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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Finnigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Finnigan looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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272 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Finnigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien Knight!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finnigan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Finnigan swats away the attempt to clinch by Knight.
Knight doesn't manage to clinch there - Finnigan circles away.
Knight tries to clinch up.
Damien Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finnigan keeps the fight on the outside.
Knight fails in his attempt to clinch.
Finnigan looks to land a body kick but Knight moved away.
Knight knocks Finnigan to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Finnigan is rocked!
It looks like Tim Finnigan has been cut.
Knight has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Oh Finnigan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Finnigan throws a sloppy head kick
and Knight holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knees to the body from Knight.
Knight unloads a knee to the mid-section. Finnigan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Finnigan seems to have got his legs back now.
Finnigan is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight trying to land knees to the body.
Knight scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Knight.
Knight with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Finnigan.
Knight connects with a nasty looking knee right to Finnigan's face.
Tim Finnigan's cut is getting worse.
Finnigan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knight.
Knight trying to land knees to the body.
Finnigan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knight missing with knees to the body.
Knight landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Finnigan wants to get back to striking at distance but Knight won't allow it.
Knight tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Finnigan avoiding damage as Knight throws knees to the body.
Knight avoiding damage as Finnigan throws knees to the body.
Knight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Finnigan.
Finnigan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Finnigan wants to get back to striking at distance but Knight won't allow it.
Finnigan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knight prevents Finnigan from breaking the clinch.
Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finnigan misses with a two punch combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Finnigan, right into the meat.
Knight slips a jab and a cross from Finnigan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight tries to clinch up but Finnigan circles away and keeps his distance.
Knight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knight tries to clinch up but Finnigan circles away and keeps his distance.
Finnigan swats away the attempt to clinch by Knight.
Finnigan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finnigan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knight tries to clinch there but Finnigan circles away.
Knight tries to clinch up but Finnigan circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnigan throws a sloppy head kick
and Knight counters with a nice leg kick.
Knight tries to clinch up but Finnigan circles away and keeps his distance.
Finnigan lands a high kick to the side of Knight's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Finnigan dives into guard, looking to finish.
Knight is rocked!
It looks like Damien Knight has been cut.
Finnigan thows a big elbow that misses.
Knight is still in real trouble! Can Finnigan finish him?
Knight can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Finnigan controls the pace.
Knight is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Finnigan is controlling him.
Knight seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnigan trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knight utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knight wants to stand but Finnigan is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Knight moves in looking to clinch but Finnigan pushes him off.
Finnigan scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Knight dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Finnigan swinging wilding here.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finnigan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finnigan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Finnigan keeps the fight on the outside.
Knight wants to clinch up but Finnigan keeps it at a distance.
Finnigan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Knight fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knight tries to clinch up.
Knight is looking to clinch but Finnigan is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight throws a head kick but Finnigan moves out of range.
Knight wants to clinch.
Knight doesn't manage to clinch there - Finnigan circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight tries to clinch up but Finnigan circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Finnigan keeps the fight on the outside.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Finnigan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Finnigan wants to slow Knight down by chopping away at his legs.
Knight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knight moves in looking to clinch but Finnigan pushes him off.
Knight wants to clinch up but Finnigan keeps it at a distance.
Knight tries to clinch there but Finnigan circles away.
Knight is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tim Finnigan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knight gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Finnigan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Finnigan wants to break free but Knight has control.
Knight unloads a knee to the mid-section. Finnigan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Knight.
Finnigan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Finnigan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Finnigan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knight tries a knee to the head but Finnigan blocks it.
Finnigan trying to land knees to the body.
Finnigan lands a knee to the head.
Knight landing knees to the body.
Finnigan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Knight.
Knight landing knees to the body.
Knight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knight wants to clinch.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finnigan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knight closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knight lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knight scores with a knee to the head.
Finnigan wants to break free but Knight has control.
Finnigan takes an elbow to the temple.
Finnigan can't break the clinch.
Knight connects with a knee to the head.
Knight crunches a lovely knee into Finnigan's ribcage.
Finnigan can't break the clinch.
Finnigan trying to land knees to the body.
Finnigan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knight trying to land knees to the body.
Finnigan looking to throw knees to the head but Knight is blocking nicely.
Finnigan avoiding damage as Knight throws knees to the body.
Finnigan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knight missing with knees to the body.
Finnigan landing knees to the head.
Finnigan tries to break the clinch but Knight is controlling the position.
Knight missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnigan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knight using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Finnigan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knight landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Finnigan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knight unloads a knee to the mid-section. Finnigan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knight trying to land knees to the body.
Knight lands an elbow inside that Finnigan shrugs off.
Finnigan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Finnigan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Damien Knight seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Finnigan throws an elbow but misses.
Knight crunches a lovely knee into Finnigan's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight landing knees to the head.
Knight scores a nice knee to the body.
Finnigan is trying to maintain a safe position but Knight gets an underhook and turns Finnigan into the cage.
Finnigan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knight crunches a lovely knee into Finnigan's ribcage.
Knight using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Finnigan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knight throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Finnigan blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finnigan gets underhooks to prevent Knight's takedown attempt.
Knight scores with a knee to the head.
Knight connects with a nasty looking knee right to Finnigan's face.
Knight with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knight takes an elbow to the temple.
Knight on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch but Finnigan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knight doesn't manage to clinch there - Finnigan circles away.
Knight is looking to clinch but Finnigan is avoiding it.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Finnigan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Finnigan throws a sloppy head kick
and Knight counters by clinching up.
Knight lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Finnigan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Finnigan misses with an elbow strike.
Finnigan wants to get back to striking at distance but Knight won't allow it.
Finnigan tries to land knees in the clinch but Knight avoids the damage to the body.
Knight lands an elbow just above Finnigan 's eye.
Knight lands an elbow that stopped Finnigan in his tracks for a moment.
Knight keeps control of Finnigan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knight landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knight lands a nice knee to the body.
Knight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Finnigan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Finnigan wants to get back to striking at distance but Knight won't allow it.
Finnigan has had enough of the clinch but Knight keeps him there for the moment.
Finnigan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnigan can't break the clinch.
Finnigan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knight using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knight lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knight throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Finnigan blocks it with crossed arms.
Knight lands an elbow inside that Finnigan shrugs off.
Finnigan tries to land knees in the clinch but Knight avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Knight.
Tim Finnigan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Knight unloads a knee to the mid-section. Finnigan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knight unloads a knee to the mid-section. Finnigan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knight lands a knee to the head.
Finnigan avoiding damage as Knight throws knees to the body.
Knight landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight missing with knees to the body.
Knight manages to break the clinch.
Finnigan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knight counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Knight looks at the referee who does nothing so Knight lands a crushing right that sends Finnigan to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Knight!
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