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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yedo Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey McFinnigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is "We Be Clubbin (Eye of the Tiger Remix)" by Ice Cube . McFinnigan has chosen My Drunken Irish Dad as his entrance music. 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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288 lbs
26 - 10 - 0 |
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285 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yedo Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey McFinnigan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Mickey McFinnigan has been cut.
Good work by McFinnigan as he checks the leg kick.
McFinnigan tries a low kick but Kim avoids it.
McFinnigan cracks the inside of Kim's front leg.
McFinnigan checks a low kick from Kim.
McFinnigan throws a nice inside leg kick.
McFinnigan connects with a leg kick. Kim looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mickey McFinnigan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McFinnigan digs a good hook to Kim's body.
McFinnigan throws a leg kick that misses.
McFinnigan misses with a straight right.
Kim on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kim is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFinnigan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Yedo Kim has been cut.
McFinnigan has managed to clinch.
Kim trying to control the position but instead, McFinnigan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kim into the cage.
McFinnigan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McFinnigan lands a body punch.
McFinnigan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kim's defenses.
McFinnigan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kim is defending well for now.
McFinnigan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McFinnigan lands an elbow inside.
McFinnigan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McFinnigan.
McFinnigan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McFinnigan lands a nice uppercut.
Kim really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McFinnigan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
McFinnigan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan digs a right hand into Kim's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kim's gas tank.
A short right from Kim on the inside.
Kim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McFinnigan's elbow.
McFinnigan misses with a knee to the head.
McFinnigan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kim managing to block the knees to the body from McFinnigan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McFinnigan.
McFinnigan misses with an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from McFinnigan.
Kim managing to block the knees to the body from McFinnigan.
Kim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Kim throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McFinnigan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McFinnigan scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
McFinnigan tries to land a knee to the head but Kim blocks with his arms.
McFinnigan tries to land knees in the clinch but Kim avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McFinnigan.
McFinnigan looking to throw knees to the head but Kim is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McFinnigan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McFinnigan connects with a high kick.
McFinnigan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McFinnigan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Kim staying out of range there.
McFinnigan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kim takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McFinnigan looks to land a combination but Kim avoids it well.
McFinnigan throws a nice inside leg kick.
McFinnigan delivers a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kim's sensitive parts.
McFinnigan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McFinnigan scores with a body shot.
A solid body kick from McFinnigan.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kim slips a straight right by McFinnigan.
McFinnigan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McFinnigan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kim moves out of range of the body kick from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan with a jab.
Kim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan misses with a looping left.
McFinnigan lands a big head kick that sends Kim tumbling to the mat! McFinnigan takes a step backwards and waves Kim back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Yedo Kim's cut is getting worse.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McFinnigan tries to clinch but Kim moves away
and Kim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McFinnigan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McFinnigan scores with a push kick.
McFinnigan has closed the distance and engaged Kim in a clinch.
McFinnigan presses Kim against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kim blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan gets through Kim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McFinnigan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kim's defenses.
McFinnigan lands a knee to the body.
McFinnigan lands a hook to the side of the head.
McFinnigan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McFinnigan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McFinnigan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
Kim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McFinnigan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McFinnigan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McFinnigan lands a knee to the body.
McFinnigan lands a good knee to the midsection. Kim won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McFinnigan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short left from McFinnigan.
Kim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kim managing to block the knees to the body from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan lands a damaging elbow.
Kim takes a knee to the side of the body.
McFinnigan throws an elbow but it misses.
McFinnigan lands a nice elbow.
McFinnigan misses with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from McFinnigan.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McFinnigan scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
McFinnigan lands an elbow inside that Kim shrugs off.
A left hand lands to the body for McFinnigan.
McFinnigan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kim.
McFinnigan lands a good knee to the midsection. Kim won't want to take too many of those.
McFinnigan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McFinnigan misses with a knee to the head.
McFinnigan working Kim over with knees to the body.
McFinnigan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kim stalls.
Kim is looking to break free of the clinch but McFinnigan has double underhooks.
Kim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McFinnigan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kim misses with a punch to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan tries to land a knee to the head but Kim blocks with his arms.
Kim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McFinnigan's elbow.
A shot in the inside from McFinnigan.
Knees to the body from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but McFinnigan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McFinnigan looking to throw knees to the head but Kim is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from McFinnigan.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McFinnigan throws an elbow but it misses.
McFinnigan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
McFinnigan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McFinnigan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McFinnigan lands an elbow inside.
Yedo Kim's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McFinnigan pushes off an throws an elbow but Kim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kim.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McFinnigan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey McFinnigan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McFinnigan lands with a nice combination. Kim backs away looking to recover.
A nice leg kick lands there from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan throws a sloppy head kick
and Kim counters with a straight right hand.
McFinnigan slips under a jab from Kim.
McFinnigan takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
McFinnigan scoring well with a low kick there.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McFinnigan.
Kim blocks a head kick by McFinnigan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kim swings for the body but McFinnigan moves out of range.
McFinnigan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McFinnigan misses with a body kick.
Kim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McFinnigan.
McFinnigan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McFinnigan lands with a kick to the ribs.
McFinnigan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kim is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McFinnigan lands with a cross.
