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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taz McKane (ranked 1054 p4p, 138 weight class) and Finn The Human (ranked 598 p4p, 80 weight class). The Human has chosen Adventure Time as his entrance music. 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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179 cm
27
163 lbs
19 - 4 - 0 |
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175 cm
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taz McKane! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Finn The Human! The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The Human 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.
The Human tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McKane is able to avoid easily. The fight stays on the outside here - McKane looks like he's thinking about clinching though. McKane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. The Human has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. The Human pushes McKane up against the cage in a clinch. The Human blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from The Human fails to land. McKane blocks an uppercut.
McKane misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from McKane. The Human lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McKane backwards. McKane lands an uppercut. A quick uppercut on the inside from McKane. The Human struggles to land a body shot inside as McKane controls his hands.
McKane has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Human. The Human scores with a nice hook to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. McKane misses with a hook from the clinch. McKane misses with a short punch on the inside. McKane working aggressively here.
The Human tries a body shot but McKane blocks it.
The Human swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McKane tries a body shot but The Human blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. McKane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Human misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McKane lands with a short head shot on the inside. The Human tries to work over McKane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. The Human tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A nice right hand lands inside from The Human. The Human tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McKane's elbow. The Human lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. The Human misses with a body punch.
The Human blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McKane throws a punch but it's blocked by The Human. The Human pushes McKane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. McKane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McKane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. The Human doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McKane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. The Human lands a hook to the side of the head. McKane misses with a punch to the body.
The Human blocking some punches.
McKane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. McKane swings wildly with an uppercut but The Human uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head punch blocked on the inside by McKane. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The Human blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Human scores with an uppercut up the middle. The Human blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from The Human. The Human working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. The Human lands a shoulder strike. The Human throws a head punch that misses. The Human misses with a punch on the inside.
McKane prevents a body shot from The Human. McKane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Human or not. McKane working aggressively here.
McKane swings wildly with an uppercut but The Human uses good head movement to avoid it. The Human tries to work over McKane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. The Human doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Human misses with some punches.
The Human misses with a short punch on the inside. A head punch on the inside from The Human fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The Human digs a right hand underneath McKane's ribcage. McKane let out a lung full of air as it connected. McKane blocks a body shot from The Human. A head punch on the inside from McKane fails to land. McKane lands a body punch. The Human blocking some punches.
McKane lands a shot to the body. McKane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. McKane misses with the head strike.
The Human misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from McKane.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Human. The Human lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McKane. McKane blocks an uppercut.
McKane lands a hook to the side of the head. The Human throws a punch but it's blocked by McKane. The Human prevents a body shot from McKane. A quick uppercut on the inside from The Human. McKane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McKane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Human's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! McKane scores with a shoulder strike. The Human tries a body shot but McKane blocks it.
McKane throws a head punch that misses. A head punch blocked on the inside by McKane. McKane swings wildly with an uppercut but The Human uses good head movement to avoid it. The Human lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. The Human swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Human lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McKane backwards. McKane misses with a punch to the body.
McKane throws a punch but it's blocked by The Human. McKane prevents a body shot from The Human. The Human cracks McKane with a nice body shot. McKane prevents a body shot from The Human. The Human pushes McKane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by McKane. A head punch blocked on the inside by The Human. McKane misses with a hook from the clinch. The Human tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. McKane blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn The Human dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The Human closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. McKane blocks a body shot from The Human. The Human lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Human throws a head punch that misses. The Human goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Human throws a punch but it's blocked by McKane. The Human blocks an uppercut.
McKane swings wildly with an uppercut but The Human uses good head movement to avoid it. McKane lands a hook that snaps the head of The Human backwards. The Human misses with a punch to the body.
The Human tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. The Human working aggressively here.
McKane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. The Human has been the more effective fighter overall so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A short right hand to the side of the head by The Human. McKane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Human's elbow. McKane tries to work over The Human's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. The Human blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Human misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Human. McKane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. McKane misses with a hook from the clinch. The Human throws a punch but it's blocked by McKane. McKane lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McKane. McKane blocking some punches.
A short left from McKane. McKane has a couple of punches blocked by The Human.
McKane takes a shot to the head. A short body shot lands from McKane as the two fighters clinch.
The Human doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from McKane. The Human pushes McKane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. The Human tries to work over McKane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. McKane blocks an uppercut.
The Human blocks an uppercut.
The Human blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McKane misses with a punch on the inside.
McKane misses with a hook from the clinch. The Human tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McKane's elbow. A head punch blocked on the inside by The Human.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McKane misses with a short punch on the inside. 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! McKane struggles to land a body shot inside as The Human controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from McKane. McKane misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McKane. The Human misses with the head strike.
The Human lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Human misses with some punches.
McKane prevents a body shot from The Human. Finn The Human seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. The Human blocks an uppercut.
McKane scores with a hook to the body. McKane lands with a light punch inside. A nice left hand lands by The Human.
