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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladamir Harkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Siuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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25
285 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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192 cm
24
282 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladamir Harkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Siuta!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harkonen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Siuta is trying to defend but Harkonen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Siuta is controlling Harkonen's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Harkonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Siuta's head.
Siuta moves into full guard.
Siuta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harkonen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harkonen trying to control but Siuta is working from the bottom.
Harkonen thows a big elbow that misses.
Siuta trying to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Siuta misses with a takedown attempt
and Harkonen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Siuta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siuta looking for a sweep. Not yet Siuta, not yet.
Harkonen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Siuta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harkonen.
Siuta wants to sweep but no luck.
Siuta wants to control the position but Harkonen says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Siuta is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harkonen pulls his head out easily.
Harkonen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harkonen lands a nice short elbow.
Siuta is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harkonen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harkonen thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Siuta to regain full guard.
Siuta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Siuta holds on and takes a little breather.
Siuta keeping moving, preventing Harkonen from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siuta is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harkonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Siuta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harkonen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Siuta keeping full guard, as Harkonen tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harkonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Siuta.
Siuta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harkonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Siuta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siuta misses with a low kick.
Siuta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harkonen moves out of range as Siuta throws a body kick.
Harkonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Siuta gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Siuta is trying to keep Harkonen in close.
Harkonen throws and elbow that misses. Siuta uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harkonen's guard. Nice move by Siuta!
Siuta makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siuta trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Harkonen manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Harkonen stopping the sweep attempt from Siuta.
Siuta throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Harkonen escapes and throws Siuta's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Harkonen trying to control the action but Siuta is working from the bottom.
Siuta prevents Harkonen from improving position.
Siuta is not content to let Harkonen control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladamir Harkonen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Harkonen slips under a jab.
Siuta misses with a jab to the body
and Harkonen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Siuta!
Harkonen avoids the attempt from Siuta to control.
Harkonen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Harkonen cracks Siuta with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siuta is in a horrible position here. Harkonen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Harkonen looking to control but Siuta is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siuta wants to control but Harkonen is having none of it.
Siuta is wriggling around trying to escape.
Harkonen landing strikes from the mount and Siuta is in trouble!
Siuta is in a horrible position here. Harkonen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Siuta wants to control but Harkonen is having none of it.
Siuta is working to get back to half guard.
Siuta tries to lock up and control but Harkonen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harkonen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Harkonen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Siuta looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siuta in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonen landing strikes from the mount and Siuta is in trouble!
Harkonen trying to control but Siuta is having none of it.
Siuta keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Harkonen looking to finish Siuta with some ground and pound. This is bad for Siuta!
Harkonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Siuta is looking to escape.
Harkonen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Siuta?
Siuta really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Harkonen lands a big shot there that rocks Siuta but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkonen tries to push Siuta's head away but Siuta is holding on tight.
Harkonen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Harkonen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Siuta sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Harkonen wants to take a breather but Siuta is having none of it.
Harkonen moves into full mount! Siuta won't be happy about that!
Vladamir Harkonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harkonen avoids the attempt from Siuta to control.
Harkonen working Siuta over with strikes here.
Harkonen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Siuta?
Harkonen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Siuta hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siuta is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Harkonen.
Harkonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Siuta can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harkonen cracks Siuta with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Harkonen landing punches.
Siuta is breathing heavily.
Harkonen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Siuta slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Harkonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Siuta keeps working.
Harkonen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harkonen lands with a punch from half guard.
Still in half guard, Harkonen seems content to control.
Siuta won't allow Harkonen to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladamir Harkonen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Harkonen shoots in for a takedown but Siuta shows good takedown defense.
Siuta feints and then cracks Harkonen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harkonen down.
Siuta throws a hook but Harkonen blocks it.
A clash of legs there as Harkonen blocks the low kick.
Siuta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harkonen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick misses from Siuta.
Siuta throws a push kick but Harkonen slaps the foot to one side.
Harkonen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harkonen passes into half guard.
Siuta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Siuta trying to control from the bottom.
Siuta is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Harkonen is staying active.
Harkonen wants to free his trapped foot but Siuta is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Harkonen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harkonen moves nicely into side control.
Harkonen moves into full mount!
Vladamir Harkonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Siuta is looking to escape.
Siuta tries to hold on but Harkonen postures up.
Siuta is trying desperately to improve position.
Harkonen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Siuta can't escape the position.
Harkonen controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siuta is squirming around, avoiding Harkonen's attempts to control the action.
Siuta is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jack Siuta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Siuta keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Harkonen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Siuta wants to control but Harkonen is having none of it.
Siuta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four 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.
Harkonen avoids the attempt from Siuta to control.
Harkonen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Harkonen wants to control the pace but Siuta is squirming around nicely.
Siuta throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Harkonen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Harkonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Siuta is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harkonen controlling the position easily from mount.
Harkonen blocks Siuta's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladamir Harkonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harkonen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladamir Harkonen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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