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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aishah Bin Sari (ranked 180 p4p, 341 weight class) and Atticus Finch (ranked 25 p4p, 41 weight class). Bin Sari comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. Finch comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ghetto Bird- Ice Cube kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 24 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aishah Bin Sari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atticus Finch!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin Sari misses the shot to the body.
Bin Sari has closed the distance and engaged Finch in a clinch.
Finch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bin Sari backwards.
Finch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bin Sari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bin Sari checks a leg kick.
Finch has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bin Sari closes the distance and pushes Finch back into the cage.
Bin Sari misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finch.
Bin Sari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bin Sari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bin Sari is looking to clinch but Finch is avoiding it.
Finch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Finch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Finch misses with a series of wild punches.
Bin Sari moves out of range as Finch strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bin Sari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finch throws out the jab.
Finch throws a low kick, looking for Bin Sari's leg but Bin Sari calmly moves out of range.
Bin Sari comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bin Sari tries to clinch but Finch moves away
letting Finch counter with a right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A good leg kick by Bin Sari.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Finch tenderised Bin Sari's leg. Bin Sari is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bin Sari looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bin Sari throws a leg kick but Finch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bin Sari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Finch misses with an uppercut. Bin Sari saw that one coming.
Bin Sari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Bin Sari walks into a stiff left hand from Finch.
Finch lands a right hook to the body.
Finch connects with a looping right hand.
Bin Sari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Finch connects with a solid leg kick.
Finch swings widly with a right hand
and Bin Sari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bin Sari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finch throws a right and a left that Bin Sari avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bin Sari lands with a right hand.
Bin Sari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finch was well out of range. Poor timing from Bin Sari.
Bin Sari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Bin Sari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Finch circles away quickly and effectively.
Bin Sari throws a hook but Finch blocks it.
Bin Sari checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch tries to bum rush Bin Sari with a series of wild strikes but Bin Sari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bin Sari tries a head kick but it misses.
Finch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bin Sari tries to clinch up but Finch circles away and keeps his distance.
Bin Sari wants to clinch.
Bin Sari connects with a single shot there.
Bin Sari takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bin Sari throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Finch counters with a low kick, right behind Bin Sari 's knee.
Finch scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bin Sari. Finch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Finch walks into a straight right hand from Bin Sari.
Bin Sari throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Finch on the side of the head.
Finch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bin Sari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bin Sari fires out a quick counter leg kick but Finch just manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Bin Sari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finch tried to score with a low kick but Bin Sari checks it.
Bin Sari staying out of range there.
A big left from Bin Sari misses.
Finch throws a low kick but Bin Sari moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Bin Sari misses the target.
Bin Sari lands with a right hand.
Bin Sari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finch moves away from the strike by Bin Sari.
Bin Sari misses with a body shot.
Finch staying out of range there.
Bin Sari moves in looking to clinch but Finch pushes him off.
Good work by Finch as he checks the leg kick.
Bin Sari has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bin Sari lands with a right to the head.
Bin Sari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Finch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bin Sari.
Bin Sari with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bin Sari ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Finch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Finch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bin Sari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Finch.
Finch lunges at Bin Sari with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bin Sari's hand.
Finch is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bin Sari had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Finch misses with a hook.
Bin Sari lands with a right hand.
Bin Sari throws a big shot that misses.
Bin Sari lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Finch misses with a wild body shot.
Finch swings for the body but Bin Sari moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Bin Sari misses its target.
Finch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Finch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the liver by Finch. Beautiful body shot.
Finch thumps Bin Sari with a low kick.
Finch takes one to the chin there.
Bin Sari misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bin Sari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finch.
It looked like Bin Sari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bin Sari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bin Sari is looking to clinch but Finch is avoiding it.
Bin Sari defending well as Finch loads up on a big left hand.
Finch misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Atticus Finch will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bin Sari. Finch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bin Sari's corner calls for a 1-2. Bin Sari obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Finch throws a low kick, looking for Bin Sari's leg but Bin Sari calmly moves out of range.
Finch looks to land a left hand but Bin Sari moved out of range nicely.
Bin Sari slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Finch throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bin Sari defending well as Finch loads up on a big left hand.
Finch moves away from the strike by Bin Sari.
Bin Sari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bin Sari scores with a jab to the jaw.
Finch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Finch has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Finch there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bin Sari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Finch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bin Sari has Finch up against the cage in a clinch.
Finch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bin Sari misses with an uppercut. Finch saw that one coming.
Finch is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bin Sari with a body shot.
Finch shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bin Sari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finch misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Finch misses the target.
Bin Sari tries to clinch up but Finch circles away and keeps his distance.
Bin Sari shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Finch eats them both and turns towards Bin Sari to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A jab from Bin Sari misses.
Finch throws a leg kick which misses Bin Sari's front leg but catches the back leg as Bin Sari tries to avoid it.
Finch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bin Sari is looking to slow Finch down with leg kicks.
Finch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Finch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bin Sari throws out the jab.
Bin Sari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Finch scores with a punch to the head.
Bin Sari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finch tries a quick counter leg kick but Bin Sari is wise to it.
Finch loads up on a big right hand but Bin Sari slips the punch.
