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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fighter Finley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nico Roso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fighter Finley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fighter Finley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nico Roso!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finley closes the distance and pushes Roso back into the cage.
Finley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roso's efforts to push away.
Roso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roso swinging wildly here.
Finley tries to clinch up but Roso circles away and keeps his distance.
Finley is looking to clinch.
Finley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Finley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Finley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roso keeps the fight on the outside.
Finley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM in the buildup to the fight.
Roso goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Fighter Finley has been cut.
Finley wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finley. Roso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roso unleashes a big counter combination but Finley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Roso misses with a double jab.
Finley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roso slips a straight right by Finley.
As Finley backs off Roso throws a huge counter combo but Finley manages to avoid it all.
Some wild striking there from Finley.
Roso lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roso throws a right hand that Finley ducks under and follows up with a left that Finley also avoids with ease.
Finley is looking for a counter combo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good leg kick by Finley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Roso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Finley scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Nico Roso has been cut.
Finley looks to land a combination but Roso avoids it well.
Roso lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Roso swats away the attempt to clinch by Finley.
Roso lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Roso's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Roso duly obliges.
Finley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roso.
Roso misses with a two punch combination.
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!
No joy there for Roso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Finley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Finley's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Finley duly obliges.
Finley moves in looking to clinch but Roso pushes him off.
Finley throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Finley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roso.
Finley 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.
Finley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roso takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Finley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roso fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Roso does no damage.
Finley throws a nice looking combination but Roso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Finley circles away quickly and effectively.
Roso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Finley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roso lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Roso lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Finley backs up against the cage.
Roso throws a one two combo.
Roso looks winded!
Finley tries to bum rush Roso with a series of wild strikes but Roso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Finley tries to clinch but Roso moves out of range.
Roso lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Finley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Finley looks to land a combination. Roso sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Roso misses with a wild combination.
Finley is looking to clinch but Roso is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley misses with a series of wild punches.
Roso dodges the punch combination from Finley.
Roso is working the combinations to good effect here.
Finley swinging wildly here.
Roso tries to bum rush Finley with a series of wild strikes but Finley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Finley scores with a head kick.
Finley is looking to clinch but Roso is avoiding it.
Roso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Finley throws a body shot but no joy.
Roso misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Finley. Those never looked like landing.
As Finley backs off Roso throws a huge counter combo but Finley manages to avoid it all.
Roso ducks under a wild hook from Finley.
Roso goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Finley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roso throws a nice looking combination but Finley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roso throws a series of punches but Finley moves out of range.
Finley is looking to wear down Roso with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fight stays on the outside here - Finley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roso throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Finley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Finley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Finley works over Roso's head and body with a nice combination.
Roso is rocked!
Roso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roso lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Roso misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Roso misses.
Roso takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Finley keeps Roso at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roso scores with a one two! Finley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Roso.
Finley clinches with his opponent.
Finley misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nico Roso dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Finley scores with a jab to the head.
Roso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finley misses with a wild combination.
Roso scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Roso avoids the body shot from Finley.
Roso dodges the punch combination from Finley.
Roso misses with the combination.
Roso throws a right and a left that Finley avoids nicely.
Finley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roso scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roso tries to bum rush Finley with a series of wild strikes but Finley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Finley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roso.
As Finley backs off Roso throws a huge counter combo but Finley manages to avoid it all.
Finley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Finley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roso throws a nice looking combination but Finley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roso is breathing heavily.
Finley tries to clinch but Roso is having none of it.
Roso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Roso both land. Nice combination.
Fighter Finley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Finley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Finley lands a body shot.
Finley tries to clinch but Roso is having none of it.
Nico Roso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Finley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roso misses with a few strikes there.
Finley swinging wildly here.
Finley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roso.
Finley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Left hook, right uppercut from Roso.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Roso's hands.
Finley throws a series of punches but Roso avoids them all with ease.
Roso feints a jab promting Finley to slip. Roso then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Finley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Roso swats away the attempt to clinch by Finley.
Finley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Finley misses.
Roso takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finley lands with a hook. Roso tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Roso scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Finley lands with a nice combination. Roso backs away looking to recover.
Roso tries to bum rush Finley with a series of wild strikes but Finley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roso scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Roso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Finley is looking to counter punch.
Finley cracks a nice hook into Roso's ribs.
Finley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Roso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Finley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Roso throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Finley digs a good body shot into Roso's ribs.
Finley instigates a clinch.
Finley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roso working hard to break the clinch.
Finley throws an elbow but it misses.
Finley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roso's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Finley.
Finley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finley wants to get back to striking at distance but Roso won't allow it.
Finley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Finley tries to work over Roso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Finley misses with a knee strike.
Roso blocks an uppercut.
Finley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Roso checks a leg kick.
Finley fails to land with a series of punches.
Roso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Finley misses.
Roso lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Finley backs up against the cage.
Finley misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roso misses with a wild combination.
Roso swinging wildly here.
Roso lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Roso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finley slips a jab and a cross from Roso.
Finley connects with a solid leg kick.
Finley misses with a wild body shot.
Finley bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Finley cracks Roso with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Finley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roso circles away quickly and effectively.
Roso is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Some wild striking there from Roso.
It looked like Finley was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Finley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Finley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Finley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roso misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nico Roso will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Finley rushes Roso and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finley.
Roso looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Finley wants to get back to striking at distance but Roso won't allow it.
Finley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Finley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Finley misses with a punch to the body.
Finley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roso's defenses.
Finley misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roso wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Roso manages to break the clinch.
Finley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley lands a glancing blow to the side of Roso's head.
Finley misses with a wild body shot.
Roso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Finley has closed the distance and engaged Roso in a clinch.
Finley misses with a punch on the inside.
Finley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Finley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Roso is looking to break free of the clinch but Finley has double underhooks.
Finley struggles to land a body shot inside as Roso controls his hands.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Roso in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Finley lands an elbow inside.
Fighter Finley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Finley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Finley misses with a punch on the inside.
Roso managing to block the knees to the body from Finley.
Roso keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Finley's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Finley tries a body shot but Roso blocks it.
Roso is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roso avoids the elbow strike from Finley, against the cage.
Finley tries to land knees in the clinch but Roso avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Finley working aggressively here.
Finley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Finley throws a head punch that misses.
Finley tries to work over Roso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roso blocks a body shot from Finley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roso's face.
Finley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Finley tries to throw a body punch but Roso avoids it by throwing Finley back against the cage.
Finley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roso blocks a body shot from Finley.
Finley has a couple of punches blocked by Roso.
Roso wants to break the clinch but can't.
Finley misses with the head strike.
Finley lands a nice elbow.
Finley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Finley has had enough of the clinch but Roso keeps him there for the moment.
Roso blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finley keeps control of Roso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Finley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Roso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A cross from Finley lands.
Roso moves away from the strike by Finley.
Finley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Finley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Roso's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Roso scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roso.
Nico Roso is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Roso lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Finley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finley misses with a head kick.
Fighter Finley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roso lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Roso!
And that's the end of the fight!
Fighter Finley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Roso has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nico Roso!
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