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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tallak Hrolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey McFinnigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McFinnigan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Game - Hit The J. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tallak Hrolf !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey McFinnigan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFinnigan scores with a three punch combo!
McFinnigan digs a good hook to Hrolf 's body.
Hrolf checks a leg kick nicely.
Hrolf appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
McFinnigan clobbers Hrolf with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A swing and a miss from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan tries to bum rush Hrolf with a series of wild strikes but Hrolf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hrolf tries to counter with a takedown but McFinnigan is quick to defend against it.
McFinnigan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McFinnigan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hrolf has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McFinnigan swings for the body but Hrolf moves out of range.
Hrolf is trying hard to land a takedown here. McFinnigan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A little jabbing left from McFinnigan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hrolf shoots in for a takedown but McFinnigan shows good takedown defense.
A low kick from McFinnigan is predictable there
and Hrolf counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McFinnigan keeping moving, preventing Hrolf from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrolf throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hrolf being controlled here momentarily.
Hrolf trying to control but McFinnigan is working from the bottom.
McFinnigan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hrolf stopping the sweep attempt from McFinnigan.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
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.
Hrolf throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McFinnigan thows a left - swing and a miss!
McFinnigan stuffs the takedown attempt from Hrolf . Hrolf gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tallak Hrolf . That's going to take a lot out of him.
McFinnigan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hrolf .
McFinnigan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McFinnigan lands with a good body shot.
McFinnigan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hrolf feinted with a counter takedown.
McFinnigan avoids the body shot from Hrolf .
McFinnigan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hrolf takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from McFinnigan misses the target.
Hrolf changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hrolf swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hrolf scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Mickey McFinnigan has been cut.
McFinnigan misses with a low kick as Hrolf jumps back.
McFinnigan's coach down at ELITE University of Hard Knocks was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on McFinnigan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hrolf misses with a wild body shot.
Hrolf falls off balance throwing a combination
letting McFinnigan counter with a right hand.
McFinnigan throws a jab when Hrolf was well out of range.
Hrolf lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McFinnigan at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf takes one on the button.
McFinnigan thumps Hrolf with a low kick.
Hrolf misses with a lunging right hand
and McFinnigan counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for McFinnigan.
Hrolf scores with a kick to the body.
McFinnigan throws the left hand but Hrolf avoids the punch easily.
Hrolf swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hrolf tried to score with a low kick but McFinnigan checks it.
McFinnigan works Hrolf 's body with a nice hook.
Hrolf tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McFinnigan delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey McFinnigan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey McFinnigan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McFinnigan thuds a left hand into Hrolf 's body.
A lazy left from McFinnigan finds it's target.
The fighters circling - McFinnigan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for McFinnigan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
McFinnigan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hrolf . Hrolf circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McFinnigan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hrolf slips under a jab.
Mickey McFinnigan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McFinnigan avoids the body shot from Hrolf .
Hrolf swings widly with a right hand
and McFinnigan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McFinnigan checks a leg kick.
McFinnigan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A lazy left from McFinnigan finds it's target.
McFinnigan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hrolf .
Hrolf changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrolf misses the shot to the body.
McFinnigan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McFinnigan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hrolf moves away from the strike by McFinnigan.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hrolf . That's going to slow McFinnigan down.
Hrolf scoring well with a low kick there.
Hrolf is looking to wear down McFinnigan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McFinnigan scores with a shot to the body.
McFinnigan throws a body shot but no joy.
Hrolf changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice shot lands for Hrolf .
Hrolf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hrolf fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf throws a lazy uppercut
and McFinnigan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
It looks like Tallak Hrolf has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hrolf fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McFinnigan.
Hrolf misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - McFinnigan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hrolf feinted with a counter takedown.
McFinnigan 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.
McFinnigan throws a shot from downtown. Hrolf moves away and avoids it.
McFinnigan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McFinnigan wants it to stay on the feet.
McFinnigan lands with a cross.
Hrolf ducks under a wild hook from McFinnigan.
Hrolf attempts a counter takedown but McFinnigan avoids it well and moves away.
Hrolf ducks under a wild hook from McFinnigan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hrolf misses with a looping right.
McFinnigan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hrolf has time to react.
A left and a right from Hrolf both land. Nice combination.
McFinnigan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hrolf is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hrolf shoots for a takedown but McFinnigan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tallak Hrolf . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hrolf .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McFinnigan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on McFinnigan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McFinnigan pushes Hrolf away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hrolf gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
McFinnigan is trying to control Hrolf 's posture but Hrolf avoids it.
Hrolf throwing shots but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Hrolf crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey McFinnigan 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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hrolf misses with a takedown attempt - McFinnigan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McFinnigan throws out a counter right but Hrolf avoids it with no problem.
Hrolf takes one to the chin there.
McFinnigan throws a looping overhand right but Hrolf ducks down to avoid it.
Hrolf does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hrolf throws a low kick but McFinnigan moves out of range easily.