McFinnigan throws a head kick that misses
and Kim counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McFinnigan throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
Kim throws a leg kick that is checked
and McFinnigan counters with a nice body kick.
McFinnigan drives through and clinches with Kim against the cage.
McFinnigan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McFinnigan tries a knee to the head but Kim blocks it.
McFinnigan tries to land knees in the clinch but Kim avoids the damage to the body.
Kim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan lands a body punch.
McFinnigan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from McFinnigan.
Kim is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
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!
McFinnigan lands an elbow inside that Kim shrugs off.
Kim blocks an elbow strike from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan gets through Kim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McFinnigan dodges an elbow strike from Kim.
McFinnigan lands a right hand.
McFinnigan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McFinnigan lands with a left to the head.
McFinnigan misses with a knee to the head.
McFinnigan tries to land a knee to the head but Kim blocks with his arms.
Kim takes an elbow to the temple.
Kim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McFinnigan can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McFinnigan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kim.
Kim avoids the head kick by McFinnigan.
McFinnigan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kim avoids the body shot from McFinnigan.
Kim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McFinnigan misses with a low kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
McFinnigan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kim.
McFinnigan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kim throws a series of punches but McFinnigan moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Kim.
Kim is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McFinnigan throws a nice looking combination but Kim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kim throws a looping overhand right but McFinnigan ducks down to avoid it.
Kim's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McFinnigan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kim scrambles back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan lands a nice looking body shot.
Kim's corner calls for a 1-2. Kim obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McFinnigan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good shot there by Kim.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McFinnigan throws a low kick but Kim moves out of range easily.
McFinnigan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mickey McFinnigan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kim moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McFinnigan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kim.
McFinnigan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McFinnigan connects with a leg kick. Kim looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McFinnigan lands a two punch combo.
McFinnigan 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.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from McFinnigan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McFinnigan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kim. That did some damage!
McFinnigan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McFinnigan lands a slapping body shot.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan tries to land a leg kick but Kim saw it coming and moves away.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McFinnigan tries to clinch but Kim moves away
and Kim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for McFinnigan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kim throws a leg kick
and McFinnigan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McFinnigan moves out of range as Kim strikes.
McFinnigan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McFinnigan just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McFinnigan misses with a wild body shot.
McFinnigan throws a hook but Kim blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey McFinnigan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A good leg kick by McFinnigan.
McFinnigan lands with a slapping head kick.
McFinnigan with a hook.
McFinnigan moves out of range of the leg kick from Kim.
McFinnigan just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McFinnigan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McFinnigan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McFinnigan lands a head kick. Kim smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McFinnigan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFinnigan misses with a hook
and Kim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McFinnigan moves away.
Kim throws the left hand but McFinnigan avoids the punch easily.
McFinnigan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kim misses with a hook. McFinnigan ducked under it nicely.
A cross from McFinnigan lands.
Kim throws a poor cross that misses
enabling McFinnigan to counter with a crisp jab.
Kim thumps McFinnigan with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Kim.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim misses with a straight left.
Kim throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McFinnigan tries to work over Kim's front leg with a kick but Kim checks it.
McFinnigan looks to land a body kick but Kim moved away.
McFinnigan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kim catches McFinnigan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan takes one to the chin there.
Some bone on bone action there as Kim checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McFinnigan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McFinnigan walks into a stiff left hand from Kim.
McFinnigan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McFinnigan thows a leg kick but Kim checks it
and Kim counters with a leg kick.
McFinnigan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kim takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McFinnigan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McFinnigan blocks a head kick by Kim.
McFinnigan throws a leg kick but Kim sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McFinnigan misses with a straight right.
McFinnigan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Kim.
McFinnigan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McFinnigan misses with a head kick.
Kim has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
McFinnigan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kim throws the left hand but McFinnigan avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan misses with the body kick
and McFinnigan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kim lands a nice leg kick that just misses McFinnigan's sensitive parts.
McFinnigan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kim blocks a leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan just misses with a punch to the body.
McFinnigan moves away from the strike by Kim.
McFinnigan misses with a few strikes there.
McFinnigan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McFinnigan misses with an uppercut
and Kim counters with a straight right hand.
Kim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kim.
Yedo Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by McFinnigan misses
and Kim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McFinnigan.
Kim slips a jab from McFinnigan.
Kim misses with a body kick.
Kim tries to land a leg kick but McFinnigan saw it coming and moves away.
Kim throws a left and a right that both miss
and McFinnigan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kim will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kim connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kim swings for the body but McFinnigan moves out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McFinnigan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McFinnigan.
A slow jab from Kim misses its intended target.
McFinnigan throws a looping overhand right but Kim ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Kim misses
and McFinnigan counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan throws a jab but it's blocked by Kim.
Kim misses with a leg kick
and McFinnigan counters with a series of strikes. Kim will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kim takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McFinnigan slips under a jab.
Mickey McFinnigan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kim misses with a head kick.
McFinnigan tries to clinch but Kim moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
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 Yedo Kim.
Well McFinnigan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Mickey McFinnigan!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Mickey McFinnigan!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Mickey McFinnigan!
Mickey McFinnigan wins by unanimous decision!
Mickey McFinnigan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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