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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Finkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achilles Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
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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
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Finkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Achilles Leonidas!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finkle wants to clinch up but Leonidas keeps it at a distance.
A low kick from Leonidas is predictable there
and Finkle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Leonidas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Finkle counters with an inside leg kick.
Leonidas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finkle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leonidas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Finkle lands with a straight right. Leonidas didn't see that one coming.
Leonidas is looking to chop away at Finkle's legs.
Finkle checks a leg kick.
A head kick by Leonidas misses
enabling Finkle to counter with a crisp jab.
Leonidas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Finkle. That did some damage!
Finkle blocks the body kick.
Finkle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A leg kick checked by Finkle.
Leonidas misses with a head kick.
Finkle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leonidas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finkle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leonidas.
Leonidas cracks the inside of Finkle's front leg.
Jab, jab by Finkle - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonidas ducks right into an uppercut from Finkle.
Leonidas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Finkle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Leonidas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Finkle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Finkle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leonidas was well out of range. Poor timing from Finkle.
Finkle tries to close the distance and clinch but Leonidas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Finkle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Leonidas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finkle.
Finkle looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonidas is just out of range.
Finkle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finkle checks a low kick from Leonidas.
Leonidas scoring well with a low kick there.
Leonidas scores with a jab to the head.
Leonidas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Leonidas throws a head kick that misses.
Leonidas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Finkle finds it's way round the side to connect with Leonidas's head.
Achilles Leonidas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finkle thows a body shot but no joy.
Finkle is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Finkle slips a jab and a cross from Leonidas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle throws out a loose jab but Leonidas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finkle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Finkle tries to close the distance and clinch but Leonidas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonidas is looking to score with low kicks.
Leonidas is looking to score with low kicks.
Leonidas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leonidas has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Leonidas moves out of range of the body kick.
Finkle moves out of range of the body kick.
Finkle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Finkle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Finkle looks to throw the jab but Leonidas is out of range.
Finkle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leonidas on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Leonidas. Those never looked like landing.
Leonidas moves out of range as Finkle throws a body kick.
Finkle is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Leonidas misses with a body kick.
Leonidas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Leonidas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finkle.
A jab from Finkle misses.
Leonidas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leonidas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle wants to clinch.
Leonidas misses with a straight right.
Finkle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leonidas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leonidas blocks a head kick by Finkle.
Leonidas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Leonidas misses with an uppercut. Finkle saw that one coming.
Leonidas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Finkle closes the distance and clinches.
Finkle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Achilles Leonidas has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Finkle throws an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Finkle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leonidas backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leonidas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Finkle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Leonidas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Finkle lands a nice uppercut.
Leonidas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonidas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Finkle on the inside.
Finkle scores with a shoulder strike.
Leonidas misses with a punch on the inside.
Leonidas is trying to push Finkle away but Finkle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Leonidas avoiding damage as Finkle throws knees to the body.
Finkle prevents a body shot from Leonidas.
Leonidas tries to pull guard but Finkle won't allow it.
Leonidas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finkle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Finkle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Leonidas tries to break free but Finkle pushes him back against the cage.
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 Ray Finkle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Achilles Leonidas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Leonidas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leonidas moves out of range as Finkle throws a body kick.
Finkle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leonidas.
Leonidas thows a leg kick but Finkle checks it
and Finkle counters with a right hand to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leonidas.
Finkle is looking to clinch.
Leonidas throws a low kick but Finkle avoids it.
Finkle avoids the head kick by Leonidas.
Leonidas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leonidas thows a leg kick but Finkle checks it
enabling Finkle to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body kick there by Finkle.
Finkle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leonidas throws a leg kick
and Finkle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leonidas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Finkle counters with a right hand to the body.
Finkle closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonidas throws a low kick but Finkle avoids it.
Finkle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ray Finkle is winning the standup battle so far.
Finkle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finkle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Finkle misses.
Finkle slips under a jab.
Finkle lands with a slapping head kick.
Leonidas cracks the inside of Finkle's front leg.
A low kick from Leonidas misses
and Finkle counters with a nice uppercut.
Finkle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Finkle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Leonidas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Finkle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Finkle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leonidas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leonidas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice defenses there by Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a wild body kick that Finkle sees coming a mile off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Finkle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finkle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Leonidas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finkle.
Leonidas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leonidas misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leonidas. Leonidas obviously looking to wear him down.
Finkle tries to clinch but Leonidas moves out of range.
Leonidas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Finkle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a leg kick but Finkle checks it.
Finkle throws a low kick but Leonidas avoids it.
