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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladamir Harkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickety Cricket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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285 lbs
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265 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rickety Cricket!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cricket throws a lazy right hand but Harkonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harkonen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harkonen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harkonen fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladamir Harkonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harkonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harkonen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cricket to the mat! Cricket manages to get full guard.
Harkonen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Harkonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Cricket is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harkonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harkonen stopping the sweep attempt from Cricket.
Harkonen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cricket wants to sweep here but Harkonen controlling him for the moment.
Cricket controls Harkonen momentarily but Harkonen frees himself.
Harkonen wants to control from the top but Cricket keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Harkonen.
Harkonen is looking to take a break and control but Cricket is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cricket manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cricket does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cricket is trying to control but can't.
Cricket is looking for a sweep. Harkonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cricket manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Harkonen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cricket working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harkonen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harkonen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harkonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Cricket is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cricket looking for a sweep. Not yet Cricket, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cricket is trying to control the position but Harkonen postures up.
Cricket looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harkonen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harkonen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cricket on the ground.
Cricket keeping moving, preventing Harkonen from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harkonen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cricket tries to avoid it but Harkonen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cricket to the ground. Cricket escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harkonen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cricket pinned against the cage. Cricket gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harkonen clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harkonen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cricket pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harkonen scores a takedown into full mount!
Harkonen avoids the attempt from Cricket to control.
Harkonen looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladamir Harkonen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Harkonen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harkonen.
Cricket throws a wild body kick that Harkonen sees coming a mile off.
Cricket keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladamir Harkonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cricket attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harkonen shoots in but Cricket avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cricket thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harkonen shoots in but Cricket avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harkonen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Harkonen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cricket swivels and escapes.
Nice sprawl there from Cricket as Harkonen shoots in.
Cricket lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cricket drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cricket thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cricket trying to control the position from guard on top but Harkonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cricket trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cricket throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harkonen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cricket trying to control but Harkonen is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cricket seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Harkonen controls Cricket momentarily but Cricket frees himself.
Cricket wants to pass the guard but Harkonen is keeping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harkonen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cricket counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkonen has his takedown stuffed
so Cricket counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Harkonen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harkonen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cricket postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Harkonen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cricket, into his guard.
Harkonen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Harkonen looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cricket is looking for a triangle but Harkonen pushes his legs off easily.
Cricket trying to control the position.
Harkonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Cricket is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harkonen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Harkonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Cricket is retaining full guard.
Cricket is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cricket wants to improve his position but instead Harkonen has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickety Cricket showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Harkonen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Harkonen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cricket looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Harkonen seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cricket controlling the position for now.
Harkonen is looking to advance position but Cricket won't allow it.
Cricket wants to improve his position but Harkonen is controlling well.
Cricket is trying to control but can't.
Cricket wants to control the action here but instead Harkonen manages to pass to full mount!
Cricket is trying desperately to improve position.
Cricket takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harkonen controlling from mount.
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.
Cricket is in all sorts of trouble here.
Harkonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cricket is looking to escape.
Cricket is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vladamir Harkonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harkonen looking to control but Cricket is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cricket is working to get back to half guard.
Harkonen controlling his opponent.
Harkonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cricket is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkonen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cricket is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Vladamir Harkonen just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Harkonen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cricket counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Harkonen is trying to control but can't.
Cricket is trying to control the action in half guard but Harkonen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cricket looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cricket trying to control from half guard but Harkonen is working away.
Harkonen keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harkonen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cricket throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harkonen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harkonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cricket is one step ahead there.
Harkonen is trying to keep Cricket in close.
Harkonen keeping moving, preventing Cricket from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harkonen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Harkonen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harkonen tries to get out of the position.
Cricket throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vladamir Harkonen.
I think Harkonen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vladamir Harkonen!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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