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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey McFinnigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McFinnigan has chosen My Drunken Irish Dad as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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280 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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195 cm
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285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey McFinnigan!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
McFinnigan slips under a jab from Sanchez.
McFinnigan tests Sanchez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Pedro Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
McFinnigan cracks Sanchez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McFinnigan is trying to defend but Sanchez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McFinnigan trying to control but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez trying to control from half guard but McFinnigan is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFinnigan trying to control but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura here.
Sanchez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
McFinnigan won't allow Sanchez to pass to mount.
McFinnigan is defending against the submission attempts here by Sanchez.
Sanchez is looking to advance position but McFinnigan won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanchez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McFinnigan sees it coming and defends easily.
McFinnigan tries to roll over but Sanchez keeps him under control.
Sanchez wants to control but McFinnigan is keeping him busy.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
McFinnigan is looking to improve his position.
McFinnigan wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McFinnigan is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McFinnigan is just riding it out for now. Sanchez eventually gives up the hold.
McFinnigan is concentrating on defense, preventing Sanchez from advancing position.
McFinnigan wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McFinnigan defends it well.
McFinnigan wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
McFinnigan trying to control from the bottom.
Sanchez is trying to control. McFinnigan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sanchez is trying to work for a kimura but McFinnigan is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sanchez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sanchez passes to side control.
Sanchez tries to advance to mount but can't.
McFinnigan regains half guard.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura here.
McFinnigan trying to hold on to Sanchez's head to control him but Sanchez postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sanchez prevents McFinnigan from improving his position.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura here.
Sanchez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McFinnigan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanchez.
McFinnigan wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sanchez is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed McFinnigan to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McFinnigan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but McFinnigan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McFinnigan has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sanchez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
McFinnigan lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McFinnigan scores with a nice body kick.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
McFinnigan delivers a nice body kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McFinnigan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sanchez walks into a stiff left hand from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McFinnigan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McFinnigan scoring well with a low kick there.
McFinnigan lands a slapping body shot.
McFinnigan connects with a looping right hand.
Pedro Sanchez's cut is getting worse.
McFinnigan instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from McFinnigan as the two fighters clinch.
A knee to the head by McFinnigan.
Pedro Sanchez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A left hand lands to the body for McFinnigan.
McFinnigan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McFinnigan pushes Sanchez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan lands a left hand.
McFinnigan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knees to the body from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan lands a right hand.
McFinnigan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McFinnigan as Sanchez tries to tie him up.
McFinnigan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McFinnigan drops Sanchez with a big knee straight up the middle! Sanchez is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Sanchez is rocked!
McFinnigan lands a brutal uppercut that launches Sanchez off his feet! Sanchez tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mickey McFinnigan!
Our winner, Mickey McFinnigan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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