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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Picklesbly (ranked 745 p4p, 648 weight class) and Atticus Finch (ranked 90 p4p, 80 weight class). Picklesbly comes to the cage accompanied by Angels in Heaven - Chris Rodrigues & the Spoon Lady. Finch has chosen Ghetto Bird- Ice Cube as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Good wrestler
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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 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adrian Picklesbly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atticus Finch!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picklesbly clinches.
Picklesbly presses Finch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Picklesbly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Picklesbly swings wildly with an uppercut but Finch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Picklesbly misses with the head strike.
Finch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Finch ducks under a wild hook from Picklesbly.
A solid leg kick lands there for Finch.
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 throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Picklesbly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Picklesbly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Picklesbly takes a kick to the side of the head.
Picklesbly slips a jab from Finch.
Picklesbly clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Picklesbly.
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!
Picklesbly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Finch working hard to break the clinch.
Picklesbly lands a damaging elbow.
Picklesbly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Picklesbly blocks a body shot from Finch.
Picklesbly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Picklesbly lands a left hand.
Finch wants to break free but Picklesbly has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picklesbly stalling the fight.
Finch will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Picklesbly up against the cage.
Finch breaks from the clinch.
Finch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finch throws a hook to the side of Picklesbly's head but Picklesbly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finch connects with a nice looking jab.
Finch throws a hook to the side of Picklesbly's head but Picklesbly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Atticus Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Picklesbly tries to clinch there but Finch circles away.
Picklesbly moves out of range of the leg kick from Finch.
A bone on bone clash there as Picklesbly blocks the leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Picklesbly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Picklesbly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finch moves away.
Picklesbly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Finch has time to react.
Picklesbly misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Finch misses with a low kick.
Picklesbly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Finch flicks out a counter leg kick but Picklesbly steps away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws out a leg kick but Picklesbly moves out of range and Finch only half commits.
Finch moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Good exchange - Picklesbly coming out on top.
Finch throws a shot from downtown. Picklesbly moves away and avoids it.
Picklesbly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Finch can pounce on him.
Finch misses with a straight left.
Picklesbly scores with a punch to the head.
Finch misses with a wild combination.
Finch throws an overhand right that lands on Picklesbly's shoulder, as Picklesbly tries to avoid the shot.
Finch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Picklesbly.
Finch throws a hook but Picklesbly avoids it easily.
Picklesbly stalks Finch and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Finch's face. Finch staggers backwards, shaken.
Finch takes one to the chin there.
A clash of legs there as Picklesbly blocks the low kick.
Picklesbly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Finch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Finch lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Picklesbly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Picklesbly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Finch misses with a low kick.
Finch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws out a loose jab but Picklesbly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Picklesbly tries to score a power double leg takedown but Finch sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Picklesbly somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Picklesbly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finch missing with a left hand there. Picklesbly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Picklesbly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Finch throws an off balance right hand
and Picklesbly counters with a nice uppercut.
Picklesbly swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Finch.
Finch connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Finch throws a hook but Picklesbly avoids it easily.
A big left from Finch misses.
Picklesbly is looking to clinch but Finch is avoiding it.
Picklesbly moves into range and clinches up with Finch.
Picklesbly cracks Finch with a nice body shot.
Picklesbly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Finch taking a breather.
Picklesbly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Finch's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finch is trying to break the clinch but Picklesbly is controlling him.
Finch takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch is trying to break the clinch but Picklesbly has him pressed against the cage.
Picklesbly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Picklesbly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Picklesbly.
Still in the clinch, Finch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Picklesbly scores with a shot to the side of Finch's head.
Picklesbly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Finch working aggressively here.
Finch stalling the fight.
Picklesbly cracks Finch with a nice body shot.
Picklesbly stalling in the clinch but Finch improves position.
Picklesbly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Picklesbly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Picklesbly misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Picklesbly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Picklesbly leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Picklesbly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Finch's efforts to push away.
Picklesbly misses with an elbow strike.
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 Adrian Picklesbly will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Picklesbly cracks Finch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Picklesbly moves out of range of the strikes.
Finch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Picklesbly darts in and clinches Finch up against the cage.
Picklesbly lands a nice uppercut.
Finch breaks from the clinch.
Picklesbly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Finch throws a jab when Picklesbly was well out of range.
Picklesbly darts in looking for a takedown but Finch gets double underhooks and turns Picklesbly into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Picklesbly.
Picklesbly has Finch pressed against the cage, preventing Finch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Finch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finch breaks from the clinch.
Picklesbly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch misses with a body kick.
Picklesbly was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Picklesbly lands a nice looking body shot.
Atticus Finch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Picklesbly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Picklesbly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Picklesbly throws a good cross that connects.
Finch connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Picklesbly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picklesbly lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Picklesbly has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Picklesbly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Finch. Finch circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Finch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Picklesbly.
Picklesbly avoids the head kick by Finch.
Finch moves forwards but Picklesbly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Finch throws a right hand that misses
and Picklesbly counters with a left and a right that stings Finch.
Finch scores with a nice strike.
Picklesbly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Finch. That did some damage!
A jab from Finch misses.
Picklesbly swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Picklesbly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Finch throws a big shot that misses.
Picklesbly cracks Finch with an open hand slap.
Finch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Picklesbly tries to clinch up.
Atticus Finch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Picklesbly throws a nice looking combination but Finch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice combination there by Picklesbly.