Finkle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leonidas loads up on a big right hand but Finkle slips the punch.
Leonidas tried to score with a low kick but Finkle checks it.
Leonidas thows a body shot but no joy.
Finkle throws an off balance right hand
and Leonidas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Leonidas looks to land a right hand but Finkle moved out of range.
Finkle misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Finkle misses.
Finkle tries a head kick but it misses.
Leonidas scores with a head kick. Finkle tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Finkle takes a swing at Leonidas's ribcage but misses.
Finkle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonidas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas lands a leg kick that knocks Finkle off balance momentarily.
Finkle looks to land a left hand but Leonidas moved out of range nicely.
Finkle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leonidas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Leonidas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Leonidas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Finkle finds it's way round the side to connect with Leonidas's head.
Leonidas misses with the combination.
Finkle forces Leonidas back against the cage and clinches.
Leonidas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finkle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leonidas blocks a leg kick.
Leonidas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Finkle tries to move into range but Leonidas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Finkle cracks Leonidas with an open hand slap.
Leonidas throws a leg kick that misses.
Finkle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finkle.
Leonidas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finkle fails with an attempt to clinch.
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!
Finkle misses with a body shot.
Finkle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Finkle misses with a two punch combination.
Finkle blocks the body kick.
Finkle throws a big shot that misses.
Leonidas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab lands there for Finkle.
Leonidas throws a sloppy head kick and Finkle moves out of range easily.
Leonidas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finkle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leonidas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Leonidas lands a jab to the head.
Leonidas tries a head kick but it misses.
Finkle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Finkle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Achilles Leonidas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Finkle throws a chopping leg kick but Leonidas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Leonidas blocks the leg kick.
Leonidas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finkle moves out of range of the body kick.
Finkle misses the jab.
Leonidas throws a front kick aimed at Finkle's knee but Finkle avoids it well.
Finkle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leonidas moves away.
Leonidas lands a nice looking body shot.
Finkle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Leonidas lands a front kick.
Leonidas scoring well with a low kick there.
Decent striking displayed by Finkle there.
Finkle scores with a kick to the body.
Finkle tries to clinch up but Leonidas circles away and keeps his distance.
Leonidas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Finkle misses with a body shot.
Leonidas moves out of range as Finkle strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Leonidas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Leonidas. Leonidas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Finkle tests Leonidas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leonidas blocks a leg kick.
Finkle checks a leg kick.
Finkle misses the shot to the body.
Finkle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Finkle lands a jab to Leonidas's midsection.
An inside leg kick from Leonidas misses.
Finkle lands a jab to the nose.
Leonidas throws a head kick but Finkle moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Leonidas.
Leonidas lands a nice shot to the body.
Leonidas connects with a leg kick. Finkle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Finkle displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Leonidas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Finkle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Achilles Leonidas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Finkle fails to land with a series of punches.
Leonidas ducks under a wild hook from Finkle.
Finkle blocks a head kick by Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a leg kick but Finkle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Finkle throws a hook but Leonidas blocks it.
Leonidas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leonidas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That kick from Finkle tenderised Leonidas's leg. Leonidas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leonidas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Finkle at a distance.
Finkle lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Leonidas throws a hook but Finkle avoids it easily.
Finkle explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Leonidas throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Leonidas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Finkle - the referee stops the clock and Leonidas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Finkle. Leonidas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Finkle works Leonidas's body with a nice hook.
Finkle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Finkle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leonidas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle tries to clinch up.
Finkle throws the left hand but Leonidas avoids the punch easily.
Finkle lands a head shot.
Leonidas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finkle was well out of range. Poor timing from Leonidas.
Finkle darts in trying to clinch
and Finkle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Leonidas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a head kick but Finkle moves out of range.
Finkle slips a straight right by Leonidas.
Leonidas misses with a right hand
and Finkle counters with a nice kick to the body.
Leonidas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Finkle.
Leonidas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leonidas. That's going to slow Finkle down.
Leonidas jabs Finkle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Leonidas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Finkle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finkle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Finkle sizes up Leonidas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Leonidas throws a leg kick but Finkle checks it.
Finkle connects with a jab.
Finkle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Leonidas is looking to land body kicks.
Leonidas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leonidas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finkle goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Finkle fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick by Leonidas misses
and Finkle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leonidas drops his hands momentarily and Finkle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leonidas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A head kick misses from Finkle.
That kick from Leonidas tenderised Finkle's leg. Finkle is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Finkle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Finkle 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Finkle!
A very excited looking Ray Finkle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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