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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Harkimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katla Vanagandr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanagandr has chosen Naughty By Nature - Here Comes The Money as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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260 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keijo Harkimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katla Vanagandr!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanagandr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Harkimo is looking to slow Vanagandr down with leg kicks.
Harkimo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vanagandr's sensitive parts.
Vanagandr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harkimo misses with a body shot.
Vanagandr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harkimo's corner calls for a 1-2. Harkimo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Katla Vanagandr has been cut.
Harkimo throws a combination that misses
and Vanagandr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanagandr thows a body shot but no joy.
Vanagandr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harkimo cracks Vanagandr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harkimo wants to clinch up but Vanagandr keeps it at a distance.
Harkimo missing with a left hand there. Vanagandr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harkimo lands a jab to Vanagandr's midsection.
Harkimo tries to clinch there but Vanagandr circles away.
Harkimo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vanagandr circles away quickly and effectively.
Keijo Harkimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanagandr slips a straight right by Harkimo.
Harkimo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vanagandr moves away from the strike by Harkimo.
Harkimo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vanagandr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vanagandr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vanagandr walks into a jab.
Vanagandr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harkimo.
Vanagandr gets tackled into the cage by Harkimo. Harkimo maintains the clinch.
Vanagandr tries to throw a body punch but Harkimo avoids it by throwing Vanagandr back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harkimo.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harkimo as Vanagandr tries to tie him up.
Harkimo blocks a body shot from Vanagandr.
Harkimo gets through Vanagandr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vanagandr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo prevents a body shot from Vanagandr.
Vanagandr tries a body shot but Harkimo blocks it.
Vanagandr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanagandr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harkimo lands a right hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Harkimo drops Vanagandr onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Vanagandr is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Vanagandr is rocked!
That has opened up Katla Vanagandr's cut even more.
A body shot lands from Harkimo.
Vanagandr is still on wobbly legs! Can Harkimo finish him?
Harkimo digs a right hand underneath Vanagandr's ribcage. Vanagandr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vanagandr looks winded!
Harkimo throws a big uppercut that drops Vanagandr! More strikes from Harkimo and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Vanagandr lies dazed against the cage as Harkimo celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keijo Harkimo!
Keijo Harkimo 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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