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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Multtuli Margabiaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Harkimo (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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299 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
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262 lbs
33 - 23 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Multtuli Margabiaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keijo Harkimo!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margabiaru throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harkimo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Margabiaru checks a leg kick.
Margabiaru is looking for a counter combo.
Harkimo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harkimo ducks right into an uppercut from Margabiaru.
Margabiaru misses the shot to the body.
Margabiaru looks to throw the jab but Harkimo is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Margabiaru. Harkimo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Margabiaru slips a jab from Harkimo.
Margabiaru falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harkimo counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Margabiaru swings for the body but Harkimo moves out of range.
Harkimo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Margabiaru blocks it well.
Margabiaru swings for the body but Harkimo moves out of range.
Harkimo throws a shot from downtown. Margabiaru moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Margabiaru wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harkimo scoring well with a low kick there.
Margabiaru misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harkimo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margabiaru moves forwards but Harkimo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Margabiaru takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harkimo scores with a hook.
Harkimo scoring well with a low kick there.
Margabiaru throws a series of punches but Harkimo moves out of range.
Harkimo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Margabiaru.
Harkimo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Margabiaru throws a series of punches but Harkimo avoids them all with ease.
Margabiaru just misses with a punch to the body.
Harkimo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Margabiaru with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Harkimo.
Margabiaru on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harkimo. Harkimo obviously looking to wear him down.
Harkimo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harkimo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harkimo misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margabiaru throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Margabiaru takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harkimo throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harkimo.
Margabiaru throws a right hand that Harkimo ducks under and follows up with a left that Harkimo also avoids with ease.
Harkimo stuns Margabiaru with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harkimo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Margabiaru's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harkimo.
Margabiaru is looking to wear down Harkimo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Margabiaru with a jab.
A left and a right from Harkimo both land. Nice combination.
Margabiaru throws a series of punches but Harkimo avoids them all with ease.
Margabiaru lands a jab-cross combination.
Margabiaru looks to land a right hand but Harkimo moved out of range.
Margabiaru lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Harkimo misses.
Harkimo motions for Margabiaru to come forward. Harkimo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Margabiaru throws out a loose jab but Harkimo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harkimo slips under a jab.
Harkimo cracks a nice hook into Margabiaru's ribs.
Harkimo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Margabiaru. Those never looked like landing.
Margabiaru fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Margabiaru lands a nice shot that snaps Harkimo's head back.
Margabiaru is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harkimo throws the left hand but Margabiaru avoids the punch easily.
Harkimo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Margabiaru.
Sloppy strikes from Harkimo. Those never looked like landing.
Harkimo looks to score with a jab to the body but Margabiaru is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margabiaru takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harkimo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harkimo misses with a low kick.
Margabiaru moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Margabiaru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harkimo.
Margabiaru's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Margabiaru takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Margabiaru throws the left hand but Harkimo avoids the punch easily.
Margabiaru swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harkimo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Harkimo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Margabiaru.
Margabiaru throws an off balance right hand
and Harkimo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harkimo looks to score with a jab to the body but Margabiaru is just out of range.
Margabiaru defending well as Harkimo loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Margabiaru punishes Harkimo's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Harkimo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Margabiaru gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harkimo.
Harkimo connects with a jab.
Keijo Harkimo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harkimo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Margabiaru bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harkimo's head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Margabiaru might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Margabiaru lands a jab to Harkimo's midsection.
Harkimo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harkimo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Margabiaru misses the target.
Harkimo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Margabiaru counter with a right hand.
Margabiaru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Margabiaru scores with a decent looking hook.
Harkimo misses with a straight right.
It looked like Margabiaru was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Harkimo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Margabiaru tries to bum rush Harkimo with a series of wild strikes but Harkimo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Margabiaru on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harkimo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Margabiaru.
Margabiaru on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harkimo. Harkimo obviously looking to wear him down.
Harkimo slips a jab from Margabiaru.
Harkimo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Margabiaru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harkimo.