Finch looks to land a right hand but Bin Sari moved out of range.
Bin Sari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Finch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Finch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bin Sari. Bin Sari obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bin Sari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finch throws out the jab.
Finch looks to land a body kick but Bin Sari moved away.
Finch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari doesn't manage to clinch there - Finch circles away.
Bin Sari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Finch darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bin Sari blocks a low kick nicely.
It looked like Bin Sari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Finch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bin Sari.
Bin Sari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finch.
Finch loads up on a big right hand but Bin Sari slips the punch.
Finch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bin Sari.
Finch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body punch from Bin Sari.
Bin Sari misses with a looping right.
Finch lands with a straight right. Bin Sari didn't see that one coming.
Bin Sari just misses with a punch to the body.
Finch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bin Sari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Bin Sari throws a hook but Finch avoids it easily.
Finch throws out a loose jab but Bin Sari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bin Sari is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bin Sari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Finch cracks a nice hook into Bin Sari's ribs.
Bin Sari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Finch.
A little jabbing left from Finch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bin Sari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bin Sari catches Finch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Finch throws a body punch but Bin Sari moves out of range.
Bin Sari moves out of range of the strikes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Finch in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Finch moves out of range as Bin Sari throws a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Finch! But no joy.
Bin Sari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Finch throws a jab when Bin Sari was well out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Finch stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bin Sari misses with some punches.
Finch breaks from the clinch.
Bin Sari misses with an uppercut.
Bin Sari tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Finch is able to avoid easily.
Finch misses with an uppercut.
Finch blocks a head kick by Bin Sari.
Bin Sari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bin Sari misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari moves into the clinch.
Finch stalls.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bin Sari has a couple of punches blocked by Finch.
Finch breaks from the clinch.
Bin Sari cracks Finch with an open hand slap.
Bin Sari fails to land with a series of punches.
Finch throws a leg kick
and Bin Sari counters with a head kick.
Finch lands a lovely overhand right.
Aishah Bin Sari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bin Sari ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Finch misses with a looping right.
It looked like Bin Sari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bin Sari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Finch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bin Sari avoids the body shot from Finch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Finch. That's going to slow Bin Sari down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bin Sari slips under a jab from Finch.
Finch misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick from Finch misses.
Bin Sari swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bin Sari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bin Sari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aishah Bin Sari will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Finch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bin Sari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Finch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bin Sari.
Bin Sari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Finch paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Finch misses the target.
Bin Sari throws a leg kick which misses Finch's front leg but catches the back leg as Finch tries to avoid it.
Finch throws a head kick but Bin Sari moves out of range.
Bin Sari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finch throws out the jab.
Finch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Finch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Finch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bin Sari.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot by Finch.
Finch throws a jab but it's blocked by Bin Sari.
Bin Sari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bin Sari throws a lazy body kick
and Finch counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finch throws out a loose jab but Bin Sari uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Some bone on bone action there as Bin Sari checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bin Sari tries to work over Finch's front leg with a kick but Finch checks it.
Finch misses with a body shot.
A big right from Bin Sari misses.
Finch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Finch avoids a kick to the body.
Bin Sari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bin Sari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bin Sari.
Bin Sari throws a jab when Finch was well out of range.
Bin Sari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bin Sari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finch.
Nice uppercut lands for Finch. That snapped Bin Sari's head back.
Finch avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Finch throws a hook but Bin Sari avoids it easily.
Finch misses the jab.
Finch throws a lazy right hand but Bin Sari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Atticus Finch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bin Sari misses with a kick to the body
and Finch counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bin Sari sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Finch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bin Sari.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bin Sari.
Bin Sari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bin Sari throws a head kick that misses.
Finch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bin Sari gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bin Sari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Finch's sensitive parts.
Finch finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bin Sari blocks a low kick nicely.
Finch scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jab by Bin Sari.
Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finch misses with a hook
and Bin Sari counters with a nice uppercut.
Bin Sari lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bin Sari looks to land a combination but Finch avoids it well.
Finch lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari scores with a punch to the head.
Bin Sari lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bin Sari misses with a looping left.
Finch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finch takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Bin Sari.
A swing and a miss from Bin Sari.
Finch misses with a hook to the body
and Bin Sari counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Finch throws a body shot but no joy.
Bin Sari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bin Sari takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Finch looks to land a right hand but Bin Sari moved out of range.
Bin Sari slips under a jab.
Finch misses the jab.
Bin Sari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bin Sari closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Bin Sari.
Bin Sari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bin Sari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finch.
Bin Sari lands with a left to the head.
Bin Sari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bin Sari prevents a body shot from Finch.
Bin Sari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finch's elbow.
Bin Sari lands a body punch.
Bin Sari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bin Sari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Finch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finch avoids the body shot from Bin Sari.
Finch misses the shot to the body.
Bin Sari gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bin Sari lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bin Sari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Finch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Finch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bin Sari.
Finch slips a straight right by Bin Sari.
Finch throws a leg kick but Bin Sari moved away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aishah Bin Sari showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bin Sari has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aishah Bin Sari!
After winning the bout, Aishah Bin Sari thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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