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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karim Chamakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finn comes to the cage accompanied by Von Bondies - C'mon c'mon. Chamakh has chosen Robyn - Indestructible as his entrance music. Mickey Finn has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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197 lbs
30 - 14 - 1 |
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160 lbs
31 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mickey Finn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karim Chamakh!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Finn. Chamakh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mickey Finn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finn closes the distance and clinches up with Chamakh, looking for a takedown. Finn pushes Chamakh against the cage but Chamakh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Finn shoots for a takedown but Chamakh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Finn shoots in and drives through. Chamakh sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Finn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finn throws the kick towards the body but Chamakh avoids it.
Finn scores with a nice strike.
Finn shoots in but Chamakh avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chamakh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finn.
An inside leg kick from Finn misses.
Finn looks to throw the jab but Chamakh is out of range.
Chamakh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh moves out of range as Finn strikes.
Finn with a jab.
Finn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chamakh as he jumps to the side.
Finn takes a swing at Chamakh's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Finn misses the target.
Chamakh ducks under a wild hook from Finn.
Finn fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Chamakh as Finn shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Chamakh quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finn tries to pass to full mount but Chamakh defends it.
Chamakh moves into full guard.
Chamakh keeping moving, preventing Finn from controlling successfully.
Finn stopping the sweep attempt from Chamakh.
Finn looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn trying to control the position from guard on top but Chamakh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Finn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Finn throwing strikes from guard but Chamakh blocks nicely.
Chamakh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Finn.
Finn with a nice head shot there.
Chamakh seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh keeping moving, preventing Finn from controlling successfully.
Chamakh wants to sweep here but Finn controlling him for the moment.
Finn wants to control from the top but Chamakh keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chamakh is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Finn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chamakh moves away from the strike by Finn.
Finn shoots in for a double leg but Chamakh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Finn closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chamakh did well to prevent Finn getting side control.
Chamakh wants to control but Finn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chamakh controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Finn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chamakh is not content to let Finn control the position.
Finn is looking to stall here but Chamakh recovers full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn looking to sit in guard and control but Chamakh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chamakh throwing strikes from guard but Finn blocks nicely.
Mickey Finn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chamakh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Finn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Finn is trying to keep Chamakh in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Chamakh has passed into side control.
Chamakh tries to score with some ground and pound. Finn controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Chamakh creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Finn sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Finn is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Chamakh's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Chamakh is trying to control the action in half guard but Finn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chamakh is thwarting Finn's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Finn's head.
Chamakh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chamakh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Finn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chamakh working over Finn with some ground and pound. Finn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Finn tries to kick Chamakh off but Chamakh keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Chamakh misses with a head shot. Finn uses the momentum to regain guard.
Chamakh being controlled here momentarily.
Finn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finn is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Chamakh dives into side control.
Finn sneaks back into half guard.
Chamakh throwing shots but Finn is blocking nicely.
Finn is trying to stand.
Chamakh content to control rather than advance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chamakh lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Karim Chamakh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Finn fails with a takedown attempt.
Finn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chamakh manages to avoid it.
Chamakh tries to keep at a distance but Finn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Finn controlling the action here for a moment.
Finn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chamakh has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Chamakh to work.
Finn slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh stalls.
Finn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Finn gets underhooks to prevent Chamakh's takedown attempt.
Chamakh is trying to force a seperation but Finn has the dominant position.
Finn is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Finn looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Chamakh to work.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chamakh looking for a takedown.
Mickey Finn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karim Chamakh.
Finn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chamakh is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chamakh stops a takedown attempt from Finn.
Finn is pressed up against the cage. Chamakh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Finn down to the mat. Finn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Finn lands a slapping body shot.
Finn misses with a straight right.
Chamakh displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Finn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh slips a jab from Finn.
Finn 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.
Finn scores with a jab. Chamakh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Finn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chamakh manages to avoid it.
Finn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chamakh isn't going anywhere.
Chamakh regains half guard there - taking advantage of Finn's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Chamakh is concentrating on defense, preventing Finn from advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chamakh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Finn is working for an americana but Chamakh has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Finn was thinking about the submission.
Chamakh is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finn postures up and lands a big shot to Chamakh's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Finn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Finn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Finn!
Mickey Finn seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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