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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Harmbe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Zuev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harold Harmbe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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196 lbs
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harold Harmbe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Konstantin Zuev !
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Zuev . Those never looked like landing.
Harmbe is looking for a counter combo.
Zuev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harmbe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harmbe takes one to the chin there.
Harmbe needs to keep his hands up - Zuev had a free shot at his head there.
Harmbe feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Zuev is trying to control the position but Harmbe postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harmbe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harmbe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Zuev is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zuev thows a huge punch but Harmbe dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuev postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Harmbe to stand up.
Zuev scores with a hook.
Harmbe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zuev scores with a decent looking hook.
Harmbe takes a swing at Zuev 's ribcage but misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Zuev as he connects with a hook.
No joy there for Zuev , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harmbe is looking for a counter combo.
Zuev scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zuev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zuev scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zuev throws a one two combo.
Zuev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harmbe throws a leg kick but Zuev moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuev scores with a jab. Harmbe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harmbe darts in and clinches Zuev up against the cage.
Harmbe looking to throw knees to the head but Zuev is blocking nicely.
Zuev breaks the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zuev , as that shot connected.
Harmbe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zuev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zuev lands a jab-cross combination.
Harmbe misses with a few strikes there.
Zuev connects with the punch.
Zuev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zuev scores with a jab. Harmbe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harmbe fails with the takedown.
Harmbe seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe tried to score with a low kick but Zuev checks it.
Zuev tests Harmbe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harmbe slips a jab and a cross from Zuev .
Harmbe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zuev , as that shot connected.
Zuev misses with the combination.
Zuev connects with a looping right hand.
Harmbe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harmbe tries to pull guard but Zuev won't allow it.
Zuev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harmbe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zuev 's coach down at KING OF PAIN was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zuev 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Harmbe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Harmbe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harmbe connects with a knee to the head.
Zuev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zuev can't break the clinch.
Harmbe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zuev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harmbe tries to land a knee to the head but Zuev blocks with his arms.
Come on Harmbe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Harmbe lands a nice knee to the body.
Zuev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harmbe has him pressed against the cage.
Harmbe missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harmbe wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Harmbe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Harmbe.
Harmbe misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Zuev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harmbe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Harmbe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harmbe takes one to the chin there.
Zuev throws out a powerful jab.
Zuev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A telegraphed right hand from Zuev misses the target.
Zuev slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Zuev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zuev jabs Harmbe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A punch combination from Zuev misses.
Zuev lands with a shot to the body.
Zuev scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zuev lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Harmbe instigates a clinch.
Zuev is trying to force a seperation but Harmbe has the dominant position.
Zuev is trying to force a seperation but Harmbe has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmbe prevents Zuev from breaking the clinch.
Zuev managing to block the knees to the body from Harmbe.
Harmbe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Harmbe misses with a knee to the head.
Harmbe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zuev is trying to force a seperation but Harmbe has the dominant position.
Harmbe lands a nice knee to the body.
Zuev avoiding damage as Harmbe throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Zuev 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zuev is trying to push Harmbe away but Harmbe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harmbe lands a knee to the head.
Zuev is looking to break free of the clinch but Harmbe has double underhooks.
Harmbe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zuev 's efforts to push away.
Harmbe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zuev 's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harmbe has him pressed against the cage.
Zuev gets underhooks to prevent Harmbe's takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harmbe.
Zuev wants to break free but Harmbe has control.
Harmbe misses with a knee to the head.
Zuev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harmbe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harmbe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zuev 's efforts to push away.
Harmbe tries to land knees in the clinch but Zuev avoids the damage to the body.
Harmbe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zuev prevents it.
Harold Harmbe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zuev is trying to push Harmbe away but Harmbe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zuev tries to break the clinch but Harmbe is controlling the position.
Harmbe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zuev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe crunches a lovely knee into Zuev 's ribcage.
Harmbe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zuev .
Zuev tries to circle away but Harmbe has him pinned against the cage.
Zuev tries to break the clinch but Harmbe is controlling the position.
Zuev wants to get back to striking at distance but Harmbe won't allow it.
Harmbe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zuev gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Harmbe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harmbe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zuev walks away with a smile on his face. Harmbe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zuev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zuev tests Harmbe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the liver by Zuev . Beautiful body shot.
Harmbe misses the jab.
Zuev connects with a body shot.
Harold Harmbe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zuev misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuev lands a jab.
Zuev lands with a cross.
Zuev swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harmbe counters by moving into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harmbe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harmbe is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Zuev is defending well.
Harmbe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zuev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harmbe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zuev pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zuev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harmbe manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Zuev trying to control but Harmbe is working from the bottom.
Harmbe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Zuev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Zuev 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harmbe under the eye.
Zuev lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice body punch from Zuev .
Zuev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zuev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zuev looks to land a combination but Harmbe avoids it well.
Zuev 's corner calls for a 1-2. Zuev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Harmbe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zuev sprawls well. Zuev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harmbe gets slowly back to his feet.
Zuev throws a right hand that Harmbe ducks under and follows up with a left that Harmbe also avoids with ease.
Zuev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zuev connects with the punch.
A left lands for Zuev .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zuev lands a body shot.
A left lands for Zuev .
Harmbe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zuev .
Harmbe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zuev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harmbe.
Harmbe tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zuev manages to circle out of the way.
Zuev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zuev gets tackled into the cage by Harmbe. Harmbe maintains the clinch.
Zuev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zuev tries to break free but Harmbe pushes him back against the cage.
Harmbe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zuev .
Harmbe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zuev is trying to break the clinch but Harmbe is controlling him.
Harmbe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zuev is defending well for now.
Zuev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zuev is defending well for now.
Harmbe missing with knees to the body.
Zuev is trying to break free.
Harmbe has Zuev pressed against the cage, preventing Zuev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zuev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harmbe working Zuev over with knees to the body.
Zuev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harmbe tries a knee to the head but Zuev blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harmbe tries a knee to the head but Zuev blocks it.
A knee to the head by Harmbe.
Zuev tries to break the clinch but Harmbe is controlling the position.
Zuev tries to break free but Harmbe pushes him back against the cage.
Zuev working hard to break the clinch.
Zuev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zuev working hard to break the clinch.
Konstantin Zuev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe lands a nice knee to the body.
Zuev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zuev tries to break the clinch but Harmbe is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Zuev 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zuev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zuev is looking to break free of the clinch but Harmbe has double underhooks.
Harmbe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harmbe missing with knees to the body.
Harmbe can't get the takedown.
Zuev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harmbe has him pressed against the cage.
Harmbe with a knee to the head.
It looks like Konstantin Zuev has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zuev is looking to control Harmbe's arms but Harmbe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zuev has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuev can't break the clinch.
Zuev wants to get back to striking at distance but Harmbe won't allow it.
Harmbe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zuev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harold Harmbe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zuev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harmbe has Zuev pressed against the cage, preventing Zuev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harmbe missing with knees to the body.
Harmbe misses with a knee strike.
Zuev wants to get back to striking at distance but Harmbe won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Harmbe.
Harmbe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harmbe has Zuev pushed against the cage.
Harmbe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zuev .
And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Zuev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zuev winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Zuev !
Our winner, Konstantin Zuev , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Harold Harmbe had this to say: 'back to 185 i want Joe Rockocko or i wont fight again'.
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energy
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hype
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