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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Voshon Daniels (ranked 2788 p4p, 112 weight class) and Cat Fhin (ranked 3508 p4p, 139 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Daniels might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Here Comes the Pain Train. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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295 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Voshon Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cat Fhin!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Topper Green and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels swats away the attempt to clinch by Fhin.
Cat Fhin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fhin rushes Daniels and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Daniels makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Cat Fhin has been cut.
Daniels lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fhin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daniels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fhin throws a right and a left that Daniels avoids nicely.
Fhin blocks a head kick by Daniels.
Daniels lands a big head kick that sends Fhin tumbling to the mat! Daniels takes a step backwards and waves Fhin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fhin is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels throws a chopping leg kick but Fhin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fhin is still on wobbly legs! Can Daniels finish him?
Daniels throws a right hand that misses
and Fhin counters with a nice uppercut.
Fhin seems to have recovered his senses.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Fhin avoids them all with ease.
Daniels scores with a leg kick.
Fhin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fhin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fhin.
We've been informed that Fhin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fhin is looking to clinch.
Fhin slips a jab from Daniels.
Fhin rushes Daniels and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Fhin.
A short right from Daniels.
Daniels working aggressively here.
Fhin breaks from the clinch.
Daniels throws a jab but it's blocked by Fhin.
Daniels misses the shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Fhin.
Daniels lands with a thumping leg kick.
Daniels needs to keep his hands up - Fhin had a free shot at his head there.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fhin.
Fhin moves out of range of the body kick.
Daniels loads up on a big right hand but Fhin slips the punch.
No joy there for Daniels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Daniels looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Daniels does no damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Daniels. That's going to slow Fhin down.
Fhin tries to clinch up but Daniels circles away and keeps his distance.
Daniels takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fhin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Daniels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fhin drives through and clinches with Daniels against the cage.
Daniels tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fhin.
Daniels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fhin.
Fhin moves away from the strike by Daniels.
Fhin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Fhin is looking to clinch.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fhin.
Fhin throws a combination. Daniels tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fhin tries to clinch up.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fhin.
Fhin darts in and clinches Daniels up against the cage.
Fhin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fhin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fhin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniels.
It seemed like Fhin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fhin gets a clinch.
Fhin blocking some punches.
Daniels working Fhin over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a head punch that misses.
Fhin throws a head punch that misses.
Daniels pressing his opponent against the cage.
Daniels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fhin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fhin misses with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fhin.
Sloppy strikes from Fhin. Those never looked like landing.
Fhin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daniels is looking to wear down Fhin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fhin misses with a double jab.
Fhin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fhin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daniels misses with an uppercut. Fhin saw that one coming.
Daniels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fhin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daniels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fhin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daniels scoring well with a low kick there.
Daniels looks to land a body kick but Fhin moved away.
Fhin is looking for the big counter here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fhin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fhin moves into the clinch.
Fhin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fhin lands with a nice body punch.
Fhin tries to clinch but Daniels moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Daniels misses the target.
Fhin slips under a jab.
Fhin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daniels walks into a jab.
Fhin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fhin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Daniels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fhin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Daniels is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fhin's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Daniels misses with a wild body shot.
Daniels throws a shot from downtown. Fhin moves away and avoids it.
Daniels takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fhin clinches up against the cage.
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 Voshon Daniels will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cat Fhin'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.
Nice defenses there by Fhin.
Fhin throws a right and a left that Daniels avoids nicely.
Fhin moves away from the strike by Daniels.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fhin.
Fhin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Daniels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fhin checks a leg kick.
Daniels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniels ducks right into an uppercut from Fhin.
A slow jab from Daniels misses its intended target.
Fhin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daniels.
Fhin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Voshon Daniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fhin forces Daniels back against the cage and clinches.
Fhin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daniels is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Daniels is stalling here.
Fhin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fhin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Daniels counters with a three punch combo that has Fhin backing up. Fhin nods at Daniels to acknowledge the strikes.
Daniels 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.
Daniels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fhin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fhin pushes Daniels up against the cage in a clinch.
Daniels lands with a left to the head.
Fhin throws a head punch that misses.
Fhin is trying to stall.
Daniels misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cat Fhin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fhin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fhin working aggressively here.
Daniels throws a punch but it's blocked by Fhin.
Fhin throws a head punch that misses.
Fhin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Daniels's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Daniels lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fhin backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fhin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fhin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daniels.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fhin has managed to clinch.
Fhin throws a head punch that misses.
Fhin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daniels scores with a jab. Fhin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fhin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fhin instigates a clinch.
