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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rual Ferdinand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finn comes to the cage accompanied by Von Bondies - C'mon c'mon. Ferdinand has chosen Fluorecent Adolecent as his entrance music. Mickey Finn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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199 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Finn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rual Ferdinand!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferdinand fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Finn.
Finn blocks a head kick by Ferdinand.
Finn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferdinand can pounce on him.
A low kick from Finn misses
and Ferdinand counters with an outside leg kick.
Ferdinand throws a nice inside leg kick.
Finn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferdinand was well out of range. Poor timing from Finn.
Ferdinand throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ferdinand throws a right and a left that both miss.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ferdinand.
Finn throws a leg kick but Ferdinand sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ferdinand thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Finn if he has to take too many more of those.
Ferdinand connects with a solid leg kick.
Rual Ferdinand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferdinand thuds his shin into the meat of Finn's side.
Ferdinand scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Ferdinand.
Finn is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferdinand scores with a spinning back kick!
Finn throws the left hand but Ferdinand avoids the punch easily.
Ferdinand ducks under a wild hook from Finn.
Ferdinand buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ferdinand feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Finn's calf.
Crunch! Ferdinand slams his shin into Finn's torso.
A left lands for Ferdinand.
Finn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Finn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ferdinand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferdinand lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ferdinand fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Finn, pushing him back against the cage.
Finn takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Mickey Finn has been cut.
Finn being controlled against the cage.
Ferdinand cracks Finn with a nice body shot.
Ferdinand lands a shot to the body.
Ferdinand tries to land knees in the clinch but Finn avoids the damage to the body.
Ferdinand lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bit of stalling here from Ferdinand.
Ferdinand lands a knee to the body.
Ferdinand digs a right hand underneath Finn's ribcage. Finn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ferdinand landing knees to the body.
Ferdinand scores a nice knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ferdinand avoiding damage.
Ferdinand is working Finn over against the cage.
Ferdinand lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Finn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Finn avoiding damage as Ferdinand throws knees to the body.
Finn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ferdinand walks away with a smile on his face. Finn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ferdinand closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Ferdinand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand trying to land knees to the body.
Ferdinand using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ferdinand is leaning against Finn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ferdinand using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ferdinand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferdinand throws a sloppy head kick and Finn moves out of range easily.
Ferdinand scoring well with a low kick there.
Rual Ferdinand is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferdinand scores with a kick to the midsection.
Finn avoids the head kick by Ferdinand.
Ferdinand lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ferdinand throws a head kick that Finn semi-blocks.
Ferdinand lands a nice looking kick to the body. Finn takes a step back to recover.
Finn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferdinand can pounce on him.
Ferdinand delivers a nice body kick.
Ferdinand thows a body kick. Finn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ferdinand connects with a high kick.
Ferdinand scores with a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ferdinand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn letting Ferdinand take a breather here.
Ferdinand breaks from the clinch.
Finn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ferdinand scoring well with a low kick there.
Ferdinand clinches up with Finn and pushes him back against the cage.
Finn tries to break the clinch but Ferdinand is controlling the position.
Ferdinand missing with knees to the body.
Ferdinand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ferdinand feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Finn's calf.
Ferdinand throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Ferdinand.
An inside leg kick lands from Ferdinand.
Finn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferdinand can pounce on him.
Ferdinand turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Ferdinand finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Finn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ferdinand connects with a high kick.
Ferdinand pushes Finn away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finn needs to keep his hands up - Ferdinand had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Finn's calf.
Ferdinand throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Finn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ferdinand scores with a head kick.
Ferdinand looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ferdinand keeps Finn at a distance using the push kick.
Ferdinand has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ferdinand unloads a knee to the mid-section. Finn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stalling in the clinch from Ferdinand.
Ferdinand lands a knee to the body.
Finn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ferdinand pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Finn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferdinand unloads a knee to the mid-section. Finn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Ferdinand.
Ferdinand breaks the clinch.
Ferdinand closes the distance and clinches.
Ferdinand lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ferdinand obliges.
Ferdinand stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ferdinand throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees to the body from Ferdinand.
Ferdinand working Finn over with knees to the body.
Ferdinand landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rual Ferdinand dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Finn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ferdinand.
Ferdinand lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A big right from Finn misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferdinand looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rual Ferdinand seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferdinand throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ferdinand has Finn up against the cage in a clinch.
Ferdinand is pushing Finn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Finn as Ferdinand tries to tie him up.
Finn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ferdinand crunches a lovely knee into Finn's ribcage.
Finn avoiding damage as Ferdinand throws knees to the body.
Ferdinand works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ferdinand scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Finn avoiding damage as Ferdinand throws knees to the body.
Ferdinand pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ferdinand defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Finn.
Finn will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ferdinand lands a head kick. Finn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferdinand lands a high kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Ferdinand.
Finn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ferdinand feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Finn's calf.
Finn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Finn misses the shot to the body.
Ferdinand goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ferdinand.
