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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between J Breaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Harkimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Breaker comes to the cage accompanied by Hustlin'. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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212 lbs
48 - 30 - 1 |
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285 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
48 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, J Breaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keijo Harkimo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harkimo checks a leg kick.
Harkimo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Breaker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harkimo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Breaker is looking to slow Harkimo down with leg kicks.
Breaker 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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Breaker has a couple of punches blocked by Harkimo.
Harkimo trying to stall but Breaker improves his position.
Harkimo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harkimo lands a left hand.
Harkimo prevents a body shot from Breaker.
Harkimo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Breaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Breaker misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Breaker pushes Harkimo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Breaker.
Breaker misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Breaker fails to land.
Harkimo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Breaker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Breaker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harkimo's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Breaker.
Breaker is leaning against Harkimo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Breaker can't find room to land a body shot as Harkimo controls the action.
Harkimo throws a punch but it's blocked by Breaker.
A nice left hand lands by Breaker.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harkimo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harkimo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harkimo blocking some punches.
Harkimo has a couple of punches blocked by Breaker.
Breaker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harkimo's elbow.
Harkimo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Breaker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harkimo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Harkimo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harkimo throws a sloppy head kick and Breaker moves out of range easily.
Breaker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Breaker looks to land a right hand but Harkimo moved out of range.
Harkimo moves out of range as Breaker throws a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harkimo.
Harkimo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Breaker.
A punch lands to the side of Harkimo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Breaker throws a body kick that misses.
A shot to the body from Harkimo misses
and Harkimo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Breaker.
We've been told by Breaker's head coaches at MagicalFatFarm that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Breaker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Breaker tries to clinch but Harkimo moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harkimo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harkimo manages to avoid it.
Harkimo misses with a two punch combination.
Breaker throws a push kick but Harkimo slaps the foot to one side.
Harkimo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Breaker wants to clinch up but Harkimo keeps it at a distance.
Harkimo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harkimo staying out of range there.
Harkimo tries to clinch up but Breaker circles away and keeps his distance.
Breaker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Harkimo.
Breaker is breathing heavily.
Harkimo looks to land a body kick but Breaker moved away.
Harkimo throws a sloppy head kick and Breaker moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Breaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Harkimo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Breaker blocks a leg kick.
Harkimo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breaker avoids the body shot from Harkimo.
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.
Harkimo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Breaker feints and then cracks Harkimo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harkimo down.
Breaker ducks under a wild hook from Harkimo.
Breaker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harkimo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Breaker scores with a leg kick.
Harkimo thuds his right hand into Breaker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harkimo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Harkimo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harkimo throws a lazy body kick
and Breaker counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harkimo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harkimo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Breaker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Breaker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harkimo is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that J Breaker will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Breaker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Breaker.
Harkimo tries to clinch but Breaker moves out of range.
Breaker blocks a low kick nicely.
Harkimo looks to land a body kick but Breaker moved away.
Breaker scores with a leg kick.
Harkimo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Breaker.
Breaker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Breaker defending well as Harkimo loads up on a big left hand.
That kick from Breaker tenderised Harkimo's leg. Harkimo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harkimo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Harkimo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Breaker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harkimo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Breaker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harkimo can pounce on him.
Good shot there by Breaker.
Breaker lands with a straight right. Harkimo didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harkimo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Harkimo scores with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harkimo.
A bone on bone clash there as Breaker blocks the leg kick.
Nice jab there from Harkimo.
Breaker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harkimo is out of range and Breaker settles back down.
Breaker takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Breaker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Breaker avoids the head kick by Harkimo.
Harkimo connects with a leg kick. Breaker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Breaker gets tackled into the cage by Harkimo. Harkimo maintains the clinch.
A short right from Breaker.
Harkimo is working Breaker over against the cage.
Breaker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Breaker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Breaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Harkimo to work.
Breaker lands with a light punch inside.
Harkimo blocking some punches.
Breaker tries to throw a body punch but Harkimo avoids it by throwing Breaker back against the cage.
Harkimo blocks an uppercut.
Harkimo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harkimo connects with a right hand. Breaker shakes it off.
Breaker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Breaker throws a lazy right hand but Harkimo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harkimo lands an overhand right.
Harkimo misses with a shot to the body
and Breaker counters by moving into the clinch.
Harkimo swings wildly with an uppercut but Breaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Breaker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Breaker.
Harkimo prevents a body shot from Breaker.
J Breaker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Breaker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harkimo backwards.
Breaker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harkimo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Breaker fails to land.
Breaker struggles to land a body shot inside as Harkimo controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Harkimo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harkimo.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harkimo continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Harkimo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Breaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Breaker backwards.
Breaker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Harkimo.
Breaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Harkimo stalling the fight.
Harkimo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harkimo blocks an uppercut.
Breaker lands with a short shot to the head.
Breaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harkimo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Breaker lands with a left to the head.
Harkimo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Breaker working aggressively here.
Harkimo lands a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Harkimo misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Keijo Harkimo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Harkimo throws a combination that misses
and Breaker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Breaker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harkimo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harkimo.
Breaker doesn't manage to clinch there - Harkimo circles away.
Breaker misses with a head kick.
Harkimo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Breaker was well out of range. Poor timing from Harkimo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Breaker.
Breaker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Breaker jabs Harkimo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harkimo has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Breaker gets through Harkimo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Breaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Breaker lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Breaker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Breaker tries to throw a body punch but Harkimo avoids it by throwing Breaker back against the cage.
Breaker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harkimo backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Breaker.
Breaker working aggressively here.
Breaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Harkimo.
Harkimo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Breaker backwards.
Breaker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harkimo backwards.
Harkimo breaks the clinch.
A jab from Harkimo does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Breaker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Breaker misses with a body shot.
Breaker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Breaker keeps the fight on the outside.
Breaker misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo throws a leg kick
and Breaker counters with a nice uppercut.
Harkimo throws a leg kick which misses Breaker's front leg but catches the back leg as Breaker tries to avoid it.
Keijo Harkimo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harkimo misses with a leg kick.
Breaker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harkimo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Breaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Harkimo.
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.
Keijo Harkimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harkimo misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Breaker blocks the low kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Breaker here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Harkimo - that will leave a mark!
Breaker throws a lazy uppercut
and Harkimo counters with a thumping low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Breaker misses the target.
Harkimo moves out of range as Breaker strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker tries to move into range but Harkimo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harkimo scores with a jab.
It looks like J Breaker has been cut.
Breaker is looking to land body kicks.
Breaker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Breaker lands a jab to Harkimo's midsection.
Harkimo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harkimo thows a body shot but no joy.
Breaker throws a leg kick which misses Harkimo's front leg but catches the back leg as Harkimo tries to avoid it.
Harkimo is looking to land body kicks.
Harkimo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harkimo throws a leg kick but Breaker checks it.
Breaker needs to keep his hands up - Harkimo had a free shot at his head there.
Breaker closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Breaker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harkimo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Breaker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Harkimo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harkimo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Harkimo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Breaker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Breaker has a couple of punches blocked by Harkimo.
A right hand to the body from Harkimo.
Harkimo pushes Breaker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Breaker.
Breaker misses with a punch to the body.
Breaker throws a head punch that misses.
Breaker lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
J Breaker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Breaker 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Keijo Harkimo!
Keijo Harkimo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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