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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Desmond The Finish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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191 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Desmond The Finish!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Finish moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Finish looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice sprawl there from The Finish as Hogan shoots in.
Hogan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Finish tries to clinch up but Hogan circles away and keeps his distance.
Hogan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Finish pinned against the cage. The Finish gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Desmond The Finish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Hogan.
The Finish fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hogan keeps the fight on the outside.
The Finish stuffs the takedown attempt from Hogan. Hogan gets slowly back to his feet.
Hogan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The Finish manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The Finish won't allow Hogan to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Finish wants to control but Hogan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan prevents The Finish from improving his position.
Hogan blocks the strikes from The Finish.
Hogan wants to stand up but The Finish has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The Finish regains full guard. Nicely done.
The Finish working for submissions but it's allowed Hogan to get to half guard.
Hogan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hogan looks gassed!
Hogan wants to pass the guard but The Finish is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The Finish works his way to full guard. Good work.
The Finish bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hogan's guard.
The Finish postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hogan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of The Finish, into his guard.
The Finish manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hogan manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Finish passes Hogan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Finish is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hogan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The Finish trying to control the action but Hogan is working from the bottom.
The Finish is looking to advance position but Hogan won't allow it.
Hogan actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Finish looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The Finish is working for a kimura but Hogan is defending it quite comfortably.
Hogan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hogan.
The Finish makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond The Finish dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The Finish fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Finish 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.
The Finish tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hogan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hogan shoots in but The Finish avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Finish as he jumps to the side.
The Finish tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Finish tries to clinch but Hogan moves out of range.
Hogan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Finish tries to clinch there but Hogan circles away.
Hogan is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from The Finish as Hogan shoots in.
Desmond The Finish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Hogan.
The Finish avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Finish rushes Hogan and presses him up against the cage.
The Finish misses with a knee strike.
The Finish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Finish is looking to clinch.
Hogan closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Finish circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Finish looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hogan shoots in but no luck this time.
A punch combination from The Finish misses.
The Finish rushes Hogan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The Finish avoiding damage.
Hogan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Finish pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The Finish lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls for The Finish to work.
The Finish throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hogans head.
The Finish stalls.
The Finish lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Finish lands an elbow just above Hogan 's eye.
The Finish breaks the clinch.
The Finish tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hogan shoots in but no luck this time.
The Finish fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - The Finish scores with a four punch combination!
The Finish tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Finish scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Ben Hogan has been cut.
The Finish tries to close the distance and clinch but Hogan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hogan keeps the fight on the outside.
The Finish gets a clinch.
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!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The Finish lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Finish makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Finish gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Finish has Hogan pushed against the cage.
The Finish lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Finish controlling the action here for a moment.
The Finish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Finish fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ben Hogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hogan shoots in looking for a takedown. The Finish tries to sprawl out of it but Hogan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Finish manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Desmond The Finish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hogan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck for Hogan with that takedown attempt.
The Finish pushes Hogan up against the cage in a clinch.
The Finish stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The Finish pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Finish gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Finish manages to break the clinch.
The Finish wants to clinch.
The Finish tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hogan circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Finish stuffs the takedown attempt from Hogan. Hogan gets slowly back to his feet.
Hogan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hogan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Finish swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond The Finish dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ben Hogan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
The Finish clinches up with Hogan and pushes him back against the cage.
Hogan is working for takedown but The Finish is calmly controlling the position for now.
The Finish effectively controlling the action here.
The Finish is pressed up against the cage. Hogan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag The Finish down to the mat. The Finish avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The Finish is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hogan closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Finish counters with a right hand to the body.
The Finish is looking to land body kicks.
Desmond The Finish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hogan tries for a takedown but The Finish circles away easily
and The Finish counters by clinching up.
Desmond The Finish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Hogan.
The Finish pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hogan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Finish gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The Finish seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan tries to pull guard but The Finish holds him up against the cage and eventually Hogan drops back down to his feet.
The Finish content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Desmond The Finish.
Hogan avoids the head kick by The Finish.
Hogan throws a lazy head kick
and The Finish counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by The Finish.
The Finish slowing the pace effectively.
The Finish gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hogan.
The is referee keeping an eye on The Finish - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The Finish gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hogan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The Finish fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The Finish has closed the distance and engaged Hogan in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Finish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Finish looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hogan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Finish counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by The Finish.
The Finish just leaning against Hogan, taking a breather.
The Finish breaks the clinch.
The Finish misses with a few strikes there.
Hogan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Finish holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The Finish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hogan tries for a takedown but The Finish circles away easily
and The Finish counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by The Finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from The Finish.
Hogan looking for a takedown.
The Finish manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hogan tries to pull guard but The Finish holds him up against the cage and eventually Hogan drops back down to his feet.
The Finish softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The Finish landing knees to the head.
The Finish dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hogan is working for takedown but The Finish is calmly controlling the position for now.
The Finish lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hogan backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The Finish takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hogan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Finish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hogan tries to keep at a distance but The Finish has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hogan jumps guard but The Finish stands there with Hogan around his waist. Hogan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hogan is trying to drag The Finish to the mat but The Finish just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The Finish avoiding damage.
Hogan tries to score a body lock takedown but The Finish shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The Finish comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The Finish is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice left hand lands by The Finish.
Hogan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The Finish fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The Finish wants to clinch but Hogan slips to the side
and Hogan counters with a big head kick but The Finish shrugs it off.
Hogan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond The Finish clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Hogan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The Finish has Hogan up against the cage in a clinch.
Hogan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hogan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hogan thows a big elbow that misses.
The Finish pushes a forearm under Hogan's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Hogan is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Desmond The Finish!
Desmond The Finish is the new middleweight champion!
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