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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richmond Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dixie Pablo Khakhold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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148 lbs
33 - 21 - 2 |
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145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richmond Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dixie Pablo Khakhold!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch lands a nice looking body shot.
Khakhold misses with a body kick.
Finch throws a leg kick
enabling Khakhold to counter with a crisp jab.
Finch throws a head kick that Khakhold semi-blocks.
Finch gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Khakhold counters with a big head kick but Finch shrugs it off.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Finch - that will leave a mark!
Khakhold throws a sloppy head kick and Finch moves out of range easily.
Khakhold tries a head kick but it misses.
Khakhold just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFinch.
Finch misses with a low kick.
Khakhold appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Khakhold lands with a kick to the ribs.
A head kick misses from Finch.
Finch missing with a left hand there. Khakhold was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khakhold counters with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finch just misses with a punch to the body.
Khakhold connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch throws a lazy right hand but Khakhold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Finch throws a sloppy body shot
and Khakhold counters with an outside leg kick.
A big left from Finch misses.
Khakhold flicks out a counter leg kick but Finch steps away.
Khakhold closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Khakhold lands in his opponent's guard.
Khakhold being controlled here momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khakhold accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Finch looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold passes Finch's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Khakhold slows the pace down in half guard.
Finch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Khakhold wants to free his trapped foot but Finch is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Finch makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Finch.
Finch has his feet on Khakhold's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khakhold slips a jab from Finch.
Richmond Finch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finch throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch misses with a looping left.
Khakhold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Finch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Finch slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Finch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Finch shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Khakhold eats them both and turns towards Finch to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Finch throws a sloppy head kick and Khakhold moves out of range easily.
Khakhold explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Khakhold feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Finch's calf.
Finch misses with a left hand
and Khakhold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finch throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch needs to keep his hands up - Khakhold had a free shot at his head there.
Khakhold staying out of range there.
Finch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khakhold shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Finch wants to get back to his feet but Khakhold is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Khakhold is looking to work some ground and pound but Finch has wrist control.
Khakhold is pushing down on Finch's leg trying to pass to half guard. Finch is fighting to maintain full guard but Khakhold has managed to sneak the leg through.
Khakhold throwing shots but Finch is blocking nicely.
Khakhold not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Khakhold trying to control from Finch's half guard. Finch has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Khakhold throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Finch 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 round but I would say that Richmond Finch will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Finch misses with a looping left.
Finch looks for the body kick but Khakhold saw that one coming.
Khakhold was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Good standup being displayed there by Finch as he connects with a hook.
Finch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khakhold throws a lazy body kick
and Finch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khakhold 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.
Finch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Finch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khakhold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch throws a right and a left that Khakhold avoids nicely.
Finch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khakhold throws a big counter head kick but Finch avoids it with no problem.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khakhold.
Finch looks to land a right hand but Khakhold moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Khakhold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khakhold misses with a head kick.
Good work by Khakhold as he checks the leg kick.
Khakhold follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Khakhold gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Khakhold takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Finch throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khakhold counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Finch wants to improve his position but Khakhold is controlling well.
Finch won't allow Khakhold to pass to mount.
Khakhold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Khakhold works his way into full mount!
Khakhold lands a big shot there that rocks Finch but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dixie Pablo Khakhold has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
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!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Khakhold cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Khakhold fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Khakhold raining down shots from the mount!
Khakhold working Finch over with strikes here.
Finch is rocked!
Khakhold fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Oh Finch is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Finch regains half guard.
Finch seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Khakhold not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Khakhold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Khakhold wants to pass the guard but Finch is defending well.
Finch taking some punishment here, with Khakhold in his half guard.
Khakhold throwing shots but Finch is blocking nicely.
Khakhold has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Khakhold stalling away here and it's allowed Finch to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Khakhold makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Khakhold wants to pass the guard but Finch is keeping the position.
Khakhold is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Finch trying to keep a closed guard but Khakhold is proving a slippery customer.
Khakhold works over Finch with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dixie Pablo Khakhold will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Finch sizes up Khakhold with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Finch misses.
A low kick from Finch misses
and Khakhold counters with a solid body kick.
Finch tries to score with a low kick but Khakhold moves his leg out of the way.
Finch throws a head kick that misses.
Finch has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Khakhold drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Finch has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Khakhold has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Finch throws a head punch that misses.
Khakhold tries to score a body lock takedown but Finch shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Finch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khakhold tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khakhold tries for a takedown. No joy.
Richmond Finch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dixie Pablo Khakhold.
Khakhold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khakhold is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Finch gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Khakhold is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Finch struggles to land a body shot inside as Khakhold controls his hands.
Khakhold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Finch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Finch works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Finch digs a good hook to Khakhold's body.
Khakhold tries for a takedown but Finch circles away easily
and Finch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Finch misses with a straight right.
Finch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khakhold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch tries a head kick but it misses.
Khakhold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finch misses with a straight right.
Finch scores with a jab to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Khakhold.
Finch cracks Khakhold with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khakhold ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khakhold is looking to score with low kicks.
Richmond Finch is winning the standup battle so far.
Finch takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Khakhold shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Finch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch lands a head shot.
Khakhold ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Khakhold gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finch.
Khakhold lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Finch with a nice cross.
Finch works Khakhold's body with a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Khakhold.
Finch half committed to a counter leg kick.
Khakhold pivots, looking for a leg kick but Finch is out of range and Khakhold settles back down.
Nice cross by Finch.
Khakhold is rocked!
Khakhold wants to slow Finch down by chopping away at his legs.
Khakhold is still on wobbly legs! Can Finch finish him?
Khakhold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Finch. That did some damage!
Finch checks the leg kick nicely there.
Khakhold seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws a sloppy head kick and Khakhold moves out of range easily.
Finch misses with a hook. Khakhold ducked under it nicely.
Finch lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finch lets loose with a powerful body kick. Khakhold will feel that in the morning.
Khakhold throws a low kick but Finch moves out of range easily.
Finch defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Khakhold.
Finch slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Finch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khakhold on the side of the head.
Khakhold is looking to land body kicks.
Khakhold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finch throws out the jab.
Finch walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Khakhold drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Finch swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Khakhold's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richmond Finch!
After the big win, Richmond Finch made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Pearson Specter Litt and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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