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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finn comes to the cage accompanied by Von Bondies - C'mon c'mon. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
37 - 18 - 1 |
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192 lbs
32 - 21 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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
37 - 18 - 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
32 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shawn Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finn tries a head kick but it misses.
Finn misses with a looping left.
Spencer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Finn's head backwards.
Spencer with a nice cross.
Finn shoots in for a takedown but Spencer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Spencer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Finn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spencer.
Spencer misses with a straight right.
Spencer has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Finn is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A slow jab from Spencer misses its intended target.
Finn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A big right from Finn misses.
Finn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Spencers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Finn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finn scores with a nice head shot.
Spencer digs a good hook to Finn's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spencer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Finn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Finn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Spencer counters with a left to the body.
Finn throws a shot from downtown. Spencer moves away and avoids it.
Finn throws a shot from downtown. Spencer moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Spencer. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer looks to land a right hand but Finn moved out of range.
Finn misses with a hook.
Finn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finn tries to work over Spencer's front leg with a kick but Spencer checks it.
Nice defenses there by Spencer.
Finn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Finn wants to clinch.
Shawn Spencer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Finn.
Spencer misses the shot to the body.
Spencer scores with a decent looking hook.
Finn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spencer.
Spencer stuffs the takedown attempt from Finn. Finn gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Finn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spencer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer lands a jab-cross combination.
Spencer thuds his right hand into Finn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Spencer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Finn stopping the sweep attempt from Spencer.
Finn trying to control the position from guard on top but Spencer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finn stopping the sweep attempt from Spencer.
Finn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Spencer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Finn defends it easily.
Finn seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Finn passes Spencer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Spencer has hold of Finn's hands but Finn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Finn content to control rather than advance.
Finn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Spencer is staying active underneath Finn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Finn is looking for a kimura here.
Finn wants to free his trapped foot but Spencer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Spencer wants to control but Finn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Finn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Spencer has managed to free his arm - good work.
Spencer wants to sweep but Finn has passed to side control!
Spencer is trying to improve his position.
Finn working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spencer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Finn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Spencer sneaks back into half guard.
Finn wants to take a breather but Spencer is having none of it.
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 Mickey Finn will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Spencer moves away from the strike by Finn.
Finn connects with the punch.
Spencer scores with a hook to the body. Finn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Finn slips a jab from Spencer.
Spencer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Finn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spencer staying out of range there.
Finn dives in and grabs Spencer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Spencer pushes down on Finn's head and hops out.
Finn shoots in looking for a takedown but Spencer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Finn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Spencer misses with a lunging right hand
and Finn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Finn misses with a hook. Spencer ducked under it nicely.
Finn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spencer.
Finn throws an off balance right hand
and Spencer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spencer looks to land a right hand but Finn moved out of range.
Spencer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spencer throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Spencer to the mat! Spencer manages to get full guard.
Finn landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn with a nice head shot there.
Spencer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Finn defends it easily.
Spencer is looking to cinch up a triangle. Finn throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Spencer's body to avoid the submission. Spencer has instead reached around Finn's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Spencer arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Shawn Spencer!
A very excited looking Shawn Spencer 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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