Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Syn 1067 Ryo vs Orestes
Date: Apr 14, 2024

#R1#
Narloch looks to land a combination but Finlayson avoids it well.
Narloch slips under a jab from Finlayson.
A little jabbing left from Narloch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Finlayson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Narloch! But no joy.
Narloch dips to his left and cracks Finlayson with an uppercut!
Finlayson misses with a looping right.
Narloch looks to throw the jab but Finlayson is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson connects with a nice looking jab.
Narloch throws a big shot that misses.
Finlayson lands with a shot to the body. #T1#
Finlayson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Narloch's head.
Nice straight punches there by Finlayson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Finlayson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finlayson. Narloch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Narloch.
Nice shot lands for Finlayson.
Narloch throws out a loose jab but Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narloch slips a straight right by Finlayson.
Finlayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narloch manages to avoid it.#T2#
Narloch misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Narloch throws an off balance right hand
and Finlayson counters with a straight right hand.#ROC#Narloch is rocked!
Finlayson fakes the body blow, causing Narloch to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Narloch goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
After winning the bout, Torhte Finlayson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: SYN 1064 Diggs vs McCarthy
Date: Mar 29, 2024

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Trollslayer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Finlayson throws a looping overhand right but Trollslayer ducks down to avoid it.
Finlayson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Finlayson connects with a looping right hand.
Trollslayer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Finlayson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Trollslayer's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trollslayer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finlayson throws out the jab.
Trollslayer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Finlayson misses with a hook. Trollslayer ducked under it nicely.
Trollslayer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#T1#
A swing and a miss from Finlayson.
Trollslayer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Finlayson throws a good cross that connects.
Finlayson misses with a looping right.
Trollslayer feinted with a counter takedown.
Torhte Finlayson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finlayson lands with an uppercut that bounces Trollslayer off the cage and back into range.
Trollslayer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left lands for Finlayson.#T2#
A swing and a miss from Finlayson.
Trollslayer tries to counter with a takedown but Finlayson is quick to defend against it.
Finlayson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A telegraphed right hand from Finlayson misses the target.
Trollslayer attempts a counter takedown but Finlayson avoids it well and moves away.
Finlayson misses with a straight right.
Trollslayer attempts a counter takedown but Finlayson avoids it well and moves away.
Trollslayer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice jab there from Finlayson.
Trollslayer takes a jab right on the kisser. #T3#
Finlayson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Trollslayer defending well as Finlayson loads up on a big left hand.
Trollslayer drops down looking for a counter takedown but Finlayson sprawls and moves away.
Finlayson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Trollslayer blocks a jab.
Finlayson tests Trollslayer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Trollslayer ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Trollslayer tries to counter with a takedown but Finlayson is quick to defend against it.#T4#
Finlayson connects with the punch.
Finlayson clobbers Trollslayer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Finlayson loads up on a big right hand but Trollslayer slips the punch.
Trollslayer tries to counter with a takedown but Finlayson is quick to defend against it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Finlayson misses with a looping right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trollslayer staying out of range there.
Finlayson throws out a loose jab but Trollslayer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trollslayer attempts a counter takedown but Finlayson avoids it well and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Trollslayer walks into a left hand.
Finlayson throws an off balance right hand #TD#
and Trollslayer counters with a takedown into side control.
Trollslayer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Finlayson regains half guard, as Trollslayer was trying to land strikes.
Finlayson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trollslayer throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Finlayson to regain full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trollslayer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trollslayer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Finlayson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trollslayer.
Finlayson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trollslayer. #T1#
Trollslayer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Finlayson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trollslayer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trollslayer throws a big right hand that misses.
Trollslayer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Trollslayer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Finlayson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trollslayer throws a big right hand that misses.
Trollslayer throws a big right hand that misses.
Finlayson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Finlayson seems keen to control Trollslayer's posture.
Trollslayer postures up and lands a big shot to Finlayson's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trollslayer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trollslayer is fighting to break Finlayson's control of his arms but Finlayson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T2#
Finlayson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trollslayer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trollslayer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Finlayson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trollslayer.
Trollslayer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trollslayer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Finlayson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Finlayson wants to sweep here but Trollslayer controlling him for the moment.
Trollslayer throws a strike but Finlayson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Finlayson stands and throws Trollslayer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Trollslayer is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Finlayson off and has taken his back!#T3#
Trollslayer is trying to stick to Finlayson's back but Finlayson is turning into Trollslayer. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Trollslayer's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Finlayson.
Trollslayer throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Trollslayer keeping full guard, as Finlayson tries to pass.
Trollslayer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Trollslayer throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. #T4#
Trollslayer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Finlayson is one step ahead there.
Finlayson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Finlayson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Balin Trollslayer dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R3#
Finlayson throws out a loose jab but Trollslayer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trollslayer feinted with a counter takedown.
Finlayson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trollslayer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trollslayer tries to counter with a takedown but Finlayson is quick to defend against it.
Finlayson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Trollslayer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finlayson throws out the jab.
Finlayson scores with a jab. Trollslayer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trollslayer slips a straight right by Finlayson.
Trollslayer walks into a jab.#T1#
A decent looking cross lands there for Finlayson.
Finlayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trollslayer tries to counter with a takedown but Finlayson is quick to defend against it.
Finlayson misses with a straight left.
Trollslayer tries to counter with a takedown but Finlayson is quick to defend against it.
Finlayson misses with a looping right.
Trollslayer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Finlayson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Torhte Finlayson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finlayson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T2#
Finlayson misses with a hook #TD#
and Trollslayer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Trollslayer.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Trollslayer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Finlayson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trollslayer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Trollslayer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Trollslayer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Trollslayer stopping the sweep attempt from Finlayson.
Trollslayer throws a strike but Finlayson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trollslayer trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Finlayson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Trollslayer thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. #T3#
Trollslayer trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Trollslayer wants to improve his position but instead Finlayson has moved into half guard.
Finlayson controlling the pace.
Trollslayer punching from the bottom. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Trollslayer throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Finlayson content to control rather than advance. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Finlayson throws an overhand right that lands on Trollslayer's shoulder, as Trollslayer tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R4#
Finlayson missing with a left hand there. Trollslayer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trollslayer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Finlayson cracks Trollslayer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Trollslayer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Finlayson cracks Trollslayer with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trollslayer moves out of range as Finlayson strikes.
Trollslayer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut #TD#
and Trollslayer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Finlayson won't be happy with that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#T1#
Trollslayer lands a decent elbow from side control.
Check out the look on Trollslayer's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Trollslayer fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Trollslayer grinds an elbow into Finlayson's temple.
Trollslayer is putting a hurting on Finlayson here, landing some big shots from side control. #ROC#Finlayson is rocked!
Trollslayer cracks Finlayson with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Trollslayer immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Finlayson is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Trollslayer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balin Trollslayer!
Balin Trollslayer retains his super heavyweight title!

Event: SYN 1061 Diggs vs Ilmarinen
Date: Mar 08, 2024

#R1#
Redd moves out of range as Finlayson strikes.
Redd feints the counter takedown.#TD2#
Redd looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Finlayson wants to control but Redd is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Redd throwing shots but Finlayson is blocking nicely.
Redd not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Redd looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Finlayson tries to get to full guard but Redd has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redd looks to land a strike but Finlayson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Redd stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Finlayson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Finlayson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T1#
Redd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Finlayson keeping moving, preventing Redd from controlling successfully.
Redd tries to free his leg and advance position but Finlayson is retaining full guard.
Finlayson looking for a sweep. Not yet Finlayson, not yet.
Redd has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Redd slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Redd misses with the ground and pound.
Finlayson is trying to get back to half guard.
Finlayson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Redd's attempt to lay and pray for a moment. #T2#
Finlayson is looking for a sweep. Redd is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Redd is looking to take a break and control but Finlayson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Redd prevents Finlayson from improving his position.
Redd tries to pass the half guard into mount. Finlayson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Redd throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T3#
Redd not landing any meaningful shots this time.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Redd working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Finlayson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Redd trying to control from Finlayson's half guard. Finlayson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Redd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Finlayson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Redd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finlayson manages to avoid it.
Finlayson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redd moves away.
Finlayson checks a low kick from Redd.
Finlayson throws a poor cross that misses
and Redd makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T4#
Finlayson cracks Redd with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Redd misses with a body shot
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Redd.
Finlayson looks to land a left hand but Redd moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Redd.
Redd with the counter takedown but Finlayson avoids it easily.
Redd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Finlayson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Redd looks to score with a jab to the body but Finlayson is just out of range.
Finlayson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A swing and a miss from Finlayson.
Redd is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Finlayson rather than just go for the knockout.
A big left from Finlayson misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kodiyak Redd dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Redd throws a push kick but Finlayson slaps the foot to one side.
Redd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Redd stuns Finlayson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Finlayson misses with a right hand
letting Redd counter with a right hand.
Redd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Redd scores with a body shot.
Finlayson misses with a hook.
Redd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finlayson lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Finlayson misses.
Redd gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Finlayson gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SYN 1058 Hlervu vs De Geno
Date: Feb 23, 2024

#R1#
Finlayson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nikolay Leonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonov slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Leonov.
Finlayson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Finlayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leonov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leonov misses the jab.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Leonov.
Finlayson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Leonov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Finlayson ducks right into an uppercut from Leonov.
Good leg kick by Leonov.
A head kick from Leonov lands but Finlayson takes it in his stride.
A punch combination from Leonov misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finlayson avoids the head kick by Leonov.
Finlayson scores with a jab.#CUT#It looks like Nikolay Leonov has been cut.#T1#
Finlayson moves forwards but Leonov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Finlayson cracks Leonov with a right hand to the side of the head.#ROC#Leonov is rocked!
Finlayson needs to keep his hands up - Leonov had a free shot at his head there.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Leonov.#KD#
Finlayson cracks Leonov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Finlayson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Leonov to stand back up!
Leonov is still on wobbly legs! Can Finlayson finish him?
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!
Leonov throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
Our winner, Torhte Finlayson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: SYN 1052 Danger vs Williams II
Date: Feb 02, 2024

#R1#
Trollslayer defending well as Finlayson loads up on a big left hand.
Trollslayer with the counter takedown but Finlayson avoids it easily.
Trollslayer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finlayson.
Finlayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trollslayer was well out of range. Poor timing from Finlayson.
Trollslayer feints the counter takedown.
Finlayson throws a looping overhand right but Trollslayer ducks down to avoid it.
Trollslayer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Finlayson defends it well.
Finlayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trollslayer manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trollslayer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Finlayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trollslayer.
Trollslayer takes a jab right on the kisser. #T1#
Trollslayer slips under a jab.
Trollslayer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Finlayson defends it well.
Finlayson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Finlayson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD2#
and Trollslayer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Finlayson won't be happy with that.
Finlayson parries the strikes from Trollslayer easily there. Trollslayer is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Finlayson to escape.
Trollslayer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Finlayson is avoiding damage well.
Check out the look on Trollslayer's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Trollslayer lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Finlayson 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.
Finlayson regains half guard, as Trollslayer was trying to land strikes.
Trollslayer thows a huge punch but Finlayson dodges it nicely. #T2#
Finlayson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Trollslayer.
Trollslayer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Finlayson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trollslayer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Trollslayer scores with a big shot! Finlayson's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Finlayson! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balin Trollslayer!
Balin Trollslayer is the new super heavyweight champion!

Event: SYN 1046 De Minaur v Takahashi
Date: Jan 06, 2024

#R1##TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Finlayson enables Vinogradov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Finlayson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Finlayson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vinogradov manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB##SUB#
Vinogradov working for a triangle but Finlayson defends it easily. #SUB#
Vinogradov has his foot on Finlayson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Finlayson works his way back into a safe position though.
Finlayson controlling from the top position. #SUB#
Vinogradov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Vinogradov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Finlayson defends well.#T1#
Finlayson pushes down on Vinogradov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Finlayson is thwarting Vinogradov's attempts to control the position.
Vinogradov manages to get to full guard.
Vinogradov looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Vinogradov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Finlayson defends well.
Finlayson content to stall in guard here. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Finlayson looking to pass the guard.
Finlayson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SUB#
Finlayson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Finlayson looking to pass the guard.
Finlayson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T3##SUB#
Vinogradov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB#
Finlayson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Finlayson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vinogradov swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Finlayson avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB#
Vinogradov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Finlayson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vinogradov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Finlayson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vinogradov. #SUB#
Vinogradov is looking for a kimura here.
Finlayson trying to control but Vinogradov postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Vinogradov seems to be working for a kimura but Finlayson defends the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sergey Vinogradov dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Finlayson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinogradov. #TD#
Vinogradov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Vinogradov is trying to get an arm triangle but Finlayson is defending well. #SUB#
Vinogradov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vinogradov trying to control the position but Finlayson is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Vinogradov is trying to get an arm triangle but Finlayson is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Vinogradov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Finlayson, who protects the arm well. #T1##SUB#
Vinogradov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vinogradov wants to control but Finlayson is keeping him busy.
Sergey Vinogradov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vinogradov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. #SUB#
Vinogradov swings around for an armbar but Finlayson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Vinogradov's guard.#T2##SUB#
Vinogradov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Finlayson defends it easily.
Finlayson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB#
Vinogradov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Finlayson is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Vinogradov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Finlayson preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Vinogradov is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB#
Vinogradov is looking for a triangle here but Finlayson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control. #T3#
Finlayson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Vinogradov can't do much from the bottom here.
Vinogradov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Finlayson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vinogradov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Finlayson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vinogradov struggling a bit here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Vinogradov tries to buck Finlayson off but Finlayson is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Vinogradov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Finlayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Vinogradov misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sergey Vinogradov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R3#
Vinogradov swings for the body but Finlayson moves out of range.
Finlayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finlayson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vinogradov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Finlayson misses with a looping left.
Vinogradov with a nice cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vinogradov is defended easily by Finlayson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vinogradov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finlayson can do to turn this around?#T1#
A big left from Vinogradov misses.
Finlayson blocks a jab.
Vinogradov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finlayson throws a body punch but Vinogradov moves out of range.
Torhte Finlayson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vinogradov throws a jab when Finlayson was well out of range.
Finlayson throws a lazy right hand but Vinogradov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinogradov misses with a body shot
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vinogradov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Finlayson counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Finlayson takes the fight into the clinch.
Finlayson struggles to land a body shot inside as Vinogradov controls his hands.
Finlayson misses with a punch to the body.
Finlayson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vinogradov's elbow. #T2#
Finlayson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Finlayson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinogradov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Finlayson.
Finlayson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vinogradov's elbow.
Finlayson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Finlayson working aggressively here.
Finlayson misses with a body punch.
Finlayson lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finlayson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Finlayson.
Finlayson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finlayson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Finlayson swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinogradov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Finlayson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3#
A shot in the inside from Finlayson.
Finlayson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vinogradov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Finlayson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Finlayson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Finlayson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vinogradovs head.
Finlayson can't find room to land a body shot as Vinogradov controls the action.
Finlayson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Finlayson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vinogradov blocking some punches.
Finlayson scores with a shot to the side of Vinogradov's head.
A body shot lands from Finlayson.
Finlayson lands a body punch.
Finlayson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Finlayson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vinogradov's elbow.
Finlayson fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finlayson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Finlayson.
Finlayson misses with a punch to the body.
Finlayson struggles to land a body shot inside as Vinogradov controls his hands.
Finlayson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Finlayson.
A short left from Finlayson.
Vinogradov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finlayson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Finlayson tries a body shot but Vinogradov blocks it.
Finlayson misses with a punch to the body.
Finlayson is leaning against Vinogradov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Finlayson lands a left hand.
Finlayson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Finlayson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson really dominated that round.
That's time! Vinogradov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
Finlayson works Vinogradov's body with a nice hook.#CL2#
Finlayson closes the distance and clinches.
Vinogradov is looking to control Finlayson's arms but Finlayson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vinogradov has his back to the cage.
Finlayson has a couple of punches blocked by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Vinogradov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vinogradov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Finlayson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vinogradov prevents a body shot from Finlayson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Finlayson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Finlayson.
Finlayson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Finlayson lands a shoulder strike.
Finlayson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vinogradov's elbow. #T1#
Nice body punch from Finlayson.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Finlayson lands with a light punch inside.
Finlayson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vinogradov blocks an uppercut.
Finlayson throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinogradov.
Torhte Finlayson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vinogradov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Finlayson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vinogradov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finlayson looks to land a right hand but Vinogradov moved out of range.
Finlayson misses the shot to the body.
Sergey Vinogradov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finlayson missing with a left hand there. Vinogradov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vinogradov throws a big shot that misses.
Vinogradov sets himself, and Finlayson steps forward looking for the clinch! Vinogradov avoids it this time.
Vinogradov avoids the body shot from Finlayson.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut. #T2#
Vinogradov ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Vinogradov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Vinogradov ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.#CL2#
Finlayson clinches.
Finlayson lands with a left to the head.
Finlayson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vinogradov.
Vinogradov is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Vinogradov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finlayson scores with a hook to the body.
Finlayson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinogradov lands a body shot.
Finlayson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vinogradov is working for takedown but Finlayson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Finlayson working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T3#
Finlayson throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinogradov.
Finlayson is pressed up against the cage. Vinogradov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Finlayson down to the mat. Finlayson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Finlayson misses with a hook.
Vinogradov with a jab.
Finlayson misses with a straight left.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut
and Vinogradov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Finlayson misses with a looping left.
Finlayson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vinogradov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Torhte Finlayson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vinogradov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Finlayson as he jumps to the side.
Vinogradov scores with a sloppy right hand. Finlayson should have avoided that one. #T4#
Finlayson throws a lazy right hand but Vinogradov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinogradov walks into a left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Finlayson.
Vinogradov misses with a right hand
and Finlayson counters with a lovely shot to the body.#KD2#
Finlayson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Vinogradov sprawling to the canvas! Vinogradov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Finlayson finish him?! #ROC2#Vinogradov is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Sergey Vinogradov has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vinogradov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Finlayson counters with a crisp right that sends Vinogradov to the canvas! Finlayson follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Torhte Finlayson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: SYN 1041 Balin vs Sergey
Date: Dec 16, 2023

#R1#
Narloch throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #CUT2#It looks like Torhte Finlayson has been cut.
Narloch lands a big head kick that sends Finlayson to the canvas! Narloch follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leandro Narloch!

Event: SYN 1037 Takahashi vs Seran
Date: Nov 29, 2023

#R1#
Finlayson misses with a looping right.
Finlayson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finlayson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Finlayson throws a body shot but no joy.
Burnett now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Burnett blocks a jab.
Burnett throws a lazy right hand but Finlayson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Finlayson as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Burnett clinches up with Finlayson and pushes him back against the cage.
Finlayson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burnett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Finlayson prevents a body shot from Burnett.
Burnett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burnett misses with a body punch. #T1#
Burnett tries to work over Finlayson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burnett can't find room to land a body shot as Finlayson controls the action.
Finlayson 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.
Finlayson scores with a shoulder strike.
Burnett misses with a body punch.
Finlayson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burnett tries a body shot but Finlayson blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Finlayson as the two fighters clinch.
Burnett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burnett working aggressively here.
Finlayson pushes Burnett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Burnett looks winded!
Nice body punch from Finlayson - that landed with a thud.
Burnett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burnett struggles to land a body shot inside as Finlayson controls his hands.
Finlayson lands with a light punch inside.
Finlayson struggles to land a body shot inside as Burnett controls his hands.
Finlayson lands with a light punch inside.
Burnett has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Finlayson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Burnett can turn it around.
Finlayson lands a nice uppercut.
Burnett misses with a punch to the body.
Finlayson pushes Burnett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Finlayson lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finlayson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Finlayson scores with a shoulder strike.
Finlayson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Finlayson lands a hook that snaps the head of Burnett backwards. #T2#
Nice body punch from Finlayson - that landed with a thud.
Finlayson lands a hook that snaps the head of Burnett backwards.
Finlayson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Finlayson lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Finlayson.
Burnett prevents a body shot from Finlayson.
Burnett misses with a punch to the body.
Finlayson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Finlayson lands a nice shot to the body.
Finlayson lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Finlayson.
Still in the clinch, Finlayson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Finlayson.
Finlayson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Finlayson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Finlayson.
A short body shot lands from Finlayson as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Finlayson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #ROC#Burnett is rocked!
Finlayson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Burnett to his knees! Finlayson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson!
After winning the bout, Torhte Finlayson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: SYN 1031 Torhte vs Trollslayer
Date: Nov 10, 2023

#R1#
Finlayson throws a hook but Trollslayer avoids it easily.
Trollslayer feints the counter takedown.
Finlayson throws the left hand but Trollslayer avoids the punch easily.
Trollslayer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Finlayson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Trollslayer tries to counter it with a takedown but Finlayson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A telegraphed right hand from Finlayson misses the target.
Trollslayer feints the counter takedown.
Trollslayer slips a straight right by Finlayson.
Trollslayer has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Finlayson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trollslayer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Torhte Finlayson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Finlayson.
Finlayson misses with a straight right.
And Trollslayer tries to counter it with a takedown but Finlayson pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T1#
Trollslayer moves out of range of the strikes.
Trollslayer takes one to the side of the head.
Finlayson throws a big shot that misses.
Trollslayer ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Nice uppercut lands for Finlayson. That snapped Trollslayer's head back.
Finlayson swings widly with a right hand #TD2#
and Trollslayer counters with a takedown into side control.
Finlayson is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.#T2#
Trollslayer throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Finlayson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Trollslayer.
Finlayson is trying to get back to half guard.
Trollslayer throws a strike aimed at the side of Finlayson's head but Finlayson avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trollslayer with the ground and pound but Finlayson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Finlayson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Finlayson trying to control from the bottom.
Trollslayer thows a huge punch but Finlayson dodges it nicely.
Trollslayer uses his free foot to push down on Finlayson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Finlayson.
Trollslayer thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch! #T3#
Trollslayer is landing with some decent strikes but Finlayson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Trollslayer lands a big shot there that rocks Finlayson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Trollslayer misses with a head shot.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Trollslayer! Finlayson is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Balin Trollslayer!
Balin Trollslayer is the new super heavyweight champion!

