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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bart Finkelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bart Finkelton had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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174 cm
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161 lbs
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180 cm
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165 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bart Finkelton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Moore! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Moore shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Finkelton pinned against the cage. Finkelton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Finkelton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moore doesn't seem bothered though. Moore takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Moore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finkelton.
Finkelton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moore takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moore.
Moore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Moore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Finkelton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Finkelton throws a right and a left that Moore avoids nicely. A punch combination from Finkelton misses. We've been informed that Moore has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Moore dives in for a single leg takedown but Finkelton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Moore is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Finkelton is defending well for now. Finkelton working hard to break the clinch. Moore tries to land knees in the clinch but Finkelton avoids the damage to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Finkelton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Finkelton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round. Moore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Finkelton avoids it. Moore lands a knee to the head.
Finkelton lands a hook that snaps the head of Moore backwards. Moore unloads a knee to the mid-section. Finkelton tries to circle away but Moore has him pinned against the cage. Finkelton misses with some punches.
Moore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Finkelton takes an elbow to the temple. Finkelton lands with a light punch inside. Finkelton is trying to break the clinch but Moore has him pressed against the cage. Moore is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Moore lands an elbow inside. Finkelton is trying to break the clinch but Moore is controlling him. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Moore connects with a knee to the head.
Finkelton has had enough of the clinch but Moore keeps him there for the moment. Finkelton manages to break the clinch.
Finkelton slips a jab and a cross from Moore.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Moore lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Moore tries to clinch but Finkelton moves out of range. Moore shoots in and drives through. Finkelton sprawls well. Bart Finkelton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Moore. Moore gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Finkelton counters with a one-two to the body. Bart Finkelton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Finkelton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moore's head. Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Finkelton paws at him with a jab and circles away. Finkelton lands a nice hook to Moore's body. Moore takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Moore blocks a jab. Moore dives in for a single leg takedown but Finkelton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Finkelton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Finkelton avoiding damage as Moore throws knees to the body.
Finkelton lands with a short shot to the head. Moore is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Finkelton is defending well for now. Finkelton lands with a left to the head. Moore lands a good knee to the midsection. Finkelton won't want to take too many of those. Finkelton tries to break the clinch but Moore is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Finkelton lands a left hand.
Finkelton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moore lands a nice knee to the body. Moore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Finkelton is trying to break the clinch but Moore has him pressed against the cage. Finkelton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Finkelton wants to get back to striking at distance but Moore won't allow it.
Finkelton lands with a left to the head. Moore misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Finkelton.
Finkelton managing to block the knees to the body from Moore.
Finkelton is trying to break free. Finkelton is trying to break free. Finkelton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Finkelton is trying to break the clinch but Moore has him pressed against the cage. Moore lands a damaging elbow. Finkelton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Moore dives in and grabs Finkelton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Finkelton pushes down on Moore's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Finkelton misses with a double jab.
Finkelton jabs Moore right on the nose. Moore blinks but takes it well. Finkelton misses with a body shot.
Finkelton lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Moore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Moore tries to clinch up. Bart Finkelton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Finkelton misses with a series of wild punches.
Finkelton misses with a wild combination.
Finkelton lands with a hook. Moore tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Finkelton!
Moore pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. A right-left combo lands from Moore.
It looks like Bart Finkelton has been cut. Moore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bart Finkelton will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Bart Finkelton's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Moore shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Finkelton defends it nicely. Bart Finkelton is winning the standup battle so far. A looping hook to the body misses from Finkelton. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet. Moore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finkelton throws a right and a left that Moore avoids nicely. Moore throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. A jab lands there for Finkelton. Finkelton throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Finkelton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finkelton slaps away a takedown attempt from Moore, before circling back to the center of the mat. Bart Finkelton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Finkelton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moore is defended easily by Finkelton. Bart Finkelton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Moore. Finkelton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Moore is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round. Finkelton throws a nice looking combination but Moore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. No luck with that takedown attempt from Moore. A lazy left from Finkelton finds it's target. Moore is still on wobbly legs! Can Finkelton finish him? Moore tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Finkelton defends well and Moore ends up having to push Finkelton into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Moore seems to have recovered his senses. Moore misses with a body punch.
Finkelton tries to circle away but Moore has him pinned against the cage. Moore prevents Finkelton from breaking the clinch. Moore tries to land knees in the clinch but Finkelton avoids the damage to the body. Finkelton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moore has him pressed against the cage. Finkelton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Finkelton blocks the elbow strike.
Moore misses with a knee to the head. Moore tries a knee to the head but Finkelton blocks it.
Finkelton is trying to break free. Finkelton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Finkelton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Finkelton has had enough of the clinch but Moore keeps him there for the moment. Finkelton is trying to break the clinch but Moore is controlling him. Moore keeps control of Finkelton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Finkelton working hard to break the clinch. Finkelton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Finkelton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Moore tries to land knees in the clinch but Finkelton avoids the damage to the body. Moore keeps control of Finkelton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. A frustrated look appears on Finkelton's face as he tries to break the clinch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Moore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Finkelton avoids it. Moore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finkelton's elbow. Finkelton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Finkelton is trying to break the clinch but Moore has him pressed against the cage. Moore tries to land knees in the clinch but Finkelton avoids the damage to the body. Tom Moore seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Finkelton wants to get back to striking at distance but Moore won't allow it.
Finkelton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Finkelton misses the jab. Moore tries to score a power double leg takedown but Finkelton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moore somewhat. Moore shoots in for a double leg but Finkelton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Moore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Finkelton counters with a straight right hand. Finkelton lands a two punch combo.
Moore shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Finkelton as he jumps to the side. Moore is breathing heavily. Finkelton scores with a hook. Moore throws a sloppy head kick and Finkelton moves out of range easily. No joy there for Finkelton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Finkelton jabs at Moore's body. Finkelton misses with a two punch combination.
Moore tries to score a power double leg takedown but Finkelton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moore somewhat. Moore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Finkelton scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Finkelton keeps the fight on the outside. Finkelton lands a body shot.
Moore fails with a takedown attempt. Finkelton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. No joy there for Finkelton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Finkelton jabs at Moore's body. Finkelton scores with the left hand. Moore knows he should have avoided that one. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Finkelton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Finkelton lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Moore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Finkelton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Moore throws a nice looking combination but Finkelton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Finkelton dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Bart Finkelton's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Finkelton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Finkelton feints a jab promting Moore to slip. Finkelton then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Moore slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Finkelton drops Moore with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Moore looks back up at him and smiles so Finkelton waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. and Finkelton counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Moore! He's just covering up as Finkelton starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bart Finkelton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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