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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Harvey (ranked 1527 p4p, 199 weight class) and Konstantin Manison (ranked 1579 p4p, 204 weight class). Manison has chosen Wherever I May Roam as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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185 cm
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Harvey! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
36 - 26 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Manison! The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The fighters circling - Manison throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Manison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manison moves away. Manison misses with a wild combination.
Harvey misses the body punch and Manison counters with a lovely straight right hand! Harvey connects with a solid leg kick. Good standup being displayed there by Manison as he connects with a hook. Manison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harvey. Manison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Manison misses with an uppercut. Manison misses with a straight left. Manison misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harvey throws a body shot but no joy. Harvey lands a glancing blow to the side of Manison's head. Manison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harvey. Manison defending well as Harvey loads up on a big left hand. Manison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harvey throws out the jab. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Manison connects with a looping right hand.
Harvey lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Harvey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manison. Manison takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Harvey throws a body kick that misses. Manison tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. A bone on bone clash there as Manison blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Manison misses. Harvey throws an off balance right hand
and Manison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Harvey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Manison works over Harvey's head and body with a nice combination. A shot to the liver by Harvey. Beautiful body shot. Harvey just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Manison! But no joy. Manison on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Manison just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action! Manison takes one to the side of the head.
Harvey misses with a straight left. Manison takes a jab right on the kisser.
A good leg kick by Harvey.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Donk. Manison catches Harvey right on the button with a cross. Harvey ducks under a wild hook from Manison. Harvey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Manison has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harvey. Harvey missing with a left hand there. Manison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Harvey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Harvey throws a low kick but Manison moves out of range easily. Manison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Manison misses with a head kick.
Manison throws a low kick, looking for Harvey's leg but Harvey calmly moves out of range. Harvey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Manison misses. Manison throws a series of punches but Harvey avoids them all with ease. Harvey motions for Manison to come forward. Harvey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Manison - that will leave a mark!
Manison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Harvey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Harvey lands a right hook to the body.
Manison misses with an uppercut. Harvey saw that one coming. Harvey misses with a body shot.
Harvey lands with a nice body punch. Harvey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. A looping hook to the body misses from Harvey. Manison does a little dance to reset his feet. Harvey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manison sees it coming and avoids it easily. Manison misses with a left hand and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Harvey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Manison. Harvey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Manison throws a right hand that misses
and Harvey counters with a nice body kick.
Harvey throws a head kick but Manison moves out of range.
Harvey walks into a straight right hand from Manison. Harvey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Harvey scores with the left hand. Manison knows he should have avoided that one. 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! An inside leg kick lands from Harvey. Harvey throws a sloppy head kick and Manison moves out of range easily. Manison is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harvey had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Harvey dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Harvey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manison was well out of range. Poor timing from Harvey. Manison throws a big shot that misses. Harvey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manison.
Manison scores with the left hand. Harvey knows he should have avoided that one. Manison takes one to the side of the head.
Harvey jabs Manison right on the nose. Manison blinks but takes it well. Harvey misses with a head kick.
Harvey loads up on a big right hand but Manison slips the punch. Manison throws a lazy uppercut
and Harvey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Manison throws a sloppy head kick and Harvey moves out of range easily. Harvey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Harvey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big left from Manison misses. Manison moves out of range as Harvey strikes. Harvey misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Harvey dominated that round. That's time! Harvey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harvey lands a nice looking kick to the body. Manison takes a step back to recover. A head kick misses from Harvey. Manison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harvey connects with a body shot. Harvey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Manison finds it's way round the side to connect with Harvey's head. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Manison checks a leg kick. Nice body kick there by Harvey. Harvey misses with a body shot.
Manison misses with a hook. Harvey ducked under it nicely. Manison has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harvey finds it's way round the side to connect with Manison's head. Harvey takes one to the side of the head.
Harvey ducks under a wild hook from Manison. Harvey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manison throws a shot from downtown. Harvey moves away and avoids it. It looked like Harvey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Manison throws a body punch but Harvey moves out of range. Harvey throws out a powerful jab. 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 takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round. Harvey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Manison's head. Manison misses with a double jab
and Harvey counters with a left to the body. Harvey lands a lovely overhand right. A head kick misses from Harvey. Manison only half commits to the counter leg kick. Manison fails to land with a series of punches.
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manison moves away. Harvey lands a lovely overhand right. Harvey lands a nice shot to the body.
Manison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Harvey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice shot by Harvey. This has been an exciting period of action! Manison scores with a jab to the jaw. Decent striking displayed by Manison there. Harvey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Manison at a distance.