Event: SYN 1027 DeMinaur vs Takahashi
Date: Oct 27, 2023

#R1#
Vinogradov throws a right hand that Finlayson ducks under and follows up with a left that Finlayson also avoids with ease.
Finlayson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finlayson 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.
Sergey Vinogradov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Finlayson.
Vinogradov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finlayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinogradov manages to avoid it.
Vinogradov moves away from the strike by Finlayson.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut. Vinogradov saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Vinogradov.
Finlayson scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinogradov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Finlayson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Finlayson throws a big shot that misses.
Vinogradov swings away with a body shot that misses #CL2#
and Finlayson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #T1#
Finlayson throws a head punch that misses.
Finlayson keeps control of Vinogradov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Vinogradov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vinogradov throws a right and a left that Finlayson avoids nicely.
Vinogradov misses with a straight right.
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot.
Vinogradov looks to throw the jab but Finlayson is out of range.
Vinogradov misses with a takedown #CL2#
and Finlayson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Finlayson.
Vinogradov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Finlayson lands a body punch.
Vinogradov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Finlayson pulls his leg out and moves away.
A jab lands there for Vinogradov.#T2#
Finlayson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vinogradov.
A jab lands there for Vinogradov.
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot.
Vinogradov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Finlayson sprawls and moves away.
Vinogradov jabs Finlayson right on the nose. Finlayson blinks but takes it well.#CL2#
Finlayson gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Finlayson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vinogradov tries to throw a body punch but Finlayson avoids it by throwing Vinogradov back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Vinogradov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
I was talking to Vinogradov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vinogradov prevents a body shot from Finlayson.
Vinogradov blocks a body shot from Finlayson.
Finlayson works on Vinogradov's body with a couple of short punches.
Finlayson throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinogradov.
Finlayson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finlayson misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Vinogradov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vinogradov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vinogradov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC#
Vinogradov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Vinogradov.
Finlayson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Finlayson looks to land a left hand but Vinogradov moved out of range nicely.
Vinogradov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Finlayson swings for the body but Vinogradov moves out of range.
As Finlayson looks to move away, Vinogradov throws a big counter combo but Finlayson just gets out of the way.
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot.
Vinogradov lands with a good body shot.
Vinogradov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Finlayson pinned against the cage. Finlayson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Vinogradov. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4#
A combination from Vinogradov does no damage.
Vinogradov shoots in looking for a takedown but Finlayson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vinogradov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Finlayson throws a body shot but no joy.
Finlayson dodges the punch combination from Vinogradov.
Finlayson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Finlayson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vinogradov rather than just go for the knockout.
Vinogradov lands a lovely overhand right.
Vinogradov fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finlayson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vinogradov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vinogradov staying out of range there.
Vinogradov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vinogradov misses with a hook. Finlayson ducked under it nicely.
Vinogradov stuns Finlayson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Finlayson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sergey Vinogradov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Vinogradov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Finlayson slips under a jab.
Finlayson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Finlayson avoids the body shot from Vinogradov.
Decent striking displayed by Vinogradov there.
Finlayson staying out of range there.
Vinogradov slips a straight right by Finlayson.
It looked like Vinogradov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vinogradov misses with a double jab.
Finlayson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Finlayson is looking to clinch.
Finlayson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CUT2#It looks like Sergey Vinogradov has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinogradov.
Finlayson throws a body shot but no joy.
Vinogradov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vinogradov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #T1#
Vinogradov misses with a wild body shot.
Vinogradov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finlayson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Finlayson misses the target.
Vinogradov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #CL2#
and Finlayson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Finlayson.
Finlayson tries to throw a body punch but Vinogradov avoids it by throwing Finlayson back against the cage.
Finlayson scores with a shot to the side of Vinogradov's head.
Finlayson misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Vinogradov.
Finlayson misses with a punch to the body.
Finlayson pushes Vinogradov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Finlayson tries a body shot but Vinogradov blocks it.
Finlayson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vinogradov backwards. #T2#
Finlayson keeps control of Vinogradov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Finlayson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Finlayson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vinogradov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vinogradov is trying to drag Finlayson to the mat but Finlayson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#BC#
Vinogradov breaks the clinch.
Vinogradov digs a good body shot into Finlayson's ribs.
Vinogradov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finlayson misses with a body shot.
Sergey Vinogradov is winning the standup battle so far.
Vinogradov lands a nice looking body shot.
Vinogradov swinging wildly here. #T3#
Finlayson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Finlayson tries to clinch up.
Vinogradov throws a lazy right hand but Finlayson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinogradov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vinogradov walks into a stiff left hand from Finlayson.
Vinogradov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finlayson.
Finlayson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#TD#
Vinogradov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vinogradov working away.#SUB#
Vinogradov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Finlayson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T4#
Finlayson holding on.#SUB#
Vinogradov goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Finlayson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Vinogradov but great work by Finlayson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinogradov is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Finlayson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Vinogradov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Vinogradov is trying to control but can't.
Finlayson prevents Vinogradov from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Torhte Finlayson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sergey Vinogradov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R3#
Finlayson stuffs the takedown.
Vinogradov throws a low kick but Finlayson moves out of range easily.
Finlayson wants to counter with a clinch but Vinogradov pushes him away.
Vinogradov moves out of range of the strikes.
Vinogradov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finlayson throws out the jab.
Vinogradov throws a lazy right hand but Finlayson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finlayson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vinogradov with a body shot.
Finlayson scores with a hook to the body. Vinogradov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Vinogradov misses the target.
Finlayson throws out a counter right but Vinogradov avoids it with no problem.
Finlayson connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vinogradov lands with an uppercut that bounces Finlayson off the cage and back into range.
A big left from Vinogradov misses.
Vinogradov lands a slapping body shot. #T1#
Finlayson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vinogradov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Finlayson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vinogradov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finlayson throws a lazy right hand but Vinogradov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finlayson clobbers Vinogradov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vinogradov throws a jab when Finlayson was well out of range.
Finlayson connects with a crisp jab.
Finlayson cracks Vinogradov with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Vinogradov tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Finlayson pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Vinogradov is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Torhte Finlayson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: SYN 1022 Torhte vs Vinogradov
Date: Oct 01, 2023

#R1#
Vinogradov throws a poor cross that misses
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Vinogradov connects with a single shot there.
A big right from Vinogradov misses.
Nice straight punches there by Vinogradov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vinogradov.
Jab from Vinogradov.
Finlayson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vinogradov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Finlayson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vinogradov swinging wildly here.
Vinogradov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Finlayson's head.
Finlayson misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finlayson thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
Finlayson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vinogradov connects with a body shot that sends Finlayson's belly button to the back.
Vinogradov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finlayson. Vinogradov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finlayson thuds a left hand into Vinogradov's body.
Vinogradov connects with a looping right hand.
Finlayson 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.
Vinogradov lands with a shot to the body.
Finlayson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vinogradov tries to land a leg kick but Finlayson saw it coming and moves away.
Finlayson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vinogradov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finlayson.
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut
and Finlayson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vinogradov's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vinogradov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Vinogradov takes one on the button.
Vinogradov throws a poor cross that misses
and Finlayson counters with a left to the body. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finlayson lands an overhand right.
Vinogradov thuds a left hand into Finlayson's body.
Vinogradov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinogradov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Finlayson at a distance.
Finlayson digs a good body shot into Vinogradov's ribs.
Vinogradov ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Vinogradov tries a quick counter leg kick but Finlayson is wise to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Finlayson.
Finlayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finlayson misses with a body shot
letting Vinogradov counter with a right hand.
Vinogradov misses with a straight left.
Finlayson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vinogradov lands with a hook. Finlayson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vinogradov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finlayson sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T3#
Finlayson takes one on the button.
Finlayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vinogradov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vinogradov looks to land a left hand but Finlayson moved out of range nicely.
Vinogradov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finlayson.
A quick step to the side and Finlayson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finlayson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Finlayson looks to throw the jab but Vinogradov is out of range.
Finlayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinogradov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vinogradov throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a straight right hand.
Vinogradov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finlayson.
Vinogradov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Vinogradov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Finlayson back to the cage. Vinogradov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#T4#
Finlayson clobbers Vinogradov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Vinogradov.
Finlayson throws a shot from downtown. Vinogradov moves away and avoids it.
Vinogradov jabs Finlayson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Finlayson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vinogradov.
Finlayson lands a glancing blow to the side of Vinogradov's head.
Vinogradov lands with a good body shot.
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut.
Finlayson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vinogradov throws the left hand but Finlayson avoids the punch easily.
Vinogradov throws a shot from downtown. Finlayson moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinogradov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sergey Vinogradov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Vinogradov lands a slapping body shot.
Vinogradov misses with a hook
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Vinogradov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Finlayson lands a slapping body shot.
Vinogradov looks to score with a jab to the body but Finlayson is just out of range.
Vinogradov drops his hands momentarily and Finlayson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab, jab by Finlayson - just one landing.
Finlayson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finlayson misses with a hook
and Vinogradov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finlayson misses with a looping left.
Finlayson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vinogradov throws a jab but it's blocked by Finlayson.
Torhte Finlayson is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Finlayson loads up on a big right hand but Vinogradov slips the punch.
A big left from Finlayson misses.
Vinogradov throws a jab when Finlayson was well out of range.
Finlayson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vinogradov lands a nice shot that snaps Finlayson's head back.
Finlayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinogradov manages to avoid it.
Vinogradov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vinogradov lands with a good body shot.
Vinogradov misses with a hook to the body
enabling Finlayson to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Finlayson.
A counter left hand to the body from Finlayson misses its target.
Vinogradov misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vinogradov thinking.
Vinogradov loads up on a big right hand but Finlayson slips the punch.#T2#
A lazy left from Finlayson finds it's target.#CUT#It looks like Sergey Vinogradov has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finlayson misses with a looping right.
Finlayson throws out a loose jab but Vinogradov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finlayson loads up on a big right hand but Vinogradov slips the punch.
Vinogradov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finlayson moves away.
Finlayson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vinogradov throws out the jab.
Finlayson throws an off balance right hand
and Vinogradov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vinogradov ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Vinogradov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finlayson.
Vinogradov throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Finlayson to counter with a crisp jab.
Finlayson walks into a left hand.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut
and Vinogradov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3#
Vinogradov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut.
Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vinogradov.
Finlayson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Vinogradov misses.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Finlayson.
Vinogradov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Vinogradov ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Vinogradov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Finlayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinogradov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Finlayson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T4#
Nice uppercut lands for Vinogradov. That snapped Finlayson's head back.
Finlayson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vinogradov cracks Finlayson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vinogradov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sergey Vinogradov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vinogradov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vinogradov thuds a left hand into Finlayson's body.
Finlayson throws a shot to the body.
Vinogradov cracks Finlayson with a good jab.
Finlayson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vinogradov.
Finlayson slips under a jab from Vinogradov.
A punch combination from Vinogradov misses.
Finlayson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sergey Vinogradov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sergey Vinogradov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R3#
A big left from Finlayson misses.
Finlayson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Vinogradov counter with a right hand.
A big right from Vinogradov misses.
Vinogradov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Finlayson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vinogradov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finlayson moves away.
Vinogradov tries to bum rush Finlayson with a series of wild strikes but Finlayson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinogradov scores with a hook.
Vinogradov lands a slapping body shot.
A shot to the body from Vinogradov misses
and Finlayson counters with a stiff right hand.
Finlayson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vinogradov misses the jab.#T1#
Vinogradov misses the body punch
and Finlayson counters with a straight right hand.
Vinogradov misses with a wild body shot.
Finlayson throwing a counter right hand but Vinogradov manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Vinogradov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finlayson misses with a right hand
and Vinogradov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vinogradov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vinogradov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vinogradov throws a combination that misses
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vinogradov connects with a body shot that sends Finlayson's belly button to the back.
Finlayson throws a shot from downtown. Vinogradov moves away and avoids it.
Vinogradov misses with a body shot
and Finlayson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T2#
Finlayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinogradov was well out of range. Poor timing from Finlayson.
Vinogradov connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinogradov takes a swing at Finlayson's ribcage but misses.
Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vinogradov.
An attempted straight right counter from Finlayson misses the target.
Finlayson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vinogradov.
Finlayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinogradov was well out of range. Poor timing from Finlayson.
No joy there for Vinogradov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Finlayson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vinogradov moves out of range as Finlayson strikes.
Vinogradov scores with a nice head shot.
Vinogradov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finlayson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinogradov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vinogradov. Finlayson does a little dance to reset his feet.#T3#
Vinogradov misses with a double jab
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finlayson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finlayson slips a jab from Vinogradov.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut.
Vinogradov lands a nice looking body shot.
Finlayson moves forwards but Vinogradov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vinogradov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Finlayson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vinogradov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vinogradov misses with a wild body shot. #T4#
Vinogradov swinging wildly here.
Finlayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Vinogradov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Vinogradov scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinogradov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finlayson.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut.
Finlayson loads up on a big right hand but Vinogradov slips the punch.
Vinogradov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finlayson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinogradov.
Finlayson misses with a right hand
and Vinogradov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Finlayson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a nice body shot.
Vinogradov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vinogradov thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sergey Vinogradov really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergey Vinogradov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R4#
Finlayson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vinogradov counters with a nice uppercut.
Vinogradov throws a shot from downtown. Finlayson moves away and avoids it.
Vinogradov throws a lazy right hand but Finlayson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinogradov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinogradov misses the shot to the body.
Finlayson swings widly with a right hand
and Vinogradov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vinogradov slips under a jab from Finlayson.
Finlayson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vinogradov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Finlayson thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinogradov thuds a left hand into Finlayson's body.
Vinogradov fails to land with a series of punches.
Finlayson thuds a left hand into Vinogradov's body.
Vinogradov throws a leg kick but Finlayson checks it. #T1#
Vinogradov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vinogradov takes a swing at Finlayson's ribcage but misses.
Vinogradov throws out a loose jab but Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finlayson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vinogradov throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vinogradov swings widly with a right hand
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vinogradov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finlayson.
Vinogradov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Vinogradov looks to land a right hand but Finlayson moved out of range.
Vinogradov throws a poor cross that misses
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand.
Finlayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vinogradov just misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Vinogradov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finlayson counters with a stiff right hand.
Finlayson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vinogradov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vinogradov is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Vinogradov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finlayson.
Finlayson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vinogradov throws a jab when Finlayson was well out of range.
Finlayson throws a jab but it's blocked by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vinogradov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Finlayson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finlayson staying out of range there.
Vinogradov lands with an uppercut that bounces Finlayson off the cage and back into range.
Finlayson looks to land a left hand but Vinogradov moved out of range nicely.
Finlayson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vinogradov.#T3#
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut.
Finlayson throws a jab when Vinogradov was well out of range.
Vinogradov with a hook.
Vinogradov avoids the body shot from Finlayson.
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot.
Vinogradov scores with a nice right hand.
Finlayson misses with a looping left.
A jab from Finlayson misses.
Some wild striking there from Vinogradov.
Finlayson connects with a nice looking jab. #T4#
Vinogradov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finlayson moves away.
Finlayson throws a lazy right hand but Vinogradov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinogradov takes a swing at Finlayson's ribcage but misses.
Vinogradov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Finlayson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Finlayson misses the shot to the body.
Vinogradov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finlayson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vinogradov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vinogradov lands a nice hook to Finlayson's body. Finlayson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Finlayson throws a big shot that misses.
Vinogradov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Sergey Vinogradov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sergey Vinogradov's cut.
That's time! Finlayson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R5#
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Finlayson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vinogradov is just out of range.
Finlayson takes a swing at Vinogradov's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vinogradov! But no joy.
Vinogradov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vinogradov throws a jab when Finlayson was well out of range.
Finlayson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vinogradov misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Finlayson avoids the body shot from Vinogradov.
Finlayson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Finlayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vinogradov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Vinogradov lands the left hand.
Finlayson slips under a jab.#T1#
Vinogradov throws a right hand that Finlayson ducks under and follows up with a left that Finlayson also avoids with ease.
Vinogradov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finlayson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vinogradov works Finlayson's body with a nice hook.
Finlayson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vinogradov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finlayson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Finlayson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov just misses with a punch to the body.
Finlayson just misses with a punch to the body.
Finlayson slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Finlayson misses the target.#T2#
Finlayson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jab from Finlayson.
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut.
Vinogradov slips under a jab.
Finlayson checks a leg kick.
Vinogradov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finlayson.
Vinogradov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice uppercut there from Finlayson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finlayson just misses with a punch to the body.
Vinogradov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vinogradov defending well as Finlayson loads up on a big left hand.
Finlayson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vinogradov. Vinogradov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Finlayson misses with a hook. Vinogradov ducked under it nicely. #T3#
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut.
Vinogradov lands with a shot to the body.
Vinogradov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finlayson.
Finlayson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vinogradov just misses with a punch to the body.
Vinogradov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finlayson.
Vinogradov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vinogradov blocks a jab.
Vinogradov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vinogradov staying out of range there.
Finlayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vinogradov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T4#
Finlayson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vinogradov finds it's way round the side to connect with Finlayson's head.
Vinogradov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinogradov scores with a punch to the head.
Vinogradov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Finlayson momentarily.
Finlayson lands with a straight right. Vinogradov didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finlayson walks into a straight right hand from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov just misses with a punch to the body.
Finlayson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov throws a big shot that misses.
Finlayson lands a nice shot that snaps Vinogradov's head back.
Torhte Finlayson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#ROC#Vinogradov is rocked!
Vinogradov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sergey Vinogradov.
Well Vinogradov 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sergey Vinogradov!
Sergey Vinogradov is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Sergey Vinogradov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: SYN 1018 Torhte vs Short
Date: Sep 15, 2023

#R1#
Short fails to land the takedown.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Short has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Finlayson throws a good cross that connects.
Short shoots in for a takedown but Finlayson shows good takedown defense.
Finlayson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Finlayson lands a nice shot to the body.
Finlayson connects with the punch.#CUT#It looks like Jerry Short has been cut.
Finlayson 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.#TD2#
Short drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Short trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Short looking to sit in guard and control but Finlayson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SUB2#
Short throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Short escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Finlayson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T1#
Finlayson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Finlayson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB2#
Finlayson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Short has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Finlayson has managed to get both his arms back between Short's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Short isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Finlayson stacks Short on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Finlayson!
Finlayson working away.
Short is trying to improve his position.
Short is trying to control Finlayson's posture but Finlayson avoids it. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Short tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Short's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Finlayson happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Short tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Finlayson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. #T3#
Finlayson working away.
Finlayson works to advance to full mount. Short defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Short tries to hold on but Finlayson pushes him away.
Short is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Finlayson is staying active.
Finlayson controlling from mount.
Short is working to get back to half guard.
Short keeps trying to improve his position.
Short is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Short tries to reverse the position but Finlayson maintains control.#T4#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Short sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Short wants to control but Finlayson is keeping busy.
Finlayson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Short looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Short actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerry Short's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Finlayson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Finlayson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Short can do to turn this around?
Short misses with a takedown
and Finlayson counters with a stiff right hand.
Short shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Short closes this distance looking for a takedown but Finlayson circles away.
Torhte Finlayson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Short.
Finlayson lands with a right hand. #ROC#Short is rocked!
Finlayson lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Short - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Finlayson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Torhte Finlayson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: SYN 1013 Finlayson vs Green
Date: Aug 28, 2023

#R1#
Finlayson defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
Finlayson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Green throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finlayson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Green.
Green staying out of range there.
Finlayson cracks a nice hook into Green's ribs.
Green falls off balance throwing a combination #KD#
and Finlayson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Green! Finlayson lets Green back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#Green is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Finlayson throws a body punch but Green moves out of range. #KD#
Finlayson cracks Green with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Green looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Finlayson finish him?
Green is still on wobbly legs! Can Finlayson finish him?
We've been informed that Green has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Finlayson throws out a loose jab but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green throws a counter combo.#T1#
Finlayson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Green.
Green seems to have recovered his senses.
Finlayson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Green has time to react.
A jab from Green misses.
Green jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Green defending well as Finlayson loads up on a big left hand. #KD#
Finlayson cracks Green with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Finlayson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Green to stand back up!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green throws a poor cross that misses
and Finlayson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Finlayson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T2#
Green fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finlayson connects with a body shot.
Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Green.
Nice straight punches there by Finlayson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Finlayson.
Green throws a poor cross that misses
and Finlayson counters with a left to the body.
Green looks winded!
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot.
Green tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Finlayson circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Green tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Finlayson wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his super heavyweight title!
Torhte Finlayson thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: SYN 1009 Troll vs Fin III
Date: Aug 11, 2023

