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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clinton Hessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
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197 lbs
31 - 11 - 2 |
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186 cm
33
194 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
31 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Clinton Hessler! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Harvey! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hessler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hessler moves away. Harvey fails in his attempt to clinch. It looked like Hessler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Harvey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Hessler throws a leg kick and Harvey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Hessler takes a shot right to the bread basket. Harvey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hessler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Harvey scores with a punch to the head. Harvey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hessler at a distance.
Harvey throws a sloppy head kick and Hessler counters with a lovely straight right hand! Sean Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. 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! Harvey misses with an uppercut. And Hessler counters with a quick kick to the body but Harvey blocks it. Hessler throws a low kick but Harvey avoids it. Harvey scores with a head kick. Hessler tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Harvey throws a head kick but Hessler moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. A decent looking body kick lands there for Harvey. Harvey throws a lazy uppercut
and Hessler counters with a straight right hand. Hessler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Harvey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hessler.
Hessler seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Hessler ducks under a wild hook from Harvey. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hessler.
Harvey lands a jab to the head.
Hessler tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Harvey with a nice cross. Hessler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Hessler throws out a loose jab but Harvey uses good head movement to avoid it. 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! Harvey throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Hessler counters with a stiff right hand. Hessler tests Harvey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hessler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harvey. Nice defenses there by Hessler. Harvey misses with an uppercut. Hessler saw that one coming. Harvey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hessler.
Hessler digs a good hook to Harvey's body.
Harvey lands a nice looking body kick. Harvey punishes Hessler's body with a nice straight punch. Harvey lands with a nice body punch. Harvey connects with a jab. Harvey misses with a few strikes there.
Hessler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harvey. Harvey scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hessler throws out a leg kick but Harvey moves out of range and Hessler only half commits. Harvey throws out a counter right but Hessler avoids it with no problem. Hessler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harvey. Hessler moves out of range of the strikes. A right-left combo lands from Hessler. Hessler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harvey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hessler in his tracks. Hessler moves out of range as Harvey strikes. Harvey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Harvey is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hessler had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Hessler throws a leg kick and Harvey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Hessler delivers a nice body kick. Harvey slips under a jab from Hessler. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nice straight punches there by Harvey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harvey.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Harvey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. A nice right hand lands inside from Harvey. Hessler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harveys head. Harvey misses with some punches.
Harvey working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hessler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Harvey misses with a hook from the clinch. Hessler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Hessler prevents Harvey from breaking the clinch. Hessler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harvey. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Hessler is trying to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Harvey throws a head punch that misses. Hessler misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harvey. Hessler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Harvey dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harvey slips a straight right by Hessler. Hessler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harvey.
Hessler takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hessler ducks under a wild hook from Harvey. Hessler appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Hessler jabbing away but nothing is landing. Harvey misses with a right hand and Hessler counters with an outside leg kick.
Hessler scoring well with a low kick there.
Harvey throws the left hand but Hessler avoids the punch easily. Hessler misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Harvey connects with a leg kick. Hessler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Hessler moves away from the strike by Harvey. Nice cross by Harvey. Hessler lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hessler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harvey. Harvey has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Hessler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Hessler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Harvey misses with a body shot.
A jab from Hessler misses. Harvey ducks under a wild hook from Hessler. Harvey is looking for the big counter here. Hessler lands with a nice body punch. Harvey jabbing away but nothing is landing. Hessler blocks a head kick by Harvey.
Hessler seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Harvey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Hessler looks to score with a jab to the body but Harvey is just out of range. Harvey connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hessler needs to keep his hands up - Harvey had a free shot at his head there. Hessler throws a looping overhand right but Harvey ducks down to avoid it. A nice combination there by Hessler.
This has been an exciting period of action! Hessler swings widly with a right hand
and Harvey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Harvey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sean Harvey seems to be getting the better of the standup. Harvey throws an overhand right that lands on Hessler's shoulder, as Hessler tries to avoid the shot. Hessler fires out a quick counter leg kick but Harvey just manages to avoid it. Hessler slips under a jab from Harvey. Harvey misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Hessler counter with a right hand. Harvey works Hessler's body with a nice hook. Harvey throws an off balance right hand
and Hessler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Harvey pushing out the jab but it's not landing. An attempted straight right counter from Hessler misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A left lands for Harvey. Harvey misses with a looping left. Harvey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Nice body punch from Harvey. Hessler walks into a jab. Hessler is looking to chop away at Harvey's legs. Harvey looks to land a left hand but Hessler moved out of range nicely. Harvey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hessler misses with a looping right. Harvey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Hessler lands a really nice looking cross but Harvey seems unphased.
The fighters circling - Harvey throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Hessler went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hessler throws a jab when Harvey was well out of range. Hessler avoids a kick to the body.
Harvey misses with an uppercut. Hessler saw that one coming. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Harvey digs a good hook to Hessler's body.
Hessler just misses with a punch to the body.
Harvey lands a glancing blow to the side of Hessler's head. Harvey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hessler counters with a thumping low kick. Hessler slips a jab from Harvey. Hessler was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Hessler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harvey. Hessler throws an off balance right hand
and Harvey counters with a lovely straight right hand! Harvey throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Hessler to counter with a crisp jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sean Harvey will probably get the nod - 10:9. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hessler tries to land a front kick but Harvey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Hessler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harvey. Hessler is looking to counter punch. Hessler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Harvey misses with a low kick as Hessler jumps back. Harvey tried to score with a low kick but Hessler checks it. Harvey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hessler counters with a lovely straight right hand! Hessler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Hessler checks the leg kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hessler misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Harvey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. A big left from Harvey misses. Hessler lands a nice shot that snaps Harvey's head back.
Hessler lands a jab to Harvey's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round. A big left from Hessler misses. Hessler throws a lazy body kick letting Harvey counter with a right hand. Hessler ducks under a wild hook from Harvey. Harvey tests Hessler's chin there with a solid looking shot. Harvey misses the jab. Harvey throws a jab but it's blocked by Hessler. A left lands for Harvey. Hessler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Hessler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harvey.
A little feinted left hand from Hessler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Hessler moves out of range of the strikes. Harvey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hessler is able to avoid easily. Hessler throws a solid leg kick but Harvey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hessler. Clinton Hessler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hessler throws a shot from downtown. Harvey moves away and avoids it. Hessler connects with the punch. A slapping body kick lands there for Harvey. Harvey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hessler moves out of range as Harvey strikes. 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! Hessler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hessler takes a shot right to the bread basket. Hessler moves out of range of the body kick. Nice shot lands for Harvey. Harvey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hessler.
Harvey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hessler throws a low kick but Harvey avoids it. Harvey swings and misses with a shot to the body and Hessler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Hessler keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hessler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Harvey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hessler. Hessler obviously looking to wear him down.
A leg kick checked by Harvey. Harvey on the wrong end of a nice hook. Hessler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harvey. Harvey checks a leg kick nicely. Hessler throws a leg kick and Harvey counters with a nice uppercut. Harvey misses with a straight right. Harvey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Harvey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hessler doesn't seem bothered though. Harvey lands with a hook. Hessler tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hessler is rocked! Harvey connects with a body shot that sends Hessler's belly button to the back. Harvey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hessler.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harvey, as that shot connected.
Oh Hessler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Harvey fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Hessler to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Hessler looks to clinch but Harvey throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Hessler taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sean Harvey! A victorious Sean Harvey thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. Clinton Hessler was interviewed post fight and said 'Legend.'.
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energy
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RATING
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