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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micky McFinnigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Lecic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Micky McFinnigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Lecic!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lecic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McFinnigan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lecic takes one on the button.
McFinnigan ducks under a wild hook from Lecic.
McFinnigan slips a jab and a cross from Lecic.
Lecic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lecic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McFinnigan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lecic manages to avoid it.
Lecic wants to clinch up but McFinnigan keeps it at a distance.
McFinnigan throws a good cross that connects.
McFinnigan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lecic.
Lecic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lecic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McFinnigan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lecic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFinnigan cracks Lecic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lecic throws a series of punches but McFinnigan avoids them all with ease.
Lecic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McFinnigan circles away quickly and effectively.
Lecic throws a big shot that misses.
Lecic misses the body punch
and McFinnigan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lecic slips a straight right by McFinnigan.
McFinnigan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McFinnigan looks to score with a jab to the body but Lecic is just out of range.
A slow jab from Lecic misses its intended target.
Lecic slips under a jab.
Lecic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McFinnigan pinned against the cage. McFinnigan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A jab from Lecic misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lecic misses with a jab to the body
and McFinnigan counters with a straight right hand.
McFinnigan looks to land a combination but Lecic avoids it well.
Lecic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan throws a hook to the side of Lecic's head but Lecic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McFinnigan slips under a jab from Lecic.
McFinnigan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McFinnigan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lecic tries to land a leg kick but McFinnigan saw it coming and moves away.
McFinnigan throws an overhand right that lands on Lecic's shoulder, as Lecic tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lecic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McFinnigan at a distance.
McFinnigan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lecic misses with a body punch
and McFinnigan counters with a straight right hand.
McFinnigan misses with a two punch combination.
McFinnigan with a jab.
Lecic tries to clinch but McFinnigan is having none of it.
Lecic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lecic looks to throw the jab but McFinnigan is out of range.
Lecic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lecic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lecic throws a predictable looking body shot
and McFinnigan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice cross by McFinnigan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecic misses with a hook.
Nice shot by McFinnigan.
McFinnigan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lecic misses with a looping left.
McFinnigan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lecic misses with a two punch combination.
Lecic takes a swing at McFinnigan's ribcage but misses.
McFinnigan looks to land a right hand but Lecic moved out of range.
McFinnigan misses with a hook.
Lecic darts in trying to clinch
and McFinnigan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micky McFinnigan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McFinnigan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lecic shoots in and drives through. McFinnigan sprawls well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McFinnigan.
Lecic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McFinnigan counters with a right hand to the body.
Lecic misses with a low kick as McFinnigan jumps back.
McFinnigan cracks a nice hook into Lecic's ribs.
Lecic moves out of range of the body kick from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan's corner calls for a 1-2. McFinnigan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McFinnigan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Lecic scores with a four punch combination!
Lecic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McFinnigan looks to land a left hand but Lecic moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFinnigan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lecic moves away from the strike by McFinnigan.
Lecic misses with a shot to the body
and McFinnigan counters with a nice uppercut.
Lecic looks to score with a jab to the body but McFinnigan is just out of range.
A big right from Lecic misses.
A jab from McFinnigan misses.
Lecic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan connects with a right hand. Lecic shakes it off.
Micky McFinnigan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McFinnigan misses the jab.
Lecic misses with a body shot
and McFinnigan counters with a stiff right hand.
Lecic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McFinnigan.
McFinnigan keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lecic throws a predictable looking body shot
and McFinnigan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the body from McFinnigan misses
and Lecic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Micky McFinnigan is winning the standup battle so far.
McFinnigan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lecic counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McFinnigan's guard now.
Lecic tries to free his leg and advance position but McFinnigan is retaining full guard.
Lecic stops McFinnigan from standing up.
McFinnigan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McFinnigan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McFinnigan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Lecic lands with a left to the head.
McFinnigan blocks an uppercut.
Lecic lands a shoulder strike.
Lecic throws a punch but it's blocked by McFinnigan.
A body shot lands from Lecic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lecic throws an elbow but misses.
McFinnigan misses with a body punch.
McFinnigan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Lecic fails to land.
Lecic swings wildly with an uppercut but McFinnigan uses good head movement to avoid it.
McFinnigan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Micky McFinnigan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McFinnigan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lecic.
McFinnigan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lecic misses the jab.
Lecic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McFinnigan.
Lecic slips under a jab from McFinnigan.
Lecic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lecic swinging wildly here.
Lecic misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McFinnigan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McFinnigan swats away the attempt to clinch by Lecic.
McFinnigan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lecic to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Lecic.
McFinnigan connects with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by McFinnigan there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from McFinnigan misses.
Lecic with a poor takedown
enabling McFinnigan to counter with a crisp jab.
McFinnigan lands a nice shot that snaps Lecic's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Micky McFinnigan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
McFinnigan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab, jab by McFinnigan - just one landing.
Lecic just misses with a punch to the body.
McFinnigan throws a right hand that Lecic ducks under and follows up with a left that Lecic also avoids with ease.
Lecic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lecic 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.
McFinnigan swings for the body but Lecic moves out of range.
McFinnigan moves out of range of the strikes.
Lecic clinches but McFinnigan breaks the clinch
enabling McFinnigan to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McFinnigan throws a hook but Lecic avoids it easily.
McFinnigan takes a swing at Lecic's ribcage but misses.
Lecic misses with a body shot
and McFinnigan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecic thows a body shot but no joy.
Lecic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McFinnigan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lecic slips under a jab.
McFinnigan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lecic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McFinnigan misses with a wild combination.
McFinnigan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lecic moves away.
McFinnigan loads up on a big right hand but Lecic slips the punch.
A big right from McFinnigan misses.
McFinnigan misses with a body punch
and Lecic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marko Lecic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McFinnigan misses the jab.
McFinnigan misses with a looping left.
A low kick from McFinnigan misses
and Lecic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McFinnigan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McFinnigan misses with a low kick as Lecic jumps back.
Lecic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McFinnigan.
Lecic lands a jab to McFinnigan's midsection.
A nice combination there by Lecic.
McFinnigan is rocked!
Lecic misses with a double jab
and McFinnigan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McFinnigan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lecic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lecic lands a jab to McFinnigan's midsection.
McFinnigan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lecic lands a body shot.
Micky McFinnigan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lecic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McFinnigan manages to avoid it.
McFinnigan scores with a nice head shot.
McFinnigan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lecic misses with a jab, cross combination.
McFinnigan looks to land a left hand but Lecic moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lecic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McFinnigan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lecic just misses with a punch to the body.
Lecic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan misses with a straight right.
McFinnigan lands a right hook to the body.
Lecic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McFinnigan.
Lecic looks to land a right hand but McFinnigan moved out of range.
McFinnigan throws a hook but Lecic avoids it easily.
Lecic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Lecic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McFinnigan 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Micky McFinnigan!
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