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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fionn Finnegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fionn Finnegan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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264 lbs
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220 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Fionn Finnegan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop clinches up with Finnegan and pushes him back against the cage.
Finnegan lands a takedown into guard.
Bishop is looking to stand up but Finnegan isn't so interested in that idea.
Bishop looking to hit a scissor sweep but Finnegan is one step ahead there.
Bishop is trying to control the position but Finnegan postures up.
Finnegan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Finnegan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Finnegan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bishop's head.
Finnegan tries to free his leg and advance position but Bishop is retaining full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bishop can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Finnegan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finnegan lands a couple of elbows.
Finnegan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Finnegan landing with the ground and pound.
Finnegan postures up in Bishop's guard and throws a big left but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop wants to stand up but Finnegan is controlling him.
Finnegan tries to free his leg and advance position but Bishop is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnegan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Finnegan working the ground and pound but Bishop is defending the strikes.
Finnegan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bishop down.
Bishop is looking for a sweep.
Finnegan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Finnegan working the ground and pound.
Bishop wants to control but Finnegan postures up.
Finnegan scoring with punches from side control.
Bishop managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Finnegan.
Bishop avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Finnegan.
Finnegan is breathing heavily.
Bishop takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Finnegan is trying to ground and pound but Bishop uses the momentary lack of control by Finnegan to regain half guard.
Finnegan is nestled in close to Bishop, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop wants to improve his position but Finnegan is controlling well.
Finnegan wants to free his trapped foot but Bishop is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bishop is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bishop wants to control but Finnegan is keeping busy.
Finnegan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bishop knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bishop is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Finnegan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Finnegan's back!
Bishop is trying to stick to Finnegan's back but Finnegan is turning into Bishop. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bishop's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Finnegan.
Bishop looking to control.
Finnegan throwing strikes but missing.
Bishop is trying to control the position but Finnegan postures up.
Finnegan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Finnegan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bishop works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Finnegan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bishop works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Finnegan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bishop as he avoids it easily.
Finnegan has a takedown stuffed.
Finnegan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fionn Finnegan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bishop stuffs the takedown attempt from Finnegan. Finnegan gets slowly back to his feet.
Finnegan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bishop circles away.
Finnegan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bishop but Bishop pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bishop lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bishop takes the fight into the clinch.
Finnegan is working for takedown but Bishop is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bishop tries to break the clinch but Finnegan is controlling the position.
Bishop is fighting off a takedown attempt but Finnegan is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bishop to the mat. Bishop regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Finnegan working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finnegan advances to half guard.
Finnegan lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop gets back to full guard.
Finnegan distracts Bishop with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Finnegan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bishop preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Finnegan preventing the sweep.
Bishop is trying to keep Finnegan in close.
Finnegan postures up and lands a big shot to Bishop's brow.
Finnegan scoring with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Bishop working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Finnegan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Finnegan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bishop trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finnegan scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fionn Finnegan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Finnegan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bishop but Bishop pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bishop fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Finnegan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bishop counters with a takedown into side control.
Finnegan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bishop trying to control the action but Finnegan is working from the bottom.
Finnegan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Finnegan lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Bishop lands strikes from half guard.
Bishop is looking to take a break and control but Finnegan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Finnegan is looking to improve his position.
Bishop slows the pace down in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Finnegan is looking for a sweep. Bishop is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bishop unloading with bombs!
Finnegan is squirming around, avoiding Bishop's attempts to control the action.
Finnegan is trying to escape the mount.
Finnegan is squirming around, avoiding Bishop's attempts to control the action.
Finnegan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Finnegan wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
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.
Bishop is trying to stick to Finnegan's back but Finnegan is turning into Bishop. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bishop's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Finnegan.
Bishop can't keep his opponent in guard - Finnegan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bishop avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Finnegan.
Bishop tries to roll over but Finnegan keeps him under control.
Bishop pushes Finnegan off looking to stand but Finnegan dives back in and keeps control.
Finnegan working the head and body with strikes.
Finnegan lands with a punch from half guard.
Bishop trying to control from the bottom.
Finnegan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Finnegan drops an elbow to the side of Bishop's head.
Finnegan is pressing down on Bishop's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bishop is holding on for now.
Bishop manages to get to full guard.
Finnegan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Finnegan stands up over Bishop, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan stands up over Bishop, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Finnegan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bishop works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bishop is trying to keep Finnegan in close.
Finnegan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bishop wants to sweep but no luck.
Finnegan looking to pass the guard.
Bishop looking for a guillotine here but Finnegan defends easily.
Fionn Finnegan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bishop looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Finnegan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Finnegan stands up over Bishop, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Finnegan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bishop punching from the bottom - just letting Finnegan know he's still in a fight.
Finnegan pushes down on Bishop's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Finnegan working the head and body with strikes.
Bishop wants to control but Finnegan is keeping busy.
Finnegan is nestled in close to Bishop, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Finnegan lands a nice short elbow.
Bishop avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Finnegan.
Bishop tries to get to full guard but Finnegan has control of the leg.
Finnegan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Finnegan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Finnegan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bishop throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Finnegan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finnegan working the head and body with strikes.
Finnegan throwing shots but Bishop is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fionn Finnegan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Finnegan gets the takedown into side control.
Finnegan throws a strike aimed at the side of Bishop's head but Bishop avoids it well.
Bishop is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bishop manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bishop is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bishop trying to pass the guard but Finnegan defending well.
Finnegan throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Finnegan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Finnegan looking for a sweep. Not yet Finnegan, not yet.
Finnegan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bishop takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Finnegan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bishop working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnegan avoids the attempt from Bishop to control.
Finnegan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Finnegan working the ground and pound effectively.
Finnegan dominating with strikes here.
Bishop tries to hold on but Finnegan postures up.
Finnegan scoring with strikes but Bishop is staying in there.
Finnegan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Finnegan scoring with strikes but Bishop is staying in there.
Bishop tries to hold on but Finnegan pushes him away.
Bishop really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bishop has decided that throwing punches whilst being mounted is the best he can manage just now.
Finnegan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan with the ground and pound from mount.
Finnegan lands a big shot there that rocks Bishop but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bishop gets back to half guard.
Bishop is looking to improve his position.
Finnegan trying to pass the guard but Bishop defending well.
Bishop trying to control here.
Bishop avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Finnegan.
Bishop trying to control but Finnegan postures up.
Bishop tries to get to full guard but Finnegan has control of the leg.
Bishop trying to control here.
Bishop is looking to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bishop lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bishop seems to be working for a kimura but Finnegan defends the submission attempt.
Finnegan is pressing down on Bishop's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Finnegan throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Finnegan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finnegan wants to sweep but no luck.
Bishop stands and steps away. Finnegan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bishop misses with a takedown attempt - Finnegan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Finnegan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bishop counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Finnegan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Finnegan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bishop wants to stand but Finnegan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Finnegan throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop trying to control but Finnegan is working from the bottom.
Bishop is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bishop trying to control but Finnegan is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Finnegan tries for a takedown but Bishop circles away easily
and Bishop counters with a left to the body.
Bishop shoots in but no luck this time.
Finnegan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bishop counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fionn Finnegan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finnegan striking from the bottom here.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Finnegan keeps moving.
Finnegan throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Finnegan is on top in guard.
Finnegan postures up and lands a big shot to Bishop's brow.
Matthew Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bishop had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Finnegan is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bishop Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Finnegan's back instead.
Bishop keeps control of the position as Finnegan tries to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matthew Bishop.
I think Finnegan 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fionn Finnegan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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