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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adim Bulb (ranked 409 p4p, 598 weight class) and Atticus Finch (ranked 56 p4p, 73 weight class). Bulb comes to the cage accompanied by Breaking Benjamin - Lights Out. Finch has chosen Ghetto Bird- Ice Cube as his entrance music. Atticus Finch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good 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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adim Bulb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atticus Finch!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulb slips a jab from Finch.
A low kick lands for Bulb.
Bulb throws a head kick that misses.
Finch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Bulb.
Bulb with a nice calf kick.
Finch moves out of range as Bulb strikes.
Finch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bulb counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bulb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bulb, as that shot connected.
Bulb loads up on a big right hand but Finch slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Finch.
Bulb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bulb fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Finch on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulb dips to his left and cracks Finch with an uppercut!
Finch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bulb moves away.
Finch throws a body punch but Bulb moves out of range.
Finch throws an overhand right that lands on Bulb's shoulder, as Bulb tries to avoid the shot.
Finch avoids the body shot from Bulb.
A low kick lands for Bulb.
Finch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bulb.
Bulb slips under a jab.
Bulb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bulb throws a one two combo.
Bulb misses with a straight right.
Finch throws a front kick that sends Bulb stumbling back into the cage.
Finch works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finch swings for the body but Bulb moves out of range.
Finch 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws a hook but Bulb avoids it easily.
Bulb drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bulb misses with a straight right.
Bulb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bulb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bulb catches Finch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bulb lands with a right hand.
Bulb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finch.
Bulb takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Adim Bulb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bulb scores with a kick to the midsection.
Finch swings for the body but Bulb moves out of range.
Finch jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bulb swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Finch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch lands with a hook. Bulb tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bulb lands a nice leg kick that just misses Finch's sensitive parts.
Bulb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Bulb misses.
Bulb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bulb lands with a good body shot.
Finch takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Finch throws a jab but it's blocked by Bulb.
Bulb is looking to counter punch.
Bulb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bulb. Finch shrugs it off though.
Finch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bulb throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bulb stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bulb throws a hook but Finch blocks it.
Bulb looks to land a right hand but Finch moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Bulb.
Bulb ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Finch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bulb counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bulb misses with a hook. Finch ducked under it nicely.
Bulb gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bulb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Finch misses with a hook
and Bulb counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bulb throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bulb throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch misses with a hook
and Bulb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bulb connects with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adim Bulb dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Finch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Adim Bulb is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice jab there from Bulb.
Finch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Finch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Bulb finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Finch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bulb.
Bulb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bulb punishes Finch's body with a nice straight punch.
Bulb throws a leg kick but Finch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Finch looks to throw the jab but Bulb is out of range.
Bulb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A low kick from Finch is predictable there
letting Bulb counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bulb ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulb scores with a shot to the body.
Finch misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bulb counters with a straight right hand.
Finch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Bulb.
Bulb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bulb swings for the body but Finch moves out of range.
Bulb throws out a loose jab but Finch uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Bulb lands an impressive looking overhand right. Finch doesn't seem phased though.
Finch lands a jab.
Finch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bulb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bulb fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Finch is out of range.
Finch throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bulb counters with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bulb.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finch moves away.
Bulb with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bulb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Bulb lands an impressive looking overhand right. Finch doesn't seem phased though.
Bulb misses with a straight right.
Finch scores with a nice strike.
Bulb needs to keep his hands up - Finch had a free shot at his head there.
Bulb looks to land a left hand but Finch moved out of range nicely.
Bulb misses with a straight left.
Finch steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bulb cracks Finch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bulb clobbers Finch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Finch might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bulb has got the better of the exchanges.
Finch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulb takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bulb is rocked!
Finch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oh Bulb is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Finch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Finch misses with a right hand
and Bulb counters with a good, hard body kick but Finch shrugs it off.
Bulb seems to have got his legs back now.
Bulb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finch was well out of range. Poor timing from Bulb.
Bulb digs a good body shot into Finch's ribs.
Bulb lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch lands to the side of Finch 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bulb misses the jab.
Finch is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bulb with a body shot.
Bulb misses with a body kick.
Bulb on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Finch throws a hook to the side of Bulb's head but Bulb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finch misses with an uppercut
and Bulb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bulb 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.
A little jabbing left from Finch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulb misses with a looping right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Finch is predictable there
and Bulb counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bulb looks to score with a jab to the body but Finch is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Finch.
Finch misses with a combination
letting Bulb counter with a right hand.
Bulb misses with a right hand
and Finch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bulb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finch.
Bulb swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Finch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Finch lands a jab to the nose.
Bulb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finch can do to turn this around?
Bulb throws a looping overhand right but Finch ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Finch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Finch thumps Bulb with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adim Bulb dominated that second round.
That's time! Bulb's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Finch defending well as Bulb loads up on a big left hand.
Finch misses with a body shot.
Finch throws a solid leg kick but Bulb takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Finch.
It looked like Bulb wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Finch throws a right hand that misses
and Bulb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bulb cracks Finch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bulb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finch.
Bulb moves into range and connects with a jab.
Finch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch throws a looping overhand right but Bulb ducks down to avoid it.
Bulb looks for the body kick but Finch saw that one coming.
Bulb scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Finch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Finch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bulb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Bulb.
Finch misses with a straight right.
Bulb swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bulb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finch manages to avoid it.
Bulb misses with a wild body shot.
Bulb misses with the combination.
Finch misses the shot to the body.
Finch misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bulb counters with a low kick, right behind Finch 's knee.
Finch throws a jab but it's blocked by Bulb.
Bulb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finch manages to avoid it.
Finch misses with a looping left.
Bulb connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Finch's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulb throws a head kick that Finch semi-blocks.
Bulb plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bulb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bulb scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finch takes one to the side of the head.
Bulb throws a shot from downtown. Finch moves away and avoids it.
Good shot there by Bulb.
Bulb lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bulb throws the left hand but Finch avoids the punch easily.
Bulb with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Finch to score with a decent uppercut.
Finch looks to throw the jab but Bulb is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bulbs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Finch drops Bulb with a huge uppercut! Bulb drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Finch is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Atticus Finch!
Atticus Finch thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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