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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cole Reynolds (ranked 39 p4p, 79 weight class) and Finn The Human (ranked 6 p4p, 11 weight class). The Human has chosen Adventure Time as his entrance music. Finn The Human told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Cole Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Finn The Human!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The Human scores with a jab. Reynolds acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice body punch from The Human.
Reynolds takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reynolds misses with a head kick.
The Human has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Reynolds misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Human fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The Human throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Human misses with a straight left.
Reynolds drops his hands momentarily and The Human takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The Human throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reynolds throwing a counter right hand but The Human manages to avoid it.
The Human connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Human tries a head kick but it misses.
Reynolds was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Human on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Human stuns Reynolds with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Human thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Human works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a body punch but The Human moves out of range.
The Human throws a good cross that connects.
The Human is looking to chop away at Reynolds's legs.
The Human misses the shot to the body.
Reynolds misses with a straight left.
The Human turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Human fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reynolds is out of range.
It looked like Reynolds wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Human throws a head kick that misses.
Reynolds looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The Human scores with a hook to the body. Reynolds takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Human throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Human is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reynolds.
It looked like Reynolds wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Donk. Reynolds catches The Human right on the button with a cross.
The Human scores with a hook.
The Human misses the jab.
Reynolds misses with a wild body shot.
Reynolds lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Human lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The Human rushes Reynolds and presses him up against the cage.
The Human swings wildly with an uppercut but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Human blocking some punches.
The Human lands with a short shot to the head.
Reynolds lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reynolds.
Reynolds blocking some punches.
The Human misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reynolds throws a head punch that misses.
The Human swings wildly with an uppercut but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Reynolds fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reynolds.
Reynolds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Human lands a nice shot to the body.
The Human throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reynolds on the side of the head.
That kick from The Human tenderised Reynolds's leg. Reynolds is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reynolds cracks The Human with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by The Human.
The Human fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Reynolds fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Human ducks under a wild hook from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a head kick that The Human semi-blocks.
The Human throws a lazy uppercut
and Reynolds counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Human thinking.
A low kick from The Human is predictable there
and Reynolds counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The Human missing with a left hand there. Reynolds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reynolds takes one on the button.
The Human throws a body shot but no joy.
The Human throws a jab but it's blocked by Reynolds.
As The Human looks to move away, Reynolds throws a big counter combo but The Human just gets out of the way.
Reynolds keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Human.
Reynolds cracks a nice hook into The Human's ribs.
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!
Reynolds moves out of range of the leg kick from The Human.
Reynolds thinks about countering with a head kick.
Reynolds misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds slips a straight right by The Human.
The Human fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Human throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reynolds was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The Human swings for the body but Reynolds moves out of range.
The Human tests Reynolds's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from The Human misses its intended target.
Reynolds is looking to counter punch.
The Human throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reynolds uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Human.
The Human looks to land a left hand but Reynolds moved out of range nicely.
Reynolds steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Human.
Reynolds swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Reynolds takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Human swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A quick step to the side and Reynolds tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Human throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reynolds.
Reynolds lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn The Human dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A slow jab from The Human misses its intended target.
Reynolds throwing a counter right hand but The Human manages to avoid it.
Reynolds bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reynolds is looking to counter with head kicks.
A nice leg kick from The Human, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reynolds loads up on a big right hand but The Human slips the punch.
The Human throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Reynolds blocks the leg kick.
The Human fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reynolds manages to avoid it.
The Human misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Reynolds tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finn The Human seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reynolds avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick from The Human, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Human bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reynolds's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Human lands a really nice looking cross but Reynolds seems unphased.
Reynolds misses with a straight left.
And The Human responds with a good body kick, but Reynolds manages to step out the way in time.
A slow jab from The Human misses its intended target.
Reynolds tries to counter by clinching up but The Human breaks away and moves out of range.
A jab from The Human misses.
The Human looks to throw the jab but Reynolds is out of range.
The Human has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds tries to move into range but The Human moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Human stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The Human lands with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Reynolds.
Reynolds jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Human misses with a hook.
The Human throws a lazy right hand but Reynolds sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reynolds swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The Human throws a hook to the side of Reynolds's head but Reynolds sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Human throws a front kick aimed at Reynolds's knee but Reynolds avoids it well.
