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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Atticus Finch (ranked 552 p4p, 1325 weight class) and Bjj Catch Wrestler (ranked 45 p4p, 116 weight class). Finch comes to the cage accompanied by Ghetto Bird- Ice Cube. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atticus Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjj Catch Wrestler!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch scores with a jab to the jaw.
Catch Wrestler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Finch.
Finch tries to work over Catch Wrestler's front leg with a kick but Catch Wrestler checks it.
Some wild striking there from Catch Wrestler.
Finch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Catch Wrestler tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Finch is looking to slow Catch Wrestler down with leg kicks.
Finch throws a looping overhand right but Catch Wrestler ducks down to avoid it.
Catch Wrestler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Finch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fight stays on the outside here - Catch Wrestler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Finch swats away the attempt to clinch by Catch Wrestler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Finch.
Catch Wrestler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Finch as he jumps to the side.
Finch fails to land with a series of punches.
Finch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch thuds a left hand into Catch Wrestler's body.
Finch has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yellow Lotus Center of Healing and Meditative Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Catch Wrestler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Catch Wrestler connects with a single shot there.
Finch misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Finch.
Finch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Catch Wrestler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Finch lands a leg kick that knocks Catch Wrestler off balance momentarily.
Atticus Finch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown attempt by Catch Wrestler or perhaps it was just good defense by Finch, which made it look bad.
Atticus Finch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjj Catch Wrestler.
Catch Wrestler defending well as Finch loads up on a big left hand.
Catch Wrestler with the counter takedown but Finch avoids it easily.
Catch Wrestler rushes Finch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Catch Wrestler.
Catch Wrestler tries to work over Finch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Catch Wrestler cracks Finch with a nice body shot.
Finch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Catch Wrestler takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finch's corner calls for a 1-2. Finch obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Finch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Catch Wrestler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Finch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Catch Wrestler blocks a jab.
Finch misses the shot to the body.
Finch throws a lazy right hand but Catch Wrestler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Catch Wrestler misses with a takedown attempt - Finch sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Finch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Finch as he connects with a hook.
A combination from Finch does no damage.
Finch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Catch Wrestler.
Finch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finch looks to throw the jab but Catch Wrestler is out of range.
Catch Wrestler moves out of range as Finch strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Finch kicks off Catch Wrestler and gets to his feet.
Catch Wrestler ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Catch Wrestler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Catch Wrestler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Finch lands a leg kick that knocks Catch Wrestler off balance momentarily.
Finch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Catch Wrestler. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Catch Wrestler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Finch. Finch obviously looking to wear him down.
Finch jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Catch Wrestler moves out of range as Finch strikes.
Finch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Catch Wrestler was well out of range. Poor timing from Finch.
Catch Wrestler blocks a jab.
Catch Wrestler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Finch works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Catch Wrestler moves in looking to clinch but Finch pushes him off.
Finch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws a leg kick but Catch Wrestler sees it coming and moves out of range.
Finch connects with an inside leg kick.
Finch ducks under a wild hook from Catch Wrestler.
Finch misses with a wild combination.
Finch misses with a right hand
enabling Catch Wrestler to counter with a crisp jab.
Finch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Finch just misses with a punch to the body.
Finch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finch wants to slow Catch Wrestler down by chopping away at his legs.
Finch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Finch displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Catch Wrestler.
Atticus Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Catch Wrestler as he checks the leg kick.
Catch Wrestler closes the distance and clinches.
Catch Wrestler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Catch Wrestler cracks Finch with a nice body shot.
Catch Wrestler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Atticus Finch dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Catch Wrestler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A clash of legs there as Catch Wrestler blocks the low kick.
Catch Wrestler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finch throws a hook but Catch Wrestler avoids it easily.
Catch Wrestler slips a straight right by Finch.
Catch Wrestler is looking to clinch but Finch is avoiding it.
Catch Wrestler slips a straight right by Finch.
Finch throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An inside leg kick lands from Finch.
Finch slips a jab from Catch Wrestler.
Catch Wrestler is looking to clinch but Finch is avoiding it.
Catch Wrestler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Catch Wrestler.
Finch is pressed up against the cage. Catch Wrestler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Finch down to the mat. Finch avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Catch Wrestler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Catch Wrestler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finch throws out the jab.
Catch Wrestler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Finch is looking to counter punch.
Catch Wrestler blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler slips a jab from Finch.
Catch Wrestler with the counter takedown but Finch avoids it easily.
Catch Wrestler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Finch. Finch obviously looking to wear him down.
Catch Wrestler clinches up with Finch and pushes him back against the cage.
Finch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Catch Wrestler working aggressively here.
Finch blocks an uppercut.
Catch Wrestler misses with a punch to the body.
Finch prevents a body shot from Catch Wrestler.
A nice left hand lands by Catch Wrestler.
Finch pushes Catch Wrestler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Finch lands an uppercut.
Catch Wrestler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Catch Wrestler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Catch Wrestler backwards.
A short left from Finch.
A bit of stalling here from Finch.
Still in the clinch, Finch scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Catch Wrestler is breathing heavily.
Finch missing with knees to the body.
Finch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Finch misses with an elbow over the top.
Catch Wrestler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finch lands a right hand.
