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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ting Yan Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finn comes to the cage accompanied by Von Bondies - C'mon c'mon. Wang has chosen Minority - Green Day as his entrance music. Ting Yan Wang is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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200 lbs
24 - 13 - 0 |
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195 lbs
20 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mickey Finn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ting Yan Wang!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wang misses with an uppercut.
Wang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Finn connects with a body shot.
Finn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Finn showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wang is looking to improve his position.
Wang looking for submissions off his back.
Finn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wang defending well though.
Wang moves into full guard.
Finn stopping the sweep attempt from Wang.
Wang is trying to control the position but Finn postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Finn lands a couple of elbows.
Finn 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.
Wang trying to keep a closed guard but Finn is proving a slippery customer.
Finn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Finn working some strikes from top position.
Finn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Finn throwing strikes from guard but Wang blocks nicely.
Finn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Finn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Finn wants to control from the top but Wang keeps moving.
Wang trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wang has momentary wrist control but Finn slips an elbow through the middle.
Wang keeping full guard, as Finn tries to pass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wang working a defensive guard here.
Finn won't allow Wang to get back to his feet.
Wang has momentary wrist control but Finn slips an elbow through the middle.
Finn throws a big elbow that misses.
Finn throws a big right hand that misses.
Finn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Finn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Finn lands a couple of digs.
Finn lands a couple of digs.
Finn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wang's head.
Wang throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wang keeping moving, preventing Finn from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn tries to free his leg and advance position but Wang is retaining full guard.
Wang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Finn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Finn chips away with some ground and pound.
Finn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Finn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wang's head.
Finn throwing strikes but missing.
Finn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wang is keeping the position for now.
Wang wants to sweep here but Finn controlling him for the moment.
Wang keeping moving, preventing Finn from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Finn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wang working a defensive guard here.
Wang is looking for a triangle but Finn pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finn chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Finn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Finn throwing strikes from guard but Wang blocks nicely.
Finn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wang pulls Finn in close to his closed guard and prevents Finn from doing any damage or advancing position.
Finn wants to control from the top but Wang keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Finn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wang takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wang looks to score with a jab to the body but Finn is just out of range.
Wang takes a jab right on the kisser.
Finn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finn misses with a looping right.
Wang lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Finn moves out of range as Wang strikes.
Wang misses with a head kick.
Wang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wang.
Wang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wang misses with a wild body shot.
Wang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang misses with a body shot.
Finn slips under a jab from Wang.
Wang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wang looks to land a right hand but Finn moved out of range.
Wang fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Finn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wang avoids the body shot from Finn.
Finn misses with a body shot.
Mickey Finn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wang gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Finn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wang keeping moving, preventing Finn from controlling successfully.
Finn with a nice head shot there.
Wang keeping moving, preventing Finn from controlling successfully.
Wang has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Finn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Finn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mickey Finn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Finn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wang wants to sweep but no luck.
Wang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Finn throwing strikes but missing.
Finn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Finn throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Finn tries to free his leg and advance position but Wang is retaining full guard.
Finn stopping the sweep attempt from Wang.
Finn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wang wants to stand up but Finn is controlling him.
Wang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Finn.
Finn throws an elbow that misses. Wang uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Finn's guard. Nice move by Wang!
Finn trying to control the position.
Finn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Finn wants to stand but Wang is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finn pulls Wang in close to prevent any damage.
Wang trying to control the position from guard on top but Finn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mickey Finn has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Finn shoots in for a takedown but Wang shows good takedown defense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wang shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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!
Wang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Finn doesn't seem bothered though.
Wang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Finn dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Finn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Finn misses.
Finn scores with a hook.
Wang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Finn at a distance.
Wang ducks under a wild hook from Finn.
Wang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wang lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Finn backs up against the cage.
It looks like Mickey Finn has been cut.
No luck for Finn with that takedown attempt.
Ting Yan Wang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wang scores with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wang.
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 ducks right into an uppercut from Wang.
Finn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wang ducks under a wild hook from Finn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang avoids the body shot from Finn.
Wang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wang misses with a jab to the body
and Finn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Finn.
Finn connects with a couple of short punches.
Wang looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Finn chips away with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finn trying to control the position from guard on top but Wang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wang looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Finn trying to control but Wang is working from the bottom.
Finn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wang trying to control the position.
Finn throwing strikes from guard but Wang blocks nicely.
Finn looking to sit in guard and control but Wang gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Finn wants to stand up but Wang is controlling him.
Wang wants to control from the top but Finn keeps moving.
Wang drops back looking for a leg! Finn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Finn manages to kick Wang off! Wang jumps back into Finn's guard.
Mickey Finn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn working a defensive guard here.
Wang wants to control from the top but Finn keeps moving.
Wang looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Finn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Finn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Finn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Well, if Finn is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Wang is trying to control but can't.
Finn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wang does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wang is looking to improve his position.
Finn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wang keeps working.
Ting Yan Wang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Finn connects with a nice short shot to Wang's temple.
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 Mickey Finn.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Finn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Finn!
Mickey Finn retains his middleweight title!
Mickey Finn bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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