Margabiaru takes a swing at Harkimo's ribcage but misses.
Harkimo defending well as Margabiaru loads up on a big left hand.
Harkimo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Margabiaru has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Keijo Harkimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Margabiaru misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Margabiaru misses the target.
Margabiaru throws a lazy uppercut
and Harkimo counters with a good low kick that Margabiaru was not able to check.
Margabiaru moves out of range of the body kick from Harkimo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harkimo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Margabiaru circles away quickly and effectively.
Harkimo misses with a right hand
and Margabiaru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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 smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harkimo throws a body punch but Margabiaru moves out of range.
Margabiaru takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Harkimo.
Harkimo cracks a nice hook into Margabiaru's ribs.
Harkimo cracks a nice hook into Margabiaru's ribs.
Harkimo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Margabiaru stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harkimo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harkimo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Margabiaru manages to avoid it.
Margabiaru looks to land a left hand but Harkimo moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harkimo.
Harkimo thumps Margabiaru with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Harkimo.
Harkimo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Margabiaru was well out of range. Poor timing from Harkimo.
Harkimo throws a sloppy head kick
and Margabiaru counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Margabiaru throws a shot to the body.
Margabiaru lands the left hand.
Margabiaru scores with a body shot.
Margabiaru misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harkimo is looking for the big counter here.
A left and a right from Margabiaru both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Margabiaru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Margabiaru takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Margabiaru does it's job there.
Harkimo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harkimo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Margabiaru doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harkimo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harkimo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Harkimo stuns Margabiaru with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harkimo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Margabiaru at a distance.
Nice body kick there by Harkimo.
Harkimo thows a body kick. Margabiaru tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harkimo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Margabiaru takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harkimo lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Harkimo 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! This is the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harkimo, right into the meat.
Margabiaru clobbers Harkimo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harkimo cracks Margabiaru with a good jab.
A combination from Margabiaru does no damage.
Margabiaru throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harkimo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harkimo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Harkimo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Margabiaru throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harkimo lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harkimo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Margabiaru on the side of the head.
Harkimo swings for the body but Margabiaru moves out of range.
Harkimo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Margabiaru throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harkimo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkimo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harkimo.
Harkimo with a jab.
Margabiaru has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harkimo.
Margabiaru chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harkimo can pounce on him.
Harkimo scores with a leg kick.
Harkimo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harkimo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Margabiaru keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Harkimo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Margabiaru on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harkimo staying out of range there.
Harkimo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Margabiaru.
Keijo Harkimo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harkimo connects with an inside leg kick.
Margabiaru takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harkimo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harkimo tried to score with a low kick but Margabiaru checks it.
Margabiaru throwing a counter right hand but Harkimo manages to avoid it.
Harkimo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Margabiaru misses.
Margabiaru misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harkimo lands a body shot.
Harkimo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harkimo misses with a wild body shot.
Margabiaru was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Margabiaru tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harkimo connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harkimo works Margabiaru's body with a nice hook.
Harkimo staying out of range there.
Margabiaru on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harkimo throws a leg kick
and Margabiaru counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harkimo thinking.
Harkimo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
An inside leg kick lands from Harkimo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harkimo.
Harkimo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harkimo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Margabiaru avoids the body shot from Harkimo.
Harkimo just misses with a punch to the body.
Margabiaru was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo misses with a body shot.
Harkimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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 throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Margabiaru sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Margabiaru throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harkimo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harkimo throws out a loose jab but Margabiaru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Margabiaru throws a lazy uppercut
and Harkimo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Margabiaru's knee momentarily.
Margabiaru takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harkimo throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Margabiaru misses its intended target.
Harkimo lands a jab to Margabiaru's midsection.
Margabiaru throws a jab but it's blocked by Harkimo.
Multtuli Margabiaru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harkimo lands a leg kick that knocks Margabiaru off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keijo Harkimo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harkimo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keijo Harkimo!
After the fight, Keijo Harkimo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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