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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Franky Finger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finger comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - You Don't Know ft. 50 Cent, Cashis, Lloyd Banks . Hall has chosen Serial Killa as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franky Finger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Hall!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Finger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Finger clinches with his opponent.
Hall throws an elbow that misses.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall misses with an elbow strike.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Finger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Finger manages to break the clinch.
Finger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Finger finds it's way through Hall's defenses.
Finger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Finger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Finger scores with a head kick. Hall tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Finger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Finger throws a leg kick but Hall moved away.
Finger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hall looks to land a body kick but Finger moved away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finger looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Finger has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Finger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Finger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall breaks from the clinch.
Finger clinches.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Finger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finger lands a nice elbow.
A short body shot lands from Hall as the two fighters clinch.
Finger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hall tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hall misses with an elbow strike.
Finger blocks a body shot from Hall.
Hall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Finger dodges the punch combination from Hall.
A head kick misses from Hall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finger throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Finger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finger throws a push kick but Hall slaps the foot to one side.
Hall takes the fight into the clinch.
Finger tries to land knees in the clinch but Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Finger lands a nice elbow.
Finger throws an elbow that misses.
Finger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Finger.
Finger lands an elbow inside that Hall shrugs off.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall throws an elbow that misses.
Finger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Finger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finger wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall breaks from the clinch.
Finger throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall slips a straight right by Finger.
A low kick from Hall is predictable there
and Finger counters with a nice body kick.
Finger has managed to clinch.
Hall stalling in the clinch but Finger improves position.
Hall tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Finger.
Finger lands an elbow inside that Hall shrugs off.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hall - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Finger blocks an uppercut.
Finger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hall clinches with his opponent.
Hall is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Finger is keeping busy.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Finger uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Finger throws an elbow but it misses.
Finger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Hall working aggressively here.
Finger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch lands to the side of Finger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Finger misses.
Finger has closed the distance and engaged Hall in a clinch.
Finger dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Finger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finger tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Finger.
Finger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Franky Finger will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Finger stalks Hall and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hall's face. Hall staggers backwards, shaken.
Finger throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hall counters with a series of strikes. Finger will be more careful next time no doubt.
Finger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hall.
Finger has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Finger is pressed up against the cage. Hall has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Finger down to the mat. Finger avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Finger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Finger cracks Hall with a right hand to the side of the head.
Finger clinches.
Hall scores with a shoulder strike.
Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall cracks a nice hook into Finger's ribs.
Finger connects with a single shot there.
Hall gets tackled into the cage by Finger. Finger maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
Finger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Finger backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall looks for the body kick but Finger saw that one coming.
Hall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Finger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Finger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Finger throws a wild body kick that Hall sees coming a mile off.
Finger throws a body kick that misses
and Hall makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Finger rushes Hall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Franky Finger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Finger.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Finger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
Hall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Finger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finger backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Finger.
Finger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Finger is trying to push Hall away but Hall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finger gets tackled into the cage by Hall. Hall maintains the clinch.
Finger keeps control of Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Finger.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Finger, against the cage.
Finger blocks an elbow strike.
Finger trying to stall but Hall improves his position.
Hall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hall wants a takedown but no success here.
Finger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hall takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Finger pushes Hall up against the cage in a clinch.
Finger stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is trying to maintain a safe position but Finger gets an underhook and turns Hall into the cage.
Finger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Finger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finger moves into the clinch.
Finger struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Finger backwards.
Finger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Finger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from Finger.
A frustrated look appears on Finger's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Finger lands an elbow just above Hall 's eye.
Hall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Finger wants to stall.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Finger breaks from the clinch.
Finger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finger lands with a nice body kick.
Finger drives through and clinches with Hall against the cage.
Finger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Finger misses with an elbow strike.
Finger blocks an elbow strike.
Hall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Finger blocks a body shot from Hall.
Hall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Finger backwards.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Finger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Finger.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall breaks the clinch.
Finger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Finger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hall, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Finger dominated that second round.
That's time! Finger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Finger has Hall up against the cage in a clinch.
Hall lands an elbow just above Finger 's eye.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Finger breaks from the clinch.
A good leg kick by Hall.
Hall throws a lazy right hand but Finger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finger takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hall misses with a body kick.
Finger has managed to clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Finger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but Finger blocks with his arms.
Hall lands with a left to the head.
Hall misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall lands with a left to the head.
Hall wants to break free but Finger has control.
Finger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hall with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Finger.
Hall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Finger.
Finger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall throws a body punch but Finger moves out of range.
Hall tries to clinch but Finger is having none of it.
Hall has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Finger.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finger moves away.
Finger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Finger.
Finger misses with the body kick
and Hall counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finger taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Finger.
Finger breaks from the clinch.
Hall throws a push kick but Finger slaps the foot to one side.
Hall blocks a jab.
Finger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finger was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Finger lands a front kick.
Finger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hall tries a body shot but Finger blocks it.
Hall lands with a light punch inside.
Finger misses with an elbow strike.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
Michael Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franky Finger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hall tries to break free but Finger pushes him back against the cage.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Finger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Hall is looking to take this one to the mat.
Finger stalls.
Finger blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Finger's brow.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Finger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Hall misses with a body punch.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Finger backwards.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hall throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hall pushes Finger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Finger has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franky Finger!
In his post fight interview, Franky Finger started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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