#R1#
Finlayson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Finlayson works Trollslayer's body with a nice hook.
Trollslayer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trollslayer attempts a counter takedown but Finlayson avoids it well and moves away.
Finlayson swings widly with a right hand #TD#
and Trollslayer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Trollslayer.
Trollslayer connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trollslayer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trollslayer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trollslayer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trollslayer throws an elbow that misses. Finlayson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Trollslayer's guard. Nice move by Finlayson!#REVB#
Finlayson sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T1#
Finlayson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Finlayson controlling from the top position.
Trollslayer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Let's hope that Finlayson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Trollslayer throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Trollslayer tries to strike from the bottom.
Finlayson advances position into side control!
Finlayson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. #T3##REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T4#
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.
The fighters circling - Finlayson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trollslayer tries to counter with a takedown but Finlayson is quick to defend against it.
Trollslayer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut there from Finlayson.
A slow jab from Finlayson misses its intended target.
Trollslayer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Finlayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trollslayer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Finlayson thuds his right hand into Trollslayer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot.
Trollslayer tries to counter with a takedown but Finlayson is quick to defend against it.
A swing and a miss from Finlayson.
Trollslayer feinted with a counter takedown.
A jab lands there for Finlayson.
Trollslayer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Trollslayer ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Trollslayer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trollslayer slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Finlayson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1#
Finlayson throws a right hand that misses #TD#
and Trollslayer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Trollslayer thows a huge punch but Finlayson dodges it nicely.
Finlayson is looking for a sweep. Trollslayer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finlayson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Trollslayer is looking to work some ground and pound but Finlayson has wrist control.
Finlayson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trollslayer.
Finlayson pulls Trollslayer in to control the position.
Trollslayer throws a strike but Finlayson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Trollslayer being controlled here, momentarily.
Trollslayer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Finlayson's guard. #REVR##T2#
Trollslayer is looking to work some ground and pound but Finlayson has wrist control.
Finlayson has his hands on Trollslayer's head, controlling the position.
Trollslayer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Trollslayer tries to free his leg and advance position but Finlayson is retaining full guard.
Trollslayer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trollslayer with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trollslayer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trollslayer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Trollslayer throws an elbow that misses. Finlayson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Trollslayer's guard. Nice move by Finlayson!#REVB##T3#
Finlayson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Trollslayer trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Finlayson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Trollslayer punching from the bottom - just letting Finlayson know he's still in a fight.
Finlayson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Trollslayer tries to strike from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Finlayson content to stall in guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Balin Trollslayer 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.#R3#
Finlayson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Trollslayer. Trollslayer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Finlayson misses with a hook. Trollslayer ducked under it nicely.
Trollslayer attempts a counter takedown but Finlayson avoids it well and moves away.
Finlayson throws an ugly left hook that misses #TD#
and Trollslayer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trollslayer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Finlayson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Trollslayer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Trollslayer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T1#
Trollslayer throws a big elbow that misses.
Trollslayer throws an elbow that misses. Finlayson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Trollslayer's guard. Nice move by Finlayson!#REVB#
Trollslayer being controlled here, momentarily.
Trollslayer wants to sweep but no luck.
Trollslayer trying to strike off his back. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Trollslayer wants to sweep but no luck.
Trollslayer trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Finlayson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trollslayer is keeping the position for now.
Finlayson controls from within his opponent's guard. #T3#
Trollslayer striking off his back but it's not causing Finlayson any problems.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Finlayson postures up. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Finlayson throws a looping overhand right but Trollslayer ducks down to avoid it.
Trollslayer tries to counter with a takedown but Finlayson is quick to defend against it.
Trollslayer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trollslayer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#T4#
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.
Nice defenses there by Trollslayer.
Finlayson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Finlayson throws a hook but Trollslayer avoids it easily.
Trollslayer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Finlayson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trollslayer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Finlayson lands with a good body shot.
Finlayson misses with a body shot.
Trollslayer tries to counter with a takedown but Finlayson is quick to defend against it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trollslayer moves out of range as Finlayson strikes.
Torhte Finlayson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finlayson throws a lazy right hand but Trollslayer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson really dominated that round.
That's time! Trollslayer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
Finlayson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trollslayer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finlayson lands a jab to Trollslayer's midsection.
Trollslayer moves out of range as Finlayson strikes.
Finlayson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Finlayson just misses with a punch to the body.
Trollslayer tries to counter with a takedown but Finlayson is quick to defend against it.
Finlayson throws an ugly left hook that misses #TD#
and Trollslayer counters with a takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trollslayer landing strikes.
Trollslayer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Finlayson parries the strikes from Trollslayer easily there. Trollslayer is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Finlayson to escape.
Trollslayer lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. #T1#
Trollslayer working the ground and pound but Finlayson is defending the strikes.
Trollslayer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Trollslayer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Finlayson is avoiding damage well.
Trollslayer working the strikes but Finlayson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Trollslayer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Trollslayer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Finlayson defending well though.
Trollslayer trying to mount his opponent but Finlayson defends it.
Trollslayer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Trollslayer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#CUT#It looks like Torhte Finlayson has been cut.
Trollslayer thows a huge punch but Finlayson dodges it nicely.
Trollslayer with the ground and pound but Finlayson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Trollslayer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T2#
Trollslayer throws a strike but Finlayson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Finlayson trying to control but Trollslayer is working from the bottom.
Finlayson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Trollslayer is striking off his back. Finlayson thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Finlayson slows the pace down in half guard. #T3#
Trollslayer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Finlayson slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Trollslayer.
Finlayson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Trollslayer! #T4#
Trollslayer slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Finlayson is thwarting Trollslayer's attempts to control the position.
Finlayson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Finlayson is continuing to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Balin Trollslayer had his way with Torhte Finlayson in that round.
The cut man is working on Torhte Finlayson's cut.
That's time! Trollslayer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R5#
Trollslayer moves away from the strike by Finlayson.
Finlayson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Finlayson 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.
Finlayson missing with a left hand there. Trollslayer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trollslayer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A big right from Finlayson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trollslayer drops down looking for a counter takedown but Finlayson sprawls and moves away.
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot.
Trollslayer attempts a counter takedown but Finlayson avoids it well and moves away.#T1#
Finlayson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finlayson throws out a powerful jab.
Finlayson lands with an overhand left.
Finlayson misses with a hook.
Finlayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trollslayer was well out of range. Poor timing from Finlayson.
Trollslayer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Trollslayer moves out of range as Finlayson strikes.
Trollslayer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#T2#
Finlayson misses with a hook. Trollslayer ducked under it nicely.
Finlayson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Finlayson loads up on a big right hand but Trollslayer slips the punch.
Finlayson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Trollslayer on the side of the head.
A big right from Finlayson misses.
Trollslayer attempts a counter takedown but Finlayson avoids it well and moves away.
Finlayson throws out a loose jab but Trollslayer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trollslayer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T3#
Finlayson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Trollslayer.
Finlayson missing with a left hand there. Trollslayer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trollslayer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Finlayson looks to land a right hand but Trollslayer moved out of range.
Trollslayer tries to counter with a takedown but Finlayson is quick to defend against it.
Finlayson throws an ugly left hook that misses #TD#
so Trollslayer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Trollslayer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Trollslayer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Trollslayer throwing strikes from guard but Finlayson blocks nicely.
Trollslayer with a flurry of punches that miss. #T4#
Trollslayer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trollslayer throws a big elbow that misses.
Finlayson looking for a sweep. Not yet Finlayson, not yet.
Finlayson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Finlayson holds on and takes a little breather.
Trollslayer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trollslayer throwing strikes but missing.
Trollslayer throws an elbow that misses. Finlayson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Trollslayer's guard. Nice move by Finlayson!#REVB#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trollslayer throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Torhte Finlayson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Finlayson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson is the new super heavyweight champion!
Torhte Finlayson thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: SYN 1004 Finlay vs Trollslayer
Date: Jul 21, 2023

#R1#
Finlayson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot.
Trollslayer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Trollslayer walks into a left hand.
Trollslayer moves away from the strike by Finlayson.
Trollslayer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Finlayson scores with a jab.
Finlayson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Trollslayer tries to counter it with a takedown but Finlayson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson lands a glancing blow to the side of Trollslayer's head.
Finlayson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Finlayson misses with a hook.#T1#
Finlayson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Trollslayer avoids the body shot from Finlayson.
Finlayson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Trollslayer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Trollslayer slips a jab from Finlayson.
A swing and a miss from Finlayson.
Nice defenses there by Trollslayer.
Finlayson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Finlayson missing with a left hand there. Trollslayer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left lands for Finlayson.
A swing and a miss from Finlayson.
Finlayson lands a really nice looking cross but Trollslayer seems unphased.
Finlayson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trollslayer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Finlayson takes a swing at Trollslayer's ribcage but misses.
Trollslayer with the counter takedown but Finlayson avoids it easily.#T3#
Trollslayer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Trollslayer feints the counter takedown.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut #TD2#
and Trollslayer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Trollslayer throwing strikes from guard but Finlayson blocks nicely.
Trollslayer postures up in Finlayson's guard and throws a big left but Finlayson blocks it.
Trollslayer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trollslayer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trollslayer distracts Finlayson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Trollslayer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Finlayson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Finlayson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finlayson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trollslayer throwing strikes but missing. #T4#
Trollslayer lands a couple of digs.
Trollslayer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trollslayer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Finlayson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Trollslayer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trollslayer throws a big right hand that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Finlayson holds on and takes a little breather.
Trollslayer cracks Finlayson with a solid left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trollslayer is looking to work some ground and pound but Finlayson has wrist control.
Trollslayer throws a big right hand that misses.
Finlayson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Finlayson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trollslayer with the counter takedown but Finlayson avoids it easily.
Finlayson takes a swing at Trollslayer's ribcage but misses.
Trollslayer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Finlayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trollslayer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Trollslayer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Finlayson to score with a decent uppercut.
Finlayson swings widly with a right hand #TD2#
and Trollslayer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Trollslayer lands a nice short elbow.
Finlayson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Trollslayer.
Trollslayer winds up and cracks Finlayson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Finlayson tries to get to full guard but Trollslayer has control of the leg. #T1#
Trollslayer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Finlayson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Trollslayer.
Finlayson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trollslayer.
Trollslayer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trollslayer distracts Finlayson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Trollslayer throwing strikes but missing.
Trollslayer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Finlayson's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trollslayer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trollslayer postures up in Finlayson's guard and throws a big left but Finlayson blocks it.
Trollslayer looking to pass the guard.
Trollslayer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#ROC2#Finlayson is rocked!#T2#
Trollslayer arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Finlayson's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Balin Trollslayer!
Balin Trollslayer is the new super heavyweight champion!

Event: SYN 1000 Maluga vs Puno II
Date: Jul 04, 2023

#R1#
Burnett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Finlayson throws a body shot but no joy.
Burnett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finlayson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finlayson scores with a nice right hand.
Finlayson 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.
Finlayson throws a jab but it's blocked by Burnett.
Finlayson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burnett.
Finlayson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burnett counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Finlayson thinking.
Burnett misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CUT2#It looks like Torhte Finlayson has been cut.
Burnett throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finlayson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burnett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Finlayson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Finlayson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burnett misses with a hook
enabling Finlayson to counter with a crisp jab.
Finlayson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Finlayson lands a nice shot that snaps Burnett's head back.
Burnett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finlayson takes a swing at Burnett's ribcage but misses.
Burnett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Finlayson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Finlayson throws a big shot that misses.#T2#
Finlayson throws an off balance right hand
and Burnett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finlayson scores with a hook.
Finlayson throws an off balance right hand
and Burnett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finlayson moves forwards but Burnett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Burnett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burnett! But no joy.
Finlayson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Burnett throws a hook to the side of Finlayson's head but Finlayson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finlayson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Finlayson duly obliges.
Finlayson lands with a cross. #T3#
Finlayson staying out of range there.
Finlayson is looking to counter punch.
Burnett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burnett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Burnett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Burnett throws an off balance right hand
and Finlayson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Finlayson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burnett circles away quickly and effectively.
Burnett misses with a straight right.
Finlayson throws a looping overhand right but Burnett ducks down to avoid it.
Burnett appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Burnett.
Burnett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #T4#
Finlayson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burnett's hands.
Finlayson connects with a nice looking jab.
Finlayson throws a jab but it's blocked by Burnett.
Burnett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burnett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Finlayson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burnett misses with a left hand
and Finlayson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Burnett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finlayson manages to avoid it.#KD#
Finlayson cracks Burnett with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Burnett looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Finlayson finish him? #ROC#Burnett is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finlayson digs a good body shot into Burnett's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Torhte Finlayson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Burnett ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Burnett appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Burnett misses with a hook to the body
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand.
Burnett throws a predictable looking body shot
and Finlayson counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his super heavyweight title!
Torhte Finlayson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: SYN 990 Joad vs Morrison
Date: Jun 06, 2023

#R1#
Finlayson lands a glancing blow to the side of Burnett's head.
Burnett throws a hook to the side of Finlayson's head but Finlayson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burnett connects with a jab.
Finlayson misses with a looping left.
Burnett misses with a right hand
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burnett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Finlayson's head backwards.
Finlayson misses with a hook.
Khalil Burnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burnett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finlayson is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burnett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burnett misses with a shot to the body
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Finlayson throws a hook but Burnett blocks it.
Burnett throws a hook but Finlayson avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Finlayson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Finlayson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.#T1#
Burnett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Finlayson moves away from the strike by Burnett.
Finlayson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Burnett moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burnett missing with a left hand there. Finlayson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finlayson lands with an uppercut that bounces Burnett off the cage and back into range.
Burnett looks to throw the jab but Finlayson is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burnett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Finlayson is looking to counter punch.
Burnett misses with a right hand
and Finlayson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Burnett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Burnett throws a poor cross that misses
and Finlayson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Finlayson throws a lazy uppercut
and Burnett counters with a nice uppercut.
Burnett tries to clinch up.
Finlayson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burnett's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burnett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Finlayson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burnett misses with a left hand
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finlayson throws a poor cross that misses
and Burnett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finlayson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Finlayson looks to score with a jab to the body but Burnett is just out of range.
Burnett throws out a counter right but Finlayson avoids it with no problem.#T3#
Finlayson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Burnett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Burnett.
Finlayson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Burnett counters with a straight right hand.
Burnett misses with a looping left.
Burnett misses with a body shot
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burnett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finlayson.
Burnett throws a hook to the side of Finlayson's head but Finlayson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finlayson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Burnett misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burnett misses with a lunging right hand
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand.
Burnett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finlayson manages to avoid it.#T4#
Finlayson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burnett doesn't seem bothered though.
Finlayson swings for the body but Burnett moves out of range.
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!
Finlayson throws a right hand that misses
and Burnett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Burnett misses with a wild body shot.
Finlayson looks to throw the jab but Burnett is out of range.
It seemed like Burnett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Finlayson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Burnett throws a shot from downtown. Finlayson moves away and avoids it.
Finlayson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Finlayson walks into a stiff left hand from Burnett.
Burnett misses with a straight right.
Finlayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burnett.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Torhte Finlayson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Finlayson looks to throw the jab but Burnett is out of range.
Finlayson misses with a hook
and Burnett counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finlayson. Burnett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burnett might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Finlayson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Finlayson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Burnett counter with a right hand.
Burnett scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burnett throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burnett ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Burnett staying out of range there.
Khalil Burnett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burnett throws an off balance right hand
and Finlayson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Burnett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finlayson was well out of range. Poor timing from Burnett.
A quick step to the side and Finlayson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Burnett misses the target.
Burnett throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finlayson misses with a hook
and Burnett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finlayson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Burnett under the eye.
Finlayson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finlayson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Burnett misses its intended target.
Finlayson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burnett.
Finlayson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burnett throws a looping overhand right but Finlayson ducks down to avoid it.
Burnett slips under a jab from Finlayson.#T2#
A slow jab from Burnett misses its intended target.
It looked like Finlayson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Burnett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burnett works Finlayson's body with a nice hook.
Burnett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finlayson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burnett misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Burnett misses the target.
Finlayson throwing a counter right hand but Burnett manages to avoid it.
Burnett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finlayson.
Finlayson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Burnett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finlayson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burnett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3#
Finlayson throws a body shot but no joy.
Finlayson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finlayson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Finlayson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burnett throws out a counter right but Finlayson avoids it with no problem.
Burnett throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Finlayson to counter with a crisp jab.
Burnett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finlayson.
Burnett with a hook.
Finlayson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burnett connects with a crisp jab.
Burnett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finlayson. #T4#
Finlayson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Finlayson throws a right hand that misses
and Burnett counters with a right hand to the body.
Burnett throws a predictable looking body shot
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finlayson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Finlayson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burnett throws out a loose jab but Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burnett misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burnett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burnett swings away with a body shot that misses
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A cross from Burnett lands.
Finlayson misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Khalil Burnett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
Burnett throws a right hand that misses #KD#
and Finlayson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Burnett! Finlayson lets Burnett back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#Burnett is rocked!
Finlayson throws a big shot that misses.
Finlayson throws a jab but it's blocked by Burnett.
Burnett doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Burnett throws a hook but Finlayson avoids it easily.
Finlayson throwing a counter right hand but Burnett manages to avoid it.
Burnett throws a lazy right hand but Finlayson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finlayson misses with a lunging right hand
and Burnett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Burnett misses.
Burnett slips under a jab from Finlayson.
Finlayson misses with a body punch
and Burnett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Burnett misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand. #T1#
Finlayson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finlayson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burnett.
Burnett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Burnett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Finlayson jabs Burnett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Burnett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finlayson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Burnett.
Finlayson staying out of range there.
Finlayson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A jab from Burnett misses.
Finlayson throws a body punch but Burnett moves out of range. #T2#
A telegraphed right hand from Burnett misses the target.
Finlayson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burnett misses with a straight left.
It looked like Finlayson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Burnett.
Burnett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Finlayson's head backwards.
Burnett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Burnett connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burnett throws a jab when Finlayson was well out of range.
Finlayson misses with a left hand
letting Burnett counter with a right hand.
Nice shot by Burnett.#T3#
Burnett tries to clinch
and Finlayson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Finlayson slips a straight right by Burnett.
Burnett misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Finlayson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burnett ducks right into an uppercut from Finlayson.
Burnett swings away with a body shot that misses
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Finlayson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Burnett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burnett throws a right hand that misses
and Finlayson counters with a nice body shot.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Burnett.
Burnett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finlayson throws out the jab. #T4#
Finlayson just misses with a punch to the body.
Burnett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finlayson misses with a right hand
and Burnett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Burnett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finlayson moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Burnett misses the target.
Finlayson misses with a left hand
and Burnett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burnett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finlayson.
Burnett looks to land a left hand but Finlayson moved out of range nicely.
Burnett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Torhte Finlayson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.#R4#
Burnett lands an overhand right.
Finlayson slips a straight right by Burnett.
Finlayson throwing a counter right hand but Burnett manages to avoid it.
Burnett missing with a left hand there. Finlayson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finlayson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Burnett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burnett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finlayson.
Burnett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burnett throws a looping overhand right but Finlayson ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson throws a lazy right hand but Burnett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finlayson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burnett.
Finlayson throws a hook to the side of Burnett's head but Burnett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burnett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
Finlayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burnett was well out of range. Poor timing from Finlayson.
Burnett throws an off balance right hand
and Finlayson counters with a straight right hand.
Finlayson tries to move into range but Burnett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Finlayson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Burnett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Burnett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burnett misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burnett moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burnett misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Burnett.#T2#
Nice shot lands for Finlayson.
Burnett misses with a left hand
and Finlayson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Finlayson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burnett looks to throw the jab but Finlayson is out of range.
Finlayson walks into a straight right hand from Burnett.
The fighters circling - Burnett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finlayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burnett manages to avoid it.
Finlayson defending well as Burnett loads up on a big left hand. #T3#
Finlayson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Burnett, as that shot connected.
Finlayson slips a jab from Burnett.
Burnett missing with a left hand there. Finlayson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finlayson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burnett throws out the jab.
Burnett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finlayson.
Burnett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Burnett staying out of range there.
Burnett throws a big shot that misses.#T4#
Burnett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burnett throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Burnett throws a body punch but Finlayson moves out of range.
Finlayson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burnett.
Finlayson is looking to counter punch.
Burnett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burnett doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Finlayson loads up on a big right hand but Burnett slips the punch.
Burnett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burnett walks into a jab.
Burnett misses with a hook
and Finlayson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Khalil Burnett dominated that fourth round.
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.#R5#
Finlayson blocks a jab.
Finlayson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Finlayson misses with a left hand
and Finlayson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burnett misses with a straight right.
Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burnett.
Finlayson lands a nice looking body shot.
Finlayson scores with the left hand. Burnett knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burnett just misses with a punch to the body.
Finlayson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Finlayson looks to score with a jab to the body but Burnett is just out of range.
Burnett misses with a right hand
and Finlayson counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T1#
Finlayson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burnett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finlayson.
Burnett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Finlayson.
Burnett misses with a hook
and Finlayson counters with a nice body shot.
Burnett connects with a looping right hand.
Finlayson swings for the body but Burnett moves out of range.
Burnett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finlayson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burnett counters with a stiff right hand.
Finlayson throws a body punch but Burnett moves out of range.
Good shot there by Burnett.#T2#
Finlayson lands a jab to the head.
Burnett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burnett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Finlayson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burnett misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finlayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finlayson throws a shot from downtown. Burnett moves away and avoids it.
Burnett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finlayson.
Burnett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Burnett swings widly with a right hand
and Finlayson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3#
Finlayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burnett.
Finlayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burnett.
Finlayson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burnett.
Finlayson is looking to counter punch.
Burnett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finlayson was well out of range. Poor timing from Burnett.
Burnett misses the jab.
Burnett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burnett scores with a nice right hand.
Burnett misses the body punch
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burnett is still on wobbly legs! Can Finlayson finish him?#T4#
Finlayson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burnett seems to have recovered his senses.
Burnett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burnett looks to score with a jab to the body but Finlayson is just out of range.
Burnett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Finlayson misses the shot to the body.
Burnett throws a hook to the side of Finlayson's head but Finlayson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burnett throws a right hand that misses
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Burnett throws a right hand that misses
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finlayson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Torhte Finlayson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Finlayson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Torhte Finlayson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: SYN 981 Balin vs. Finlayson
Date: May 03, 2023

