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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Harkimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kieron Radebe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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262 lbs
35 - 25 - 0 |
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291 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class 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
35 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keijo Harkimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Kieron Radebe!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Radebe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harkimo doesn't seem phased though.
Good exchange - Harkimo coming out on top.
Harkimo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Harkimo misses its intended target.
Radebe lands with a hook. Harkimo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Radebe 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.
Harkimo throws a low kick but Radebe avoids it.
Harkimo misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Radebe! But no joy.
Radebe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harkimo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harkimo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Harkimo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Radebe can pounce on him.
Harkimo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Radebe tries a quick counter leg kick but Harkimo is wise to it.
Harkimo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harkimo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harkimo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Radebe was well out of range. Poor timing from Harkimo.
Radebe tries to counter with a clinch but Harkimo shakes him off and moves away.
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 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Radebe was well out of range. Poor timing from Harkimo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkimo throws an overhand right that lands on Radebe's shoulder, as Radebe tries to avoid the shot.
Harkimo throws out a loose jab but Radebe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Radebe tries to counter with a clinch but Harkimo shakes him off and moves away.
Harkimo looks to score with a jab to the body but Radebe is just out of range.
Harkimo misses with a low kick.
Radebe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harkimo.
Harkimo tried to counter with a leg kick but Radebe avoided it.
A low kick from Harkimo misses
and Radebe counters with a straight right hand.
Radebe avoids a kick to the body.
Radebe appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Harkimo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID260K) in the buildup to the fight.
Radebe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harkimo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Radebe misses with a low kick.
Harkimo swings for the body but Radebe moves out of range.
Radebe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Radebe instigates a clinch.
Harkimo cracks Radebe with a nice body shot.
Radebe trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radebe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harkimo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harkimo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Radebe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Radebe missing with knees to the body.
Harkimo breaks the clinch.
Harkimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Radebe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harkimo.
Radebe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Radebe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harkimo throws a combination that misses
and Radebe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harkimo connects with a body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Radebe throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radebe tries to land knees in the clinch but Harkimo avoids the damage to the body.
Harkimo blocking some punches.
Radebe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harkimo misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Radebe.
Harkimo lands a left hand.
Radebe misses with a knee strike.
Harkimo takes a shot to the head.
Harkimo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Radebe's elbow.
Harkimo throws a punch but it's blocked by Radebe.
Harkimo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Radebe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harkimo.
Radebe has Harkimo pressed against the cage.
Harkimo lands a hook that snaps the head of Radebe backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radebe connects with a knee to the head.
Radebe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harkimo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Radebe. That did some damage!
Harkimo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Radebe slips a straight right by Harkimo.
Good standup being displayed there by Radebe as he connects with a hook.
Harkimo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Radebe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harkimo is able to avoid easily.
Harkimo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harkimo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Radebe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harkimo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Radebe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harkimo's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kieron Radebe will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Radebe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harkimo momentarily.
Radebe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harkimo.
Harkimo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harkimo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harkimo takes one on the button.
Radebe tries a head kick but it misses.
Radebe avoids the body shot from Harkimo.
Harkimo 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.
Radebe was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Harkimo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harkimo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good work by Radebe as he checks the leg kick.
Radebe wants to counter with a clinch but Harkimo pushes him away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harkimo.
Keijo Harkimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harkimo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Radebe was well out of range. Poor timing from Harkimo.
Harkimo lands with an uppercut that bounces Radebe off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkimo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Radebe was well out of range. Poor timing from Harkimo.
Radebe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harkimo looks to score with a jab to the body but Radebe is just out of range.
Harkimo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Radebe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Harkimo.
Harkimo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Radebe was well out of range. Poor timing from Harkimo.
Harkimo is looking to wear down Radebe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harkimo misses with a body shot
enabling Radebe to counter with a crisp jab.
Radebe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Radebe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harkimo to score with a decent uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harkimo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Radebe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Radebe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Radebe avoids the body shot from Harkimo.
Radebe lands a head shot.
Harkimo blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radebe throws a head kick but Harkimo moves out of range.
Radebe lands a jab.
Radebe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body kick from Harkimo.
Radebe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harkimo is out of range.
Radebe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Radebe tries a head kick but it misses.
Harkimo ducks under a wild hook from Radebe.
Radebe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harkimo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Radebe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harkimo is out of range.
Radebe throws a push kick but Harkimo slaps the foot to one side.
Harkimo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo throws a body punch but Radebe moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Radebe.
Harkimo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harkimo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Harkimo scores with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harkimo. That's going to slow Radebe down.
Radebe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harkimo misses with a hook.
Harkimo misses with a kick to the body.
Harkimo throws a body shot but no joy.
Radebe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harkimo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Radebe looks to land a right hand but Harkimo moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo moves out of range as Radebe strikes.
Harkimo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Harkimo 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.
Harkimo wants to land a leg kick but Radebe is out of range.
Radebe feints a counter leg kick.
Radebe throws a nice outside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Radebe.
Radebe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harkimo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harkimo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Radebe manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harkimo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harkimo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Radebe misses with a leg kick.
Keijo Harkimo is winning the standup battle so far.
Harkimo checks a leg kick nicely.
Harkimo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Harkimo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Harkimo moves out of range of the strikes.
Harkimo throws a one two combo.
Radebe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harkimo lands a slapping body shot.
Radebe throws a low kick but Harkimo moves out of range easily.
Harkimo lands with a cross.
Radebe fakes the leg kick and cracks Harkimo in the body.
Harkimo feints a jab promting Radebe to slip. Harkimo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Radebe slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Harkimo misses with a low kick.
Radebe throws a solid leg kick but Harkimo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Radebe.
Radebe looks to land a left hand but Harkimo moved out of range nicely.
A cross from Radebe lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harkimo looks for the body kick but Radebe saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkimo throws a nice looking combination but Radebe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Radebe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Radebe tries a low kick but Harkimo avoids it.
Harkimo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Radebe just manages to avoid it.
Harkimo slips under a jab.
Harkimo throws a leg kick but Radebe checks it.
It seemed like Radebe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harkimo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Radebe lands a nice shot that snaps Harkimo's head back.
Radebe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Radebe tries a knee to the head but Harkimo blocks it.
Harkimo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Radebe's elbow.
Radebe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harkimo blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Radebe on the inside.
Radebe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harkimo's efforts to push away.
Harkimo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harkimo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Radebe gets through Harkimo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harkimo tries to work over Radebe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harkimo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Radebe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harkimo.
Radebe misses with a knee to the head.
Harkimo tries to break the clinch but Radebe is controlling the position.
Radebe is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Radebe slows down the pace here.
Harkimo swings wildly with an uppercut but Radebe uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radebe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harkimo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harkimo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harkimo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Radebe.
Harkimo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Radebe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Radebe trying to land knees to the body.
Harkimo can't find room to land a body shot as Radebe controls the action.
Radebe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harkimo breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radebe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Radebe checks the leg kick.
Harkimo misses with a low kick.
Radebe throws out a loose jab but Harkimo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Radebe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harkimo is out of range and Radebe settles back down.
Harkimo tried to counter with a leg kick but Radebe avoided it.
Harkimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Radebe moves away.
Harkimo throws a solid leg kick but Radebe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harkimo.
Radebe unleashes a big counter combination but Harkimo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Harkimo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Radebe is out of range.
Radebe throws a lazy uppercut
and Harkimo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Radebe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harkimo.
Radebe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Harkimo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Radebe checks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kieron Radebe.
I think Radebe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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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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