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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gorgon Patriot (ranked 576 p4p, 516 weight class) and Middle Finger (ranked 71 p4p, 64 weight class). Finger has chosen Side to Side as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Good wrestling World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorgon Patriot! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Middle Finger! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Finger with a hook. A left lands for Patriot. Finger pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Patriot looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Finger lands with a straight right. Patriot didn't see that one coming. Patriot moves out of range of the strikes. Patriot scores with a jab. Finger acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Finger dodges the punch combination from Patriot.
Finger takes a swing at Patriot's ribcage but misses. Finger sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. A big left from Finger misses. Patriot moves into range and throws a lovely three punch 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! Finger misses with a straight right. Finger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patriot sees it coming and avoids it easily. Finger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patriot.
Patriot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patriot uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Patriot getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Finger jabbing away but nothing is landing. Patriot scores with a hook. Patriot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Finger misses with a hook. Patriot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Finger misses with a body shot.
Patriot went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round. Finger thuds a left hand into Patriot's body. A big left from Finger misses. Patriot connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Finger's hands. Finger throws a big shot that misses. Patriot defending well as Finger loads up on a big left hand. Finger misses with a right hand and Finger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Patriot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Finger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Finger throws an off balance right hand
and Finger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. The fighters circling - Finger throws out the jab but it was never going to land. As Finger backs away, Patriot returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Patriot slips under a jab. Finger checks the leg kick. Finger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patriot. Middle Finger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Finger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Finger missing with a left hand there. Patriot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Patriot throws a nice outside leg kick. A decent looking body kick lands there for Patriot. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Patriot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finger. Patriot is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Patriot goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Finger throws a jab when Patriot was well out of range. Finger misses with a left hand and Patriot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Finger might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Finger on the wrong end of a nice hook. Patriot throws a shot from downtown. Finger moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jab, jab by Finger - just one landing. Finger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Finger misses with an uppercut
and Patriot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. A slapping leg kick lands for Patriot.
Patriot throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Finger now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Finger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finger pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Patriot cracks Finger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Finger scores with a nice head shot. Patriot loads up on a big right hand but Finger slips the punch. Finger throws a big shot that misses. Finger connects with a body shot. Finger misses the jab. Patriot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Patriot scores with a nice strike. Patriot tests Finger's chin there with a solid looking shot. Patriot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Finger jabbing away but nothing is landing. A quick step to the side and Patriot tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Finger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Finger lands with an overhand left. Finger throws a poor cross that misses
and Patriot counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Finger misses with a hook. Patriot ducked under it nicely. Finger throws a jab when Patriot was well out of range. Finger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patriot.
Patriot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Finger throws a body punch but Patriot moves out of range. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Patriot misses with a hook. Finger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patriot was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Patriot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finger. A telegraphed right hand from Finger misses the target. Patriot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finger.
Patriot throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Finger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Patriot scores with a leg kick.
Patriot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finger was well out of range. Poor timing from Patriot. Nice straight punches there by Patriot. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Patriot. Finger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patriot. Patriot misses with an uppercut. Finger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patriot manages to avoid it. Patriot throws a jab but it's blocked by Finger. Finger lands a nice shot that snaps Patriot's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Finger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Finger throws an overhand right that lands on Patriot's shoulder, as Patriot tries to avoid the shot. Finger throws a shot from downtown. Patriot moves away and avoids it. Finger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Patriot with a nice cross. Patriot keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've been informed that Finger has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Finger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Patriot on the side of the head.
It looks like Gorgon Patriot has been cut. Finger loads up on a big right hand but Patriot slips the punch. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Finger!
