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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey McFinnigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cheick Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McFinnigan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to My Drunken Irish Dad. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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285 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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240 lbs
26 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey McFinnigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cheick Kongo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongo throws a series of strikes that have McFinnigan backpedaling.
The fighters circling - McFinnigan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cheick Kongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kongo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kongo pushes McFinnigan up against the cage in a clinch.
Kongo is trying to force a seperation but McFinnigan has the dominant position.
McFinnigan looking to throw knees to the head but Kongo is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kongo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kongo staying out of range there.
Kongo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McFinnigan throws a hook but Kongo avoids it easily.
McFinnigan moves out of range as Kongo throws a body kick.
Kongo looks for the body kick but McFinnigan saw that one coming.
McFinnigan ducks under a wild hook from Kongo.
Kongo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as McFinnigan blocks the leg kick.
McFinnigan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kongo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McFinnigan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kongo misses with a low kick as McFinnigan jumps back.
McFinnigan throws an off balance right hand
and Kongo counters with a body kick that stops McFinnigan in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo blocks a head kick by McFinnigan.
Kongo throws a low kick but McFinnigan avoids it.
Kongo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan pushes Kongo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McFinnigan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kongo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kongo looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice glancing elbow lands by McFinnigan.
McFinnigan misses with an elbow strike.
McFinnigan misses with a knee strike.
Kongo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kongo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McFinnigan lands a right hand.
McFinnigan tries a knee to the head but Kongo blocks it.
McFinnigan missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Kongo.
McFinnigan lands an elbow that stopped Kongo in his tracks for a moment.
McFinnigan dodges an elbow strike from Kongo.
McFinnigan lands with a right to the head.
McFinnigan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kongo's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo digs a right hand underneath McFinnigan's ribcage. McFinnigan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McFinnigan misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kongo.
A shot in the inside from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan takes a shot to the head.
Kongo is trying to force a seperation but McFinnigan has the dominant position.
McFinnigan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kongo scores with a nice hook to the head.
McFinnigan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kongo backwards.
McFinnigan can't find room to land a body shot as Kongo controls the action.
Kongo is trying to push McFinnigan away but McFinnigan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kongo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kongo working hard to break the clinch.
McFinnigan is leaning against Kongo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McFinnigan lands a shoulder strike.
McFinnigan lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Cheick Kongo has been cut.
McFinnigan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kongo blocks it with crossed arms.
McFinnigan lands a damaging elbow.
McFinnigan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McFinnigan.
Kongo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A shot in the inside from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kongo's defenses.
Kongo misses with a punch on the inside.
McFinnigan lands a hook that snaps the head of Kongo backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kongo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kongo is rocked!
Clinched against the cage, McFinnigan lands a big elbow that drops Kongo! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Kongo is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey McFinnigan!
Mickey McFinnigan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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