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Finlayson thuds his right hand into Trollslayer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Finlayson throws an off balance right hand #TD#
and Trollslayer counters with a takedown into side control.
Finlayson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Trollslayer's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Finlayson is positioning himself well to prevent Trollslayer advancing to mount.
Trollslayer lands strikes from half guard.
Trollslayer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Finlayson defending well though.
Trollslayer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Trollslayer working Finlayson over with strikes.
Trollslayer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Trollslayer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Trollslayer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trollslayer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Trollslayer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've been hearing that Trollslayer has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#T1#
Trollslayer thows a huge punch but Finlayson dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trollslayer throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Finlayson to regain full guard.
Finlayson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Finlayson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Trollslayer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trollslayer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Finlayson seems keen to control Trollslayer's posture.
Trollslayer throws a big elbow that misses.
Trollslayer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trollslayer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T2#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trollslayer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trollslayer throws a strike but Finlayson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Trollslayer trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Finlayson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Let's hope that Finlayson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Trollslayer tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T3#
Trollslayer trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Trollslayer trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Finlayson slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Trollslayer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finlayson prevents Trollslayer from improving his position.
Trollslayer missing with punches from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Finlayson throws a poor cross that misses #TD#
and Trollslayer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Trollslayer.
Trollslayer postures up in Finlayson's guard and throws a big left but Finlayson blocks it.
Finlayson is pulling down on Trollslayer's head. It's preventing any offense from Trollslayer, at least for the moment.
Trollslayer throwing strikes but missing.
Finlayson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Finlayson is controlling Trollslayer's posture.
Trollslayer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trollslayer throwing strikes from guard but Finlayson blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Balin Trollslayer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Finlayson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Trollslayer. Trollslayer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big right from Finlayson misses.
Nice uppercut there from Finlayson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson takes a swing at Trollslayer's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Finlayson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trollslayer feinted with a counter takedown.#T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Finlayson misses the target.
Trollslayer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Trollslayer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finlayson.
Trollslayer tries to counter with a takedown but Finlayson is quick to defend against it.
Finlayson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Finlayson throws a body punch but Trollslayer moves out of range.
Trollslayer tries to counter with a takedown but Finlayson is quick to defend against it.
Finlayson scores with a punch to the head.
Finlayson throws a hook but Trollslayer blocks it.
Trollslayer attempts a counter takedown but Finlayson avoids it well and moves away.#T2#
Finlayson lands a head shot.
Trollslayer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Finlayson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Finlayson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trollslayer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut. Trollslayer saw that one coming.
Trollslayer attempts a counter takedown but Finlayson avoids it well and moves away.
Finlayson punishes Trollslayer's body with a nice straight punch.
Finlayson misses with a straight left.
Trollslayer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#T3#
Nice defenses there by Trollslayer.
Torhte Finlayson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finlayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trollslayer manages to avoid it.
Finlayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trollslayer feinted with a counter takedown.
Torhte Finlayson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finlayson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trollslayer moves away.
Trollslayer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finlayson.#T4#
Finlayson swings widly with a right hand #TD#
and Trollslayer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Finlayson tries to roll over but Trollslayer keeps him under control.
Trollslayer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Trollslayer with the ground and pound but Finlayson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Trollslayer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Finlayson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trollslayer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Trollslayer lands a couple of elbows.
Finlayson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trollslayer throws a strike but Finlayson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trollslayer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Finlayson is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3#
Finlayson lands a really nice looking cross but Trollslayer seems unphased.
A big right from Finlayson misses.
Trollslayer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Finlayson.
Trollslayer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Trollslayer attempts a counter takedown but Finlayson avoids it well and moves away.#T1#
Trollslayer defending well as Finlayson loads up on a big left hand.
Finlayson dips to his left and cracks Trollslayer with an uppercut!
Finlayson misses with an uppercut. Trollslayer saw that one coming.
Trollslayer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finlayson.
Trollslayer feinted with a counter takedown.
Trollslayer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Finlayson throws the left hand but Trollslayer avoids the punch easily.
Trollslayer attempts a counter takedown but Finlayson avoids it well and moves away.#T2#
Trollslayer takes one to the chin there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finlayson. Trollslayer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finlayson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trollslayer blocks a jab.
Trollslayer moves away from the strike by Finlayson.
Trollslayer feinted with a counter takedown.
Finlayson looks to land a left hand but Trollslayer moved out of range nicely.#T3#
Finlayson looks to score with a jab to the body but Trollslayer is just out of range.
Finlayson lands with a nice body punch.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut #TD#
and Trollslayer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Trollslayer.
Trollslayer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Trollslayer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Finlayson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Trollslayer throws a big elbow that misses.
Finlayson is trying to keep Trollslayer in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trollslayer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T4#
Trollslayer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Finlayson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trollslayer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trollslayer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Trollslayer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Finlayson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Trollslayer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trollslayer works over Finlayson with some ground and pound from guard.
Finlayson is controlling Trollslayer's posture.
Trollslayer throws a strike but Finlayson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Finlayson controlling from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R4#
Trollslayer blocks a jab.
Finlayson misses the shot to the body.
Trollslayer tries to counter with a takedown but Finlayson is quick to defend against it.
Finlayson throws a big shot that misses.
Finlayson throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson connects with a single shot there.
Trollslayer slips under a jab from Finlayson.
Trollslayer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T1#
Finlayson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trollslayer.
Finlayson misses with a jab to the body #TD#
and Trollslayer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Finlayson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trollslayer throwing strikes but missing.
Trollslayer is pushing down on Finlayson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Finlayson is fighting to maintain full guard but Trollslayer has managed to sneak the leg through.
Trollslayer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Finlayson defending well though.
Finlayson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Trollslayer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Finlayson controls Trollslayer momentarily but Trollslayer frees himself. #T2#
Trollslayer throws a strike but Finlayson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Finlayson tries to free his leg and advance position but Trollslayer is retaining full guard.
Trollslayer trying to strike off his back.
Trollslayer has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Finlayson has passed into side control.
Trollslayer misses with a strike from the bottom.
Finlayson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. #T3#
Trollslayer struggling a bit here.
Trollslayer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Finlayson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Finlayson wants to control for a moment but Trollslayer uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Trollslayer is looking for a sweep. Finlayson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Trollslayer lands with a few short shots to the body.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Finlayson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Trollslayer avoids the body shot from Finlayson.
Trollslayer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big left from Finlayson misses.
Trollslayer attempts a counter takedown but Finlayson avoids it well and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Finlayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finlayson throws an overhand right that lands on Trollslayer's shoulder, as Trollslayer tries to avoid the shot.
Finlayson throws a body shot but no joy.
Finlayson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trollslayer feinted with a counter takedown.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson jabs Trollslayer right on the nose. Trollslayer blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Finlayson misses.
Trollslayer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#T1#
A slow jab from Finlayson misses its intended target.
Trollslayer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Finlayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trollslayer was well out of range. Poor timing from Finlayson.
Trollslayer drops down looking for a counter takedown but Finlayson sprawls and moves away.
Finlayson missing with a left hand there. Trollslayer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trollslayer feinted with a counter takedown.
Trollslayer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finlayson.
Balin Trollslayer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finlayson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trollslayer.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Finlayson lands with a good body shot.
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot.
Trollslayer drops down looking for a counter takedown but Finlayson sprawls and moves away.
Jab from Finlayson.
Finlayson missing with a left hand there. Trollslayer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torhte Finlayson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finlayson misses with a jab to the body #TD#
and Trollslayer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Trollslayer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Finlayson works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T3#
Trollslayer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Trollslayer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Trollslayer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Trollslayer postures up in Finlayson's guard and throws a big left but Finlayson blocks it.
Trollslayer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Trollslayer throwing strikes from guard but Finlayson blocks nicely.
Finlayson is adopting a defensive guard.
Trollslayer postures up in Finlayson's guard and throws a big left but Finlayson blocks it.
Trollslayer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trollslayer throws an elbow that misses. Finlayson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Trollslayer's guard. Nice move by Finlayson!#REVB##T4#
Trollslayer throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Trollslayer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Finlayson controls the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trollslayer throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Torhte Finlayson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Finlayson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 46:49
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson is the new super heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Torhte Finlayson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: C186: Dos Anjos vs Ji Woo
Date: Apr 23, 2023

#R1#
Finlayson misses with a right hand
and Finlayson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frost rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Finlayson to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#It looks like Darren Frost has been cut.
Finlayson digs a good body shot into Frost's ribs.
Frost looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Finlayson looks to throw the jab but Frost is out of range.
A jab from Finlayson misses.
Finlayson throws a right hand that misses
and Frost counters with a nice uppercut.
Frost pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frost sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Finlayson. Beautiful body shot.
Finlayson misses the jab.#T1#
Frost misses with an uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Finlayson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Frost looks winded!
Finlayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frost throws an off balance right hand
and Frost takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Finlayson throws a looping overhand right but Frost ducks down to avoid it.
Frost waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finlayson.
Finlayson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Frost gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Finlayson gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Frost 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 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson!
During a confident post fight interview, Torhte Finlayson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: C177: Finlayson vs Frost
Date: Mar 26, 2023

#R1#
A big left from Finlayson misses.
Frost throws a hook but Finlayson blocks it.
Frost takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Finlayson 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.
Finlayson looks to land a left hand but Frost moved out of range nicely.
Frost looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Finlayson swings widly with a right hand
and Frost counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finlayson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Frost scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson throws an off balance right hand
and Frost counters with a nice uppercut. #KD2#
Frost cracks Finlayson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Frost has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Finlayson to stand back up!#ROC2#Finlayson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Frost.
Finlayson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oh Finlayson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
Frost cracks Finlayson with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darren Frost!
After winning the bout, Darren Frost thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: C165: Cranio vs Nakagawa
Date: Feb 19, 2023

#R1#
The fighters circle momentarily. Finlayson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Finlayson misses the jab.
Finlayson looks to land a right hand but Bon Hwa moved out of range.
Finlayson needs to keep his hands up - Bon Hwa had a free shot at his head there.
Bon Hwa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blaze Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finlayson. Bon Hwa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bon Hwa ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bon Hwa.
The fighters circling - Finlayson 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.
Finlayson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bon Hwa.
Bon Hwa throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Finlayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bon Hwa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bon Hwa misses with a hook.#T1#
Nice defenses there by Finlayson.
Finlayson throws an overhand right that lands on Bon Hwa's shoulder, as Bon Hwa tries to avoid the shot.
Bon Hwa lands a head shot.
A jab from Bon Hwa misses.
Finlayson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bon Hwa connects with a looping right hand.
Finlayson looks to land a right hand but Bon Hwa moved out of range.
Bon Hwa moves forwards but Finlayson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bon Hwa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Finlayson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bon Hwa sizes up Finlayson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T2#
A shot to the liver by Finlayson. Beautiful body shot.
Bon Hwa throws a hook but Finlayson blocks it.
Bon Hwa avoids the body shot from Finlayson.
Finlayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bon Hwa.
Bon Hwa is looking to counter punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Finlayson misses.
A slow jab from Finlayson misses its intended target.
Finlayson misses the body punch
enabling Bon Hwa to counter with a crisp jab.
Finlayson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finlayson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bon Hwa with a body shot.
Finlayson defending well as Bon Hwa loads up on a big left hand.
Finlayson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bon Hwa throws a poor cross that misses
and Finlayson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T3#
Finlayson lands a jab to Bon Hwa's midsection.
Bon Hwa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bon Hwa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finlayson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Finlayson slips a jab from Bon Hwa.
Finlayson misses the shot to the body.
Bon Hwa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bon Hwa moves away from the strike by Finlayson.
Finlayson misses with a hook
letting Bon Hwa counter with a right hand.
Bon Hwa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bon Hwa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Finlayson circles away quickly and effectively.
Finlayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bon Hwa. #T4#
Bon Hwa swings widly with a right hand
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bon Hwa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Finlayson throws a big shot that misses.
Finlayson misses with a hook to the body
and Bon Hwa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finlayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bon Hwa manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Bon Hwa misses the target.
Finlayson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bon Hwa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bon Hwa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bon Hwa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finlayson.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut
and Finlayson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bon Hwa misses with a right hand
and Finlayson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Bon Hwa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bon Hwa.
Finlayson just misses with a punch to the body.
Finlayson with a nice cross.
Bon Hwa slips under a jab from Finlayson.
Bon Hwa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Bon Hwa cracks Finlayson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Bon Hwa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bon Hwa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finlayson throws out a counter right but Bon Hwa avoids it with no problem.
Torhte Finlayson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bon Hwa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finlayson lands a body shot. #T1#
Finlayson slips a straight right by Bon Hwa.
Nice defenses there by Bon Hwa.
Bon Hwa throws a hook but Finlayson avoids it easily.
Finlayson moves out of range as Bon Hwa strikes.
Bon Hwa slips under a jab.
Finlayson throws out a loose jab but Bon Hwa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finlayson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bon Hwa lands with an uppercut that bounces Finlayson off the cage and back into range.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Bon Hwa.
Bon Hwa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T2#
Finlayson lands a jab.
Finlayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Bon Hwa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bon Hwa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bon Hwa avoids the body shot from Finlayson.
Bon Hwa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bon Hwa lands a head shot.
Bon Hwa misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finlayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bon Hwa manages to avoid it.
Bon Hwa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bon Hwa slips a straight right by Finlayson.#T3#
Finlayson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bon Hwa lands the left hand.
Finlayson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Finlayson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bon Hwa.
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Finlayson.
Finlayson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Finlayson misses
letting Bon Hwa counter with a right hand.
Finlayson misses the jab.
Finlayson throws a good cross that connects. #T4#
Finlayson thows a left - swing and a miss! #KD2#
Finlayson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bon Hwa sprawling to the canvas! Bon Hwa rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Finlayson finish him?! #ROC2#Bon Hwa is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!#KD2#
Finlayson cracks Bon Hwa with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Finlayson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bon Hwa to stand back up!
Oh Bon Hwa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bon Hwa throws a poor cross that misses
and Finlayson counters with a big left hand that crumples Bon Hwa! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: C162: Veainu vs Finlayson III
Date: Jan 29, 2023

#R1#
Finlayson takes a swing at Veainu's ribcage but misses.
Finlayson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Veainu has time to react.
Finlayson throws a right hand that misses
enabling Veainu to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Finlayson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Finlayson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Finlayson missing with a left hand there. Veainu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Veainu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Finlayson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson misses with a body punch
enabling Veainu to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#It looks like Torhte Finlayson has been cut.
Veainu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finlayson moves away.
Finlayson stuns Veainu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T1#
The fighters circling - Finlayson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finlayson. Veainu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Veainu throwing a counter right hand but Finlayson manages to avoid it.
Veainu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Finlayson misses its intended target.
Veainu misses with a wild body shot.
Finlayson loads up on a big right hand but Veainu slips the punch.
Veainu staying out of range there.
Finlayson misses with a hook to the body
and Veainu counters with a nice uppercut. #T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Finlayson. Veainu does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Veainu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Veainu ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
A counter left hand to the body from Veainu misses its target.
Veainu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Finlayson misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Veainu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Veainu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finlayson misses the shot to the body.
Veainu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Finlayson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Veainu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T3#
Finlayson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Finlayson looks to throw the jab but Veainu is out of range.
Veainu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Finlayson takes a swing at Veainu's ribcage but misses.
Veainu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Torhte Finlayson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finlayson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Finlayson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Finlayson throws a shot from downtown. Veainu moves away and avoids it.
Veainu takes a swing at Finlayson's ribcage but misses. #T4#
Finlayson lands with a nice body punch.
Veainu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Veainu throws an off balance right hand
enabling Finlayson to counter with a crisp jab.
Finlayson throws a jab when Veainu was well out of range.
Veainu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finlayson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Veainu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finlayson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Torhte Finlayson's cut.
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.#R2#
Veainu drops his hands momentarily and Finlayson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Finlayson avoids the body shot from Veainu.
Veainu slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Veainu misses the target.
Finlayson misses with a looping right.
Veainu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Veainu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Finlayson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Veainu might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Veainu misses the target.
Finlayson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson lands a nice hook to Veainu's body. Veainu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Finlayson missing with a left hand there. Veainu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
Finlayson slips under a jab.
Veainu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Finlayson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Veainu scrambles back to his feet.
Finlayson misses with a body shot
and Veainu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Finlayson misses.
Veainu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finlayson manages to avoid it.
Veainu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Finlayson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Veainu scrambles back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Finlayson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Veainu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Veainu slips a jab from Finlayson.#T2#
Finlayson misses with a lunging right hand
and Veainu counters with a straight right hand.
Finlayson with a hook.
Finlayson misses with a looping left.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut.
Veainu is looking to counter punch.
Torhte Finlayson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Veainu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finlayson.
Veainu throwing a counter right hand but Finlayson manages to avoid it.
Veainu throws a body shot but no joy.
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!
Finlayson cracks Veainu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T3#
Finlayson throws an overhand right that lands on Veainu's shoulder, as Veainu tries to avoid the shot.
Veainu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Veainu staying out of range there.
Veainu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finlayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Veainu is looking for a counter combo.
Finlayson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finlayson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Finlayson loads up on a big right hand but Veainu slips the punch.
Veainu throwing a counter right hand but Finlayson manages to avoid it.
Finlayson misses with a straight right.
Veainu misses with a left hand
and Finlayson counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Veainu slips a straight right by Finlayson.
Veainu moves out of range as Finlayson strikes.
Veainu throws a series of punches but Finlayson avoids them all with ease.
Veainu moves out of range as Finlayson strikes.
Veainu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Veainu throws a body shot but no joy.
Veainu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Torhte Finlayson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
Finlayson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Veainu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finlayson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Finlayson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finlayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veainu was well out of range. Poor timing from Finlayson.
Veainu blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Veainu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson scores with a sloppy right hand. Veainu should have avoided that one.
Veainu throws an off balance right hand
and Finlayson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Veainu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finlayson.
Veainu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T1#
Veainu ducks right into an uppercut from Finlayson. #ROC2#Veainu is rocked!
Finlayson drops Veainu with a straight right hand, right on the button! Finlayson follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson!
After winning the bout, Torhte Finlayson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Highland 220
Date: Jan 06, 2023

#R1#
Veainu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finlayson manages to avoid it.
Finlayson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut
and Veainu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Torhte Finlayson has been cut.
Finlayson lands a glancing blow to the side of Veainu's head.
Finlayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Veainu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Finlayson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FIST OF FURY in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Finlayson misses the target.
Veainu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Finlayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Veainu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Finlayson with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T1#
Veainu misses with a right hand
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finlayson missing with a left hand there. Veainu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Veainu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Finlayson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Veainu counters with a straight right hand.
Veainu walks into a left hand.
A shot to the body from Finlayson misses
and Veainu counters with a left to the body.
Veainu throws a sloppy body shot
and Finlayson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Veainu thinking. #T2#
Finlayson throws a lazy uppercut
and Veainu counters with a nice body shot.
Veainu throws a jab but it's blocked by Finlayson.
We've been informed that Veainu has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Finlayson throws a looping overhand right but Veainu ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Veainu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Finlayson misses with a lunging right hand
and Veainu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finlayson misses with an uppercut
and Veainu counters with a nice uppercut.
Finlayson throws a poor cross that misses
and Finlayson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Torhte Finlayson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finlayson misses with a hook. Veainu ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Veainu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T3#
Veainu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Veainu misses with an uppercut. #CL2#
Veainu clinches.
Finlayson has a couple of punches blocked by Veainu.
Veainu digs a right hand into Finlayson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Finlayson's gas tank.
Finlayson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Veainu misses with the head strike.
Finlayson working aggressively here.
Veainu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Veainu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finlayson's elbow.
Veainu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Veainu tries a body shot but Finlayson blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Veainu.
Veainu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finlayson's elbow. #T4#
Veainu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Veainu.
Finlayson lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veainu blocking some punches.
Finlayson lands with a light punch inside.
Veainu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finlayson backwards.
A hook to the body from Veainu.
Finlayson throws a head punch that misses.
Finlayson working aggressively here.
Finlayson lands an uppercut.
Finlayson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Veainu.
A short left from Veainu.
Finlayson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Finlayson throws a head punch that misses.
Veainu misses with a punch to the body.
Veainu pushes Finlayson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Veainu struggles to land a body shot inside as Finlayson controls his hands.
Veainu misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Veainu.
Finlayson is breathing heavily.
Finlayson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Veainu is leaning against Finlayson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Siale Veainu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Torhte Finlayson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Finlayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veainu.
Veainu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Veainu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut
and Veainu counters with a nice body shot.
Veainu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Finlayson counters with a nice body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Finlayson misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu lands an overhand right.
Veainu throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Finlayson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Veainu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Finlayson with a body shot.
Veainu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Finlayson doesn't seem bothered though.
Finlayson throws a sloppy body shot #KD2#
and Veainu counters with a nice right hand that sends Finlayson toppling to the canvas! Finlayson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Veainu finish him?!#ROC2#Finlayson is rocked!
Finlayson throws a poor cross that misses
and Veainu counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Siale Veainu!
Siale Veainu is the new light heavyweight champion!