Catch Wrestler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Finch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Catch Wrestler backwards.
Catch Wrestler tries to throw a body punch but Finch avoids it by throwing Catch Wrestler back against the cage.
Finch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Finch lands a nice uppercut.
Finch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Finch throws a punch but it's blocked by Catch Wrestler.
With the fighters up against the cage, Finch throws an elbow but misses.
Finch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Catch Wrestlers head.
Catch Wrestler tries to throw a body punch but Finch avoids it by throwing Catch Wrestler back against the cage.
Finch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Catch Wrestler wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Finch.
Finch scores with a shot to the side of Catch Wrestler's head.
Finch lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Catch Wrestler avoids it.
Finch breaks from the clinch.
Catch Wrestler takes a jab right on the kisser.
Finch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Finch missing with a left hand there. Catch Wrestler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Catch Wrestler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finch moves away.
Catch Wrestler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Finch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Finch connects with a nice looking jab.
Finch throws a shot from downtown. Catch Wrestler moves away and avoids it.
Finch lands a right hook to the body.
Finch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Catch Wrestler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Catch Wrestler there as he acknowledges the shot.
Finch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Catch Wrestler circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finch connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Finch looks to throw the jab but Catch Wrestler is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Finch swings for the body but Catch Wrestler moves out of range.
Finch misses with a looping right.
Finch tries to keep at a distance but Catch Wrestler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Catch Wrestler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atticus Finch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Catch Wrestler tries a body shot but Finch blocks it.
A short uppercut from Finch.
Catch Wrestler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finch scores with a shot to the side of Catch Wrestler's head.
Catch Wrestler misses with a punch on the inside.
Finch digs a right hand underneath Catch Wrestler's ribcage. Catch Wrestler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Finch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Catch Wrestler backwards.
Still in the clinch, Finch scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch breaks from the clinch.
Finch misses with a looping left.
Finch misses the shot to the body.
Finch misses with the combination.
Catch Wrestler tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Atticus Finch dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Catch Wrestler looks to score with a jab to the body but Finch is just out of range.
Bjj Catch Wrestler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Catch Wrestler manages to avoid it.
Catch Wrestler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Catch Wrestler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Catch Wrestler throws out a counter right but Finch avoids it with no problem.
Catch Wrestler slips a jab from Finch.
A little jabbing left from Catch Wrestler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Finch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Catch Wrestler.
Atticus Finch is winning the standup battle so far.
Finch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Catch Wrestler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Finch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Catch Wrestler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Catch Wrestler takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Catch Wrestler blocks a jab.
Finch slips under a jab from Catch Wrestler.
An attempted straight right counter from Finch misses the target.
Finch paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Catch Wrestler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Finch. Finch obviously looking to wear him down.
Finch throws a shot from downtown. Catch Wrestler moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Catch Wrestler throws a jab but it's blocked by Finch.
Finch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Catch Wrestler can do to turn this around?
Finch with the inside leg kick.
Finch looks to land a left hand but Catch Wrestler moved out of range nicely.
Catch Wrestler fails with a takedown attempt.
Finch works the jab nicely.
Nice defenses there by Catch Wrestler.
Finch throws a looping overhand right but Catch Wrestler ducks down to avoid it.
Finch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Finch wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Catch Wrestler is defended easily by Finch.
Atticus Finch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjj Catch Wrestler.
Catch Wrestler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice leg kick from Finch, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch wants to slow Catch Wrestler down by chopping away at his legs.
Finch lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Finch.
Jab by Finch.
Finch throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Catch Wrestler tries to clinch up but Finch circles away and keeps his distance.
Finch looks to throw the jab but Catch Wrestler is out of range.
Catch Wrestler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Catch Wrestler there as he acknowledges the shot.
Finch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Catch Wrestler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Finch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Finch looks to throw the jab but Catch Wrestler is out of range.
Catch Wrestler walks into a left hand.
Catch Wrestler walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Catch Wrestler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Finch as he avoids it easily.
Finch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Catch Wrestler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catch Wrestler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Finch darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice shot by Finch.
Nice jab there from Finch.
Catch Wrestler takes one on the button.
Finch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Catch Wrestler. That did some damage!
Catch Wrestler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finch.
A big left from Finch misses.
Finch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Finch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Finch throws a low kick but Catch Wrestler avoids it.
Finch is looking to land body kicks.
Catch Wrestler takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Catch Wrestler lands with an overhand left.
Catch Wrestler lands a jab to the head.
Catch Wrestler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Finch misses with a body shot.
Finch lands a glancing blow to the side of Catch Wrestler's head.
Finch moves into range and connects with a jab.
Finch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Catch Wrestler on the side of the head.
Catch Wrestler scores with a jab.
Finch lands a really nice looking cross but Catch Wrestler seems unphased.
Finch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finch scores with a jab.
Finch throws a jab but it's blocked by Catch Wrestler.
Finch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Finch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Catch Wrestler throws out a counter right but Finch avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Finch moves out of range of the strikes.
Atticus Finch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An inside leg kick lands from Finch.
Catch Wrestler throws a looping overhand right but Finch ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Atticus Finch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Finch 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atticus Finch!
A very excited looking Atticus Finch made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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