Patriot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Patriot tries to work over Finger's front leg with a kick but Finger checks it. Patriot slips under a jab from Finger. Patriot swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Patriot jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Finger loads up on a big right hand but Patriot slips the punch. Patriot appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Finger connects with a single shot there. Patriot slips under a jab. Finger misses with an uppercut. Finger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Finger there as he acknowledges the shot. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Patriot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Patriot throws a head kick but Finger moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Finger. Finger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Finger misses the jab. A slapping body kick lands there for Patriot. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gorgon Patriot will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Gorgon Patriot'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. Patriot shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Finger eats them both and turns towards Patriot to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Patriot keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Finger sizes up Patriot with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Finger misses with a straight left. Patriot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finger. Gorgon Patriot is winning the standup battle so far. Patriot looks to land a right hand but Finger moved out of range. Patriot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Patriot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finger. Finger fails to land with a series of punches.
Patriot feints and then cracks Finger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Finger down. Finger connects with a jab. Finger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Finger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Finger blocks a jab. Patriot scores with a jab. Finger acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Finger thows a left - swing and a miss! Finger throws a shot from downtown. Patriot moves away and avoids it. Finger throws a hook to the side of Patriot's head but Patriot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Finger misses with an uppercut. Good shot there by Patriot. Both fighters circling a little - Patriot finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Finger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Patriot. Patriot obviously looking to wear him down.
Patriot slips a straight right by Finger.
That's one minute gone in the round. Finger misses with a body shot.
Patriot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finger. Patriot is looking to counter punch. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Finger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Finger takes one to the chin there. Patriot lands with a kick to the ribs.
Finger jabs at Patriot's body. Finger missing with a left hand there. Patriot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Patriot throws a jab but it's blocked by Finger. Patriot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Patriot with a hook. Patriot feints a jab promting Finger to slip. Patriot then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Finger slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Finger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Patriot throws a hook but Finger avoids it easily. This has been an exciting period of action! Finger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Patriot can pounce on him.
Finger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patriot circles away quickly and effectively. A nice leg kick from Patriot, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Patriot.
Finger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Patriot there. Patriot connects with an inside leg kick. Finger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Patriot can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Finger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patriot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Finger might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Patriot has got the better of the exchanges. Patriot bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Finger throws a big shot that misses. Finger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Patriot fires out a quick counter leg kick but Finger just manages to avoid it. Patriot lands a really nice looking cross but Finger seems unphased.
A swing and a miss from Patriot. Finger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A big left from Patriot misses. Patriot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finger. Patriot lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Finger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patriot. Gorgon Patriot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. A jab from Finger misses. Finger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Patriots jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! A telegraphed right hand from Finger misses the target. Finger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patriot was well out of range. Poor timing from Finger. An inside leg kick lands from Patriot. Patriot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Finger slips a jab from Patriot. Patriot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Finger. That did some damage! Patriot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Patriot scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters circle momentarily. Patriot darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Finger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Patriot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Patriot loads up on a big right hand but Finger slips the punch. Finger drops his hands momentarily and Patriot takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Patriot takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Patriot slips a straight right by Finger. Finger looks to land a left hand but Patriot moved out of range nicely. Patriot tries to land a leg kick but Finger saw it coming and moves away.
Patriot ducks under a wild hook from Finger. Patriot takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Finger swings widly with a right hand
and Patriot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Patriot throws a head kick but Finger moves out of range.
Patriot fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Finger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A jab from Finger misses. Patriot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finger can do to turn this around? Finger misses with a looping left. Patriot throws a quick counter kick to the body but Finger avoids it. Finger misses with a wild body shot. Finger connects with a crisp jab. Patriot throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Patriot lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Patriot digs a good hook to Finger's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Finger walks into a stiff left hand from Patriot. A punch lands to the side of Patriot 's head but he takes it in his stride. Patriot lands a jab-cross combination. Patriot scores with a jab to the jaw. Patriot takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Patriot throws a jab when Finger was well out of range. Patriot looks to land a right hand but Finger moved out of range. Nice shot by Finger. Finger throws a jab when Patriot was well out of range. Finger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patriot. A nice leg kick from Patriot, right into the meat of the thigh.
Patriot lands a slapping body shot.
