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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Finkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Average Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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196 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
32 - 22 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Ray Finkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Average Joe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Joe.
Joe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Joe throws a big shot that misses.
Finkle misses with a body shot.
Joe throws a shot from downtown. Finkle moves away and avoids it.
Finkle lets loose with a powerful body kick. Joe will feel that in the morning.
Finkle throws out a loose jab but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finkle with a nice cross.
Joe cracks Finkle with an open hand slap.
Joe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Finkle lands with a hook. Joe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Finkle checks a low kick from Joe.
Finkle misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Finkle fails to land with a series of punches.
Finkle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Finkle throws a hook but Joe avoids it easily.
Finkle cracks Joe with an uppercut from hell and Joe crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Finkle's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Joe is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe controlling Finkle's posture.
Finkle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Joe is keeping the position for now.
Joe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Finkle controls the pace.
Joe pulls Finkle in to control the position.
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.
Finkle showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Joe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Finkle fails to land with a series of punches.
Finkle walks forward, straight into a front kick from Joe.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Finkle with a jab.
Nice shot by Joe.
Joe ducks straight into an uppercut from Finkle and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Joe manages to regain guard straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finkle trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Joe wants to get back to his feet but Finkle is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Finkle sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Joe is looking to stand up but Finkle isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Finkle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Finkle slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Finkle's corner calls for a 1-2. Finkle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ray Finkle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finkle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Finkle slaps away a takedown attempt from Joe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Joe lands a nice shot that snaps Finkle's head back.
Joe gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Finkle gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Joe is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Finkle!
A victorious Ray Finkle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Average Joe was interviewed post fight and said 'Bad luck. But I'll kick your ass next time. '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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