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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Atticus Finch (ranked 1036 p4p, 1635 weight class) and Jesus Christ Karter (ranked 114 p4p, 177 weight class). Finch kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ghetto Bird- Ice Cube. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atticus Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jesus Christ Karter!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Finch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Finch 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.
Karter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finch.
Karter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Finch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Karter scrambles back to his feet.
Finch lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Finch.
Karter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finch moves away.
Karter lands with a nice body punch.
Karter moves away from the strike by Finch.
Finch misses the jab.
Karter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Finch napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karter lands a few punches from side control.
The strikes coming from Karter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Finch wants to get back to his feet but Karter drags him back down.
Finch sneaks out the side door and pushes Karter away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Karter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finch connects with a single shot there.
Finch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter moves out of range as Finch strikes.
Finch is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Finch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karter throws a looping overhand right but Finch ducks down to avoid it.
Finch throws a hook but Karter avoids it easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Karter has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Finch throws a series of punches but Karter moves out of range.
Karter appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Finch lands a nice shot that snaps Karter's head back.
Finch misses with a right hand
and Karter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Karter misses its intended target.
Finch throws a lazy uppercut
letting Karter counter with a right hand.
Finch lands a jab to the nose.
Finch feints and then cracks Karter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karter down.
Finch scoring well with a low kick there.
Karter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finch was well out of range. Poor timing from Karter.
Karter throws a sloppy head kick and Finch moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finch misses with a right hand
and Karter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Karter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Finch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karter.
Finch scores with a push kick.
Finch works over Karter's head and body with a nice combination.
Karter throws a hook to the side of Finch's head but Finch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karter.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karter.
Karter moves away from the strike by Finch.
Karter misses with a body kick.
Karter moves out of range as Finch strikes.
Finch throws a low kick, looking for Karter's leg but Karter calmly moves out of range.
Finch throws a hook but Karter blocks it.
Atticus Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karter slips under a jab.
Finch scores with a body shot.
Finch misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Finch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws a good cross that connects.
Karter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Finch misses with a leg kick
and Karter counters with a straight right hand.
Karter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karter tries to counter with a clinch but Finch shakes him off and moves away.
Karter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finch moves away.
Karter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Karter checks a leg kick nicely.
Finch misses with a looping right.
Finch moves out of range of the strikes.
Finch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Finch cracks a nice hook into Karter's ribs.
Karter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Finch swings for the body but Karter moves out of range.
Finch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karter misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Karter misses the target.
Karter throws a jab but it's blocked by Finch.
Finch throws a low kick but Karter moves out of range easily.
Karter appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finch bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Finch avoids the body shot from Karter.
Nice shot by Finch.
Finch misses the shot to the body.
Finch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice cross by Finch.
Karter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Finch to score with a decent uppercut.
Atticus Finch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finch throws out a loose jab but Karter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karter with a nice cross.
Finch throws a hook to the side of Karter's head but Karter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finch blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Atticus Finch dominated that round.
That's time! Finch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Karter has a takedown stuffed.
A slow jab from Karter misses its intended target.
Finch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atticus Finch is winning the standup battle so far.
Finch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karter.
A little feinted left hand from Finch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Finch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karter's head backwards.
Finch connects with a crisp jab.
Finch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big right from Karter misses.
Finch scores with a jab.
Finch misses with a looping left.
Finch misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter defending well as Finch loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Karter misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Karter blocks the leg kick.
Finch throws a jab when Karter was well out of range.
A jab from Finch misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karter misses with a body kick.
Karter cracks Finch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Finch bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Finch misses with a hook
and Finch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Finch lands a jab.
Finch throws a jab but it's blocked by Karter.
Karter throws a shot from downtown. Finch moves away and avoids it.
Finch misses with a low kick.
Karter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Finch works the jab nicely.
Finch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karter can do to turn this around?
A big right from Karter misses.
The crowd cheers as Finch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Karter doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karter.
Karter misses with an uppercut
and Finch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finch clobbers Karter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Finch does it's job there.
Karter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finch.
Karter needs to keep his hands up - Finch had a free shot at his head there.
Karter throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Finch misses.
Karter lands a glancing blow to the side of Finch's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Finch.
Karter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Karter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Karter tries to move into range but Finch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Finch lands a glancing blow to the side of Karter's head.
Finch missing with a left hand there. Karter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finch.
Karter tries to counter with a clinch but Finch shakes him off and moves away.
Karter is looking to clinch but Finch is avoiding it.
Karter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finch swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Karter lands with a kick to the temple. Finch shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finch lands a head shot.
A slow jab from Finch misses its intended target.
Karter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finch.
Finch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finch throws a lazy uppercut
letting Karter counter with a right hand.
Finch looks to score with a jab to the body but Karter is just out of range.
Karter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Karter lands with an uppercut that bounces Finch off the cage and back into range.
Karter moves away from the strike by Finch.
Finch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Finch lands a two punch combo.
Karter misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Finch.
Karter takes a swing at Finch's ribcage but misses.
Karter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Finch throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws a poor cross that misses
and Karter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Finch won't be happy with that.
Karter creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Finch sneaks out the side door and pushes Karter away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Finch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
An inside leg kick lands from Karter.
Finch lands with a right hand.
Karter checks a leg kick nicely.
Finch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Finch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Finch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice body punch from Finch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Finch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Finch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Atticus Finch dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Karter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Karter slips a straight right by Finch.
Finch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Karter has time to react.
Karter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finch.
Finch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karter's hands.
Finch lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Karter.
Karter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Karter avoids the body shot from Finch.
Karter slips under a jab.
Finch ducks under a wild hook from Karter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter throws a hook but Finch blocks it.
Karter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Karter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Finch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Finch misses with a combination
and Karter counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch cracks Karter with an open hand slap.
Finch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karter misses with an uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Finch.
Karter moves away from the strike by Finch.
Finch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Karter blocks a jab.
Finch with a jab.
Finch lands a nice looking body shot.
Karter catches Finch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Karter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finch throws a body shot but no joy.
Karter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Karter is looking to score with low kicks.
Jesus Christ Karter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch scores with a leg kick.
Finch clobbers Karter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Karter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karter needs to keep his hands up - Finch had a free shot at his head there.
Finch clobbers Karter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Finch misses with an uppercut. Karter saw that one coming.
Finch lands with an uppercut that bounces Karter off the cage and back into range.
Karter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finch tests Karter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Karter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A left lands for Finch.
Finch scores with a hook to the body. Karter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Karter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finch throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Finch throws an overhand right that lands on Karter's shoulder, as Karter tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Karter.
Finch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Karter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finch.
Karter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Finch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karter at a distance.
Finch looks to throw the jab but Karter is out of range.
Finch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karter.
Finch blocks a jab.
Finch misses with a hook.
Karter wants to counter with a clinch but Finch pushes him away.
Finch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karter on the side of the head.
Karter slips under a jab from Finch.
Finch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karter wants to counter with a clinch but Finch pushes him away.
Karter takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Finch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Finch misses.
A jab from Finch misses.
Karter defending well as Finch loads up on a big left hand.
Karter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Karter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Finch misses with a looping right.
Finch misses with an uppercut. Karter saw that one coming.
Karter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Karter works Finch's body with a nice hook.
Finch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Karter throws a head kick that misses.
Karter connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Finch does no damage.
Finch loads up on a big right hand but Karter slips the punch.
Atticus Finch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Finch throws the left hand but Karter avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Atticus Finch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Finch 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atticus Finch!
A victorious Atticus Finch thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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