Finger looks to land a right hand but Patriot moved out of range. A looping hook to the body misses from Finger. Patriot does a little dance to reset his feet. Patriot swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Patriot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Finger. That did some damage! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Patriot clobbers Finger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Finger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Patriot defending well as Finger loads up on a big left hand. Finger works the jab nicely. Finger misses with a straight right. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gorgon Patriot dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Gorgon Patriot's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round! Patriot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finger. An attempted straight right counter from Patriot misses the target. Finger throws a big shot that misses. Finger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. A big left from Finger misses. Patriot darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Patriot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Patriot blocks a jab. Finger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Some wild striking there from Finger.
Finger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Patriot doesn't seem bothered though. Patriot lands the left hand. Finger misses with a straight left. Finger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Finger on the wrong end of a nice hook. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Patriot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finger. Finger swings widly with a right hand
letting Patriot counter with a right hand. Patriot throws a jab but it's blocked by Finger. Patriot ducks under a wild hook from Finger. Finger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round. Finger staying out of range there. Patriot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Patriot scores with a nice right hand.
Patriot avoids the body shot from Finger.
Patriot lands a leg kick that knocks Finger off balance momentarily. Finger throws a shot from downtown. Patriot moves away and avoids it. Finger misses with a looping right. A telegraphed right hand from Finger misses the target. Finger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circling - Finger throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Finger misses with a hook to the body
and Patriot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Patriot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Finger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Patriot. Patriot obviously looking to wear him down.
Finger misses with a looping left. Finger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finger throws out a loose jab but Patriot uses good head movement to avoid it. A jab from Finger misses. 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! Patriot connects with the punch. Patriot throws a lazy right hand but Finger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Patriot scores with a jab to the body. Finger throws a big shot that misses. A little feinted left hand from Patriot on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Middle Finger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Finger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patriot. Patriot slips under a jab. Patriot throws a leg kick which misses Finger's front leg but catches the back leg as Finger tries to avoid it. Finger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Finger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Patriot. Finger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Finger there as he acknowledges the shot. Finger missing with a left hand there. Patriot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Finger misses with an uppercut. Patriot defending well as Finger loads up on a big left hand. Patriot ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Finger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Patriot can pounce on him.
Finger looks to score with a jab to the body but Patriot is just out of range. Patriot lands an overhand right. Finger loads up on a big right hand but Patriot slips the punch. Finger throws a body shot but no joy. Finger misses with the combination.
Finger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. That kick from Patriot tenderised Finger's leg. Finger is trying to keep his angry face on. Finger moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Finger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patriot. Nice cross by Patriot. Finger misses with a looping right. A cross from Finger lands. A lazy left from Patriot finds it's target. Patriot works the jab nicely. A jab lands there for Patriot. Finger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Patriot slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Patriot blocks a jab. Patriot lands a glancing blow to the side of Finger's head. Nice uppercut there from Patriot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Finger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patriot throws out the jab. The fighters circling - Finger throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Patriot connects with an inside leg kick. Patriot moves away from the strike by Finger. The crowd cheers as Patriot lands an impressive looking overhand right. Finger doesn't seem phased though. Finger misses with a looping right. Patriot tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Finger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Finger misses the jab. Finger 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Finger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Patriot is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Finger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Patriot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Patriot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patriot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finger throws a jab when Patriot was well out of range. Patriot throwing a counter right hand but Finger manages to avoid it. Patriot moves out of range of the strikes. A good leg kick by Patriot. Patriot pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Finger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Finger throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Patriot connects with a solid leg kick. Patriot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finger throws out the jab. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. No joy there for Finger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Patriot with a nice cross. Patriot scores with a kick to the midsection. Finger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patriot. Finger throws an overhand right that lands on Patriot's shoulder, as Patriot tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight! Gorgon Patriot showed his dominance in that final round. Well Patriot 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27 Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27 Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gorgon Patriot! After winning the bout, Gorgon Patriot thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. Middle Finger spoke after the fight, saying 'I blame my Sponsors for this loss, fuck em!'.
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