Finn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ferdinand fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Finn.
Ferdinand chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ferdinand has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ferdinand breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ferdinand.
Finn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferdinand can pounce on him.
Ferdinand lands a leg kick that knocks Finn off balance momentarily.
Ferdinand lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferdinand feints and then cracks Finn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Finn down.
Finn blocks a head kick by Ferdinand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ferdinand throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ferdinand rushes Finn and presses him up against the cage.
Ferdinand stalling in the clinch.
Finn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ferdinand working Finn over with knees to the body.
Ferdinand using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ferdinand lands a nice knee to the body.
Ferdinand landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ferdinand obliges.
Ferdinand lands a nice knee to the body.
Ferdinand has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferdinand scores with a hook to the body.
Ferdinand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferdinand is looking to slow Finn down with leg kicks.
Ferdinand throws a head kick that half lands.
That kick from Ferdinand tenderised Finn's leg. Finn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ferdinand fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Ferdinand tenderised Finn's leg. Finn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Finn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ferdinand.
Finn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferdinand can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Ferdinand lands but Finn takes it in his stride.
Ferdinand chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ferdinand throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ferdinand fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Finn, pushing him back against the cage.
Finn managing to block the knees to the body from Ferdinand.
Finn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ferdinand is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Finn is defending well for now.
Ferdinand crunches a lovely knee into Finn's ribcage.
Finn has Ferdinand pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ferdinand manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Finn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferdinand lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ferdinand scores a nice knee to the body.
Ferdinand is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ferdinand dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ferdinand putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Finn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ferdinand unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A body shot lands from Ferdinand.
Finn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ferdinand pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ferdinand lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ferdinand.
Ferdinand is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finn goes for a takedown attempt but Ferdinand pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No luck for Finn with that takedown attempt.
Crunch! Ferdinand slams his shin into Finn's torso.
Finn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ferdinand lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice body kick from Ferdinand.
Ferdinand staying out of range there.
Ferdinand wants to clinch.
Ferdinand throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferdinand.
Ferdinand tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rual Ferdinand showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mickey Finn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Finn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ferdinand tries to avoid it but Finn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ferdinand to the ground. Ferdinand escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ferdinand connects with a single shot there.
Ferdinand buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Finn swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferdinand.
A solid body kick from Ferdinand.
Ferdinand throws a nice head kick!
Ferdinand throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ferdinand lands with a straight right. Finn didn't see that one coming.
Ferdinand throws a leg kick which misses Finn's front leg but catches the back leg as Finn tries to avoid it.
Ferdinand scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ferdinand fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Finn.
Finn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ferdinand throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ferdinand throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ferdinand chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ferdinand lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferdinand lands a leg kick that knocks Finn off balance momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Finn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Finn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ferdinand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferdinand is looking to slow Finn down with leg kicks.
Ferdinand takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ferdinand.
Nice body punch from Ferdinand - that landed with a thud.
Ferdinand misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Finn.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ferdinand - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ferdinand continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Ferdinand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ferdinand connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ferdinand feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Finn's calf.
Ferdinand fakes the leg kick and cracks Finn in the body.
Finn takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ferdinand delivers a nice body kick.
Ferdinand moves in looking to clinch but Finn pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand tries to clinch up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ferdinand.
Ferdinand wants to clinch.
Ferdinand lands a front kick.
Mickey Finn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferdinand scores with a head kick. Finn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finn takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ferdinand scores with a decent looking hook.
Finn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ferdinand lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That kick from Ferdinand tenderised Finn's leg. Finn is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ferdinand.
Ferdinand throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Finn managing to block the knees to the body from Ferdinand.
Ferdinand landing knees to the body.
Ferdinand lands a good knee to the midsection. Finn won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Ferdinand.
Ferdinand manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Finn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ferdinand lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ferdinand scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Ferdinand - that landed with a thud.
Ferdinand lands a good knee to the midsection. Finn won't want to take too many of those.
Ferdinand putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Finn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ferdinand stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ferdinand.
Rual Ferdinand is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ferdinand prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Finn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left hand lands to the body for Ferdinand.
Finn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ferdinand's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ferdinand.
Ferdinand prevents the takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferdinand lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Finn avoiding damage as Ferdinand throws knees to the body.
Finn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ferdinand lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Finn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ferdinand.
Ferdinand scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ferdinand throws a leg kick which misses Finn's front leg but catches the back leg as Finn tries to avoid it.
Finn tries a low kick but Ferdinand avoids it.
Ferdinand scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ferdinand scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferdinand scores with a jab. Finn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheers as Ferdinand lands an impressive looking overhand right. Finn doesn't seem phased though.
Ferdinand lands a leg kick that knocks Finn off balance momentarily.
Finn thows a leg kick but Ferdinand checks it
and Ferdinand counters with an outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rual Ferdinand comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ferdinand 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 Tew scores the fight 24:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 24:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rual Ferdinand!
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