Event: Highland 209
Date: Nov 20, 2022

#R1#
Finlayson works Diaz's body with a nice hook.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finlayson moves away.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Finlayson has time to react.
Finlayson avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Finlayson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Finlayson misses with a straight right.
Finlayson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've been told by Finlayson's head coaches at FIST OF FURY that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Finlayson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Finlayson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Finlayson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz misses with a left hand
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand. #CUT#It looks like Noel Diaz has been cut.
Nice cross by Diaz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finlayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Finlayson's shoulder, as Finlayson tries to avoid the shot. #T1#
Finlayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finlayson looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz misses the jab.
Finlayson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diaz.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Finlayson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Finlayson misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Diaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diaz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Finlayson counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Finlayson's head back. #T2#
Diaz scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finlayson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finlayson manages to avoid it.
Finlayson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Finlayson misses the target.
Diaz misses with a looping right.#CL2#
Diaz takes the fight into the clinch.
Finlayson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finlayson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Finlayson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Finlayson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finlayson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Finlayson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Finlayson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Finlayson tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Finlayson back against the cage.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Finlayson walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #T3#
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz darts in trying to clinch
and Finlayson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finlayson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diaz misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand. #CL2#
Finlayson gets tackled into the cage by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finlayson.
Finlayson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Finlayson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Finlayson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diaz.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Finlayson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Finlayson controls his hands.
A short left from Diaz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finlayson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T4#
Diaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Finlayson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Diaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Finlaysons head.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Finlayson.
Finlayson working aggressively here.
Finlayson lands with a light punch inside.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Finlayson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Finlayson lands an uppercut.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Finlayson.
Finlayson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Finlayson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finlayson.
Diaz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Finlayson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Diaz can turn it around.
Finlayson blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#TD2#
Diaz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Diaz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Finlayson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Diaz being controlled here, momentarily. #SUB2#
Diaz throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Finlayson escapes and throws Diaz's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Noel Diaz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Noel Diaz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Finlayson to counter with a crisp jab.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Finlayson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diaz to score with a decent uppercut.
Finlayson lands a jab to the head.
Finlayson throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Finlayson moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diaz slips a jab from Finlayson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finlayson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Finlayson misses the target.
Diaz slips under a jab from Finlayson.
Finlayson throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range. #T1#
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Finlayson's head back.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finlayson.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut.
Finlayson throws a poor cross that misses
and Finlayson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finlayson manages to avoid it.
It looked like Finlayson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diaz throws a jab when Finlayson was well out of range.
Diaz sizes up Finlayson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diaz lands an overhand right.
Good standup being displayed there by Finlayson as he connects with a hook.#T2#
Finlayson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Finlayson there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finlayson with a nice cross.
Diaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finlayson counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Finlayson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Noel Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Diaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Finlayson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Finlayson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Noel Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A quick step to the side and Finlayson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T3#
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finlayson.
Finlayson looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Finlayson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finlayson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Finlayson.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz lands the left hand.
Finlayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Finlayson is just out of range.#T4#
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
A little feinted left hand from Finlayson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Finlayson slips a straight right by Diaz.
Diaz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Finlayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Diaz lands a nice shot that snaps Finlayson's head back.
Diaz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Finlayson is looking to counter punch.
Diaz takes a swing at Finlayson's ribcage but misses.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Finlayson.
Finlayson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Finlayson throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Finlayson sets himself, and Diaz steps forward looking for the clinch! Finlayson avoids it this time.
Finlayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Noel Diaz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Noel Diaz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Finlayson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Finlayson.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Finlayson slips the punch.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finlayson manages to avoid it.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Finlayson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Finlayson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Finlayson swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz scores with a nice right hand.
Finlayson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finlayson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T1#
Finlayson lands with an uppercut that bounces Diaz off the cage and back into range.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Diaz walks into a straight right hand from Finlayson.#ROC#Diaz is rocked!
Diaz connects with a jab.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses #KD#
and Finlayson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Diaz! Finlayson lets Diaz back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Finlayson finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz throws a hook but Finlayson avoids it easily.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Finlayson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finlayson.
Finlayson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diaz at a distance.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Finlayson throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz wants to counter with a clinch but Finlayson pushes him away.
Diaz misses with a shot to the body
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finlayson staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Finlayson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Finlayson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finlayson.
Finlayson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diaz doesn't seem bothered though.
Finlayson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Finlayson counters with a straight right hand.
Finlayson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz defending well as Finlayson loads up on a big left hand.
Finlayson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Finlayson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T3#
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Finlayson misses with a looping right.
Diaz throws the left hand but Finlayson avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the liver by Diaz. Beautiful body shot.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Finlayson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Finlayson misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Finlayson's body.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Finlayson works the jab nicely.#T4#
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Finlayson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #KD#
and Finlayson counters with a nice right hand that sends Diaz toppling to the canvas! Diaz scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Finlayson finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finlayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finlayson misses with a hook.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finlayson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Finlayson slips under a jab.
Finlayson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Finlayson defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Finlayson counters with a crisp right that sends Diaz to the canvas! Finlayson follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson is the new super heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Torhte Finlayson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Highland 202
Date: Oct 23, 2022

#R1#
A shot to the body from Crawley misses
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crawley misses with a leg kick
and Finlayson counters with a stiff right hand.
Crawley tests Finlayson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Finlayson scores with the left hand. Crawley knows he should have avoided that one.
Crawley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finlayson.
A head kick misses from Crawley.
An attempted straight right counter from Finlayson misses the target.
Billy Crawley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finlayson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson throws a lazy uppercut
and Crawley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finlayson misses with a straight right.
Finlayson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crawley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Finlayson scrambles back to his feet.
Crawley misses with a hook
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Crawley throws a head kick but Finlayson moves out of range.
Crawley motions for Finlayson to come forward. Crawley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crawley tried to score with a low kick but Finlayson checks it.
A slow jab from Finlayson misses its intended target.
Crawley ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
A jab from Crawley misses.
Crawley slips a straight right by Finlayson.
Finlayson with a nice cross.
Finlayson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crawley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Crawley swinging wildly here. #T2#
A low kick from Crawley is predictable there
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand.
Finlayson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crawley.
Crawley throws a leg kick which misses Finlayson's front leg but catches the back leg as Finlayson tries to avoid it.
Finlayson throws a looping overhand right but Crawley ducks down to avoid it.
Crawley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finlayson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finlayson throwing a counter right hand but Crawley manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Finlayson blocks the low kick.
Finlayson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crawley.
Finlayson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crawley on the side of the head.
Finlayson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crawley.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses
and Finlayson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T3#
Finlayson lands with a shot to the body.
Crawley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawley throws a head kick but Finlayson moves out of range.
Finlayson throws a body shot but no joy.
Crawley throws a leg kick but Finlayson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Finlayson blocks a head kick by Crawley.
Finlayson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Finlayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crawley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Crawley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've been told by Finlayson's head coaches at FIST OF FURY that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Crawley throws a leg kick but Finlayson moved away.
A jab from Finlayson misses.
Crawley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T4#
Crawley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Finlayson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crawley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Finlayson circles away quickly and effectively.
Crawley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crawley there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finlayson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crawley can pounce on him.
Nice jab there from Finlayson.
Crawley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Finlayson doesn't seem bothered though.
Crawley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crawley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Finlayson counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crawley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Crawley misses with a left hand
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawley thows a leg kick but Finlayson checks it
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC#Crawley is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Finlayson misses with a straight left.
A low kick lands for Crawley.
Crawley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Finlayson at a distance.
Finlayson throws a hook but Crawley blocks it.
Finlayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawley throws a counter combo.
Crawley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Billy Crawley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Finlayson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crawley.
Crawley throws the left hand but Finlayson avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Finlayson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crawley's head backwards.
Crawley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crawley with a jab.#T1#
Crawley misses with a low kick.
Crawley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finlayson throws out the jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Crawley might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Finlayson has got the better of the exchanges.
Finlayson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Torhte Finlayson is winning the standup battle so far.#KD#
Finlayson cracks Crawley with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Crawley looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Finlayson finish him?
Crawley is still on wobbly legs! Can Finlayson finish him?
Finlayson knocks out Crawley with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Finlayson before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Finlayson picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Torhte Finlayson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Highland 196
Date: Oct 02, 2022

#R1#
Finlayson throws a big shot that misses.
Veainu ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Veainu swings widly with a right hand
and Finlayson counters with a straight right hand.
Finlayson throws out a loose jab but Veainu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veainu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've been informed that Veainu has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Veainu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finlayson throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu misses with a straight left.
Veainu throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finlayson looks to throw the jab but Veainu is out of range. #T1#
Veainu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finlayson slips under a jab.
Veainu scores with a nice right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Finlayson misses the jab.
Veainu loads up on a big right hand but Finlayson slips the punch.
A big left from Finlayson misses.
Veainu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Veainu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Veainu misses with a hook
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Finlayson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finlayson takes one to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Torhte Finlayson has been cut.
Finlayson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Finlayson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Veainu to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finlayson slips a jab from Veainu.
Veainu throws a hook but Finlayson avoids it easily.
Veainu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T3#
Finlayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veainu.
The fighters circling - Veainu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finlayson throws an overhand right that lands on Veainu's shoulder, as Veainu tries to avoid the shot.
Finlayson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Veainu throws an off balance right hand
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Veainu misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Veainu thinking.
Veainu misses with a hook
and Veainu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Veainu walks into a straight right hand from Finlayson.
Finlayson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T4#
Veainu throws a body punch but Finlayson moves out of range.
Finlayson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Veainu missing with a left hand there. Finlayson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finlayson misses with a right hand
letting Veainu counter with a right hand.
Veainu throws a jab but it's blocked by Finlayson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finlayson scores with a nice head shot.
Finlayson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Veainu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Finlayson avoids the body shot from Veainu.
Finlayson throws a poor cross that misses
and Veainu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Torhte Finlayson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
A big left from Veainu misses.
Veainu throws an off balance right hand
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Veainu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Veainu thuds a left hand into Finlayson's body.
Veainu throws a right hand that misses #KD#
and Finlayson counters with a nice right hand that sends Veainu toppling to the canvas! Veainu scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Finlayson finish him?!
Veainu looks to score with a jab to the body but Finlayson is just out of range.
Finlayson 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!
Veainu moves out of range as Finlayson strikes.
Veainu misses with a hook to the body
and Finlayson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T1#
Finlayson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Veainu counters with a straight right hand.
Veainu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Finlayson.
Finlayson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Veainu at a distance.
Finlayson with a hook.
Veainu throws a poor cross that misses
and Finlayson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#KD#
Finlayson drops Veainu with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Veainu looks back up at him and smiles so Finlayson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC#Veainu is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veainu is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Finlayson doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Veainu crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Veainu's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
Torhte Finlayson thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Highland 186
Date: Aug 26, 2022

#R1#
Vinogradov lands an overhand right.
Finlayson takes a swing at Vinogradov's ribcage but misses.
Vinogradov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finlayson lands with a straight right. Vinogradov didn't see that one coming.#CUT2#It looks like Sergey Vinogradov has been cut.
Vinogradov throws a lazy right hand but Finlayson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinogradov with a jab.
Vinogradov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vinogradov looks to throw the jab but Finlayson is out of range.
Vinogradov throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Finlayson misses.
Vinogradov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finlayson.
Vinogradov staying out of range there.
Vinogradov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sergey Vinogradov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finlayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov throwing a counter right hand but Finlayson manages to avoid it.
Vinogradov misses with a looping left.
Finlayson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vinogradov lands with a nice combination. Finlayson backs away looking to recover.#T1#
Vinogradov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Finlayson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Vinogradov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vinogradov throws a shot from downtown. Finlayson moves away and avoids it.
Vinogradov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Finlayson cracks Vinogradov with a good jab.
Vinogradov digs a good hook to Finlayson's body.
Vinogradov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vinogradov throws a poor cross that misses
and Finlayson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vinogradov throws a lazy right hand but Finlayson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finlayson blocks a jab.
Finlayson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T2#
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finlayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinogradov manages to avoid it.
Vinogradov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vinogradov!
Nice jab there from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov avoids the body shot from Finlayson.
Vinogradov misses with a double jab
and Finlayson counters with a right hand to the body.
Vinogradov takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vinogradov. Finlayson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Finlayson misses.
Finlayson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vinogradov thows a left - swing and a miss! #T3#
Finlayson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vinogradov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finlayson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finlayson misses with a hook.
Vinogradov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Finlayson! But no joy.
Finlayson just misses with a punch to the body.
Finlayson throws a shot from downtown. Vinogradov moves away and avoids it.
Finlayson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vinogradov rather than just go for the knockout.
Finlayson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov misses with a right hand
and Finlayson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vinogradov throws a combination that misses
and Vinogradov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
Finlayson looks to land a left hand but Vinogradov moved out of range nicely.
Vinogradov misses with a combination
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finlayson loads up on a big right hand but Vinogradov slips the punch.
Vinogradov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finlayson.
Finlayson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finlayson slips a jab from Vinogradov.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Vinogradov.
A jab from Finlayson finds it's way through Vinogradov's defenses.
Finlayson misses with a looping left.
Vinogradov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finlayson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vinogradov throws the left hand but Finlayson avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sergey Vinogradov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sergey Vinogradov's cut.
That's time! Vinogradov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Finlayson throws a looping overhand right but Vinogradov ducks down to avoid it.
Vinogradov ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Vinogradov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vinogradov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finlayson manages to avoid it.
Finlayson throws a big shot that misses.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Vinogradov.
Finlayson with a jab.
Vinogradov scores with a hook to the body. Finlayson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vinogradov throws a right hand that misses
and Finlayson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinogradov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice body punch from Finlayson.
Finlayson staying out of range there.
Finlayson staying out of range there.#T1#
Finlayson lands an overhand right.
Vinogradov throws a hook but Finlayson blocks it.
Vinogradov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vinogradov misses with a wild combination.
Finlayson throws out a counter right but Vinogradov avoids it with no problem.
Vinogradov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vinogradov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finlayson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinogradov.
A little jabbing left from Finlayson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vinogradov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vinogradov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinogradov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Finlayson.
Vinogradov throws a jab when Finlayson was well out of range.#T2#
Finlayson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Torhte Finlayson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vinogradov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vinogradov misses with a body shot
and Finlayson counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Vinogradov out cold! What a finish! Finlayson is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson! Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Torhte Finlayson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Highland 177
Date: Jul 22, 2022

#R1#
Koppia loads up on a big right hand but Finlayson slips the punch.
Finlayson misses the jab.
Koppia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finlayson.
Koppia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Koppia.
Koppia misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koppia throws a jab when Finlayson was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Finlayson! But no joy.
Finlayson avoids the body shot from Koppia.
Ottaa Koppia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koppia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Finlayson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Koppia throws a hook to the side of Finlayson's head but Finlayson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finlayson slips under a jab from Koppia.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Finlayson! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koppia throws an ugly left hook that misses #KD2#
and Finlayson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Koppia! Finlayson lets Koppia back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#Koppia is rocked!
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!
Donk. Koppia catches Finlayson right on the button with a cross.
Oh Koppia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Finlayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Koppia.
A telegraphed right hand from Koppia misses the target.
Koppia seems to have got his legs back now.#T1#
Finlayson misses with an uppercut. Koppia saw that one coming.
Koppia throwing a counter right hand but Finlayson manages to avoid it.
Koppia throws a body punch but Finlayson moves out of range.
Finlayson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Koppia misses the body punch
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koppia misses with a hook. Finlayson ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Koppia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koppia swings widly with a right hand
and Finlayson counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson! Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Torhte Finlayson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Highland 172
Date: Jul 03, 2022

#R1#
Crawley lands a slapping body shot.
Crawley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Finlayson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crawley.
Crawley thumps Finlayson with a low kick.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finlayson moves away.
It looked like Finlayson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Finlayson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crawley counters with a stiff right hand.
Billy Crawley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finlayson moves out of range as Crawley strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Finlayson blocks the low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Finlayson, as that shot connected.
Finlayson scores with a nice head shot.#T1#
Finlayson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crawley throws an overhand right that lands on Finlayson's shoulder, as Finlayson tries to avoid the shot.
A quick step to the side and Finlayson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Crawley, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Crawley is predictable there
and Finlayson counters with a left to the body.
Finlayson tests Crawley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Finlayson takes a swing at Crawley's ribcage but misses.
Crawley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Crawley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Finlayson.
Crawley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#T2#
Finlayson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finlayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crawley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crawley moves away from the strike by Finlayson.
Finlayson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crawley scores with a jab to the head.
Finlayson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Crawley throws a head kick that misses
and Finlayson counters with a stiff right hand.
Finlayson moves out of range as Crawley strikes.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawley. Finlayson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crawley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crawley misses with a hook
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Finlayson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Finlayson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crawley misses with a straight left.
Finlayson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crawley slips under a jab.
Finlayson blocks a head kick by Crawley.
Crawley defending well as Finlayson loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Crawley misses.
Finlayson misses with a hook to the body
and Crawley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T4#
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finlayson moves away.
Crawley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses.
Crawley misses with an uppercut. Finlayson saw that one coming.
Crawley connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finlayson misses with a body shot
and Crawley counters with a thumping low kick.
Crawley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Finlayson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crawley throws a right hand that misses
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finlayson 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Billy Crawley will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##KD#
Finlayson cracks Crawley with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Crawley looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Finlayson finish him?
Crawley misses with a jab to the body #KD#
and Finlayson counters with a nice right hand that sends Crawley toppling to the canvas! Crawley scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Finlayson finish him?!#ROC#Crawley is rocked!
Torhte Finlayson is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crawley is still on wobbly legs! Can Finlayson finish him?
Crawley lands a high kick!
Crawley seems to have recovered his senses.#CUT2#It looks like Torhte Finlayson has been cut.
Crawley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finlayson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crawley misses with a lunging right hand
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand.
Finlayson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crawley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Finlayson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot.
Crawley flicks out a counter leg kick but Finlayson steps away.
Crawley throws a leg kick
and Finlayson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick misses from Crawley.
Finlayson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Finlayson lands with a hook. Crawley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Finlayson moves out of range of the strikes.
Finlayson works Crawley's body with a nice hook.
Crawley throws an off balance right hand
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Crawley might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Finlayson has got the better of the exchanges.
A swing and a miss from Finlayson.
Crawley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Finlayson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crawley can do to turn this around?#T2#
Crawley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Finlayson misses with a body punch
and Crawley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crawley lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finlayson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Finlayson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crawley throws a leg kick which misses Finlayson's front leg but catches the back leg as Finlayson tries to avoid it.
Finlayson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crawley.
Finlayson lands with a shot to the body.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Crawley.#T3#
A good leg kick by Crawley.
Finlayson lands a jab to Crawley's midsection.
Crawley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Finlayson counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Finlayson misses its intended target.
Crawley misses with a head kick.
Finlayson throwing a counter right hand but Crawley manages to avoid it.
Good work by Finlayson as he checks the leg kick.
Crawley throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finlayson looks to throw the jab but Crawley is out of range.
Crawley misses with a leg kick
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4#
Crawley defending well as Finlayson loads up on a big left hand.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut.
Finlayson backing away here, and Crawley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Finlayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crawley.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Finlayson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crawley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawley throws a sloppy body shot
and Finlayson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crawley thinking.
Finlayson throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.
Crawley throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Torhte Finlayson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
Crawley misses with a looping right.
Finlayson is looking to counter punch.
Finlayson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crawley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawley with a nice calf kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crawley.
Crawley moves away from the strike by Finlayson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley with a nice calf kick.
Finlayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finlayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawley.
Crawley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T1#
Finlayson swings widly with a right hand
and Crawley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crawley loads up on a big right hand but Finlayson slips the punch.
Finlayson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Crawley, right into the meat of the thigh.
Finlayson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finlayson misses with a looping left.
Crawley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Crawley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finlayson checks a low kick from Crawley.#T2#
Crawley throws a lazy right hand but Finlayson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crawley misses with a straight right.
Finlayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawley was well out of range. Poor timing from Finlayson.
Crawley throws a sloppy head kick
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand.
Crawley throws an overhand right that lands on Finlayson's shoulder, as Finlayson tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Finlayson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crawley blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick from Crawley, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut there from Finlayson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Finlayson misses.
Crawley throws out a counter right but Finlayson avoids it with no problem.#T3#
Crawley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finlayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawley.
Crawley misses with a body punch
and Finlayson counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice defenses there by Crawley.
A big left from Crawley misses.
It looked like Finlayson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Finlayson thuds his right hand into Crawley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Finlayson.
Finlayson tests Crawley's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T4#
Finlayson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crawley throws a right hand that misses
and Finlayson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finlayson blocks a head kick by Crawley.
Finlayson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crawley.
Finlayson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finlayson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finlayson pounces like a tiger and cracks Crawley with a vicious hook! Crawley is down but not out! Finlayson follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Torhte Finlayson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Highland 165
Date: Jun 03, 2022

