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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Etan Seeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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285 lbs
25 - 20 - 0 |
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286 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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
25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikhail Van Kirkland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Etan Seeman!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Seeman coming out on top.
It looks like Mikhail Van Kirkland has been cut.
Mikhail Van Kirkland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Kirkland turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Kirkland getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Seeman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland misses with a hook.
Van Kirkland throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Seeman counters with a low kick, right behind Van Kirkland 's knee.
A combination from Van Kirkland does no damage.
Van Kirkland rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Seeman counters with a nice leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland throws a sloppy head kick and Seeman moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Seeman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Seeman slaps away a takedown attempt from Van Kirkland, before circling back to the center of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seeman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Kirkland shoots for a takedown but Seeman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that misses.
Seeman connects with a jab.
Seeman throws out a loose jab but Van Kirkland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Kirkland appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Van Kirkland lands a jab to the nose.
Seeman is looking to clinch but Van Kirkland is avoiding it.
A jab from Van Kirkland misses.
Seeman misses the shot to the body.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick
and Seeman counters with a nice body shot.
Seeman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Seeman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Kirkland.
It seemed like Seeman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Kirkland looks to land a right hand but Seeman moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Seeman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Kirkland!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland scores with a jab. Seeman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Seeman misses the shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Van Kirkland.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland moves into the clinch.
Van Kirkland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seeman's elbow.
Seeman lands a knee to the body.
Seeman gets through Van Kirkland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Seeman misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Van Kirkland fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Seeman fails to land.
A short left from Seeman.
Van Kirkland goes for a takedown in the clinch but Seeman prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikhail Van Kirkland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Kirkland misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seeman lands with a left to the head.
Van Kirkland working aggressively here.
Seeman misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Kirkland.
Seeman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Kirkland stalling in the clinch but Seeman improves position.
Seeman blocking some punches.
Seeman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seeman misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Kirkland throws a head punch that misses.
Van Kirkland throws a head punch that misses.
Seeman misses with a punch on the inside.
Seeman pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Kirkland leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Seeman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Kirkland is defending well for now.
Seeman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Seeman struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Kirkland controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seeman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Come on Van Kirkland - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Seeman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Seeman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seeman throws a head punch that misses.
Seeman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Kirkland backwards.
Van Kirkland has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Seeman regains guard immediately.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seeman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Kirkland throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Seeman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Van Kirkland trying to control the position from guard on top but Seeman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Kirkland throwing strikes but missing.
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 Mikhail Van Kirkland will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Van Kirkland's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Van Kirkland chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Seeman can pounce on him.
Van Kirkland scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Van Kirkland!
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Kirkland. Seeman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seeman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Van Kirkland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Seeman misses the target.
Van Kirkland rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Seeman counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seeman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Kirkland.
A countering left hand to the body from Seeman misses.
Van Kirkland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Kirkland closes this distance looking for a takedown but Seeman circles away.
Seeman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mikhail Van Kirkland is winning the standup battle so far.
Seeman slips a jab from Van Kirkland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Etan Seeman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Kirkland misses the target.
Seeman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Kirkland is looking to clinch.
Seeman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Kirkland.
Seeman clobbers Van Kirkland with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van Kirkland tries to clinch but Seeman is having none of it.
A big left from Seeman misses.
Van Kirkland throws a low kick but it's checked well by Seeman.
Van Kirkland throws a right hand that Seeman ducks under and follows up with a left that Seeman also avoids with ease.
Van Kirkland's jab looks to have found its range, popping Seeman under the eye.
A swing and a miss from Van Kirkland.
Seeman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seeman throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Kirkland.
Seeman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Seeman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Kirkland throws an overhand right that lands on Seeman's shoulder, as Seeman tries to avoid the shot.
Seeman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Seeman forces Van Kirkland back against the cage and clinches.
Etan Seeman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Kirkland swings wildly with an uppercut but Seeman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seeman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Kirkland throws a punch but it's blocked by Seeman.
Seeman lands an elbow inside.
Mikhail Van Kirkland's cut is getting worse.
Seeman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Seeman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland missing with knees to the body.
Seeman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seeman lands a nice elbow.
Seeman blocking some punches.
Seeman blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Kirkland.
Seeman scores with a hook to the body.
Seeman digs a right hand underneath Van Kirkland's ribcage. Van Kirkland let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Seeman misses with a punch to the body.
Seeman lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Seeman.
Seeman lands with a light punch inside.
Mikhail Van Kirkland's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Seeman lands a left hand.
Van Kirkland takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Seeman.
Seeman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Kirkland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Kirkland working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seeman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Kirkland backwards.
Seeman landing knees to the body.
Seeman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Seeman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Seeman struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Kirkland controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seeman.
Seeman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Kirkland.
Seeman scores with a shot to the side of Van Kirkland's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seeman.
Seeman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jeez, Mikhail Van Kirkland's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Seeman.
A nice left hand lands by Seeman.
Seeman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Seeman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Kirkland's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Seeman.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mikhail Van Kirkland's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Etan Seeman!
Post fight, Etan Seeman took to the microphone: 'Whos your DADDY?'.
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energy
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hype
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