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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between H Y Kwon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kwon comes into the arena with Wu Tang Clan - CREAM blaring out of the sound system. Finn has chosen Von Bondies - C'mon c'mon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, H Y Kwon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey Finn!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finn looks for a takedown but Kwon sprawls well.
Finn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kwon.
Kwon avoids the body shot from Finn.
Finn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kwon.
Some wild striking there from Finn.
Jab, jab by Kwon - just one landing.
Kwon throws a lazy right hand but Finn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finn tries to land a leg kick but Kwon saw it coming and moves away.
Finn throws a chopping leg kick but Kwon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kwon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kwon stuffs the takedown.
Finn misses with a right hand
and Kwon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Mickey Finn has been cut.
Finn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kwon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kwon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finn.
Kwon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Finn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Finn misses with a straight left.
Kwon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finn.
Finn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kwon counters with a right hand to the body.
Kwon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Finn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Finn misses with a low kick.
Finn connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kwon ducks under a wild hook from Finn.
Finn with a jab.
Finn lands a right hook to the body.
Finn lands with a hook. Kwon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kwon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Finn throws the left hand but Kwon avoids the punch easily.
Finn throws a body punch but Kwon moves out of range.
Kwon moves out of range as Finn strikes.
Kwon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finn.
Finn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kwon throws out the jab.
Kwon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Finn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kwon.
Finn throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwon moves into the clinch.
Finn is trying to stall.
Kwon throws an elbow that misses.
Finn throws a punch but it's blocked by Kwon.
Finn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kwon backwards.
Finn gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kwon regains guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kwon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Finn advances position into side control!
Finn tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kwon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Finn throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwon defending against the ground and pound.
Finn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kwon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kwon tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes there by Finn.
Finn staying calm.
Kwon wants to control but Finn postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kwon stops Finn from passing to mount.
Kwon is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kwon manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Finn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Finn's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kwon misses with a low kick.
Mickey Finn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kwon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kwon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kwon throws a series of punches but Finn moves out of range.
Finn avoids the body shot from Kwon.
Finn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kwon throws a right and a left that Finn avoids nicely.
Finn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kwon scores with a leg kick.
Finn misses with a looping left.
Finn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Finn staying out of range there.
Kwon misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon clinches up against the cage.
Finn wants to break free but Kwon has control.
Finn being controlled against the cage.
Kwon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Finn's defenses.
Finn tries to circle away but Kwon has him pinned against the cage.
Finn is looking for a takedown.
Kwon cracks Finn with a nice body shot.
Finn breaks the clinch.
Kwon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finn throws a big shot that misses.
Kwon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finn.
Finn lands a jab to the nose.
Kwon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finn was well out of range. Poor timing from Kwon.
Kwon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kwon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kwon tries to clinch there but Finn circles away.
Finn punishes Kwon's body with a nice straight punch.
Finn throws a hook but Kwon avoids it easily.
No joy there for Finn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Finn throws a looping overhand right but Kwon ducks down to avoid it.
Finn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Finn thumps Kwon with a low kick.
Kwon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finn missing with a left hand there. Kwon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn misses with a body shot.
Kwon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finn.
Kwon avoids the body shot from Finn.
Finn misses with a series of wild punches.
Finn just misses with a punch to the body.
Finn fails with a takedown attempt.
Finn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kwon.
Kwon misses with a wild body shot.
Finn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
H Y Kwon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Finn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kwon misses with a kick to the body.
Kwon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Finn's head.
Finn closes the distance and clinches up with Kwon, looking for a takedown. Finn pushes Kwon against the cage but Kwon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Finn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kwon was well out of range. Poor timing from Finn.
Kwon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Finn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A leg kick checked by Kwon.
Finn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kwon!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kwon tries to hold on but Finn postures up.
Finn wants to control the pace but Kwon is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Finn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mickey Finn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Finn throws a hook but Kwon blocks it.
Finn throws a head kick but Kwon moves out of range.
Finn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kwon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Finn somewhat.
Finn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kwon moves away.
Finn cracks the inside of Kwon's front leg.
Finn misses with a right hand
and Kwon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kwon moves away.
Finn lands a body shot.
Finn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Finn throws an overhand right that lands on Kwon's shoulder, as Kwon tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon thumps Finn with a low kick.
Kwon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mickey Finn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A bone on bone clash there as Kwon blocks the leg kick.
Finn misses with a series of wild punches.
Finn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kwon misses with a looping left.
Finn misses the shot to the body.
Finn throws a hook but Kwon blocks it.
Finn throws a series of punches but Kwon avoids them all with ease.
Kwon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kwon ducks under a wild hook from Finn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn throws a front kick aimed at Kwon's knee but Kwon avoids it well.
Kwon lands with a right hand.
Finn misses with a looping right.
Kwon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Finn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kwon counters with a straight right hand.
Finn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Finn moves out of range of the body kick from Kwon.
Kwon rushes Finn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kwon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kwon lands an elbow that stopped Finn in his tracks for a moment.
Finn tries to break free but Kwon pushes him back against the cage.
Kwon has Finn pressed against the cage, preventing Finn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Kwon.
Mickey Finn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finn's elbow.
Finn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kwon.
Finn dodges an elbow strike from Kwon.
Kwon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Kwon.
That has opened up Mickey Finn's cut even more.
Kwon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Finn blocks the elbow strike.
Kwon misses with a punch on the inside.
H Y Kwon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finn wants to get back to striking at distance but Kwon won't allow it.
Kwon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The cut above Mickey Finn's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Finn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwon misses with an elbow strike.
Kwon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Finn.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kwon.
Kwon has a couple of punches blocked by Finn.
Kwon trying to land knees to the body.
Finn tries to stall but Kwon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Finn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Finn blocks an elbow strike.
Kwon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Kwon lands a good knee to the midsection. Finn won't want to take too many of those.
Finn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finn lands a takedown into guard.
Finn trying to control but Kwon is working from the bottom.
Kwon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to H Y Kwon.
I think Finn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Finn!
Mickey Finn seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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