#R1#
Finlayson cracks a nice hook into Sakuraba's ribs.
Finlayson lands with a straight right. Sakuraba didn't see that one coming.
Finlayson throws a jab but it's blocked by Sakuraba.
Finlayson throws a good cross that connects.
Finlayson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finlayson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Finlayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakuraba tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Finlayson moves out of range of the strikes.
Sakuraba shoots and misses
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
Finlayson throws a body shot but no joy.
Sakuraba with the counter takedown but Finlayson avoids it easily.
Finlayson misses the shot to the body.
Finlayson misses with a hook. Sakuraba ducked under it nicely.
Finlayson throws out a loose jab but Sakuraba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakuraba tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Finlayson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sakurabas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sakuraba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Finlayson throws the left hand but Sakuraba avoids the punch easily.
Sakuraba takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T2#
Finlayson throws an overhand right that lands on Sakuraba's shoulder, as Sakuraba tries to avoid the shot.
Sakuraba throws a big shot that misses.#KD#
Finlayson lands a big right hand that sends Sakuraba crashing to the mat! Finlayson stays standing though and waves Sakuraba back to his feet!#ROC#Sakuraba is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Hayato Sakuraba has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finlayson misses with an uppercut.
Sakuraba with the counter takedown but Finlayson avoids it easily.
Finlayson throws a hook to the side of Sakuraba's head but Sakuraba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finlayson ducks right into an uppercut from Sakuraba.
Finlayson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Finlayson misses with a right hand #TD2#
and Sakuraba counters with a single leg into guard. Finlayson didn't expect that. #T3#
Sakuraba throws a big elbow that misses.
Finlayson is pulling down on Sakuraba's head to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sakuraba accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sakuraba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sakuraba wants to control from the top but Finlayson keeps moving.
Finlayson pulls Sakuraba in close to his closed guard and prevents Sakuraba from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sakuraba is looking to advance position but Finlayson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR##T4#
Sakuraba is looking to get to half guard.
Sakuraba wants to control but Finlayson is having none of it.
Sakuraba felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Sakuraba is looking to improve his position but Finlayson isn't that keen on the idea.
Sakuraba keeps trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hayato Sakuraba's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Finlayson slips a jab from Sakuraba.
It looked like Finlayson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Finlayson lands with a nice body punch.
Sakuraba fails with a takedown attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sakuraba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Finlayson. Beautiful body shot.#T1#
Sakuraba misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sakuraba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sakuraba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Finlayson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sakuraba has time to react.
Sakuraba darts in trying to clinch
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Sakuraba fails with the takedown#KD#
and Finlayson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Sakuraba! Finlayson lets Sakuraba back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finlayson misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sakuraba.
Torhte Finlayson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2#
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sakuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Finlayson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finlayson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sakuraba is one step ahead there.
Finlayson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sakuraba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Finlayson is keeping the position for now. #T3#
Finlayson keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
Finlayson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Finlayson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sakuraba can do to turn this around?
Sakuraba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Finlayson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sakuraba throws a big elbow that misses. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Finlayson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A big right from Finlayson misses. #CL2#
Sakuraba moves into range and clinches up with Finlayson.
Nice body punch from Finlayson - that landed with a thud.
Finlayson lands a nice uppercut.
Sakuraba jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Finlayson walks away with a smile on his face. Sakuraba gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Torhte Finlayson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hayato Sakuraba.
Sakuraba looks to land a right hand but Finlayson moved out of range.
Finlayson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sakuraba throws a body punch but Finlayson moves out of range.
Finlayson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've been told by Finlayson's head coaches at FIST OF FURY that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Finlayson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Finlayson throws a jab but it's blocked by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba feints the counter takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hayato Sakuraba's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
Sakuraba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finlayson moves away.
Finlayson throws a lazy right hand but Sakuraba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finlayson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sakuraba in his tracks.
Finlayson digs a good body shot into Sakuraba's ribs.
Sakuraba takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Finlayson slips a straight right by Sakuraba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba throws a hook to the side of Finlayson's head but Finlayson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finlayson's corner calls for a 1-2. Finlayson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T1#
Sakuraba takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sakuraba takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sakuraba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Finlayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finlayson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Finlayson cracks a nice hook into Sakuraba's ribs.
Finlayson punishes Sakuraba's body with a nice straight punch.
Finlayson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sakuraba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finlayson throws out the jab. #T2#
Finlayson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sakuraba doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuraba is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sakuraba leaves his chin hanging out and Finlayson seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Sakuraba crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Torhte Finlayson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Highland 161
Date: May 20, 2022

#R1#
Finlayson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Finlayson 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.
Finlayson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ruiha.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut.
Ruiha appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ruiha throws an overhand right that lands on Finlayson's shoulder, as Finlayson tries to avoid the shot.
Finlayson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruiha's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ruiha's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Finlayson misses the shot to the body.
Ruiha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finlayson lunges at Ruiha with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ruiha's hand. #CUT#It looks like Tama Ruiha has been cut.
Finlayson cracks Ruiha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Finlayson lands with a nice body punch.
Ruiha misses with a hook.
Ruiha scores with a nice head shot.
Ruiha scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruiha swings for the body but Finlayson moves out of range.
Ruiha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Ruiha misses with a right hand
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruiha catches Finlayson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T1#
Ruiha misses with a right hand
enabling Finlayson to counter with a crisp jab.
Finlayson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Finlayson slips under a jab.
Ruiha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CUT#That has opened up Tama Ruiha's cut even more.
Finlayson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ruiha blocks a jab.
Ruiha slips a straight right by Finlayson.
Finlayson 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. #CUT#The cut above Tama Ruiha's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#CL2#
Ruiha darts in and clinches Finlayson up against the cage.
Ruiha can't break the clinch.
Ruiha has had enough of the clinch but Finlayson keeps him there for the moment.
Finlayson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruihas head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Finlayson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finlayson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruiha backwards.
Finlayson lands with a short shot to the head. #CUT#Tama Ruiha's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Finlayson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T2#
Finlayson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruiha backwards. #ROC#Ruiha is rocked!
Nice body punch from Finlayson.
Ruiha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ruiha takes a shot to the head.
Ruiha has a couple of punches blocked by Finlayson.
Finlayson lands a nice uppercut.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tama Ruiha's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Torhte Finlayson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: SYN Supernova XII
Date: Apr 24, 2022

#R1#
Finlayson throws out a loose jab but Godoi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Godoi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Finlayson misses with a right hand
and Godoi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Godoi slips a straight right by Finlayson.
Godoi throws an overhand right that lands on Finlayson's shoulder, as Finlayson tries to avoid the shot.
Godoi defending well as Finlayson loads up on a big left hand.
Godoi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Finlayson with a body shot.
Finlayson misses with a left hand
and Godoi counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Godoi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finlayson misses with a right hand
letting Godoi counter with a right hand.
Finlayson throws a looping overhand right but Godoi ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and Godoi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T1#
Godoi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Finlayson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've been told by Finlayson's head coaches at FIST OF FURY that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Finlayson jabs Godoi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab, jab by Finlayson - just one landing.
Finlayson misses with a left hand
and Godoi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Finlayson swings widly with a right hand
and Godoi counters with a straight right hand.
Finlayson misses with a body shot.
Finlayson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CUT#It looks like Guilherme Godoi has been cut.
Finlayson misses with a left hand
and Godoi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Finlayson. Beautiful body shot.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godoi punishes Finlayson's body with a nice straight punch.
Finlayson moves out of range as Godoi strikes.
Finlayson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Godoi at a distance.
Finlayson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Godoi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Godoi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Godoi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Godoi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Finlayson lands with a straight right. Godoi didn't see that one coming.
Finlayson misses with a lunging right hand
and Godoi counters with a left and a right that stings Finlayson. #T3#
Godoi misses with a wild body shot.
Finlayson lands a jab to Godoi's midsection.
Finlayson throws out a loose jab but Godoi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Godoi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Godoi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finlayson.
Finlayson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Godoi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Donk. Godoi catches Finlayson right on the button with a cross.
Finlayson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T4#
Nice defenses there by Godoi.
Godoi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Godoi ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Finlayson throws a good cross that connects.
Finlayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Godoi misses the shot to the body.
Finlayson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Finlayson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Godoi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Finlayson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Finlayson, as that shot connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Torhte Finlayson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Guilherme Godoi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Finlayson misses with a right hand
and Godoi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Godoi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Godoi misses.
A swing and a miss from Finlayson.
Godoi throws a hook to the side of Finlayson's head but Finlayson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finlayson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Godoi throws out a loose jab but Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Godoi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Godoi. Finlayson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Godoi misses with a straight right.
Finlayson throwing a counter right hand but Godoi manages to avoid it.
Godoi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T1#
Godoi misses with an uppercut. Finlayson saw that one coming.
Finlayson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Godoi doesn't seem bothered though.
Finlayson cracks Godoi with a good jab.
Finlayson connects with a body shot that sends Godoi's belly button to the back.
Finlayson looks to throw the jab but Godoi is out of range.
Finlayson walks into a jab.
Godoi misses with a hook
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand. #CUT#That has opened up Guilherme Godoi's cut even more.
Godoi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T2#
Finlayson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #KD#
Finlayson lands a big right hand that sends Godoi crashing to the mat! Finlayson stays standing though and waves Godoi back to his feet!#ROC#Godoi is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Finlayson. Godoi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Godoi is still on wobbly legs! Can Finlayson finish him?
Godoi takes a swing at Finlayson's ribcage but misses.
Finlayson misses with a shot to the body
and Godoi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Godoi seems to have recovered his senses.
Godoi throws a lazy right hand but Finlayson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Finlayson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finlayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Godoi.
Godoi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T3#
Finlayson throws a poor cross that misses
and Godoi counters with a stiff right hand.
Torhte Finlayson is winning the standup battle so far.
Finlayson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Godoi counter with a right hand.
Finlayson digs a good hook to Godoi's body.
Godoi misses with a right hand
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Godoi scores with a sloppy right hand. Finlayson should have avoided that one.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Godoi.
Godoi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finlayson was well out of range. Poor timing from Godoi.
Godoi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Godoi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T4#
Finlayson throws out a loose jab but Godoi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Godoi slips a straight right by Finlayson.
A countering left hand to the body from Godoi misses.
Finlayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godoi lands with a nice body punch.
Godoi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finlayson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finlayson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Godoi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Godoi misses with a shot to the body
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#The cut above Guilherme Godoi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Finlayson lands a nice hook to Godoi's body. Godoi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Guilherme Godoi's cut.
That's time! Finlayson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
Finlayson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Godoi throws out the jab.
Finlayson scores with a jab to the body.
Finlayson lands with a hook. Godoi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Godoi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Finlayson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Godoi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finlayson avoids the body shot from Godoi.
Finlayson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godoi moves out of range of the strikes.
Godoi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Finlayson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Godoi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Godoi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
Finlayson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Finlayson connects with a right hand. Godoi shakes it off.
Finlayson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Godoi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Finlayson thinking.
A shot to the body from Godoi misses #KD#
and Finlayson counters with a nice right hand that sends Godoi toppling to the canvas! Godoi scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Finlayson finish him?!
Godoi leaves his chin hanging out and Finlayson seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Godoi crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Torhte Finlayson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Highland 149
Date: Apr 01, 2022

#R1#
Finlayson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Quigley throws a shot from downtown. Finlayson moves away and avoids it.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut. Quigley saw that one coming.
Finlayson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Quigley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Finlayson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Quigley.
Quigley misses with a left hand
and Quigley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quigley catches Finlayson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've been told by Finlayson's head coaches at FIST OF FURY that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Finlayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quigley.
Quigley throws a right hand that misses
enabling Finlayson to counter with a crisp jab.
Quigley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finlayson counters with a nice body shot.
Finlayson defending well as Quigley loads up on a big left hand.
A quick step to the side and Finlayson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finlayson slips under a jab.
Quigley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T1#
Finlayson lands with an overhand left.
Quigley just misses with a punch to the body.
Finlayson misses the jab.
Finlayson loads up on a big right hand but Quigley slips the punch.
Quigley misses with a wild body shot.
Finlayson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Quigley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Quigley loads up on a big right hand but Finlayson slips the punch.
Quigley's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Quigley duly obliges.
Finlayson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Quigley throws a poor cross that misses
and Finlayson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice body punch from Finlayson. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finlayson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finlayson throws a body shot but no joy.
Finlayson moves out of range of the strikes.
Quigley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Quigley throws an off balance right hand
and Finlayson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Finlayson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #KD#
Finlayson sends Quigley crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Finlayson is motioning to the referee to let Quigley up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#CUT#It looks like Matthew Quigley has been cut.
Quigley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finlayson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Finlayson connects with a body shot.
Quigley has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Quigley looks winded!
A shot to the body from Quigley misses
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand. #T3#
Finlayson lands a jab to Quigley's midsection.
Finlayson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Finlayson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Finlayson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finlayson works Quigley's body with a nice hook.
Quigley misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC#Quigley is rocked!
Matthew Quigley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#KD#
Finlayson sends Quigley crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Finlayson is motioning to the referee to let Quigley up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Quigley is still on wobbly legs! Can Finlayson finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finlayson measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Quigley! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
Torhte Finlayson thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Highland 146
Date: Mar 20, 2022

#R1#
Veainu misses with a right hand
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finlayson looks to throw the jab but Veainu is out of range.
Veainu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Veainu throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Finlayson throws the left hand but Veainu avoids the punch easily.
Veainu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Veainu misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been told by Finlayson's head coaches at FIST OF FURY that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Veainu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finlayson.
Finlayson misses with a looping right.
Veainu misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson misses with a straight left.
Veainu dips to his left and cracks Finlayson with an uppercut!
Finlayson stuns Veainu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Finlayson misses with a hook
and Veainu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Finlayson.#T1#
Finlayson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Veainu.
A counter left hand to the body from Finlayson misses its target.
Decent striking displayed by Veainu there.
Finlayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Veainu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Veainu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Finlayson walks into a jab.
Finlayson throws a hook to the side of Veainu's head but Veainu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finlayson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Veainu looks to throw the jab but Finlayson is out of range.
Finlayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Veainu.
Finlayson misses with a shot to the body
and Veainu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finlayson avoids the body shot from Veainu. #T2#
Veainu throws a body punch but Finlayson moves out of range.
Veainu throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Finlayson. Veainu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Veainu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slow jab from Finlayson misses its intended target.
Finlayson swings widly with a right hand
and Finlayson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Finlayson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Finlayson throws a hook to the side of Veainu's head but Veainu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Veainu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Veainu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finlayson.
Veainu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finlayson.
Sonatane Veainu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veainu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A lazy left from Finlayson finds it's target.#T3#
Finlayson lands a right hook to the body.
Veainu throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finlayson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Finlayson scores with a sloppy right hand. Veainu should have avoided that one.
Finlayson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Finlayson moves away from the strike by Veainu.
Finlayson loads up on a big right hand but Veainu slips the punch.
Veainu scores with a shot to the body.
Veainu has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Finlayson misses with a right hand
and Veainu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Veainu misses with a body punch
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veainu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Finlayson blocks a jab.
Nice jab there from Finlayson. #T4#
Veainu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Veainu with a nice cross.
Veainu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Finlayson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Veainu.
A telegraphed right hand from Veainu misses the target.
Veainu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Veainu misses the jab.
Veainu clobbers Finlayson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Finlayson slips a straight right by Veainu.
Veainu thuds his right hand into Finlayson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Finlayson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Veainu throws a shot from downtown. Finlayson moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Finlayson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Veainu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sonatane Veainu 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.#R2#
Finlayson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Veainu.
Finlayson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice body punch from Finlayson.
Finlayson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finlayson misses with a body shot
letting Veainu counter with a right hand.
Finlayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Veainu.
Finlayson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Finlayson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Finlayson on the side of the head.
Finlayson punishes Veainu's body with a nice straight punch.
Veainu misses with a straight right.
Veainu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Finlayson misses the target.
Veainu looks to land a right hand but Finlayson moved out of range.
Veainu lands a nice hook to Finlayson's body. Finlayson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Finlayson connects with a looping right hand.
Finlayson takes a swing at Veainu's ribcage but misses.
Veainu connects with the punch.
Veainu avoids the body shot from Finlayson.
Veainu stuns Finlayson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Veainu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finlayson lands a lovely overhand right.
Veainu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Veainu misses with an uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
Veainu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Finlayson circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Finlayson misses the target.
Finlayson looks to land a right hand but Veainu moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veainu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finlayson throws the left hand but Veainu avoids the punch easily.
Veainu swings for the body but Finlayson moves out of range.
Veainu throws a hook but Finlayson blocks it.
Veainu misses with a hook. Finlayson ducked under it nicely.
Finlayson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Veainu throws an off balance right hand
and Finlayson counters with a straight right hand.
Finlayson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Veainu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut
and Veainu counters with a right hand to the body.
Finlayson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Finlayson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T3#
Veainu throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Veainu ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Finlayson throws a big shot that misses.
Veainu lands a body shot.
Veainu misses with a body shot.
Finlayson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Veainu.
Veainu misses with a straight right.
Jab by Finlayson.
Finlayson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Veainu's head.
Sonatane Veainu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finlayson connects with a nice looking jab.
Veainu misses with an uppercut.
Veainu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.#T4#
Veainu throws a hook to the side of Finlayson's head but Finlayson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finlayson throwing a counter right hand but Veainu manages to avoid it.
Finlayson cracks Veainu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Veainu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finlayson. #KD#
Finlayson sends Veainu crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Finlayson is motioning to the referee to let Veainu up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#Veainu is rocked!
Veainu missing with a left hand there. Finlayson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Veainu is still on wobbly legs! Can Finlayson finish him?
Finlayson drops Veainu with a naaaaasty hook - Veainu is in real trouble here! Finlayson dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Torhte Finlayson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Highland 139
Date: Feb 26, 2022

