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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Craig Finger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Finger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Robinson pinned against the cage. Robinson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Finger fails to land the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Finger or perhaps it was just good defense by Robinson which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Finger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finger shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Robinson's guard.
Finger is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Finger controlling from the top position.
Robinson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Finger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Finger working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Robinson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Finger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Robinson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Finger cracks Robinson with a solid left hand.
Robinson trying to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Robinson keeping full guard, as Finger tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robinson wants to sweep here but Finger controlling him for the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Finger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Robinson as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Finger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Robinson as he jumps to the side.
Finger fails with a takedown attempt.
Finger shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Robinson's guard.
Finger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Robinson trying to control the position.
Finger looking to pass the guard.
Robinson looking to control.
Finger wants to pass the guard but Robinson is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger cracks Robinson with a solid left hand.
Finger connects with a couple of short punches.
Finger drops back looking for a leg! Robinson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Robinson manages to kick Finger off! Finger jumps back into Robinson's guard.
Finger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Robinson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Finger is breathing heavily.
Finger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Robinson is fending him off so far but Finger persists. Nope, Robinson circles away and we're back to standing.
Robinson takes the fight into the clinch.
Finger fails to pull guard.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Finger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finger fails to land the takedown.
Finger looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Craig Finger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finger decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Finger winds up and cracks Robinson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Finger tries to pass the half guard into mount. Robinson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Robinson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Robinson is trying to get back to full guard.
Finger is looking to take a break and control but Robinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Finger dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Finger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Robinson is fending him off so far but Finger persists. Nope, Robinson circles away and we're back to standing.
Finger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Robinson clinches up against the cage.
Finger drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Finger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but Finger blocks it.
Finger stops a takedown attempt from Robinson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson jumps into guard, dragging Finger to the mat.
Finger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Robinson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Finger wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Finger drops back looking for a leg! Robinson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Robinson manages to kick Finger off! Finger jumps back into Robinson's guard.
Finger distracts Robinson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Finger keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Robinson's head.
Finger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Robinson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Finger's guard.
Finger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Robinson is one step ahead there.
Finger trying to keep a closed guard but Robinson is proving a slippery customer.
Robinson trying to control but Finger is working from the bottom.
Finger controls Robinson momentarily but Robinson frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Robinson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Finger is proving hard to escape from.
Robinson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Finger is trying to control the position but Robinson postures up.
Robinson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Robinson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Finger tries to roll over but Robinson keeps him under control.
Finger striking from the bottom.
Robinson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Robinson thows a huge punch but Finger dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger is pressing down on Robinson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Finger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Robinson content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Finger has locked up a guillotine! Finger's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Robinson is holding on here and Finger must be using up a lot of energy. Robinson has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Finger gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Craig Finger!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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