McKane throws a punch but it's blocked by The Human. The Human tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. McKane throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. The Human blocks an uppercut.
The Human prevents a body shot from McKane. McKane blocks an uppercut.
McKane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The Human scores with a shot to the side of McKane's head. The Human misses with some punches.
McKane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. McKane misses with a short punch on the inside. A short body shot lands from McKane as the two fighters clinch.
The Human blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McKane tries a body shot but The Human blocks it.
McKane prevents a body shot from The Human. A head punch blocked on the inside by The Human. The Human tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. McKane throws a head punch that misses. McKane lands a left hand.
McKane throws a punch but it's blocked by The Human. A head punch on the inside from The Human fails to land. McKane has a couple of punches blocked by The Human.
The Human softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. The Human lands with a light punch inside. The Human struggles to land a body shot inside as McKane controls his hands.
The Human lands a hook that snaps the head of McKane backwards. The Human scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. McKane swings wildly with an uppercut but The Human uses good head movement to avoid it. McKane lands with a light punch inside. McKane misses with a short punch on the inside. The Human misses with a punch on the inside.
McKane swings wildly with an uppercut but The Human uses good head movement to avoid it. The Human makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. McKane blocks an uppercut.
McKane misses with a short punch on the inside. The Human swings wildly with an uppercut but McKane uses good head movement to avoid it. A head punch blocked on the inside by McKane. The Human has a couple of punches blocked by McKane.
The Human can't find room to land a body shot as McKane controls the action.
McKane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Human tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McKane's elbow. McKane misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by McKane.
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 Taz McKane will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
McKane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. McKane takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. A swing and a miss from McKane. The Human throws a big shot that misses. An attempted straight right counter from McKane misses the target. No joy there for The Human, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Human looks to throw the jab but McKane is out of range. The Human misses with a wild body shot. McKane was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. The Human lands with a thumping leg kick.
McKane throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Human on the side of the head. McKane misses the shot to the body. The Human loads up on a big right hand but McKane slips the punch. The Human connects with a body shot. The Human uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McKane.
McKane throws out a token jab with nothing on it. The Human swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Human throws out a token jab with nothing on it. The Human misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McKane.
The Human throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. A big left from McKane misses. McKane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Human throws out the jab. McKane lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Jab from McKane. A jab from The Human misses. McKane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Human. The Human obviously looking to wear him down.
The Human steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McKane. McKane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Human.
McKane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. McKane takes a shot right to the bread basket. The Human lands a nice hook to McKane's body. McKane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. The Human takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. The Human ducks under a wild hook from McKane. The Human tries to counter with a clinch but McKane shakes him off and moves away. The Human throws an off balance right hand
and McKane counters with a straight right hand. The Human tries to score with a low kick but McKane moves his leg out of the way. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! McKane digs a good body shot into The Human's ribs. McKane tries to clinch but The Human moves out of range. McKane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McKane misses the shot to the body. McKane misses with an uppercut. The Human walks into a straight right hand from McKane. McKane throws a shot from downtown. The Human moves away and avoids it. McKane misses with a hook. Finn The Human seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The Human slips under a jab. The Human dips down and scores with a jab to the body. The Human scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Nice defenses there by The Human. The Human uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McKane. The Human lands a glancing blow to the side of McKane's head. The Human lands a leg kick that knocks McKane off balance momentarily. The Human slips under a jab from McKane. The Human throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A slow jab from The Human misses its intended target. McKane misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The Human misses with a left hand and McKane counters with a straight right hand. The Human fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. McKane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Human sees it coming and avoids it easily. McKane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. McKane is looking to take this fight into the clinch. The Human misses with a hook to the body
and The Human takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. The Human moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. McKane thows a left - swing and a miss! The Human walks into a jab. The Human ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKane moves away. The Human throws a hook to the side of McKane's head but McKane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. McKane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. The Human takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. McKane is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. The Human looks to throw the jab but McKane is out of range. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A good leg kick by The Human. Taz McKane is winning the standup battle so far. The Human connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from McKane misses the target. McKane throws the left hand but The Human avoids the punch easily. The Human throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McKane sees it coming and avoids it easily. The Human throws a shot to the body.
McKane throws a looping overhand right but The Human ducks down to avoid it. McKane bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Human's head. The Human throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McKane slips a straight right by The Human. The Human steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McKane. McKane misses with a hook. The Human ducked under it nicely. The Human is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. McKane ducks under a wild hook from The Human. McKane is looking to counter punch. McKane looks to throw the jab but The Human is out of range. A slow jab from McKane misses its intended target. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. The Human looks to throw the jab but McKane is out of range. The Human throws a quick inside leg kick. The Human scores with a shot to the body.
The Human connects with a body shot that sends McKane's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Finn The Human. Well The Human has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Finn The Human! Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Finn The Human! Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Finn The Human!
Finn The Human wins by unanimous decision! Finn The Human tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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