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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Finisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Stoner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoner has chosen Battle Hymn as his entrance music. Thomas Stoner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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230 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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265 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Finisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Stoner!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finisher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stoner throws a jab but it's blocked by Finisher.
Danga de danga de dang - Finisher scores with a four punch combination!
Stoner misses with a combination
and Finisher counters with a series of strikes. Stoner will be more careful next time no doubt.
Finisher slips a jab and a cross from Stoner.
Finisher misses with a straight right.
Finisher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Finisher misses with a double jab.
Stoner connects with a crisp jab.
Stoner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Finisher makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Finisher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stoner counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finisher slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Finisher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stoner moves away.
Stoner lands a lovely overhand right.
Stoner misses with a combination
and Finisher counters with a three punch combo that has Stoner backing up. Stoner nods at Finisher to acknowledge the strikes.
Stoner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Finisher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Finisher staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finisher misses with a double jab.
Finisher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finisher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Stoner to counter with a crisp jab.
Finisher lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thomas Stoner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stoner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Finisher counter with a right hand.
Stoner loads up on a big right hand but Finisher slips the punch.
Stoner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Finisher counters with a nice double leg into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Finisher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Finisher slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Finisher has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
An elbow from Finisher crashes against the mat.
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!
Stoner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Finisher wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Finisher working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stoner looks gassed!
Finisher slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finisher decides to stand back up. Finisher steps back and let's Stoner get back to his feet.
Stoner looks to land a right hand but Finisher moved out of range.
Finisher misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Finisher misses.
Finisher slips under a jab from Stoner.
Finisher swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stoner counters with a stiff right hand.
Stoner misses with a combination
and Finisher counters with a left and a right that stings Stoner.
Stoner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stoner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Finisher.
Finisher misses with a wild body shot.
Stoner has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finisher getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Finisher feints and as Stoner raises his hands in defense, Finisher changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stoner trying to control the position.
Stoner is working an open guard so Finisher takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Finisher is working the combinations to good effect here.
Stoner walks into a left hand.
Finisher digs a good body shot into Stoner's ribs.
Finisher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stoner throws a combination that misses
and Finisher counters with a three punch combo that has Stoner backing up. Stoner nods at Finisher to acknowledge the strikes.
Stoner misses with a wild combination.
Stoner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Finisher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Finisher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stoner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Finisher fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stoner on the side of the head.
Finisher swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finisher misses with a wild combination.
Finisher stuns Stoner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Finisher throws a series of punches but Stoner moves out of range.
Finisher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stoner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Finisher.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finisher fails to land with a series of punches.
Stoner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stoner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Finisher looks to land a combination but Stoner avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stoner. Finisher does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finisher throws a series of strikes that have Stoner backpedaling.
Stoner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finisher.
Stoner throws a looping overhand right but Finisher ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Finisher dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stoner throws a combination that misses
and Finisher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finisher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stoner.
The Finisher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stoner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Finisher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stoner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Finisher fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stoner avoids it really well and circles away.
Stoner scores with a shot to the body.
Finisher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Stoner does it's job there.
Stoner walks into a stiff left hand from Finisher.
Finisher connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Danga de danga de dang - Finisher scores with a four punch combination!
Stoner is breathing heavily.
Finisher lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finisher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stoner counters with a straight right hand.
Stoner misses with a combination
and Finisher counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stoner throws a body punch but Finisher moves out of range.
Stoner throws a combination that misses
and Finisher counters with a right hand to the body.
Finisher misses with a series of wild punches.
Finisher throws a series of punches but Stoner avoids them all with ease.
Finisher misses with a few strikes there.
Finisher misses with a few strikes there.
Stoner misses with a combination
and Finisher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Finisher scores with a body shot.
Stoner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stoner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finisher works Stoner's body with a nice hook.
Finisher works over Stoner's head and body with a nice combination.
Finisher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stoner.
Stoner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Finisher.
Stoner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Finisher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stoner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finisher scores with a hook to the body. Stoner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Finisher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Finisher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Finisher is winning the standup battle so far.
Stoner throws a combination that misses
and Finisher counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Finisher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Finisher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Finisher will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Finisher lands a jab-cross combination.
Thomas Stoner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoner misses with a double jab
and Finisher counters with a right hand to the body.
Finisher fails to land with a series of punches.
Finisher lands a jab to Stoner's midsection.
Finisher lands a jab-cross combination.
Decent striking displayed by Finisher there.
Stoner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Finisher scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stoner in his tracks.
Finisher closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stoner to the mat! Stoner manages to get full guard.
Finisher showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Finisher passes Stoner's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Finisher is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finisher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stoner's head.
Finisher tries to stand but can't do so whilst Stoner controls his leg.
Finisher escapes and gets back to his feet.
Stoner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Finisher counters with a straight right hand.
Finisher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stoner misses with a combination
and Finisher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stoner thinking.
Stoner dodges the punch combination from Finisher.
Finisher throws a series of punches but Stoner moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stoner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finisher moves away.
Stoner leaves Finisher with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Finisher dominated that second 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. 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.
Stoner misses with a hook.
Stoner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Finisher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stoner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Finisher is looking to wear down Stoner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stoner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Finisher counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Finisher throws a right and a left that Stoner avoids nicely.
Finisher with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Finisher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stoner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Finisher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stoner counters with a stiff right hand.
Finisher cracks Stoner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Finisher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stoner misses with a double jab
and Finisher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finisher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stoner can do to turn this around?
Finisher scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Finisher there.
Stoner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stoner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Finisher throws a series of punches but Stoner moves out of range.
Stoner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Finisher counters with a straight right hand.
Stoner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Finisher fails to land with a series of punches.
Stoner thows a body shot but no joy.
Stoner misses with a double jab
enabling Finisher to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Finisher.
Finisher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stoner moves forwards but Finisher connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Finisher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stoner doesn't seem bothered though.
Finisher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stoner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Finisher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Finisher throws a combination that misses
and Stoner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stoner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stoner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stoner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finisher.
Stoner misses with a combination
letting Finisher counter with a right hand.
Finisher scores with the left hand. Stoner knows he should have avoided that one.
Sloppy strikes from Finisher. Those never looked like landing.
Stoner with a nice cross.
Finisher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stoner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Finisher lands a glancing blow to the side of Stoner's head.
Stoner stuffs the takedown.
Stoner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Finisher misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finisher connects with a single shot there.
Finisher fails with a takedown attempt.
A big right from Stoner misses.
No joy there for Finisher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Stoner there.
Stoner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Finisher counters with a series of strikes. Stoner will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stoner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Finisher.
Finisher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stoner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Finisher looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Finisher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stoner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Finisher counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finisher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stoner throws a jab but it's blocked by Finisher.
Finisher connects with a body shot.
Finisher throws a series of punches but Stoner moves out of range.
Stoner throws a combination that misses
and Finisher counters with a nice uppercut.
Finisher misses with a body shot.
Finisher lands a jab to the nose.
Finisher lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thomas Stoner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stoner misses with a body shot
and Finisher counters with a two punch combo.
Finisher paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Finisher. Those never looked like landing.
Finisher throws a right and a left that Stoner avoids nicely.
Finisher jabs at Stoner's body.
The Finisher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Finisher with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Finisher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Finisher 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Finisher!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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