Daniels stalling against the cage.
Fhin manages to break the clinch.
Fhin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daniels tries a head kick but it misses.
Fhin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fhin moves away from the strike by Daniels.
Fhin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Daniels scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fhin tries to clinch but Daniels is having none of it.
Fhin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daniels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fhin.
Voshon Daniels is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daniels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Daniels. Those never looked like landing.
Fhin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Daniels on the side of the head.
Daniels doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fhin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fhin moves in looking to clinch but Daniels pushes him off.
Fhin moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Daniels.
Fhin breaks from the clinch.
Fhin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fhin duly obliges.
Fhin instigates a clinch.
Fhin breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fhin stalks Daniels and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Daniels's face. Daniels staggers backwards, shaken.
Daniels swings widly with a right hand
and Fhin counters with a series of strikes. Daniels will be more careful next time no doubt.
Daniels swats away the attempt to clinch by Fhin.
Fhin dips to his left and cracks Daniels with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels missing with a left hand there. Fhin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fhin has managed to clinch.
Daniels misses with a knee to the head.
Daniels looking to slow down the pace here.
Fhin tries to work over Daniels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fhin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fhin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daniels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fhin has managed to clinch.
Daniels lands with a short shot to the head.
Daniels is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fhin is keeping busy.
Daniels trying to control the position but instead, Fhin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Daniels into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cat Fhin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cat Fhin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fhin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fhin rushes Daniels and presses him up against the cage.
Fhin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fhin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Daniels dodges the punch combination from Fhin.
Fhin moves into the clinch.
Fhin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fhin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Fhin finds it's way through Daniels's defenses.
Fhin doesn't manage to clinch there - Daniels circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Fhin.
Fhin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daniels.
Daniels throws a sloppy head kick and Fhin moves out of range easily.
Daniels misses with the combination.
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!
Fhin scores with the left hand. Daniels knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fhin moves out of range of the strikes.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fhin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daniels.
Daniels pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fhin is out of range and Daniels settles back down.
Daniels feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fhin's calf.
Daniels looks to land a right hand but Fhin moved out of range.
Jab, jab by Fhin - just one landing.
Fhin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Daniels takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fhin moves into range and clinches up with Daniels.
Fhin lands with a light punch inside.
Fhin manages to break the clinch.
Daniels takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fhin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels keeps the fight on the outside.
Daniels is looking to counter punch.
Daniels finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
You can see that Fhin has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Daniels misses with an uppercut. Fhin saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Fhin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fhin dips to his left and cracks Daniels with an uppercut!
Fhin slips under a jab.
Fhin blocks the body kick.
As Daniels backs off Fhin throws a huge counter combo but Daniels manages to avoid it all.
Daniels throws a leg kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Fhin.
Daniels takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Daniels throws an overhand right that lands on Fhin's shoulder, as Fhin tries to avoid the shot.
Fhin throws out a counter right but Daniels avoids it with no problem.
Fhin pushes Daniels up against the cage in a clinch.
Daniels lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fhin backwards.
Fhin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daniels misses with an uppercut.
Fhin tries to clinch there but Daniels circles away.
Fhin thuds a left hand into Daniels's body.
Daniels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fhin circles away quickly and effectively.
Fhin is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.
Fhin drives through and clinches with Daniels against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fhin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donk. Daniels catches Fhin right on the button with a cross.
That has opened up Cat Fhin's cut even more.
Fhin moves in looking to clinch but Daniels pushes him off.
Daniels misses with a hook. Fhin ducked under it nicely.
Daniels tries to keep at a distance but Fhin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fhin takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fhin.
Daniels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels looking to stall.
Daniels is trying to maintain a safe position but Fhin gets an underhook and turns Daniels into the cage.
Fhin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fhin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is struggling to control the position.
Fhin breaks from the clinch.
Daniels tries to bum rush Fhin with a series of wild strikes but Fhin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fhin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fhin tries to clinch there but Daniels circles away.
Daniels lands with a good body shot.
Fhin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fhin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fhin is looking to clinch.
Fhin moves into the clinch successfully.
Fhin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daniels takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Daniels misses with a jab to the body
and Daniels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fhin tries to clinch but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fhin.
Fhin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cat Fhin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fhin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cat Fhin!
During a confident post fight interview, Cat Fhin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Voshon Daniels spoke after the fight, saying 'Goddamnit! I'll be back, and I won't be gentle, bitches! You can't stop the Pain Train, baby!!!'.
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energy
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