila.
Rastila lands a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rastila on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rastila fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hardacre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veikko Rastila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Veikko Rastila'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.
Hardacre misses with a low kick as Rastila jumps back.
Rastila defending well as Hardacre loads up on a big left hand.
Rastila throws a solid leg kick but Hardacre takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rastila.
A jab from Rastila misses.
Rastila scores with the left hand. Hardacre knows he should have avoided that one.
Hardacre misses with a body shot
and Rastila counters with a stiff right hand.
Hardacre checks a leg kick nicely.
Hardacre throws a leg kick
and Rastila counters with a solid body kick.
Good work by Hardacre as he checks the leg kick.
Rastila tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hardacre is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rastila moves away from the strike by Hardacre.
Rastila goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hardacre tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Veikko Rastila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardacre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hardacre is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rastila.
Rastila slips a straight right by Hardacre.
A leg kick checked by Hardacre.
Hardacre on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rastila slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rastila lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hardacre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rastila moves away.
Rastila misses with a body kick.
Hardacre lands with a shot to the body.
Rastila fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hardacre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rastila connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rastila wants to slow Hardacre down by chopping away at his legs.
Rastila throws a leg kick
and Hardacre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Veikko Rastila's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rastila misses with an uppercut.
Hardacre throws a big counter combination but Rastila scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rastila. Hardacre does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rastila pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rastila misses the body punch
enabling Hardacre to counter with a crisp jab.
Rastila avoids the body shot from Hardacre.
Rastila throws a low kick but Hardacre avoids it.
Hardacre appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Hardacre. Those never looked like landing.
Rastila dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hardacre. That did some damage!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hardacre might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rastila scores with a jab to the head.
Hardacre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardacre throws a sloppy head kick and Rastila moves out of range easily.
Rastila lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice body kick from Rastila.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rastila throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Rastila.
Hardacre misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Rastila was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A right-left combo lands from Rastila.
Rastila has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rastila listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rastila is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardacre.
Rastila lands with a right hand.
Rastila swings widly with a right hand
and Hardacre counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hardacre looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rastila ducks under a wild hook from Hardacre.
Rastila misses with a body shot.
Rastila throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hardacre.
Hardacre will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hardacre lands a really nice looking cross but Rastila seems unphased.
Rastila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Rastila.
Rastila throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hardacre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rastila is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rastila lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rastila throws the left hand but Hardacre avoids the punch easily.
Rastila throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hardacre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hardacre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rastila.
Hardacre cracks Rastila with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rastila looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hardacre finish him?
Rastila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rastila counters with a body kick.
Rastila ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardacre moves away.
Hardacre takes a swing at Rastila's ribcage but misses.
Hardacre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rastila throws a leg kick
and Hardacre counters with a nice uppercut.
Rastila throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veikko Rastila showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Veikko Rastila's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rastila throws an off balance right hand
and Hardacre makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rastila really felt that one!
Rastila lands a jab to the head.
Rastila misses with a kick to the body.
Rastila scores with a spinning back kick!
Hardacre misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Rastila to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardacre drops Rastila with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rastila looks back up at him and smiles so Hardacre waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Rastila is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardacre finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Hardacre engages and cracks Rastila with a massive lead left hook - Rastila tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Hardacre is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Damian Hardacre!
A less than humble Damian Hardacre misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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hype
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