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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mookie Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Harkimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaylock's entrance music is Alive. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
279 lbs
26 - 10 - 0 |
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214 cm
36
262 lbs
31 - 20 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mookie Blaylock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keijo Harkimo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harkimo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harkimo misses with a wild body shot.
Harkimo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Blaylock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harkimo's coach down at Woodhouse's was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Harkimo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Harkimo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harkimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blaylock moves away.
Harkimo avoids the head kick by Blaylock.
Blaylock looks to throw the jab but Harkimo is out of range.
Blaylock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harkimo lands a lovely overhand right.
Blaylock misses with a head kick.
Blaylock drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harkimo, right into the meat.
Nice straight punches there by Blaylock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blaylock.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaylock throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blaylock throws a body punch but Harkimo moves out of range.
Blaylock throws a looping overhand right but Harkimo ducks down to avoid it.
Harkimo lands a big head kick that sends Blaylock tumbling to the mat! Harkimo takes a step backwards and waves Blaylock back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Mookie Blaylock has been cut.
Harkimo is looking to score with low kicks.
Blaylock cracks Harkimo with a big right hand and Harkimo goes down!
Harkimo looking for a sweep. Not yet Harkimo, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkimo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blaylock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blaylock manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harkimo is trying to keep Blaylock in close.
Blaylock throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaylock showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Harkimo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blaylock is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Blaylock has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Harkimo keeping full guard, as Blaylock tries to pass.
Harkimo is trying to keep Blaylock in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Blaylock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blaylock throws a low kick but Harkimo moves out of range easily.
Harkimo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blaylock counters with a straight right hand.
Blaylock slips under a jab.
Blaylock lands a nice hook to Harkimo's body. Harkimo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blaylock clinches up with Harkimo and pushes him back against the cage.
Blaylock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blaylock throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blaylock.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harkimo.
Blaylock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harkimo misses with a punch on the inside.
Blaylock pushes off an throws an elbow but Harkimo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A hook to the body from Harkimo.
Harkimo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harkimo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blaylock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harkimo blocking some punches.
Harkimo gets through Blaylock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harkimo.
Blaylock lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Blaylock throws an elbow but it misses.
Blaylock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harkimo's defenses.
Blaylock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harkimo tries to throw a body punch but Blaylock avoids it by throwing Harkimo back against the cage.
Blaylock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Harkimo taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo tries a body shot but Blaylock blocks it.
A short right from Harkimo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaylock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blaylock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blaylock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harkimo is defending well for now.
Blaylock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harkimo breaks the clinch.
Harkimo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Harkimo misses.
Harkimo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blaylock. That did some damage!
Blaylock throws the left hand but Harkimo avoids the punch easily.
Harkimo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blaylock uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Harkimo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blaylock tried to counter with a leg kick but Harkimo avoided it.
Harkimo misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaylock moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Harkimo goes down! Can Blaylock finish him!?
Harkimo is rocked!
Blaylock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harkimo is still in real trouble! Can Blaylock finish him?
Blaylock might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harkimo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harkimo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blaylock is one step ahead there.
Blaylock controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mookie Blaylock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mookie Blaylock's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blaylock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harkimo seems to have recovered his senses.
Blaylock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harkimo can do to turn this around?
Blaylock takes a swing at Harkimo's ribcage but misses.
Blaylock fakes the body blow, causing Harkimo to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Harkimo goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mookie Blaylock!
A very excited looking Mookie Blaylock 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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FIGHT
RATING
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