Manison dips to his left and cracks Harvey with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Harvey misses with a body kick. Harvey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Manison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harvey lands a right hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Harvey. Harvey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Manison is able to avoid easily. It seemed like Manison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Harvey throws a jab but it's blocked by Manison. Harvey throws out a leg kick but Manison moves out of range and Harvey only half commits. Manison works Harvey's body with a nice hook. Harvey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Manison blocks a jab. Harvey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Harvey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harvey moves out of range of the strikes. Harvey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Manison bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harvey's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manison moves away. Harvey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Sean Harvey is winning the standup battle so far. Harvey misses with a straight left. Manison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harvey.
Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Harvey loads up on a big right hand but Manison slips the punch. Harvey throws the kick towards the body but Manison avoids it. Harvey throws a hook but Manison avoids it easily. Manison gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Harvey takes one to the chin there. Manison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Manison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manison on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manison works Harvey's body with a nice hook. Manison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Manison might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Harvey has got the better of the exchanges.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. An inside leg kick from Harvey misses. Harvey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manison can do to turn this around? Manison feints and then cracks Harvey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harvey down. Harvey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Manison on the side of the head. Harvey lands a high kick!
Harvey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Harvey throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Manison throws a jab when Harvey was well out of range. Manison misses with an uppercut
and Harvey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Harvey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Manison misses with a low kick. Manison misses with a looping right. Manison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Manison throws a body punch but Harvey moves out of range. Harvey checks a low kick from Manison. Harvey throwing a counter right hand but Manison manages to avoid it. Harvey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. A big left from Harvey misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Harvey dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Manison moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Harvey looks to land a right hand but Manison moved out of range. Harvey lands a glancing blow to the side of Manison's head. Harvey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manison. Manison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Harvey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manison. Harvey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Manison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Manison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Manison digs a good hook to Harvey's body.
Manison missing with a left hand there. Harvey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Manison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Manison throws a right hand that misses
and Harvey counters with a lovely shot to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Manison lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Harvey throws a head kick that misses and Manison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Manison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harvey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manison. 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! Manison throws a leg kick letting Harvey counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Harvey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Manison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. The fighters circling - Manison throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Harvey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Manison. Harvey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Manison misses with a straight left. Harvey lands a nice looking body kick. Harvey looks to throw a body kick and Manison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Manison swings for the body but Harvey moves out of range.
Harvey thuds his shin into the meat of Manison's side. Harvey cracks Manison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Manison takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harvey looks for the body kick but Manison saw that one coming. It seemed like Manison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Harvey scores with a head kick. Manison tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A head kick misses from Harvey. Sean Harvey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Harvey connects with a solid leg kick. Harvey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Manison slips a jab from Harvey. Nice straight punches there by Manison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Manison. Manison works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Harvey throws a head kick that misses. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Manison! But no joy. A jab from Manison misses. Harvey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Harvey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Manison misses with a kick to the body.
Harvey throws a counter high kick but Manison was just alert enough to avoid it. Manison tries to bum rush Harvey with a series of wild strikes but Harvey uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Harvey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Manison is looking for the big counter here. Harvey tries a head kick but it misses.
Harvey checks a leg kick nicely. Harvey misses with a head kick.
Manison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harvey.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Manison looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Manison jabs Harvey to the body, keeping him at a distance. Manison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Manison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harvey. Sloppy strikes from Manison. Those never looked like landing. Konstantin Manison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Harvey throws a solid leg kick but Manison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harvey. Harvey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manison looks like he wants to counter punch here. Manison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harvey. Harvey works Manison's body with a nice hook. A big left from Harvey misses. Manison throws a leg kick but Harvey moved away. Harvey wants to land a leg kick but Manison is out of range. A little jabbing left from Manison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Harvey throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Manison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Harvey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Manison swings and misses with a shot to the body and Harvey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Manison thumps Harvey with a low kick. Manison takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harvey slips a jab and a cross from Manison.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Harvey works Manison's body with a nice hook. Manison misses with a low kick as Harvey jumps back. Harvey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manison. Manison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harvey. Harvey looks to score with a jab to the body but Manison is just out of range. Manison moves out of range of the body kick. Manison misses the jab. A jab from Manison finds it's way through Harvey's defenses. Harvey looks to throw the jab but Manison is out of range. Manison works Harvey's body with a nice hook. Harvey moves out of range as Manison strikes. Harvey throws a leg kick but Manison sees it coming and moves out of range. Manison moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sean Harvey. Well Harvey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Harvey! An out of breath Sean Harvey thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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