Picklesbly blocks a low kick nicely.
Picklesbly appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Picklesbly throws a nice looking combination but Finch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Finch! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Finch.
Finch misses with an uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Picklesbly checks a leg kick.
Picklesbly catches Finch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Picklesbly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Finchs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Finch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Picklesbly.
Nice shot lands for Picklesbly.
A jab from Finch misses.
Picklesbly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Finch. Finch obviously looking to wear him down.
Picklesbly throws a right hand that Finch ducks under and follows up with a left that Finch also avoids with ease.
Finch follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Picklesbly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Finch. Finch obviously looking to wear him down.
Picklesbly misses with a double jab.
Picklesbly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Finch's waist but Finch gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Picklesbly off to one side.
The fighters circling - Finch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Picklesbly throws a right hand that Finch ducks under and follows up with a left that Finch also avoids with ease.
Finch throws a right hand that Picklesbly ducks under and follows up with a left that Picklesbly also avoids with ease.
Finch fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Picklesbly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Picklesbly misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Finch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Picklesbly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly scores with a nice head shot.
Picklesbly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Picklesbly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Finch.
A telegraphed right hand from Finch misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Finch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Picklesbly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Picklesbly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finch throws out the jab.
Picklesbly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Finch's waist but Finch gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Picklesbly off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Picklesbly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finch cracks Picklesbly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Picklesbly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Picklesbly moves out of range as Finch strikes.
Finch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Picklesbly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Picklesbly throws the left hand but Finch avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Finch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Picklesbly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Picklesbly throws a lazy right hand but Finch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finch scores with a nice strike.
Finch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Finch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Picklesbly avoids the body shot from Finch.
Finch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Picklesbly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Picklesbly went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Finch misses the jab.
Picklesbly appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Finch throws a leg kick but Picklesbly sees it coming and moves out of range.
Picklesbly shoots in but Finch avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Finch throws a looping overhand right but Picklesbly ducks down to avoid it.
Picklesbly gets a clinch.
Picklesbly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Picklesbly tries to pull guard but Finch holds him up against the cage and eventually Picklesbly drops back down to his feet.
Picklesbly is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Finch to keep the fight standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch throws a head punch that misses.
Picklesbly jumps guard but Finch stands there with Picklesbly around his waist. Picklesbly gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Finch is stalling here.
Picklesbly swings wildly with an uppercut but Finch uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Picklesbly dominated that second round.
That's time! Picklesbly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Picklesbly moves into range and clinches up with Finch.
Adrian Picklesbly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Finch is looking to break free of the clinch but Picklesbly has double underhooks.
Picklesbly lands a nice elbow.
Finch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Picklesbly tries a body shot but Finch blocks it.
Finch throws an elbow but it misses.
Finch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Picklesbly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Picklesbly swings wildly with an uppercut but Finch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finch misses with a punch to the body.
Finch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Finch blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Finch taking a breather.
Picklesbly digs a right hand underneath Finch's ribcage. Finch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Finch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picklesbly tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Finch just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Picklesbly fails to land.
Picklesbly lands an uppercut.
Picklesbly misses with an elbow over the top.
Finch working aggressively here.
Finch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Picklesbly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Picklesbly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Finch has Picklesbly pressed against the cage.
Finch is trying to break the clinch but Picklesbly is controlling him.
Finch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Picklesbly.
Finch swings wildly with an uppercut but Picklesbly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Picklesbly can't find room to land a body shot as Finch controls the action.
Finch lands a body shot.
Picklesbly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Finchs head.
Picklesbly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Picklesbly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Picklesbly fails to land.
Finch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Picklesbly is keeping busy.
Finch is trying to push Picklesbly away but Picklesbly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Picklesbly lands an uppercut.
Finch stalling against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Picklesbly with a jab.
Picklesbly lands a head shot.
Picklesbly misses the jab.
Picklesbly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Finch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Picklesbly lands a head shot.
Picklesbly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Picklesbly does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Finch let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Finch takes one to the chin there.
Finch throws a wild body kick that Picklesbly sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A cross from Finch lands.
Finch connects with a jab.
Finch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Picklesbly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Finch has time to react.
Picklesbly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finch.
Picklesbly scores with a nice strike.
Picklesbly walks into a jab.
A big left from Finch misses.
Picklesbly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Picklesbly throws a jab but it's blocked by Finch.
Picklesbly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Picklesbly misses with the combination.
Finch keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Picklesbly looks to score with a jab to the body but Finch is just out of range.
Picklesbly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finch.
Finch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Picklesbly finds it's way round the side to connect with Finch's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly lands the left hand.
Picklesbly closes the distance and clinches.
Finch blocks a body shot from Picklesbly.
Finch working hard to break the clinch.
Picklesbly tries to work over Finch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Finch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Finch breaks from the clinch.
Picklesbly takes a swing at Finch's ribcage but misses.
Picklesbly throws a one two combo.
Picklesbly rushes Finch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Picklesbly jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Finch walks away with a smile on his face. Picklesbly gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Finch tries to score with a low kick but Picklesbly moves his leg out of the way.
Picklesbly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finch manages to avoid it.
Jab from Picklesbly.
No joy there for Picklesbly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Atticus Finch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Finch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Picklesbly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Picklesbly, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Picklesbly!
A very excited looking Adrian Picklesbly made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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