Hrolf throws a low kick but McFinnigan moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McFinnigan connects with a body shot that sends Hrolf 's belly button to the back.
Hrolf swings away with a body shot that misses
and McFinnigan counters with a good low kick that Hrolf was not able to check.
Hrolf needs to keep his hands up - McFinnigan had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrolf blocks a leg kick.
McFinnigan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McFinnigan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McFinnigan with a nice cross.
Hrolf 's jab looks to have found its range, popping McFinnigan under the eye.
McFinnigan lands a jab to the head.
Hrolf is rocked!
Hrolf misses with a series of wild punches.
McFinnigan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hrolf . Hrolf circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oh Hrolf is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf throws a predictable looking body shot
and McFinnigan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hrolf seems to have got his legs back now.
Mickey McFinnigan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McFinnigan connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hrolf on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That kick from McFinnigan tenderised Hrolf 's leg. Hrolf is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hrolf misses with a hook
and McFinnigan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hrolf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McFinnigan moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Hrolf goes down! Can McFinnigan finish him!?
Hrolf bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McFinnigan's guard.
McFinnigan is trying to keep Hrolf in close.
Hrolf throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McFinnigan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf landing with the ground and pound.
Hrolf trying to control but McFinnigan is working from the bottom.
Hrolf throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McFinnigan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hrolf has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hrolf working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McFinnigan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tallak Hrolf overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hrolf stops McFinnigan from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hrolf throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McFinnigan holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hrolf changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McFinnigan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McFinnigan is not content to let Hrolf control the position.
The ground and pound from Hrolf seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hrolf throws an elbow but McFinnigan slips to the side and avoids it well.
McFinnigan tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey McFinnigan really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Hrolf 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McFinnigan scores with a jab to the jaw.
McFinnigan throws a leg kick but Hrolf sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hrolf throws a leg kick that is checked
and McFinnigan counters with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from McFinnigan.
Hrolf misses with a wild body shot.
McFinnigan throws a body shot but no joy.
Hrolf with a lazy takedown attempt
and McFinnigan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hrolf 's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Hrolf .
Hrolf takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hrolf shoots in looking for a takedown. McFinnigan tries to sprawl out of it but Hrolf keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McFinnigan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by McFinnigan. That's going to slow Hrolf down.
McFinnigan cracks Hrolf with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McFinnigan cracks Hrolf with an uppercut from hell and Hrolf crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of McFinnigan's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
McFinnigan throws a strike but Hrolf rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McFinnigan is on top in guard.
Hrolf has McFinnigan pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hrolf keeping full guard, as McFinnigan tries to pass.
Hrolf is trying to keep McFinnigan in close.
Hrolf is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hrolf has McFinnigan pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hrolf is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hrolf accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McFinnigan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McFinnigan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hrolf 's guard.
McFinnigan wants to control from the top but Hrolf keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hrolf wants to hit a switch here but McFinnigan passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hrolf there!
McFinnigan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McFinnigan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey McFinnigan dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Hrolf as he connects with a hook.
McFinnigan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McFinnigan.
Hrolf manages to get an easy takedown there - catching McFinnigan on his heels. He'll look to pass McFinnigan's guard now, I'm sure.
Hrolf won't allow McFinnigan to get back to his feet.
Hrolf landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McFinnigan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hrolf missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFinnigan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hrolf .
Hrolf content to stall in guard here.
Hrolf missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McFinnigan, right into the meat.
McFinnigan throws a hook but Hrolf blocks it.
Hrolf digs a good hook to McFinnigan's body.
McFinnigan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tallak Hrolf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Hrolf misses.
Hrolf tries to move into range but McFinnigan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hrolf takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hrolf misses with a body shot
and McFinnigan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McFinnigan.
Hrolf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McFinnigan.
Hrolf looks to throw a body kick
and McFinnigan counters with an inside leg kick.
Hrolf rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McFinnigan counters with an outside leg kick.
Hrolf throws a lazy right hand but McFinnigan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hrolf misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf swings for the body but McFinnigan moves out of range.
Hrolf misses with a right hand
and McFinnigan counters with a body kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nice body kick from McFinnigan.
McFinnigan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hrolf looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A cross from McFinnigan lands.
Hrolf looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McFinnigan scores with a nice body kick.
McFinnigan thumps Hrolf with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hrolf thows a leg kick but McFinnigan checks it
and McFinnigan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hrolf doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for McFinnigan.
Hrolf lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hrolf is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hrolf knocks McFinnigan to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
McFinnigan is rocked!
McFinnigan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
McFinnigan is still in real trouble! Can Hrolf finish him?
McFinnigan looks like he's trying to stand up.
McFinnigan seems to have recovered his senses.
McFinnigan works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mickey McFinnigan.
I've got McFinnigan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 45:50
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 45:50
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey McFinnigan!
Mickey McFinnigan is the new super heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Mickey McFinnigan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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