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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abel Hug (ranked 1317 p4p, 1314 weight class) and Atticus Finch (ranked 117 p4p, 116 weight class). Finch has chosen Ghetto Bird- Ice Cube as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abel Hug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atticus Finch!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hug avoids the body shot from Finch.
Finch throws a jab but it's blocked by Hug.
Finch lands the left hand.
Finch throws a hook to the side of Hug's head but Hug sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hug bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hug moves out of range of the strikes.
Hug throws a sloppy head kick and Finch moves out of range easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Finch crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hug - the referee stops the clock and Finch gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hug. Finch manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Finch connects with a solid leg kick.
Finch misses with a left hand
and Hug counters with a nice leg kick.
Finch misses with a hook. Hug ducked under it nicely.
Finch throws a leg kick but Hug sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hug misses with an uppercut. Finch saw that one coming.
Finch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hug checks it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Finch.
Hug avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Finch tries to score with a low kick but Hug moves his leg out of the way.
Hug tried to counter with a leg kick but Finch avoided it.
Nice defenses there by Finch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hug displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finch throws out the jab.
Hug moves out of range of the strikes.
Hug checks the leg kick nicely there.
Finch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hug's sensitive parts.
Hug throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hug has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ironbound MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Hug thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Finch if he has to take too many more of those.
Hug stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Finch.
Hug pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hug checks a leg kick.
Finch looks to throw the jab but Hug is out of range.
Hug throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Finch connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hug jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finch misses with a leg kick.
Hug digs a good hook to Finch's body.
Finch throws a jab but it's blocked by Hug.
Finch moves out of range as Hug strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hug scores with a head kick.
Finch blocks a head kick by Hug.
Hug with the inside leg kick.
Hug with a nice calf kick.
Finch blocks a jab.
Finch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Finch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hug slips a straight right by Finch.
Hug was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Finch throws a lazy right hand but Hug sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Finch is predictable there
and Hug counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Finch misses with a low kick as Hug jumps back.
A bone on bone clash there as Hug blocks the leg kick.
Finch looks to land a right hand but Hug moved out of range.
Finch moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Finch - just one landing.
Hug keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Finch moves out of range as Hug strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hug on the side of the head.
Finch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hug lands with an uppercut that bounces Finch off the cage and back into range.
Finch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Hug on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Finch throws a low kick, looking for Hug's leg but Hug calmly moves out of range.
Hug looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Finch's corner calls for a 1-2. Finch obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hug misses with a low kick.
Hug misses with a looping left.
Finch misses with a few strikes there.
Finch misses with a right hand
and Hug counters with a body kick.
Atticus Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Hug misses.
Hug moves out of range as Finch strikes.
Finch misses with a hook.
Hug showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finch.
Hug displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finch throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hug lets loose with a powerful body kick. Finch will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Finch swinging wildly here.
A little feinted left hand from Hug on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hug ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Finch throws a jab when Hug was well out of range.
Hug fires out a quick counter leg kick but Finch just manages to avoid it.
Hug throws a chopping leg kick but Finch manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Finch.
Finch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hug works the jab nicely.
Finch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hug counters with a stiff right hand.
Finch lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hug will feel that in the morning.
Finch throws a low kick but Hug avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Finch scores with a jab.
Finch lands a jab to Hug's midsection.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hug blocks a jab.
Finch scores with a hook.
Finch checks a leg kick.
Finch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Hug misses.
Finch flicks out a counter leg kick but Hug steps away.
Finch blocks the body kick.
Finch tests Hug's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hug throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hug backing away here, and Finch unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Finch throws the left hand but Hug avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Finch.
Atticus Finch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finch throws a front kick aimed at Hug's knee but Hug avoids it well.
Decent striking displayed by Hug there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hug avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid body kick from Hug.
Finch tries to score with a low kick but Hug moves his leg out of the way.
Hug half committed to a counter leg kick.
Finch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hug swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Finch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch checks a leg kick nicely.
Hug takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finch. Hug does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hug was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hug throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Finch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hug chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Finch can pounce on him.
Hug throws an overhand right that lands on Finch's shoulder, as Finch tries to avoid the shot.
Finch is looking to score with low kicks.
Finch 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.
Finch tries to land a leg kick but Hug saw it coming and moves away.
Good work by Finch as he checks the leg kick.
Finch swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hug counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finch checks a leg kick nicely.
Finch moves out of range as Hug throws a body kick.
Finch now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Finch ducks right into an uppercut from Hug.
