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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Herald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finn's entrance music is Von Bondies - C'mon c'mon. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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197 lbs
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191 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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
33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mickey Finn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Travis Herald!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herald looks to score with a jab to the body but Finn is just out of range.
Herald misses with a low kick.
Herald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Herald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finn.
Herald missing with a left hand there. Finn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Herald throws a lazy uppercut
and Finn counters with a left to the body.
Finn has Herald up against the cage in a clinch.
Finn pushes Herald back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Herald misses with a punch on the inside.
Herald tries a body shot but Finn blocks it.
Herald wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Finn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Herald after a bit of a struggle.
Herald breaks from the clinch.
Herald misses with a looping right.
Herald misses with an uppercut.
Finn moves in looking to clinch but Herald pushes him off.
Finn avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herald ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Herald.
Finn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Finn ducks under a wild hook from Herald.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Herald enables Finn to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Herald manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Herald is trying to control the position but Finn postures up.
Finn wants to control from the top but Herald keeps moving.
Finn is fighting to break Herald's control of his arms but Herald is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Finn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Herald is keeping the position for now.
Herald trying to keep a closed guard but Finn is proving a slippery customer.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Travis Herald wasn't active enough on the ground.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Finn is defended easily by Herald.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Finn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herald fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finn clinches up with Herald and pushes him back against the cage.
Finn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Herald.
Herald throws a looping overhand right but Finn ducks down to avoid it.
Herald looks to land a combination but Finn avoids it well.
A jab lands there for Finn.
Finn slips a jab and a cross from Herald.
Finn goes for a double leg but Herald avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Herald continues to drive forward.
Come on Finn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Herald is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn blocks a body shot from Herald.
Herald manages to break the clinch.
Finn throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Herald tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Finn is in Herald's guard.
Finn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Finn wants to pass the guard but Herald is keeping the position.
Finn trying to control but Herald is working from the bottom.
Finn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Herald's head.
Herald controls Finn momentarily but Finn frees himself.
Herald kicks Finn off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herald scores with a jab.
It looks like Mickey Finn has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finn dips to his left and cracks Herald with an uppercut!
Finn scores with a three punch combo!
Nice defenses there by Finn.
Herald throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finn throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Herald tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Finn is in Herald's guard.
Finn wants to control from the top but Herald keeps moving.
Finn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Herald swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Finn with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finn looking to sit in guard and control but Herald gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Herald throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Finn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Finn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Finn misses.
Finn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Herald misses.
Finn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finn looks to land a combination but Herald avoids it well.
Finn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Herald throws out a loose jab but Finn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finn blocks the body kick.
Herald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finn.
Herald throws a hook but Finn blocks it.
No luck for Finn with that takedown attempt.
Finn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Herald.
Finn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Herald manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Herald thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finn clinches with his opponent.
Herald tries to stall but Finn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn blocking some punches.
Herald can't break the clinch.
Finn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Herald's elbow.
Herald prevents a takedown attempt there.
Herald tries to circle away but Finn has him pinned against the cage.
Herald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Herald is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Finn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herald swings wildly with an uppercut but Finn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herald misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finn works on Herald's body with a couple of short punches.
Finn looking for a takedown.
Herald is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herald misses with a punch to the body.
Herald misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Herald creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Finn can't get the takedown.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herald is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Finn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Finn goes for a double leg but Herald avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Herald continues to drive forward.
Herald trying to control the position but instead, Finn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Herald into the cage.
Finn manages to break the clinch.
Travis Herald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Herald checks it well.
Herald walks into a jab.
The fighters circling - Herald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A left and a right from Herald both land. Nice combination.
Herald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Finn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Herald with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Finn to score with a decent uppercut.
Finn shoots in but no luck this time.
Finn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Finn thows a body shot but no joy.
Herald misses with a series of wild punches.
Travis Herald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finn misses with a looping right.
Finn misses with a hook. Herald ducked under it nicely.
Finn avoids the body shot from Herald.
Herald walks into a straight right hand from Finn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finn goes for a double leg but Herald avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Herald continues to drive forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herald misses with a punch on the inside.
Herald working aggressively here.
Finn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Finn tries to score a body lock takedown but Herald shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Herald wants to stall.
Travis Herald seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Finn manages to break the clinch.
Travis Herald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finn misses with a straight left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Herald.
Herald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finn.
Herald has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Herald there as he acknowledges the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finn dives in and scores a takedown into Herald's guard.
Herald has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Herald wants to get back to his feet but Finn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Travis Herald will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mickey Finn's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Herald throws a solid leg kick but Finn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Herald.
Herald stuffs the takedown attempt from Finn. Finn gets slowly back to his feet.
Finn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Herald is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Herald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Herald connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finn. Herald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Herald ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big left from Herald misses.
Finn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Herald is fending him off so far but Finn persists. Nope, Herald circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Finn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Finn showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Finn wants to control but Herald is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herald is controlling Finn's trapped leg to prevent Finn from advancing to side control.
Finn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Herald tries to kick Finn off but Finn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Herald manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Herald manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Finn manages to get himself to full guard.
Herald trying to control the position from guard on top but Finn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Herald sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Herald stays in close to Finn's body and controls the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Finn is on top in guard.
Finn is in close to Herald's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Herald is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Finn is controlling him.
Mickey Finn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Finn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Finn wants to pass the guard but Herald is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herald wants to control the position but Finn says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Herald is refusing to be controlled, as Finn sits in half guard.
Herald is doing well to control the position and prevent Finn from advancing to side control.
Finn wants to control but Herald is keeping him busy.
Herald avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Finn.
Herald moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Herald keeping moving, preventing Finn from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herald avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Herald is controlling Finn's posture.
Finn wants to control from the top but Herald keeps moving.
Finn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Herald works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Herald pulls Finn in close to his closed guard and prevents Finn from doing any damage or advancing position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Herald scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finn defending well as Herald loads up on a big left hand.
Finn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Finn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Finn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mickey Finn.
I think Finn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split 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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