The Human throws a hook but Reynolds blocks it.
The Human throws a right hand that Reynolds ducks under and follows up with a left that Reynolds also avoids with ease.
Reynolds has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The Human darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A head kick from Reynolds lands but The Human takes it in his stride.
The Human shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Reynolds was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The Human bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Human fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reynolds has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Human thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reynolds throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decent striking displayed by The Human there.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Human.
A jab from The Human misses.
The Human connects with a body shot that sends Reynolds's belly button to the back.
Jab, jab by The Human - just one landing.
The Human lands with a kick to the ribs.
The Human is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reynolds.
The Human missing with a left hand there. Reynolds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Human.
The Human throws a leg kick that misses.
Finn The Human seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Human.
Reynolds is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Reynolds.
The Human lands a head shot.
Reynolds moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Reynolds was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from The Human.
Reynolds takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reynolds takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice jab there from Reynolds.
Reynolds checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reynolds was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Human scores with a jab to the jaw.
The Human buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Human cracks Reynolds with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by The Human as he connects with a hook.
The Human throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reynolds takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The Human tests Reynolds's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reynolds avoids the body shot from The Human.
Reynolds was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Human lands a slapping body shot.
The Human misses with an uppercut
and Reynolds counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Reynolds misses its intended target.
The Human avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Human throws a shot from downtown. Reynolds moves away and avoids it.
Reynolds was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Reynolds throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reynolds jabs The Human to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Human connects with a nice looking jab.
The Human scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The Human looks to land a left hand but Reynolds moved out of range nicely.
The Human misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reynolds.
The Human throws a leg kick but Reynolds moved away.
The Human throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reynolds on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Human throws a shot from downtown. Reynolds moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn The Human showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Reynolds pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Human fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Human throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reynolds counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Human misses with a lunging right hand
and Reynolds counters with a stiff right hand.
Reynolds looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The Human buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Human misses the shot to the body.
The Human moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Reynolds gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Human.
The Human gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reynolds.
A jab from The Human misses.
Reynolds was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Human misses with an uppercut. Reynolds saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Human jabs Reynolds to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Human lands the left hand.
The Human takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from The Human misses.
Reynolds looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A telegraphed right hand from The Human misses the target.
Reynolds is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from The Human.
The Human's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reynolds under the eye.
Reynolds throws a hook but The Human blocks it.
The Human jabs Reynolds right on the nose. Reynolds blinks but takes it well.
Reynolds swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from The Human.
Reynolds moves away from the strike by The Human.
Reynolds scores with a nice strike.
The Human throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reynolds sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Human scores with a jab to the jaw.
The Human throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The Human lunges at Reynolds with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reynolds's hand.
Cole Reynolds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Human fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynolds misses the jab.
The Human misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reynolds.
A low kick lands for The Human.
The Human throws a looping overhand right but Reynolds ducks down to avoid it.
The Human misses with a looping left.
The Human lands a head shot.
Reynolds scores with a jab to the head.
A combination from Reynolds does no damage.
The Human swings widly with a right hand
and Reynolds connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Human throws a body punch but Reynolds moves out of range.
Reynolds is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The Human misses with a hook. Reynolds ducked under it nicely.
Reynolds is looking to counter punch.
The Human throws out a loose jab but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reynolds was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Human.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Human.
The Human connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Human bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reynolds's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Human.
Reynolds throws a jab but it's blocked by The Human.
The Human with a jab.
Reynolds lands with a good body shot.
The Human chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Human turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Human misses with a looping right.
The Human swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reynolds connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reynolds misses with a hook.
Reynolds misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Human swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Human takes one on the button.
The Human waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reynolds.
The Human throws the left hand but Reynolds avoids the punch easily.
Reynolds scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The Human is rocked!
The Human throws the left hand but Reynolds avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Reynolds wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Human throws a body shot but no joy.
Reynolds keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Reynolds looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Reynolds buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Human tried to score with a low kick but Reynolds checks it.
The Human dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reynolds tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The Human tries to land a leg kick but Reynolds saw it coming and moves away.
The Human thumps Reynolds with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Reynolds misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finn The Human comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Human 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finn The Human!
A very excited looking Finn The Human rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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