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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finn comes to the cage accompanied by Von Bondies - C'mon c'mon. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Steve Fox enters the cage!
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205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Finn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Steve Fox!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Finn misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Fox misses the target.
Finn moves out of range of the strikes.
Fox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Fox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fox looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Finn!
Finn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Finn tries to get out of the position.
Fox with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Fox looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Fox wants to control the action but instead Finn gets a body lock and reverses into Fox's guard! Nice work!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fox is trying to keep Finn in close.
Finn content to stall in guard here.
Fox working a defensive guard but Finn passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn slows the pace down in half guard.
Finn wants to control but Fox is keeping him busy.
Fox is looking to control Finn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fox avoid being mounted?
Fox taking some punishment here, with Finn in his half guard.
Fox trying to control but Finn postures up.
Fox looking for a kimura from the bottom but Finn passes into side control!
Finn trying to control the position but Fox is working away.
Fox is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ground and pound from Finn seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Finn scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fox wants to control but Finn postures up.
Finn tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Finn wants to control but Fox is keeping him busy.
Fox can't do much from the bottom here.
Fox is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Finn's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finn throwing shots but Fox is blocking nicely.
Fox moves into full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Finn wants to pass the guard but Fox is keeping the position.
Fox is pulling down on Finn's head to control his posture.
Fox trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox being controlled here, momentarily.
Finn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fox pulls Finn in close to his closed guard and prevents Finn from doing any damage or advancing position.
Finn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fox wants to sweep here but Finn controlling him for the moment.
Finn is in close to Fox's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Finn wants to control from the top but Fox keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finn postures up and lands a big shot to Fox's brow.
Finn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Finn trying to control but Fox is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fox holds on and takes a little breather.
Fox working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Finn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Finn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fox working a defensive guard here.
Finn lands a couple of digs.
Finn is in close to Fox's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fox holds on and takes a little breather.
Finn pushes down on Fox's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Finn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Finn throws out a leg kick but Fox moves out of range and Finn only half commits.
Fox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finn.
Fox walks into a jab.
Finn throws the left hand but Fox avoids the punch easily.
Finn stuns Fox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Finn gets the takedown into side control.
Finn cracks Fox with a big elbow.
Finn grinds an elbow into Fox's temple.
Finn is trying to ground and pound but Fox uses the momentary lack of control by Finn to regain half guard.
Finn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fox defending well though.
Finn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Finn wants to take a breather but Fox is having none of it.
Mickey Finn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Finn is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Finn trying to control but Fox is having none of it.
Fox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fox tries to lock up and control but Finn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Finn looking to control but Fox is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fox wants to control but Finn is having none of it.
Finn landing strikes, looking to finish!
Finn lands a nice shot to the head.
Finn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox is looking to improve his position but Finn isn't that keen on the idea.
Fox wants to control but Finn is having none of it.
Fox keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Finn in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Finn lands a big elbow.
Finn landing shots from mount.
Fox is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fox tries to hold on but Finn pushes him away.
Finn lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fox hang on?
Finn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fox's face.
Fox is in a horrible position here. Finn smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Finn lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fox is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox is wriggling around trying to escape.
Finn tries to control but Fox wriggling away.
Finn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fox tries to lock up and control but Finn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Finn lands a big elbow.
Finn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Finn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fox is still in real trouble! Can Finn finish him?
Finn lands a big shot to the head and Fox winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mickey Finn!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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