#R1#
Vinogradov just misses with a punch to the body.
Vinogradov throws an off balance right hand
and Finlayson counters with a straight right hand.
Vinogradov slips under a jab from Finlayson.
Finlayson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Finlayson misses with a straight left.
A jab from Finlayson misses.
Vinogradov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Finlayson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finlayson throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vinogradov throws a big shot that misses.
Finlayson throws a right hand that misses
letting Vinogradov counter with a right hand. #TD2#
Vinogradov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#T1#
Vinogradov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Vinogradov is looking for a kimura but Finlayson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vinogradov to get the leverage. #SUB2#
Vinogradov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Finlayson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vinogradov. #SUB2#
Vinogradov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Finlayson tries to get to full guard but Vinogradov has control of the leg. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Finlayson is not content to let Vinogradov control the position.#SUB2#
Vinogradov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #SUB2#
Vinogradov is trying to work for a kimura but Finlayson is defending well.
Vinogradov is looking to stall here but Finlayson recovers full guard. #T3##SUB2#
Vinogradov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Finlayson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Vinogradov, into his guard. #REVR#
Vinogradov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##SUB2#
Vinogradov has gone for a leg lock! Finlayson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vinogradov's guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Vinogradov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Finlayson has passed into half guard! #T4#
Finlayson tries to pass to full mount but Vinogradov defends it. #SUB2#
Vinogradov actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vinogradov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Finlayson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Vinogradov working for a triangle but Finlayson defends it easily.
Finlayson won't allow Vinogradov to sweep him here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sergey Vinogradov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Finlayson missing with a left hand there. Vinogradov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finlayson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vinogradov counters with a straight right hand.
Vinogradov misses with a right hand
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Finlayson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinogradov swings widly with a right hand
and Vinogradov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#It looks like Sergey Vinogradov has been cut.
Finlayson moves out of range as Vinogradov strikes.
Torhte Finlayson is winning the standup battle so far.
Vinogradov connects with a single shot there.
Finlayson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vinogradov throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vinogradov at a distance.
Finlayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinogradov was well out of range. Poor timing from Finlayson.
Vinogradov scores with a jab.
Finlayson lands a right hook to the body. #T1#
Vinogradov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vinogradov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Finlayson counters with a right hand to the body.
Finlayson looks to land a right hand but Vinogradov moved out of range.
Vinogradov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Finlayson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vinogradov.
Vinogradov throws a poor cross that misses #KD#
and Finlayson counters with a nice right hand that sends Vinogradov toppling to the canvas! Vinogradov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Finlayson finish him?!#ROC#Vinogradov is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinogradov slips under a jab from Finlayson.
Vinogradov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Finlayson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vinogradov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vinogradov lands a right hook to the body.
Torhte Finlayson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Vinogradov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Finlayson defends it nicely.
A big right from Finlayson misses.
Vinogradov fails with the takedown
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Torhte Finlayson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Vinogradov.
Finlayson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#KD#
Finlayson cracks Vinogradov with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Vinogradov looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Finlayson finish him?
Vinogradov is still on wobbly legs! Can Finlayson finish him?
Finlayson closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Vinogradov out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Torhte Finlayson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Highland 135
Date: Feb 12, 2022

#R1#
Finlayson just misses with a punch to the body.
Scott looks to land a right hand but Finlayson moved out of range.
Finlayson throws a lazy right hand but Scott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Scott! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Finlayson misses the target.
Scott fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Finlayson catches Scott with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Scott lands with a straight right. Finlayson didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott fails with the takedown
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scott with a lazy takedown attempt #KD#
and Finlayson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Scott! Finlayson lets Scott back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#CUT#It looks like David Scott has been cut.#T1#
Scott moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Scott was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Finlayson misses with a looping left.
Scott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Finlayson misses.
Scott on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Scott slips under a jab.
Finlayson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scott.
Scott slips a jab from Finlayson.
Scott throws out a counter right but Finlayson avoids it with no problem.
Scott moves to clinch but Finlayson breaks away
and Finlayson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T2#
Finlayson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Scott takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finlayson lands a jab to Scott's midsection.
Finlayson lands a right hook to the body.
Torhte Finlayson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Finlayson throws a hook but Scott blocks it.
Finlayson throws a big shot that misses.
Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scott.
We've been told by Finlayson's head coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#T3##CL2#
Scott clinches with his opponent.
Finlayson misses with a body punch.
Finlayson misses with a punch to the body.
Finlayson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Scott or not.
Scott is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Finlayson to keep the fight standing.
Torhte Finlayson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Scott.
Finlayson lands a right hand.
Scott is trying to pull guard but Finlayson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Finlayson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Finlayson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Finlayson lands a nice uppercut.
Finlayson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scott's elbow.
Scott jumps guard but Finlayson stands there with Scott around his waist. Scott gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Finlayson lands with a short shot to the head. #TD2#
Scott manages to pull guard.
Scott working a defensive guard but Finlayson passes into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finlayson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Scott wants to control but Finlayson is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T4#
Finlayson wants to pass the guard but Scott is defending well.
Scott is in trouble now - Finlayson has advanced to mount!
Finlayson controlling the pace for now.
Scott is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Scott is desperately trying to improve his position but Finlayson has a good base and remains in mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Scott's cut.
That's time! Finlayson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Scott takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Finlayson scores with the left hand. Scott knows he should have avoided that one.
Finlayson looks to land a left hand but Scott moved out of range nicely.
Finlayson misses with a body shot.
Scott tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finlayson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scott moves out of range of the strikes.
Scott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott tries to clinch up.
Finlayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finlayson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Scott misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Finlayson to counter with a crisp jab.
Scott throws out a powerful jab.
Finlayson scores with a jab to the body.
Scott throws out a loose jab but Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A lazy left from Finlayson finds it's target.#KD#
Finlayson cracks Scott with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Finlayson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Scott to stand back up!#ROC#Scott is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Finlayson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Scott is still on wobbly legs! Can Finlayson finish him?
Finlayson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scott can do to turn this around?
Scott throws an off balance right hand
and Finlayson rattles Scott with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Scott tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Finlayson dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Scott stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Torhte Finlayson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Highland 130
Date: Jan 23, 2022

#R1#
Oliva misses with a straight right.
Oliva ducks right into an uppercut from Finlayson. #CUT#It looks like Biscuit Oliva has been cut.
Finlayson throws a hook but Oliva blocks it.
Finlayson throws a hook but Oliva avoids it easily.
Finlayson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oliva throws out a loose jab but Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Biscuit Oliva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliva misses with a leg kick
and Finlayson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oliva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Finlayson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson lands a jab to Oliva's midsection.
Finlayson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finlayson backing away here, and Oliva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Finlayson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Oliva misses the target. #T1#
Oliva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oliva misses with a hook
and Finlayson counters with a right hand to the body.
Finlayson lands a nice shot to the body.
Finlayson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Finlayson staying out of range there.#KD#
Finlayson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Oliva sprawling to the canvas! Oliva rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Finlayson finish him?! #ROC#Oliva is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finlayson swings for the body but Oliva moves out of range.
Oliva throws out a counter right but Finlayson avoids it with no problem.
Oliva is still on wobbly legs! Can Finlayson finish him?
Finlayson lands a nice shot to the body.
Oliva seems to have recovered his senses.
Finlayson is stalking Oliva. Oliva circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Finlayson, and it's lights out! Oliva really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
Torhte Finlayson thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Highland 126
Date: Jan 07, 2022

#R1#
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Finlayson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Finlayson.
Finlayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finlayson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CUT#It looks like Lucas Barbosa has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Finlayson 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.
Barbosa misses with a takedown
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torhte Finlayson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Barbosa closes the distance and clinches up with Finlayson, looking for a takedown. Barbosa pushes Finlayson against the cage but Finlayson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a right hand to the body.
Barbosa fails with the takedown
and Finlayson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#That has opened up Lucas Barbosa's cut even more.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Finlayson throwing a counter right hand but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Finlayson misses with a body shot.
Finlayson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finlayson.
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot.
Finlayson missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa misses with a two punch combination.
Barbosa is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.#T2#
Finlayson looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Finlayson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#TD2#
Barbosa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
Barbosa goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Finlayson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Barbosa's guard! Nice work there by Finlayson!
Finlayson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Barbosa working a defensive guard but Finlayson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Barbosa wants to control but Finlayson postures up.
Barbosa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Finlayson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. #T3#
Barbosa manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Still in half guard, Finlayson seems content to control.
Barbosa trying to control from the bottom.
Barbosa wants to get back to full guard.
Finlayson is taking a breather. Barbosa says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Barbosa tries to get to full guard but Finlayson has control of the leg.
Finlayson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Barbosa actively working from the bottom here.
Barbosa trying to get back to full guard but Finlayson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Barbosa wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa holding on to Finlayson's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Barbosa just trying to survive but Finlayson is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Barbosa tries to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Barbosa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Barbosa swings widly with a right hand
and Finlayson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lucas Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finlayson.
A little feinted left hand from Finlayson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Finlayson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barbosa's head backwards.
Barbosa takes a jab right on the kisser. #CUT#The cut above Lucas Barbosa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Finlayson misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Barbosa misses with a right hand
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#TD2#
Barbosa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Finlayson to the mat! Finlayson manages to get full guard.
Barbosa wants to control from the top but Finlayson keeps moving.
Barbosa is fighting to break Finlayson's control of his arms but Finlayson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Finlayson being controlled here, momentarily. #T1#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barbosa stopping the sweep attempt from Finlayson.
Barbosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Finlayson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbosa looking to pass the guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Barbosa is looking to pass into half guard but Finlayson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Finlayson is in guard.#REVR#
Finlayson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Finlayson postures up. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Finlayson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Barbosa is trying to keep Finlayson in close.
Torhte Finlayson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
Barbosa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Finlayson is aware though and is defending well.
Barbosa is pulling down on Finlayson's head. It's preventing any offense from Finlayson, at least for the moment.#SUB2#
Barbosa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Finlayson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Barbosa can't keep his opponent in guard - Finlayson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T3#
Barbosa is looking to improve his position.
Barbosa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Finlayson is working away from the top position though.
Barbosa has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Finlayson sitting and controlling from the half guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finlayson throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barbosa throws a right and a left that Finlayson avoids nicely.
Barbosa fails with a takedown attempt.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Finlayson's shoulder, as Finlayson tries to avoid the shot.
Finlayson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Finlayson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CUT#Lucas Barbosa's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A jab lands there for Barbosa.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD2#
Finlayson gets caught flat footed, as Barbosa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#SUB2#
Barbosa has gone for a leg lock! Finlayson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Barbosa's guard.#REVR#
Barbosa is trying to control the position but Finlayson postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Barbosa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R3#
Finlayson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barbosa.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
Barbosa shoots in looking for a takedown but Finlayson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barbosa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Finlayson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Finlayson slips the punch.
Finlayson throwing a counter right hand but Barbosa manages to avoid it.#TD2#
Finlayson gets caught flat footed, as Barbosa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Finlayson keeping moving, preventing Barbosa from controlling successfully.
Barbosa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Finlayson can't keep his opponent in guard - Barbosa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Barbosa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T1#
Finlayson has his hands clasped together around Barbosa's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Barbosa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Finlayson is just riding it out for now. Barbosa eventually gives up the hold.
Finlayson wants to improve his position but Barbosa is controlling well. #SUB2#
Barbosa is looking for a kimura here. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Barbosa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#SUB2#
Barbosa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #SUB2#
Barbosa wants to work for an arm triangle but Finlayson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #T3#
Barbosa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Finlayson!
Barbosa punching from mount but Finlayson doing a good job of avoiding damage. #SUB2#
Barbosa is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Finlayson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Finlayson! #SUB2#
Barbosa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Finlayson passes into side control.
Barbosa tries to buck Finlayson off but Finlayson is having none of it.
Finlayson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T4#
Finlayson taking a breather here.
Barbosa gets back to half guard.
Barbosa gets full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Barbosa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Finlayson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Barbosa looking for a guillotine here but Finlayson defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Barbosa really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Barbosa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R4#
Finlayson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finlayson loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Barbosa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
Finlayson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Barbosa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Finlayson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barbosa somewhat.
Barbosa shoots for a takedown but Finlayson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa throws a combination that misses
enabling Finlayson to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Finlayson, as that shot connected.
Finlayson misses with a straight right. #T1#
Finlayson looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lucas Barbosa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Torhte Finlayson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Highland 117
Date: Dec 10, 2021

#R1#
Finlayson scores with a body shot.
Finlayson just misses with a punch to the body.
And Sakuraba tries to counter it with a takedown but Finlayson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Torhte Finlayson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finlayson. Sakuraba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finlayson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Finlayson connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Finlayson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've been told by Finlayson's head coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Finlayson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Sakuraba on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson misses the shot to the body.
Sakuraba slips under a jab.
Sakuraba swings away with a body shot that misses
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Finlayson lands with a hook. Sakuraba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice shot by Finlayson.
Finlayson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Finlayson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sakuraba moves away from the strike by Finlayson.
Sakuraba gets cracked there but stands up to it. #KD#
Finlayson sends Sakuraba crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Finlayson is motioning to the referee to let Sakuraba up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#Sakuraba is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakuraba lands with a hook. Finlayson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T2#
Finlayson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakuraba moves away.
It seemed like Sakuraba was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Torhte Finlayson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sakuraba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Finlayson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Finlayson throws the left hand but Sakuraba avoids the punch easily.
Finlayson avoids the body shot from Sakuraba.
Finlayson throws a hook to the side of Sakuraba's head but Sakuraba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sakuraba changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Finlayson misses with a hook. Sakuraba ducked under it nicely.
Sakuraba looks to score with a jab to the body but Finlayson is just out of range.#T3#
Finlayson throws a body punch but Sakuraba moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Sakuraba misses.
Sakuraba just misses with a punch to the body.
Finlayson misses with a body shot.
Sakuraba slips a jab from Finlayson.
Sakuraba let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sakuraba throws a body shot but no joy.
Finlayson lands a body shot.
Sakuraba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finlayson takes a swing at Sakuraba's ribcage but misses. #T4#
Finlayson lands an overhand right.
Sakuraba ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Finlayson throws a shot to the body.
Sakuraba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finlayson.
Sakuraba cracks a nice hook into Finlayson's ribs.
Finlayson sizes up Sakuraba with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #KD#
Finlayson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sakuraba sprawling to the canvas! Sakuraba rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Finlayson finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#KD#
Finlayson drops Sakuraba with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sakuraba looks back up at him and smiles so Finlayson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Finlayson misses with a looping left.
A nice side step and Sakuraba releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Finlayson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sakuraba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sakuraba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #KD#
and Finlayson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Sakuraba! Finlayson lets Sakuraba back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Sakuraba is still on wobbly legs! Can Finlayson finish him?
Finlayson connects with a single shot there.
Sakuraba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakuraba changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sakuraba seems to have recovered his senses.
Sakuraba swings away with a body shot that misses #KD#
and Finlayson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Sakuraba! Finlayson lets Sakuraba back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakuraba defending well as Finlayson loads up on a big left hand.
Sakuraba doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Finlayson throws the left hand but Sakuraba avoids the punch easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Sakuraba misses.#T1#
Finlayson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finlayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sakuraba was well out of range. Poor timing from Finlayson.#KD#
Finlayson cracks Sakuraba with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Finlayson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sakuraba to stand back up!
Sakuraba scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#KD#
Finlayson lands a big uppercut and Sakuraba crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sakuraba looks OK. Finlayson waves Sakuraba back to his feet!
Sakuraba looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finlayson takes a swing at Sakuraba's ribcage but misses.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut.
Sakuraba with the counter takedown but Finlayson avoids it easily.#T2#
Finlayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakuraba manages to avoid it.
Sakuraba let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Finlayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba needs to keep his hands up - Finlayson had a free shot at his head there.#KD#
Finlayson cracks Sakuraba with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sakuraba looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Finlayson finish him?
Torhte Finlayson is winning the standup battle so far.
Finlayson lands a right hook to the body.
Sakuraba just misses with a punch to the body. #KD#
Finlayson cracks Sakuraba with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sakuraba looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Finlayson finish him? #T3#
Finlayson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#KD#
Finlayson cracks Sakuraba with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Finlayson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sakuraba to stand back up!
Sakuraba takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sakuraba blocks a jab.
Finlayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sakuraba was well out of range. Poor timing from Finlayson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sakuraba! But no joy.
Finlayson digs a good body shot into Sakuraba's ribs.
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!#KD#
Finlayson cracks Sakuraba with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sakuraba looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Finlayson finish him?
Sakuraba thuds a left hand into Finlayson's body.#T4#
Finlayson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sakuraba blocks a jab.#KD#
Finlayson cracks Sakuraba with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sakuraba looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Finlayson finish him?
Finlayson fakes the body blow, causing Sakuraba to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Sakuraba goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
An out of breath Torhte Finlayson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Highland 107
Date: Nov 12, 2021

#R1#
Vinogradov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Finlayson. Finlayson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Finlayson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Vinogradov throws a big shot that misses.
Vinogradov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finlayson.
Finlayson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Finlayson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vinogradov moves away.
A little jabbing left from Vinogradov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vinogradov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vinogradov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finlayson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Vinogradov does it's job there.
Vinogradov misses with a hook to the body
and Finlayson counters with a nice body shot. #TD2#
Vinogradov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Finlayson to the mat! Finlayson manages to get full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finlayson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Vinogradov is looking to work some ground and pound but Finlayson has wrist control.#T1#
Vinogradov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vinogradov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vinogradov trying to control but Finlayson is working from the bottom.
Finlayson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vinogradov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vinogradov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Vinogradov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Finlayson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vinogradov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Finlayson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vinogradov trying to control the position from guard on top but Finlayson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vinogradov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finlayson misses with a hook. Vinogradov ducked under it nicely.
And Vinogradov tries to counter it with a takedown but Finlayson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Finlayson slips under a jab from Vinogradov.
Finlayson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vinogradov counters with a straight right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Finlayson. No joy for Vinogradov on that attempt.
Vinogradov fails with the takedown
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finlayson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
No luck for Vinogradov with that takedown attempt.
Torhte Finlayson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Vinogradov.
Finlayson lands a body shot. #T3#
Vinogradov lands a body shot. #TD2#
Vinogradov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Vinogradov trying to control but Finlayson is working from the bottom.
Finlayson pulls Vinogradov in to control the position.
Vinogradov trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Finlayson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Finlayson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB2#
Vinogradov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB2#
Vinogradov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Finlayson defends well.
Finlayson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Vinogradov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Finlayson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T4#
Vinogradov working a defensive guard here.
Vinogradov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vinogradov looking to control. #SUB2#
Vinogradov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Finlayson passes into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sergey Vinogradov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Finlayson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Nice sprawl there from Finlayson as Vinogradov shoots in.
It looked like Finlayson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vinogradov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Finlayson counters with a stiff right hand.
Sergey Vinogradov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finlayson defending well as Vinogradov loads up on a big left hand.
Vinogradov misses with a straight right.
Vinogradov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finlayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vinogradov misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vinogradov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finlayson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinogradov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finlayson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vinogradov dives in for a single leg takedown but Finlayson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Torhte Finlayson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Vinogradov.
Nice straight punches there by Finlayson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Finlayson.#CUT#It looks like Sergey Vinogradov has been cut.#T1#
Finlayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinogradov was well out of range. Poor timing from Finlayson.
Vinogradov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Finlayson looks to land a right hand but Vinogradov moved out of range.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut.
Finlayson misses with a straight right.
Vinogradov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finlayson manages to avoid it.
Torhte Finlayson is winning the standup battle so far.
Finlayson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #TD2#
Vinogradov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Finlayson sprawls well initially but Vinogradov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Finlayson tries to roll over but Vinogradov keeps him under control.
Vinogradov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Finlayson's head.
Finlayson is looking for a sweep. Vinogradov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vinogradov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Finlayson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T2##SUB2#
Finlayson is defending against the submission attempts here by Vinogradov. #SUB2#
Vinogradov seems to be looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Vinogradov is looking for a kimura here. #SUB2#
Vinogradov is working for a kimura but Finlayson is defending it quite comfortably. #T3##SUB2#
Vinogradov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vinogradov is trying to control. Finlayson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vinogradov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Finlayson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#SUB2#
Vinogradov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB2#
Vinogradov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Finlayson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vinogradov.
Finlayson trying to control from the bottom.
Finlayson won't allow Vinogradov to pass to mount.
Finlayson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD2#
Vinogradov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#SUB2#
Vinogradov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sergey Vinogradov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sergey Vinogradov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.#R3#
Vinogradov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finlayson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Finlayson connects with a nice looking jab.
Vinogradov dips to his left and cracks Finlayson with an uppercut!
Finlayson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vinogradov.
Finlayson is looking to counter punch.
Vinogradov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vinogradov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Finlayson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vinogradov doesn't seem bothered though.
Vinogradov misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinogradov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Vinogradov misses with a left hand
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finlayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vinogradov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Finlayson defends it well.
Vinogradov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Finlayson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T1#
Vinogradov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vinogradov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vinogradov slips under a jab.#KD#
Finlayson lands a big uppercut and Vinogradov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Vinogradov looks OK. Finlayson waves Vinogradov back to his feet!#ROC#Vinogradov is rocked!
Vinogradov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finlayson.
Vinogradov is still on wobbly legs! Can Finlayson finish him?
Finlayson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinogradov.
Finlayson drops Vinogradov with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Vinogradov! Finlayson dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Highland 98
Date: Oct 15, 2021

#R1#
Finlayson digs a good body shot into Askrew's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Askrew.
Askrew changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Finlayson cracks Askrew with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Askrew gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finlayson.
Finlayson scores with a jab.
Finlayson closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Askrew! Finlayson dives in looking to finish! Askrew is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Highland 94
Date: Sep 29, 2021

#R1#
Finlayson lands a nice shot to the body.
Finlayson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Veainu.
Finlayson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Finlayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Veainu.
It seemed like Veainu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Finlayson throws a combination that misses #KD2#
and Veainu counters with a nice right hand that sends Finlayson toppling to the canvas! Finlayson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Veainu finish him?!#CUT2#It looks like Torhte Finlayson has been cut.
Finlayson misses the shot to the body.
Finlayson dips to his left and cracks Veainu with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veainu staying out of range there.
Finlayson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Veainu.
Veainu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Veainu ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Veainu! But no joy.#T1##KD2#
Veainu lands a big right hand that sends Finlayson crashing to the mat! Veainu stays standing though and waves Finlayson back to his feet!
Finlayson misses with a lunging right hand
and Veainu scores with a counter punch that sends Finlayson to the canvas! Veainu smells blood - he's punishing Finlayson with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Finlayson has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sonatane Veainu! Sonatane Veainu retains his light heavyweight title!

