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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Finnigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finnigan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Finnigan's wake. Tim Finnigan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael Angel's chin.
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283 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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200 cm
22
280 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Angel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Finnigan!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angel bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Finnigan is looking to regain half guard here but Angel keeps moving and retains side control.
Angel moves into full mount!
Angel swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Finnigan is now in Angel's guard. A big mistake from Angel there, giving up the dominant position!
Angel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Finnigan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Finnigan is looking to stand up but Angel won't let him.
Finnigan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Finnigan.
Finnigan stands up and waves to Angel to follow him.
Angel gets the takedown into side control.
Finnigan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Finnigan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Angel working away.
Angel tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnigan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Angel trying to mount his opponent but Finnigan defends it.
Finnigan is defending against the submission attempts here by Angel.
Angel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Finnigan defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Angel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Finnigan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Angel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Finnigan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No joy there for Finnigan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Finnigan moves out of range of the body kick from Angel.
Angel moves into range and clinches up with Finnigan.
Finnigan tries to land a knee to the head but Angel blocks with his arms.
Angel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Finnigan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Angel shoots in for a takedown but Finnigan shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Angel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finnigan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Finnigan wants it to stay on the feet.
Angel is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnigan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Finnigan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Angel can pounce on him.
Angel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Angel tries to clinch but Finnigan moves away
enabling Finnigan to counter with a crisp jab.
Finnigan gets a clinch.
Finnigan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Finnigan misses with a knee strike.
Finnigan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Finnigan lands an elbow inside.
Finnigan trying to stall but Angel improves his position.
Finnigan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Angel is defending well for now.
Finnigan misses with a knee to the head.
Angel throws a punch but it's blocked by Finnigan.
Finnigan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Finnigan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Angel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finnigan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Angel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Finnigan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Finnigan is looking to control Angel's arms but Angel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Finnigan has his back to the cage.
Finnigan misses with a knee to the head.
Angel tries for a takedown but Finnigan manages to get underhooks.
Angel wants a takedown.
Finnigan misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Finnigan 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.
Angel moves into range and clinches up with Finnigan.
A head punch on the inside from Angel fails to land.
Finnigan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finnigan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Angel lands an uppercut.
Angel is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Finnigan can't fight it off and eventually Angel manages to take the fight to the floor. Finnigan looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Finnigan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Finnigan keeping full guard, as Angel tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel trying to control the position from guard on top but Finnigan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Angel tries to free his leg and advance position but Finnigan is retaining full guard.
Finnigan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Finnigan thowing shots but they're missing.
Angel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Finnigan looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Poor strikes thrown by Finnigan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Angel is looking to get to half guard.
Angel is working hard here to advance position.
Finnigan throws some wild stikes that Angel manages to avoid easily.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Finnigan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Angel is in a horrible position here. Finnigan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Angel holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Finnigan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Angel avoids a series of strikes thrown by Finnigan.
Finnigan punching from mount but Angel doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Finnigan.
Poor strikes thrown by Finnigan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Angel is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Finnigan looking to ground and pound but Angel is blocking nicely.
Angel can't escape the position.
Finnigan looking to ground and pound but Angel is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finnigan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Angel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Finnigan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Angel because Finnigan loaded up on that one.
Angel holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Finnigan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Finnigan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Finnigan throwing strikes here but Angel is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Angel wants to control but Finnigan is having none of it.
Finnigan working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Angel slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Angel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Angel.
Finnigan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Finnigan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Angel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Angel has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Finnigan should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Angel has tightened it up now! Finnigan should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Michael Angel!
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hype
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