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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torhte Finlayson (ranked 46 p4p, 115 weight class) and Sonatane Veainu (ranked 10 p4p, 21 weight class). Finlayson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Scotland the Brave, Black Bear. Torhte Finlayson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sonatane Veainu's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Torhte Finlayson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sonatane Veainu!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finlayson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Veainu counters with a nice right hand that sends Finlayson toppling to the canvas! Finlayson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Veainu finish him?!
It looks like Torhte Finlayson has been cut.
Veainu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finlayson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Finlayson misses with a right hand
and Veainu counters with a straight right hand.
Veainu misses the jab.
Veainu slips under a jab from Finlayson.
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!
A big left from Veainu misses.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Veainu.
Finlayson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Finlayson misses the jab.
Finlayson misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlayson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Veainu.
A little feinted left hand from Finlayson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Finlayson throws a shot from downtown. Veainu moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and Veainu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Finlayson scores with the left hand. Veainu knows he should have avoided that one.
Finlayson misses with a left hand
and Veainu counters with a nice body shot.
Finlayson swings for the body but Veainu moves out of range.
Finlayson misses with a looping right.
Donk. Finlayson catches Veainu right on the button with a cross.
Finlayson throws a sloppy body shot
and Veainu counters with a crisp right hand that drops Finlayson! Veainu lets Finlayson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finlayson scores with a sloppy right hand. Veainu should have avoided that one.
Veainu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finlayson.
Finlayson loads up on a big right hand but Veainu slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Veainu.
Finlayson looks to land a left hand but Veainu moved out of range nicely.
Torhte Finlayson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finlayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Veainu.
Veainu misses with a hook
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finlayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Veainu.
Finlayson throws a poor cross that misses
and Veainu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Finlayson misses its intended target.
Finlayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Veainu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Veainu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Finlayson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Finlayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veainu throws out a counter right but Finlayson avoids it with no problem.
Veainu throws a hook but Finlayson blocks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Finlayson as he connects with a hook.
Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veainu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Veainu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Veainu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Veainu moves away from the strike by Finlayson.
Finlayson throws a hook but Veainu avoids it easily.
Finlayson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circle momentarily. Finlayson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veainu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Veainu misses with an uppercut
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sonatane Veainu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Torhte Finlayson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Finlayson misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Veainu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Finlayson misses the body punch
letting Veainu counter with a right hand.
Finlayson swings widly with a right hand
and Veainu counters with a straight right hand.
Finlayson slips a jab from Veainu.
Finlayson is looking to counter punch.
Finlayson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Finlayson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Veainu.
Veainu stuns Finlayson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Finlayson.
Finlayson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Finlayson throws a hook to the side of Veainu's head but Veainu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Veainu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlayson misses with a right hand
and Veainu counters with a crisp right hand that drops Finlayson! Veainu lets Finlayson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Finlayson is rocked!
Veainu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finlayson lands a slapping body shot.
A slow jab from Veainu misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Finlayson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finlayson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Veainu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Veainu takes a swing at Finlayson's ribcage but misses.
Finlayson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut
and Veainu counters with a straight right hand.
Veainu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finlayson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Finlayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finlayson throws a hook but Veainu avoids it easily.
Finlayson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finlayson scores with a jab.
The fighters circling - Finlayson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Veainu throws out a counter right but Finlayson avoids it with no problem.
Finlayson throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Finlayson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Finlayson just misses with a punch to the body.
Veainu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veainu swings widly with a right hand
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Finlayson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Veainu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Veainu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab lands there for Finlayson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Finlayson misses its intended target.
Finlayson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Veainu momentarily.
Veainu cracks Finlayson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Finlayson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Veainu finish him?
Finlayson 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finlayson misses with a left hand
and Veainu counters with a big left hand that crumples Finlayson! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sonatane Veainu!
Sonatane Veainu is the new light heavyweight champion!
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