Finch misses with a right hand
and Hug counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hug manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws a sloppy head kick and Hug moves out of range easily.
Finch lands with a right hand.
Finch lands a lovely overhand right.
Finch scores with a decent looking hook.
Hug turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hug!
Finch avoids the body shot from Hug.
A telegraphed right hand from Finch misses the target.
Finch scores with a nice head shot.
Finch throws a leg kick but Hug moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Hug misses the target.
Hug has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Finch finds it's way round the side to connect with Hug's head.
Hug throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Finch swings widly with a right hand
and Hug counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Finch tries to bum rush Hug with a series of wild strikes but Hug uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hug throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Finch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A bone on bone clash there as Finch blocks the leg kick.
Finch throws a leg kick but Hug checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch moves out of range of the body kick from Hug.
Finch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hug lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hug throws a head kick but Finch moves out of range.
Hug throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finch throws a body shot but no joy.
Finch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Finch 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.
Hug throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hug lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab by Finch.
Finch ducks under a wild hook from Hug.
Hug with a nice calf kick.
Hug lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hug takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hug throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hug waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finch misses the jab.
Finch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hug moves away.
Finch throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hug appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hug's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Finch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hug scrambles back to his feet.
Hug checks the leg kick nicely there.
Finch defending well as Hug loads up on a big left hand.
Finch throws a big shot that misses.
Hug slips a straight right by Finch.
Hug tries a head kick but it misses.
Finch lands with an uppercut that bounces Hug off the cage and back into range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hug.
Finch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hug on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Finch. Finch obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hug throws a jab when Finch was well out of range.
Finch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Finch clobbers Hug with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hug looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Finch misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Atticus Finch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Hug's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Finch misses with a hook.
Hug throws a shot from downtown. Finch moves away and avoids it.
Finch throws a leg kick
and Hug cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finch misses with an uppercut
and Hug counters with a stiff right hand.
Finch connects with an inside leg kick.
Finch throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by Finch.
Finch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hug is looking to counter with a body kick.
Finch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finch throws a looping overhand right but Hug ducks down to avoid it.
Hug tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finch was well out of range. Poor timing from Hug.
Finch throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch lands a really nice looking cross but Hug seems unphased.
A big right from Finch misses.
Finch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hug counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finch slips under a jab.
Hug moves away from the strike by Finch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch throws a leg kick but Hug sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Finch has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hug.
Finch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hug counters with a low kick, right behind Finch 's knee.
A nice leg kick from Finch, right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Finch misses the target.
Good leg kick by Finch.
Hug with a jab.
Hug misses with a body shot.
Hug throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hug throws a jab when Finch was well out of range.
Finch throws a lazy right hand but Hug sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hug misses with a straight left.
Hug blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Hug misses the target.
Finch throws a leg kick but Hug sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hug looks to land a left hand but Finch moved out of range nicely.
Finch misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Hug.
Finch is looking to score with low kicks.
Abel Hug has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws the left hand but Hug avoids the punch easily.
Finch misses with a body shot.
Hug throws a looping overhand right but Finch ducks down to avoid it.
Hug blocks a jab.
A leg kick checked by Hug.
Hug tried to score with a low kick but Finch checks it.
Hug ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Finch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hug counters with a lovely 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!
Finch steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hug. That one must have hurt.
Finch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hug avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hug blocks a jab.
Finch misses with a body shot.
Finch staying out of range there.
Finch throws out a counter right but Hug avoids it with no problem.
Hug looks to land a left hand but Finch moved out of range nicely.
Finch throws a chopping leg kick but Hug manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hug was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hug jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hug lands an overhand right.
Finch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finch scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hug in his tracks.
Hug cracks Finch with an open hand slap.
Hug blocks a jab.
Hug is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finch.
Finch misses with a straight right.
Hug lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hug with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Finch to score with a decent uppercut.
Finch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hug takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Finch swings for the body but Hug moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finch misses with a leg kick.
Finch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hug's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Hug.
Hug jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Finch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Finch lands a body shot.
Hug pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Finch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hug throws a big shot that misses.
Finch slips under a jab from Hug.
Hug connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Finch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hug doesn't seem phased though.
Hug uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finch.
A quick step to the side and Hug tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hug checks it well.
Finch scores with a nice right hand.
Finch misses with a looping left.
Atticus Finch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Finch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hug dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Finch. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Abel Hug.
Well Finch has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Atticus Finch!
Atticus Finch seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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