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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Vinogradov (ranked 27 p4p, 63 weight class) and Torhte Finlayson (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Finlayson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Scotland the Brave, Black Bear. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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46 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Vinogradov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Torhte Finlayson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinogradov throws a right hand that Finlayson ducks under and follows up with a left that Finlayson also avoids with ease.
Finlayson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finlayson 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.
Sergey Vinogradov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Finlayson.
Vinogradov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finlayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinogradov manages to avoid it.
Vinogradov moves away from the strike by Finlayson.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut. Vinogradov saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Vinogradov.
Finlayson scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinogradov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Finlayson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Finlayson throws a big shot that misses.
Vinogradov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Finlayson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlayson throws a head punch that misses.
Finlayson keeps control of Vinogradov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vinogradov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vinogradov throws a right and a left that Finlayson avoids nicely.
Vinogradov misses with a straight right.
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot.
Vinogradov looks to throw the jab but Finlayson is out of range.
Vinogradov misses with a takedown
and Finlayson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Finlayson.
Vinogradov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Finlayson lands a body punch.
Vinogradov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Finlayson pulls his leg out and moves away.
A jab lands there for Vinogradov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vinogradov.
A jab lands there for Vinogradov.
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot.
Vinogradov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Finlayson sprawls and moves away.
Vinogradov jabs Finlayson right on the nose. Finlayson blinks but takes it well.
Finlayson gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Finlayson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vinogradov tries to throw a body punch but Finlayson avoids it by throwing Vinogradov back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Vinogradov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
I was talking to Vinogradov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vinogradov prevents a body shot from Finlayson.
Vinogradov blocks a body shot from Finlayson.
Finlayson works on Vinogradov's body with a couple of short punches.
Finlayson throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinogradov.
Finlayson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finlayson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vinogradov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vinogradov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vinogradov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Vinogradov.
Finlayson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Finlayson looks to land a left hand but Vinogradov moved out of range nicely.
Vinogradov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Finlayson swings for the body but Vinogradov moves out of range.
As Finlayson looks to move away, Vinogradov throws a big counter combo but Finlayson just gets out of the way.
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot.
Vinogradov lands with a good body shot.
Vinogradov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Finlayson pinned against the cage. Finlayson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Vinogradov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Vinogradov does no damage.
Vinogradov shoots in looking for a takedown but Finlayson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vinogradov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Finlayson throws a body shot but no joy.
Finlayson dodges the punch combination from Vinogradov.
Finlayson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Finlayson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vinogradov rather than just go for the knockout.
Vinogradov lands a lovely overhand right.
Vinogradov fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finlayson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vinogradov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vinogradov staying out of range there.
Vinogradov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vinogradov misses with a hook. Finlayson ducked under it nicely.
Vinogradov stuns Finlayson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Finlayson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sergey Vinogradov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vinogradov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Finlayson slips under a jab.
Finlayson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Finlayson avoids the body shot from Vinogradov.
Decent striking displayed by Vinogradov there.
Finlayson staying out of range there.
Vinogradov slips a straight right by Finlayson.
It looked like Vinogradov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vinogradov misses with a double jab.
Finlayson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Finlayson is looking to clinch.
Finlayson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Sergey Vinogradov has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinogradov.
Finlayson throws a body shot but no joy.
Vinogradov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vinogradov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinogradov misses with a wild body shot.
Vinogradov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finlayson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Finlayson misses the target.
Vinogradov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Finlayson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Finlayson.
Finlayson tries to throw a body punch but Vinogradov avoids it by throwing Finlayson back against the cage.
Finlayson scores with a shot to the side of Vinogradov's head.
Finlayson misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Vinogradov.
Finlayson misses with a punch to the body.
Finlayson pushes Vinogradov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Finlayson tries a body shot but Vinogradov blocks it.
Finlayson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vinogradov backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson keeps control of Vinogradov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Finlayson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Finlayson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vinogradov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vinogradov is trying to drag Finlayson to the mat but Finlayson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vinogradov breaks the clinch.
Vinogradov digs a good body shot into Finlayson's ribs.
Vinogradov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finlayson misses with a body shot.
Sergey Vinogradov is winning the standup battle so far.
Vinogradov lands a nice looking body shot.
Vinogradov swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Finlayson tries to clinch up.
Vinogradov throws a lazy right hand but Finlayson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinogradov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vinogradov walks into a stiff left hand from Finlayson.
Vinogradov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finlayson.
Finlayson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vinogradov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vinogradov working away.
Vinogradov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Finlayson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson holding on.
Vinogradov goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Finlayson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Vinogradov but great work by Finlayson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinogradov is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Finlayson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Vinogradov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Vinogradov is trying to control but can't.
Finlayson prevents Vinogradov from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Torhte Finlayson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sergey Vinogradov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Finlayson stuffs the takedown.
Vinogradov throws a low kick but Finlayson moves out of range easily.
Finlayson wants to counter with a clinch but Vinogradov pushes him away.
Vinogradov moves out of range of the strikes.
Vinogradov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finlayson throws out the jab.
Vinogradov throws a lazy right hand but Finlayson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finlayson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vinogradov with a body shot.
Finlayson scores with a hook to the body. Vinogradov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Vinogradov misses the target.
Finlayson throws out a counter right but Vinogradov avoids it with no problem.
Finlayson connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vinogradov lands with an uppercut that bounces Finlayson off the cage and back into range.
A big left from Vinogradov misses.
Vinogradov lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlayson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vinogradov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Finlayson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vinogradov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finlayson throws a lazy right hand but Vinogradov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finlayson clobbers Vinogradov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vinogradov throws a jab when Finlayson was well out of range.
Finlayson connects with a crisp jab.
Finlayson cracks Vinogradov with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Vinogradov tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Finlayson pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Vinogradov is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Torhte Finlayson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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