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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khal Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago comes into a darkened arena with his song building. We Steady Mobbin! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenny Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Khal Drago!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch feints and as Drago raises his hands in defense, Finch changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Finch distracts Drago with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Finch connects with a couple of short punches.
Finch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drago is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finch got a little sloppy there for a moment and Drago has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Finch has managed to get both his arms back between Drago's legs - danger averted.
Finch trying to control but Drago is working from the bottom.
Drago is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Finch is controlling him.
Finch wants to pass the guard but Drago is keeping the position.
Finch wants to control from the top but Drago keeps moving.
Finch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drago is keeping the position for now.
Drago scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago misses with a low kick as Finch jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago tries to clinch there but Finch circles away.
Drago moves into the clinch successfully.
Drago pulls guard.
Drago keeping moving, preventing Finch from controlling successfully.
Finch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Finch forces his way into half guard.
Drago is trying to control but can't.
Finch escapes and gets back to his feet.
Finch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drago but Drago pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Finch scores with a takedown into Drago's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago working a defensive guard here.
Finch trying to control the position from guard on top but Drago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Finch defends it easily.
Finch not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Finch with a flurry of punches that miss.
Finch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drago working a defensive guard but Finch manages to pass into side control anyway.
Drago is trying to control Finch's posture but Finch avoids it.
Finch working the head and body with strikes.
Finch scores with a couple of short elbows.
Drago takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Finch working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch tries for a kimura but Drago is defending well.
Drago can't do much from the bottom here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Drago wants to control but Finch postures up.
Finch is looking to take a break and control but Drago is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Finch cracks Drago with a big right hand but Drago just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Finch in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Finch scoring with punches and elbows.
Drago taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finch is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Finch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drago keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch working the ground and pound.
Finch lands a decent elbow from side control.
Finch scoring with punches from side control.
Check out the look on Finch's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Drago is rocked!
Finch trying to control the position but Drago is working away.
Finch working the ground and pound.
Drago is still in real trouble! Can Finch finish him?
Finch lands some shots froms side control.
Finch lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finch controlling the position from side mount.
Finch wants to control but Drago is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Finch dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drago looks to land a combination but Finch avoids it well.
Drago seems to have recovered his senses.
Finch misses with a lunging right hand
and Drago counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Finch rushes Drago and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Drago is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Finch to keep the fight standing.
Finch has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Drago avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Finch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drago as he jumps to the side.
A right-left combo lands from Drago.
Finch shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Drago cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Finch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finch shoots in for a double leg but Drago sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Finch shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Drago to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drago but Drago pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Drago instigates a clinch.
Finch is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Drago gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Finch is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Drago is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A frustrated look appears on Drago's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Finch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kenny Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Drago.
Khal Drago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finch rushes Drago and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Finch wants to take the fight to the mat but Drago manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Finch pushes Drago back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Finch has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Drago is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Drago working hard to break the clinch.
Drago blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drago tries to break the clinch but Finch is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch jumps guard but Drago turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Drago wants to get back to striking at distance but Finch won't allow it.
Drago can't break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finch keeps control of Drago as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Finch trying to control the position but instead, Drago has worked for underhooks and has pushed Finch into the cage.
Finch manages to pull guard.
Finch is controlling Drago's posture.
Finch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drago's guard.
Drago is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Finch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drago is keeping the position for now.
Finch with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch stands and throws Drago's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Drago wants to control but Finch postures up.
Finch working the ground and pound.
Drago is looking to regain half guard here but Finch keeps moving and retains side control.
Drago takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Finch stands up.
Finch shoots in looking for a takedown but Drago manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Finch's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Drago stuffs the takedown.
Finch with a lazy takedown attempt
and Drago counters with a series of strikes. Finch will be more careful next time no doubt.
Drago misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finch shoots for a double leg takedown but Drago sprawls well. He's pushed Finch's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drago wants to clinch up but Finch keeps it at a distance.
Drago lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Horrible takedown by Finch or perhaps it was just good defense by Drago which made him look bad.
Finch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Finch fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Drago!
Drago misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drago displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Finch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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 Kenny Finch will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Drago is looking to clinch.
Drago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Finch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khal Drago seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drago misses with a double jab.
Finch wants to clinch.
Drago wants to clinch.
Kenny Finch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drago misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Drago tries to avoid it but Finch manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Drago to the ground. Drago escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Finch doesn't manage to clinch there - Drago circles away.
Finch fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Drago avoids it really well and circles away.
Finch shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drago as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Finch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drago looks to land a combination but Finch avoids it well.
Drago tries to sprawl but Finch drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Finch is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drago won't allow Finch to pass to mount.
Drago tries to roll over but Finch keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Drago tries to kick Finch off but Finch keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Finch landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Drago wants to control but Finch is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Finch lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finch seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Finch.
Finch is keen to just control but Drago is a slippery customer.
Finch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drago can do to turn this around?
Finch is stalling here. Drago is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Finch seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Drago has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Drago throws an elbow but Finch slips to the side and avoids it well.
Finch manages to get back to half guard.
Drago missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch trying to control here.
Finch controlling the position for now.
Finch kicks off Drago and gets to his feet.
Finch shoots in looking for a takedown but Drago manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Finch's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Finch fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Drago avoids it really well and circles away.
Finch fails with the takedown
and Drago counters with a one-two to the body.
Finch drops his hands momentarily and Drago takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Finch doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Drago moves into the clinch.
Drago wants a takedown.
Khal Drago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Finch trying to control but Drago is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finch is looking to work some ground and pound but Drago has wrist control.
Finch wants to pass the guard but Drago is keeping the position.
Finch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Finch won't allow Drago to get back to his feet.
Finch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kenny Finch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drago uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Drago!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finch closes this distance looking for a takedown but Drago circles away.
Drago fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Finch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Finch, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Finch!
During a confident post fight interview, Kenny Finch thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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