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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Finnegan (ranked 2040 p4p, 2797 weight class) and Carter Weaver (ranked 89 p4p, 137 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Finnegan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carter Weaver!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weaver jabs at Finnegan's body.
Weaver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finnegan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Weaver throws out a powerful jab.
Finnegan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Weaver on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Finnegan. Finnegan obviously looking to wear him down.
Weaver fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Weaver misses with a straight right.
Finnegan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Weaver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finnegan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Weaver looks to score with a jab to the body but Finnegan is just out of range.
That kick from Finnegan tenderised Weaver's leg. Weaver is trying to keep his angry face on.
A telegraphed right hand from Finnegan misses the target.
Weaver misses with an uppercut.
Finnegan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Weaver.
Weaver misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weaver scores with a crisp jab that stopped Finnegan in his tracks.
Finnegan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weaver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finnegan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finnegan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Finnegan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnegan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Finnegan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weaver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finnegan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finnegan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Weaver tests Finnegan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Weaver lands with an overhand left.
Weaver lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Weaver misses with a hook.
Finnegan wants to clinch.
Finnegan slips under a jab.
Weaver avoids the body shot from Finnegan.
Weaver fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Finnegan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Finnegan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Finnegan blocks 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!
Finnegan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Weaver let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Weaver lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan throws a leg kick that misses.
Finnegan clinches up with Weaver and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finnegan.
Weaver managing to block the knees to the body from Finnegan.
Weaver manages to break the clinch.
Finnegan lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Weaver finds it's way through Finnegan's defenses.
Weaver takes a swing at Finnegan's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Finnegan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Finnegan ducks under a wild hook from Weaver.
Finnegan tries to clinch but Weaver moves out of range.
Finnegan lands a leg kick that knocks Weaver off balance momentarily.
Weaver lands with a shot to the body.
Finnegan throws a leg kick but Weaver checks it.
Finnegan throws a lazy right hand but Weaver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finnegan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Weaver.
Finnegan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Weaver.
Finnegan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Weaver slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weaver cracks Finnegan with a good jab.
Weaver slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Finnegan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Finnegan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Finnegan misses with a wild body shot.
Finnegan throws a hook but Weaver blocks it.
Weaver is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Finnegan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Finnegan wants to clinch up but Weaver keeps it at a distance.
Weaver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finnegan was well out of range. Poor timing from Weaver.
Finnegan throwing a counter right hand but Weaver manages to avoid it.
Weaver looks to land a right hand but Finnegan moved out of range.
Finnegan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Weaver.
Weaver takes a swing at Finnegan's ribcage but misses.
Weaver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finnegan.
A swing and a miss from Weaver.
Finnegan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Weaver throws the left hand but Finnegan avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weaver keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Weaver looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Finnegan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Weaver.
Finnegan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weaver keeps the fight on the outside.
Finnegan cracks Weaver with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Weaver slips a straight right by Finnegan.
Weaver comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Weaver. Beautiful body shot.
Weaver lands a nice hook to Finnegan's body. Finnegan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Weaver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finnegan was well out of range. Poor timing from Weaver.
Finnegan throwing a counter right hand but Weaver manages to avoid it.
Weaver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weaver lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Finnegan at a distance.
Weaver throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Finnegan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Weaver scores with a jab to the body.
Weaver blocks a leg kick.
Finnegan blocks a jab.
Weaver lands with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Finnegan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Weaver fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Finnegan on the side of the head.
Finnegan moves out of range as Weaver strikes.
Finnegan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan blocks a jab.
Weaver stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Finnegan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weaver throws out the jab.
Finnegan is looking to counter the offense by Weaver and move into the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Weaver, as that shot connected.
Carter Weaver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finnegan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Weaver throws a hook but Finnegan avoids it easily.
Weaver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finnegan throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finnegan. Weaver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weaver throws a body punch but Finnegan moves out of range.
Finnegan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Weaver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Weaver checks a low kick from Finnegan.
Weaver looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Weaver misses with a looping left.
Weaver lands with a right hand.
Finnegan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Weaver.
Weaver slips a jab from Finnegan.
Weaver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Weaver stuns Finnegan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finnegan wants to clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Weaver avoids the head kick by Finnegan.
Weaver lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Weaver lands a right hook to the body.
Weaver fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Finnegan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weaver moves out of range as Finnegan strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Weaver misses the target.
Finnegan throwing a counter right hand but Weaver manages to avoid it.
Finnegan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weaver throws out a loose jab but Finnegan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finnegan walks into a jab.
Weaver cracks Finnegan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Weaver with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Weaver misses with a hook.
Finnegan throws a big counter combination but Weaver scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Weaver lands a body shot.
Weaver throws a shot from downtown. Finnegan moves away and avoids it.
Weaver scores with a punch to the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Weaver.
Weaver misses with a body shot.
Finnegan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Weaver scores with a nice strike.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Weaver.
Finnegan takes one on the button.
Finnegan is rocked!
Finnegan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Finnegan tries to close the distance and clinch but Weaver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oh Finnegan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Finnegan throws a leg kick that misses.
Finnegan seems to have got his legs back now.
Finnegan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Weaver connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Finnegan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Finnegan looks to land a right hand but Weaver moved out of range.
Weaver stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weaver listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Weaver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finnegan tried to counter with a leg kick but Weaver avoided it.
Weaver takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Finnegan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Weaver digs a good body shot into Finnegan's ribs.
Weaver connects with a looping right hand.
Weaver uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Weaver lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Finnegan head around and knocks him out cold! Weaver hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carter Weaver!
Carter Weaver really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Senshi Fight Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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