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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Preuss Skura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finn comes to the cage accompanied by Von Bondies - C'mon c'mon. Mickey Finn is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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45
173 lbs
44 - 26 - 2 |
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181 cm
24
179 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey Finn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Preuss Skura!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Finn sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Finn lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Skura on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Skura felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Finn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Finn looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skura is trying to stand.
Skura is looking to get back to is feet but Finn passes into side control.
Skura is trying to get back to his feet.
Finn content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Finn lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Skura wants to get back to his feet but Finn drags him back down.
Skura seems a little lost for a moment, as Finn dominates the positioning.
Skura wants to get back to his feet but Finn drags him back down.
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.
Finn working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Skura's face as Finn controls the position.
Skura wants to get back to his feet but Finn drags him back down.
Finn lands a decent elbow from side control.
Skura on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Finn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Finn works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Skura's shoulder. That is not cool.
Finn landing a few strikes.
Finn slows the pace down.
Finn landing a few strikes.
Skura takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Skura pushes Finn away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Finn gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Finn taking a breather here.
Skura is pushing Finn's head away, looking to escape. Finn manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finn controls the position.
Finn's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Finn advances to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Finn is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Skura can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Finn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Finn 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.
Skura takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Preuss Skura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Finn shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Skura tries to kick Finn off but Finn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Skura taking some punishment here, with Finn in his half guard.
Skura taking some punishment here, with Finn in his half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Skura can do anything to dispel that myth.
Finn seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Finn seems to be working for a kimura but Skura defends the submission attempt.
Skura really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Finn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skura is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Finn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Finn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skura can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn working Skura over with strikes.
Finn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Skura is trying to stand up here but Finn is controlling him well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Finn in particular looking to stall.
Skura pushes Finn off looking to stand but Finn dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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 Skura's temple.
Finn content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Finn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn content to control rather than advance.
Finn uses his free foot to push down on Skura's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Skura.
Finn lands a couple of good shots and Skura has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Finn lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Finn is landing with strikes. Skura can't take much more of this.
Finn lands strikes to the head.
Mickey Finn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Finn is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Finn is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Skura knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Skura for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn landing with strikes.
Skura wants to get back to his feet.
Finn keeps control of the position easily here as Skura tries to buck him off.
Finn lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Finn.
Finn scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finn slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Finn scores with strikes from the back.
Finn is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Finn softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Skura trying to get back to his feet but Finn is in full control for now.
Finn has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Skura's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Finn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Skura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Finn closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Finn is looking for a kimura here.
Skura is looking to get back to is feet but Finn passes into side control.
Skura is looking to get back to his feet here but Finn is keeping cool and he's managed to take Skura's back.
Finn lands a shot to the body.
Finn lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Skura is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Finn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Skura!
Finn is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Skura has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Finn has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Skura taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Finn doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mickey Finn!
Mickey Finn thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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