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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Golden King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Negan Finnigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Negan Finnigan has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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166 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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165 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Golden King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Negan Finnigan!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King misses with a hook
and Finnigan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from King misses.
Finnigan blocks a jab.
Finnigan slips a straight right by King.
Finnigan is looking for the big counter here.
Finnigan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
King loads up on a big right hand but Finnigan slips the punch.
King lands an overhand right.
It looks like Negan Finnigan has been cut.
Finnigan throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Golden King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finnigan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
King missing with a left hand there. Finnigan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Despite the aggression on Finnigan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King with a nice cross.
King scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Finnigan needs to keep his hands up - King had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finnigan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a big shot that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts King, as that shot connected.
King throws a lazy right hand but Finnigan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King connects with a body shot.
King clinches.
Finnigan displaying some good clinch control by pressing King up against the cage.
King digs a right hand into Finnigan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Finnigan's gas tank.
King leaning against his opponent.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King swings widly with a right hand
and Finnigan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King misses the jab.
Finnigan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a two punch combination.
Finnigan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King misses with a left hand
and Finnigan counters with a series of strikes. King will be more careful next time no doubt.
King swings for the body but Finnigan moves out of range.
Finnigan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
King tries to clinch but Finnigan moves out of range.
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Finnigan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finnigan manages to avoid it.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Finnigan is just out of range.
Finnigan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finnigan. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finnigan scores with a hook.
King throws a big shot that misses.
King is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnigan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finnigan misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
Finnigan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Finnigan moves out of range of the strikes.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finnigan was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King misses with a double jab.
King darts in and clinches Finnigan up against the cage.
King tries to throw a body punch but Finnigan avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Finnigan blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Finnigan - that landed with a thud.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Finnigan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnigan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finnigan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Danga de danga de dang - Finnigan scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finnigan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Finnigan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Finnigan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The fighters circling - Finnigan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finnigan slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Finnigan! But no joy.
Finnigan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Finnigan.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finnigan moves away.
King misses the body punch
and Finnigan counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Finnigan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finnigan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Finnigan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Golden King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Negan Finnigan's cut.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
King misses with an uppercut. Finnigan saw that one coming.
King moves into range and clinches up with Finnigan.
Finnigan breaks from the clinch.
Finnigan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
King takes a swing at Finnigan's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Finnigan misses.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finnigan was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Finnigan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Finnigan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
Despite the aggression on Finnigan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Finnigan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King tries to clinch but Finnigan moves out of range.
Finnigan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
King tries to clinch there but Finnigan circles away.
A little jabbing left from Finnigan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnigan throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
King bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Finnigan's head backwards.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finnigan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King lands with an overhand left.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finnigan. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
King gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finnigan.
Finnigan throws a right and a left that both miss.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a right and a left that Finnigan avoids nicely.
Finnigan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
King drives through and clinches with Finnigan against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on King - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Finnigan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Negan Finnigan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Finnigan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A combination from Finnigan does no damage.
Golden King is winning the standup battle so far.
King connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
King throws a big shot that misses.
King digs a good hook to Finnigan's body.
King tests Finnigan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Finnigan does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King looks to land a right hand but Finnigan moved out of range.
Finnigan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
King scores with a crisp jab that stopped Finnigan in his tracks.
Finnigan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Finnigan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
King throws out a loose jab but Finnigan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finnigan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
King lands an overhand right.
Finnigan throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King wants to clinch up but Finnigan keeps it at a distance.
King scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
King works over Finnigan's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finnigan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Finnigan there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnigan throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A shot to the body from Finnigan misses
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
King with a body punch. A glancing blow.
King throws a shot from downtown. Finnigan moves away and avoids it.
King connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Finnigan just misses with a punch to the body.
King connects with the punch.
King throws a lazy right hand but Finnigan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Finnigan counters with a stiff right hand.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finnigan can do to turn this around?
Finnigan just misses with a punch to the body.
King cracks Finnigan with a good jab.
King misses with a shot to the body
and Finnigan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Golden King dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Negan Finnigan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Finnigan walks into a straight right hand from King.
Finnigan misses with a looping right.
Finnigan misses with a few strikes there.
Finnigan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
King changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Finnigan is just out of range.
King takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Finnigan is just out of range.
King moves in looking to clinch but Finnigan pushes him off.
Finnigan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by King. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of King.
King connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Finnigan throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters with a left to the body.
Nice defenses there by Finnigan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnigan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
Finnigan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King looks to throw the jab but Finnigan is out of range.
Finnigan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Finnigan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Finnigan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
King's jab looks to have found its range, popping Finnigan under the eye.
Finnigan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Finnigan tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Finnigan's efforts to push away.
Finnigan is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnigan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finnigan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
King throws a lazy right hand but Finnigan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King lands with a right hand.
King lands a body shot.
King scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
King takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Finnigan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Finnigan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Finnigan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by King.
King moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Finnigan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finnigan.
King has closed the distance and engaged Finnigan in a clinch.
King tries a body shot but Finnigan blocks it.
Finnigan breaks the clinch.
Finnigan misses with a wild combination.
King throws a body punch but Finnigan moves out of range.
Finnigan misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting King counter with a right hand.
King misses with a body shot
and Finnigan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finnigan fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Finnigan.
King cracks Finnigan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King lands a really nice looking cross but Finnigan seems unphased.
Finnigan misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like King was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Finnigan.
Finnigan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
Finnigan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Finnigan.
A swing and a miss from King.
Negan Finnigan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finnigan.
King scores with a jab to the head.
Finnigan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Golden King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King lands with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Golden King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well King has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Golden King!
A very excited looking Golden King made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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FIGHT
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