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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leopold Stotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Finkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stotch's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, boom baby. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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203 lbs
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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
28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leopold Stotch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ray Finkle!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stotch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stotch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stotch motions for Finkle to come forward. Stotch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stotch.
Finkle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Finkle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Finkle moves out of range of the strikes.
Finkle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stotch to score with a decent uppercut.
Finkle checks a low kick from Stotch.
Finkle follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Stotch has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID260K) in the buildup to the fight.
Finkle drops his hands momentarily and Stotch takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stotch throws a head kick but Finkle moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Finkle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stotch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stotch moves out of range of the strikes.
Stotch lands with a hook. Finkle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Finkle has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stotch shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Leopold Stotch has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Finkle.
A big left from Finkle misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stotch connects with a crisp jab.
Finkle throws a head kick but Stotch moves out of range.
Stotch throws a good cross that connects.
Stotch throws a good cross that connects.
Finkle wants to clinch up but Stotch keeps it at a distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Finkle.
Finkle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finkle explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stotch is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stotch. Finkle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stotch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Finkle lands a big shot that drops Stotch! Can he finish him?
Stotch is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finkle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Oh Stotch is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Finkle's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Finkle stands and throws Stotch's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stotch seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stotch is not content to let Finkle control the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Finkle throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Stotch is looking to regain half guard here but Finkle keeps moving and retains side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Stotch tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Finkle wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stotch struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stotch tries to buck Finkle off but Finkle is having none of it.
Stotch wants to control but Finkle postures up.
Finkle working the ground and pound but Stotch is defending the strikes.
Finkle in side control lands a decent elbow.
Finkle tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Stotch struggling a bit here.
Stotch sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Finkle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkle is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Finkle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Finkle controlling the action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stotch looking for submissions off his back.
Finkle controlling the action here.
Stotch tries to get to full guard but Finkle has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finkle slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Finkle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leopold Stotch's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stotch connects with a high kick.
Stotch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stotch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Finkle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stotch checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Finkle throws a right and a left that Stotch avoids nicely.
Stotch tries to score with a low kick but Finkle moves his leg out of the way.
Stotch scores with a crisp jab that stopped Finkle in his tracks.
Finkle throws a leg kick that misses.
Leopold Stotch is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finkle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Finkle.
Finkle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stotch finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Finkle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stotch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Finkle on the side of the head.
Stotch connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stotch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Finkle's calf.
That kick from Stotch tenderised Finkle's leg. Finkle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stotch connects with a leg kick. Finkle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good leg kick by Finkle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Finkle throws a nice looking combination but Stotch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Finkle throws a shot from downtown. Stotch moves away and avoids it.
Finkle misses with a head kick.
Finkle is looking to score with low kicks.
Stotch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Finkle's sensitive parts.
Stotch misses with a low kick.
Stotch throws a wild body kick that Finkle sees coming a mile off.
Finkle steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Stotch.
Finkle throws a shot from downtown. Stotch moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stotch throws out the jab.
Finkle throws out a counter right but Stotch avoids it with no problem.
Finkle throws the left hand but Stotch avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stotch avoids the head kick by Finkle.
Finkle misses with a low kick.
Finkle checks a leg kick.
Finkle misses with a body shot.
Finkle misses with a two punch combination.
Stotch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Finkle ducks right into an uppercut from Stotch.
Finkle fails in his attempt to clinch.
And Stotch counters with a quick kick to the body but Finkle blocks it.
Finkle blocks a leg kick.
Stotch stuns Finkle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stotch moves out of range of the strikes.
Stotch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stotch misses with a leg kick.
Stotch lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick lands from Finkle that sends Stotch to the canvas. Stotch tries to scramble back to his feet but Finkle brings him back down into side control.
Stotch is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Finkle off and has taken his back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
I really don't envy Finkle right now.
Finkle keeps trying to improve his position.
Finkle just trying to survive but Stotch is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Finkle rolls, trying to escape but Stotch keeps control of the position.
Finkle preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Stotch.
Stotch patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stotch working for the choke.
Stotch is trying to stick to Finkle's back but Finkle is turning into Stotch. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Stotch's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Finkle.
Finkle wants to pass the guard but Stotch is keeping the position.
Stotch working a defensive guard here.
Stotch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stotch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Finkle controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Finkle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stotch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Leopold Stotch will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leopold Stotch's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Stotch cracks Finkle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stotch throws a body punch but Finkle moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Finkle! But no joy.
Stotch throws a head kick but Finkle moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Finkle.
Stotch slips under a jab from Finkle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stotch.
Finkle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stotch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Finkle misses with a lunging right hand
and Stotch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stotch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Finkle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stotch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Finkle counters with a nice body shot.
Leopold Stotch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Stotch.
Finkle checks a leg kick nicely.
Stotch lands a jab to Finkle's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle cracks Stotch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Finkle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stotch counters with a left to the body.
Stotch tries to land a leg kick but Finkle saw it coming and moves away.
Finkle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stotch half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Stotch.
Stotch cracks Finkle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stotch scores with a leg kick.
Stotch wants to land a leg kick but Finkle is out of range.
Finkle on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Finkle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stotch fires out a quick counter leg kick but Finkle just manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Finkle blocks the leg kick.
Finkle misses with a head kick.
Stotch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stotch throws a looping overhand right but Finkle ducks down to avoid it.
Stotch throws out a loose jab but Finkle uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Finkle misses.
Stotch cracks the inside of Finkle's front leg.
Finkle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stotch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
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!
Stotch throws a solid leg kick but Finkle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stotch.
Finkle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stotch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Finkle checks a low kick from Stotch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Finkle, right into the meat.
Stotch 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.
Finkle throws a leg kick
and Stotch counters with a slapping leg kick.
Finkle 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.
Stotch slips under a jab from Finkle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stotch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Finkle. That did some damage!
Jab, jab by Finkle - just one landing.
Finkle loads up on a big right hand but Stotch slips the punch.
Finkle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stotch finds it's way round the side to connect with Finkle's head.
A combination from Finkle does no damage.
Stotch misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from Finkle misses.
Finkle takes a swing at Stotch's ribcage but misses.
Finkle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stotch throws a front kick aimed at Finkle's knee but Finkle avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stotch.
Finkle misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Finkle is predictable there
and Stotch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stotch cracks the inside of Finkle's front leg.
Stotch clobbers Finkle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Stotch!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finkle tries to clinch but Stotch moves out of range.
Stotch fires out a quick counter leg kick but Finkle just manages to avoid it.
Stotch tries to work over Finkle's front leg with a kick but Finkle checks it.
Stotch moves out of range as Finkle throws a body kick.
Stotch digs a good body shot into Finkle's ribs.
Finkle looks to score with a jab to the body but Stotch is just out of range.
Stotch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Finkle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Finkle lands a jab to the head.
Stotch thumps Finkle with a low kick.
Stotch blocks a jab.
Stotch lands an overhand right.
Finkle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leopold Stotch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stotch 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ray Finkle!
During a confident post fight interview, Ray Finkle thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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