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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brad Cubbedge (ranked 3234 p4p, 345 weight class) and Jimmy Finley (ranked 3220 p4p, 343 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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181 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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179 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Cubbedge !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Finley!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Finley there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cubbedge , as that shot connected.
Finley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Finley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cubbedge looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Finley ducks under a wild hook from Cubbedge .
Finley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cubbedge throws a solid leg kick but Finley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cubbedge .
Finley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cubbedge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finley is looking to clinch.
Finley looks to score with a jab to the body but Cubbedge is just out of range.
Finley lands the left hand.
Finley moves out of range as Cubbedge strikes.
Finley dodges the punch combination from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Finley 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.
Cubbedge rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Finley counters with a nice uppercut.
Cubbedge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cubbedge misses with a looping left.
Finley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cubbedge throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Finley misses with a straight left.
Finley throws a shot from downtown. Cubbedge moves away and avoids it.
Cubbedge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finley throws out the jab.
Finley walks into a stiff left hand from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge lands with a shot to the body.
Finley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cubbedge throws an off balance right hand
letting Finley counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Finley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cubbedge scores with a hook to the body. Finley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Finley misses with an uppercut.
Finley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cubbedge fails to land with a series of punches.
Cubbedge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cubbedge missing with a left hand there. Finley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Finley scores with a three punch combo!
Cubbedge moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Finley tries to clinch up but Cubbedge circles away and keeps his distance.
Finley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cubbedge comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Finley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cubbedge misses with a straight left.
A jab lands there for Cubbedge .
Finley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cubbedge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Finley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Finley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cubbedge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cubbedge scores with a nice head shot.
Cubbedge misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Finley.
It seemed like Finley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Finley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big left from Cubbedge misses.
Finley looks to score with a jab to the body but Cubbedge is just out of range.
Finley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cubbedge .
Cubbedge just misses with a punch to the body.
Finley missing with a left hand there. Cubbedge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finley misses with a series of wild punches.
Cubbedge changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Finley ducks under a wild hook from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Finley on the side of the head.
Finley connects with a body shot that sends Cubbedge 's belly button to the back.
Cubbedge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Cubbedge . Beautiful body shot.
Finley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cubbedge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge throws an overhand right that lands on Finley's shoulder, as Finley tries to avoid the shot.
Cubbedge throws the kick towards the body but Finley avoids it.
Cubbedge misses with a wild combination.
Cubbedge takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cubbedge ducks right into an uppercut from Finley.
Cubbedge takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cubbedge is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Finley takes a swing at Cubbedge 's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Finley. Those never looked like landing.
Cubbedge appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cubbedge lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some wild striking there from Finley.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finley throws a head kick that Cubbedge semi-blocks.
A big left from Cubbedge misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy Finley will probably get the nod.
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.
Nice defenses there by Finley.
Cubbedge throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It seemed like Finley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cubbedge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finley misses with a double jab.
Finley misses with a double jab.
Cubbedge is looking for a counter combo.
A jab from Finley does it's job there.
Cubbedge throws a leg kick but Finley checks it.
Finley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cubbedge gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Finley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Finley.
Sloppy strikes from Cubbedge . Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Cubbedge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Finley.
Finley ducks under a wild hook from Cubbedge .
Finley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cubbedge , as that shot connected.
Finley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cubbedge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've been told by Cubbedge 's head coaches at Xtreme Foraging Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Finley lands a jab to Cubbedge 's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finley misses with an uppercut. Cubbedge saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cubbedge jabs at Finley's body.
Cubbedge throws a wild body kick that Finley sees coming a mile off.
Jimmy Finley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cubbedge manages to avoid it.
Cubbedge throws a looping overhand right but Finley ducks down to avoid it.
Cubbedge pushes Finley up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cubbedge tries to pull guard but Finley forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Cubbedge decides to pull guard.
Cubbedge is looking to cinch up a triangle. Finley throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Cubbedge 's body to avoid the submission. Cubbedge has instead reached around Finley's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Cubbedge arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brad Cubbedge !
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RATING
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