Event: Highland 89
Date: Sep 08, 2021

#R1#
Finlayson swings and misses with a shot to the body#KD2#
and Veainu counters with a nice right hand that sends Finlayson toppling to the canvas! Finlayson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Veainu finish him?!#CUT2#It looks like Torhte Finlayson has been cut.
Veainu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finlayson 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.
Finlayson misses with a right hand
and Veainu counters with a straight right hand.
Veainu misses the jab.
Veainu slips under a jab from Finlayson.
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!
A big left from Veainu misses.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Veainu.
Finlayson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Finlayson misses the jab.
Finlayson misses with a straight right. #T1#
Finlayson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Veainu.
A little feinted left hand from Finlayson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Finlayson throws a shot from downtown. Veainu moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and Veainu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Finlayson scores with the left hand. Veainu knows he should have avoided that one.
Finlayson misses with a left hand
and Veainu counters with a nice body shot.
Finlayson swings for the body but Veainu moves out of range.
Finlayson misses with a looping right.
Donk. Finlayson catches Veainu right on the button with a cross.
Finlayson throws a sloppy body shot #KD2#
and Veainu counters with a crisp right hand that drops Finlayson! Veainu lets Finlayson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finlayson scores with a sloppy right hand. Veainu should have avoided that one.
Veainu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finlayson.
Finlayson loads up on a big right hand but Veainu slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Veainu.
Finlayson looks to land a left hand but Veainu moved out of range nicely.
Torhte Finlayson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finlayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Veainu.
Veainu misses with a hook
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finlayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Veainu.
Finlayson throws a poor cross that misses
and Veainu counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3#
A slow jab from Finlayson misses its intended target.
Finlayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Veainu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Veainu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Finlayson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Finlayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veainu throws out a counter right but Finlayson avoids it with no problem.
Veainu throws a hook but Finlayson blocks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Finlayson as he connects with a hook.
Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veainu.#T4#
Finlayson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Veainu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Veainu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Veainu moves away from the strike by Finlayson.
Finlayson throws a hook but Veainu avoids it easily.
Finlayson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circle momentarily. Finlayson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veainu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Veainu misses with an uppercut
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sonatane Veainu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Torhte Finlayson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Finlayson misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Veainu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Finlayson misses the body punch
letting Veainu counter with a right hand.
Finlayson swings widly with a right hand
and Veainu counters with a straight right hand.
Finlayson slips a jab from Veainu.
Finlayson is looking to counter punch.
Finlayson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Finlayson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Veainu.
Veainu stuns Finlayson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Finlayson.
Finlayson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Finlayson throws a hook to the side of Veainu's head but Veainu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Veainu looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1#
Finlayson misses with a right hand #KD2#
and Veainu counters with a crisp right hand that drops Finlayson! Veainu lets Finlayson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#Finlayson is rocked!
Veainu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finlayson lands a slapping body shot.
A slow jab from Veainu misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Finlayson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finlayson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Veainu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Veainu takes a swing at Finlayson's ribcage but misses.
Finlayson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut
and Veainu counters with a straight right hand.
Veainu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finlayson.#T2#
Finlayson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Finlayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finlayson throws a hook but Veainu avoids it easily.
Finlayson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finlayson scores with a jab.
The fighters circling - Finlayson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Veainu throws out a counter right but Finlayson avoids it with no problem.
Finlayson throws a body shot but no joy. #T3#
Veainu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Finlayson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Finlayson just misses with a punch to the body.
Veainu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veainu swings widly with a right hand
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Finlayson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Veainu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Veainu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab lands there for Finlayson.#T4#
A slow jab from Finlayson misses its intended target.
Finlayson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Veainu momentarily. #KD2#
Veainu cracks Finlayson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Finlayson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Veainu finish him?
Finlayson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finlayson misses with a left hand
and Veainu counters with a big left hand that crumples Finlayson! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sonatane Veainu!
Sonatane Veainu is the new light heavyweight champion!

Event: The Island Season 12, 205 lbs, Round 5
Date: Aug 26, 2021

#R1#
A jab from Oliva does it's job there.
Finlayson scores with a nice strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finlayson. Oliva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut. Oliva saw that one coming.
Finlayson misses the shot to the body.
Oliva throws a big shot that misses.
Oliva misses with an uppercut.
Oliva scores with a jab.
Finlayson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finlayson cracks Oliva with a good jab.#CUT#It looks like Biscuit Oliva has been cut.
Oliva throws a sloppy body shot
and Finlayson counters with a straight right hand.
Finlayson connects with a body shot that sends Oliva's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finlayson throws a lazy right hand but Oliva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Oliva! But no joy.
Finlayson throws the left hand but Oliva avoids the punch easily.
Oliva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finlayson moves away.
Finlayson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Finlayson tests Oliva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Oliva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finlayson.
Finlayson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Oliva swings for the body but Finlayson moves out of range.
Finlayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliva.
Finlayson sets himself, and Oliva steps forward looking for the clinch! Finlayson avoids it this time.
Finlayson throws a hook but Oliva blocks it.
Oliva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Finlayson looks to land a left hand but Oliva moved out of range nicely.
Oliva tries to move into range but Finlayson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oliva throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC#Oliva is rocked!
Oliva throws a jab when Finlayson was well out of range.
Oliva is still on wobbly legs! Can Finlayson finish him?
Oliva misses with a hook. Finlayson ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Finlayson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oliva seems to have recovered his senses.
Oliva throws a poor cross that misses
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand. #CUT#That has opened up Biscuit Oliva's cut even more.
Finlayson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oliva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finlayson.
Finlayson needs to keep his hands up - Oliva had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finlayson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oliva throws out the jab.
A jab lands there for Finlayson.#T2#
Oliva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliva loads up on a big right hand but Finlayson slips the punch.
Finlayson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good standup being displayed there by Oliva as he connects with a hook.
Oliva throws a right hand that misses
and Finlayson counters with a stiff right hand.
Finlayson slips a jab from Oliva.
Oliva misses with an uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Finlayson misses the target.
Oliva misses with a body shot
enabling Finlayson to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#The cut above Biscuit Oliva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Oliva is looking to clinch but Finlayson is avoiding it.
Oliva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finlayson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Finlayson throws out a loose jab but Oliva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finlayson.
Finlayson looks to throw the jab but Oliva is out of range.
Oliva 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.
Oliva misses with a hook #KD#
and Finlayson counters with a nice right hand that sends Oliva toppling to the canvas! Oliva scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Finlayson finish him?!
Oliva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Oliva throws a shot to the body. #T3#
Finlayson slips a straight right by Oliva.
Finlayson circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Oliva to the canvas! Oliva doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Finlayson keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson!
A relieved looking Torhte Finlayson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: The Island Season 12, 205 lbs, Round 4
Date: Aug 25, 2021

#R1#
Finlayson staying out of range there.
Finlayson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Finlayson throws the left hand but Vatsadze avoids the punch easily.
Vatsadze lands a slapping body shot.
Finlayson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vatsadze lands a body shot.
Vatsadze shoots and misses
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murtaz Vatsadze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finlayson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vatsadze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vatsadze avoids the body shot from Finlayson.
Finlayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vatsadze misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vatsadze scores with a sloppy right hand. Finlayson should have avoided that one.
Vatsadze lands a nice shot to the body.
Vatsadze throws a nice looking combination but Finlayson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Finlayson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vatsadze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finlayson.
A little feinted left hand from Finlayson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Finlayson stuffs the takedown attempt from Vatsadze. Vatsadze gets slowly back to his feet.
Finlayson throwing a counter right hand but Vatsadze manages to avoid it.#T1#
Finlayson throws out a loose jab but Vatsadze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finlayson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vatsadze throws out the jab.
Vatsadze punishes Finlayson's body with a nice straight punch.
Vatsadze swings for the body but Finlayson moves out of range.
Vatsadze throws a lazy head kick
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand.
Vatsadze throws a sloppy head kick and Finlayson moves out of range easily.
Vatsadze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vatsadze takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vatsadze. Finlayson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finlayson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vatsadze with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vatsadze misses with a body shot
enabling Finlayson to counter with a crisp jab.
Vatsadze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vatsadze on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vatsadze connects with a nice looking jab.
Finlayson staying out of range there.
Vatsadze has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Finlayson finds it's way round the side to connect with Vatsadze's head.
Finlayson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No luck for Vatsadze with that takedown attempt.
Torhte Finlayson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murtaz Vatsadze.
Vatsadze stuns Finlayson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vatsadze is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Finlayson rather than just go for the knockout.
Vatsadze throws a nice looking combination but Finlayson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vatsadze has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Finlayson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vatsadze looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vatsadze swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Finlayson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vatsadze rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Finlayson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vatsadze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
A punch combination from Vatsadze misses.
Vatsadze misses with a hook
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finlayson with a jab.
Vatsadze misses the body punch
and Finlayson counters with a right hand to the body.
Vatsadze throws a left and a right that both miss
and Finlayson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vatsadze looks winded!
Finlayson scores with a hook.
Finlayson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Finlayson digs a good hook to Vatsadze's body.
Finlayson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right-left combo lands from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze misses with a double jab
and Finlayson counters with a nice body shot.
Vatsadze slips under a jab.#T4#
Vatsadze ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Finlayson lands a nice looking body shot.
Finlayson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vatsadze misses with a shot to the body
and Finlayson counters with a straight right hand.
Vatsadze uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Vatsadze let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vatsadze looks to score with a jab to the body but Finlayson is just out of range.
Vatsadze misses with an uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a left to the body.
Vatsadze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finlayson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Finlayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vatsadze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finlayson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vatsadze.
Donk. Finlayson catches Vatsadze right on the button with a cross.
Vatsadze misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson counters with a stiff right hand.
Vatsadze throws a shot from downtown. Finlayson moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Torhte Finlayson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Vatsadze throws a body shot but no joy.
Vatsadze misses with a hook
and Finlayson counters with a stiff right hand.
Torhte Finlayson is winning the standup battle so far.
Finlayson lands with a shot to the body.
Finlayson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot.
Vatsadze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finlayson.
A little feinted left hand from Finlayson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vatsadze shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vatsadze jabs Finlayson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Finlayson avoids the head kick by Vatsadze.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vatsadze uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Vatsadze misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Vatsadze has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finlayson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finlayson working aggressively here. #T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vatsadze.
Finlayson misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Vatsadze.
Finlayson misses with a punch to the body.
Finlayson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finlayson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vatsadze blocking some punches.
Vatsadze lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Finlayson lands a nice uppercut.
Finlayson misses with some punches. #BC2#
Vatsadze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Finlayson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Finlayson counters with a straight right hand.
Finlayson lunges at Vatsadze with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vatsadze's hand. #T2#
Vatsadze throws a body punch but Finlayson moves out of range.
Finlayson swings widly with a right hand
letting Vatsadze counter with a right hand.
Finlayson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vatsadze moves away.
Vatsadze misses with a left hand
and Finlayson counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice combination there by Vatsadze.
Vatsadze scores with a nice right hand.
Finlayson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vatsadze misses with a body shot
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vatsadze misses the jab.
Vatsadze has his takedown stuffed
and Finlayson counters with a straight right hand.
Vatsadze misses the jab.
A nice combination there by Vatsadze. #T3#
Good shot there by Finlayson.#ROC#Vatsadze is rocked!
Vatsadze has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vatsadze bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Finlayson's head backwards.
Vatsadze throws a right hand that misses
enabling Finlayson to counter with a crisp jab.
Vatsadze is still on wobbly legs! Can Finlayson finish him?
Finlayson moves out of range of the strikes.
Vatsadze seems to have recovered his senses.
Vatsadze throws a poor cross that misses
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vatsadze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vatsadze. Finlayson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vatsadze darts in looking for a takedown but Finlayson gets double underhooks and turns Vatsadze into the cage.
Finlayson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Vatsadze to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Vatsadze looks to clinch but Finlayson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Vatsadze taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Murtaz Vatsadze spoke after the fight, saying ' Torhte looked a little confused at the start, don't think he's used to seeing me standing up...kick ass champ!'.

Event: The Island Season 12, 205 lbs, Round 3
Date: Aug 24, 2021

#R1#
Hand with a jab.
Finlayson missing with a left hand there. Hand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Hand misses.
Hand throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finlayson lands a lovely overhand right.
Finlayson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Finlayson lands a nice looking body shot.
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Hand misses.
Finlayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hand was well out of range. Poor timing from Finlayson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson moves into range and connects with a jab. #ROC#Hand is rocked!
Hand looks up at the clock. Bad move! Finlayson lands a right hand from hell, dropping Hand. Finlayson pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson!
During a confident post fight interview, Torhte Finlayson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: The Island Season 12, 205 lbs, Round 2
Date: Aug 23, 2021

#R1#
A big left from Finlayson misses.
Crawley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Crawley throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finlayson throws a lazy right hand but Crawley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crawley throws a right hand that misses
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crawley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Finlayson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crawley tries to score with a low kick but Finlayson moves his leg out of the way.
It looked like Finlayson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Crawley.
Finlayson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crawley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Crawley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finlayson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T1#
Finlayson lands a nice looking body shot.
Finlayson cracks a nice hook into Crawley's ribs.#KD#
Finlayson lands a big uppercut and Crawley crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Crawley looks OK. Finlayson waves Crawley back to his feet!#KD#
Finlayson sends Crawley crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Finlayson is motioning to the referee to let Crawley up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#Crawley is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crawley works the jab nicely.
Billy Crawley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Finlayson misses with a body shot.
Finlayson lands a body shot.
Finlayson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#KD#
Finlayson sends Crawley crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Finlayson is motioning to the referee to let Crawley up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Crawley is still on wobbly legs! Can Finlayson finish him?
Finlayson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crawley seems to have recovered his senses.
Crawley looks winded!
Finlayson lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Crawley up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Finlayson from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Crawley's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
After winning the bout, Torhte Finlayson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: The Island Season 12, 205 lbs, Round 1
Date: Aug 22, 2021

#R1#
Durbans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durbans staying out of range there.
Durbans throws a combination that misses
and Durbans takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donk. Finlayson catches Durbans right on the button with a cross.
Durbans cracks a nice hook into Finlayson's ribs.
Finlayson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Durbans throws a jab but it's blocked by Finlayson.
Durbans avoids the body shot from Finlayson.
Finlayson digs a good hook to Durbans's body.
Finlayson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Finlayson lands an overhand right.
Durbans throws a leg kick
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!#KD#
Finlayson cracks Durbans with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Durbans looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Finlayson finish him? #ROC#Durbans is rocked!
Durbans is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Finlayson doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Durbans crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Durbans's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
During a confident post fight interview, Torhte Finlayson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Highland 87
Date: Aug 13, 2021

#R1#
Finlayson jabs Laird to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Finlayson misses.
Laird misses with a hook
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laird looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Finlayson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Archie Laird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laird has his takedown stuffed
and Finlayson counters with a stiff right hand. #TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Finlayson enables Laird to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Finlayson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Laird slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Laird trying to control the position from guard on top but Finlayson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laird advances to half guard.
Finlayson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Laird is taking a breather. Finlayson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T1#
Let's hope that Laird has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Laird is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Finlayson is desperately trying to improve his position but Laird has a good base and remains in mount.
Laird controlling the position easily from mount.
Finlayson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Finlayson tries to get out of the position.
Finlayson doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Laird looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here. #T2#
Laird misses with some ground and pound and Finlayson recovers position to half guard.
Laird lands with a punch from half guard.
Finlayson is refusing to be controlled, as Laird sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laird missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Finlayson is refusing to be controlled, as Laird sits in half guard.
Finlayson is trying to get back to full guard.
Laird is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Finlayson!
Laird has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T3#
Laird punching from mount but Finlayson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Finlayson tries to hold on but Laird pushes him away.
Laird throws a sloppy strike and Finlayson uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Finlayson has ended up in Laird's guard.
Finlayson preventing the sweep.
Laird working a defensive guard here.
Finlayson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Laird has an active guard here but Finlayson has managed to pass into half guard.
Laird trying to control here.
Finlayson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Finlayson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Laird on the ground.#T4#
Laird wants to get back to full guard but Finlayson has passed into side control.
Laird tries to improve position but can't.
Finlayson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Laird's shoulder. That is not cool.
Finlayson gets to mount! Laird was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Laird working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Finlayson wants to control but instead Laird manages to regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Archie Laird will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2##TD2#
Laird shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Laird was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Archie Laird has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laird is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Finlayson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Laird throws an elbow but Finlayson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Laird is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Finlayson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Laird trying to control the action but Finlayson is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laird throwing strikes but Finlayson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Laird is not content to let Finlayson control the position. #T1#
Laird tries to bench press Finlayson off him but Finlayson keeps the position.
Laird is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Finlayson is looking to stall here but Laird recovers full guard. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Laird looking to control.
Laird looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Laird is on top in guard. #REVB#
Laird wants to control from the top but Finlayson keeps moving.
Laird throws a big right hand that misses. #T3#
Finlayson wants to improve his position but instead Laird has moved into half guard.
Laird is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Laird is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finlayson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Laird.
Laird trying to control the position from guard on top but Finlayson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finlayson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Laird. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Laird keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Finlayson's head.
Laird wants to control from the top but Finlayson keeps moving.
Laird wants to pass the guard but Finlayson is keeping the position.
Finlayson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Laird manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Finlayson wants to control from the top but Laird keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laird controls Finlayson momentarily but Finlayson frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Archie Laird showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
Laird displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finlayson throws out the jab. #TD2#
Laird darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Laird controlling the action here.
Laird sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Finlayson defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Laird trying to control the action but Finlayson is working from the bottom.
Laird throws a strike but Finlayson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.#T1#
Laird stands up over Finlayson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Laird throws a big right hand that misses.
Laird passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Laird with the ground and pound but Finlayson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Laird scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Finlayson is trying to get back to full guard.
Laird seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Laird throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Finlayson to regain full guard. #T2#
Laird cracks Finlayson with a solid left hand.
Laird trying to control but Finlayson is working from the bottom.
Laird trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Finlayson keeping moving, preventing Laird from controlling successfully.
Laird seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Laird trying to control the position from guard on top but Finlayson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laird has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T3#
Laird seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Laird shoots in for a double leg but Finlayson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Finlayson lands a glancing blow to the side of Laird's head.
Laird moves forwards but Finlayson connects with a nice, crisp jab.#TD2#
Laird shoots in and bounces Finlayson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Finlayson keeping moving, preventing Laird from controlling successfully.
Laird trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T4#
Laird throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Finlayson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Laird scoring with punches to the head and body.
Laird trying to control the position from guard on top but Finlayson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laird forces his way into half guard.
Laird is nestled in close to Finlayson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Finlayson keeping control of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laird sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Finlayson defending well though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Archie Laird really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R4#
Finlayson lands the left hand.
Laird shoots and misses
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finlayson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laird sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laird ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.#CL2#
Laird has managed to clinch.
Finlayson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Finlayson prevents a body shot from Laird.
Finlayson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Finlayson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Finlayson blocks the elbow strike.
Finlayson lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Finlayson gets underhooks to prevent Laird's takedown attempt.
Finlayson presses Laird against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Laird blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laird blocks a body shot from Finlayson.
Laird tries to score a body lock takedown but Finlayson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Torhte Finlayson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Archie Laird.
Laird wants a takedown but no success here. #T1#
Laird stalling in the clinch but Finlayson improves position.
Finlayson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laird.
Laird is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Finlayson lands with a right to the head.
Laird's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Finlayson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Finlayson lands with a right to the head.
Finlayson lands with a light punch inside.
Finlayson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laird backwards.
Finlayson lands an uppercut.
Finlayson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Finlayson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Finlayson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Finlayson.
Finlayson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Laird has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Finlayson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Finlayson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Finlayson.
A short uppercut from Finlayson. #T2#
Finlayson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laird backwards. #ROC#Laird is rocked!
Finlayson scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Finlayson.
A hook to the body from Finlayson.
Finlayson lands a right hand.
Finlayson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laird is still on wobbly legs! Can Finlayson finish him?
Finlayson lands an uppercut.
Finlayson lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Finlayson.
Finlayson lands a big right hand that drops Laird! The killer instinct kicks in and Finlayson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Finlayson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Torhte Finlayson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Highland 82
Date: Jul 23, 2021

#R1#
Vatsadze misses with a few strikes there.
Vatsadze throws the left hand but Finlayson avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Finlayson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finlayson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vatsadze.
Vatsadze throws a series of punches but Finlayson moves out of range.
Finlayson throws a right hand that misses
and Vatsadze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finlayson throws the left hand but Vatsadze avoids the punch easily.
Vatsadze connects with the punch.
Finlayson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Finlayson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finlayson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vatsadze misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Finlayson to counter with a crisp jab.
Finlayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vatsadze was well out of range. Poor timing from Finlayson.
Vatsadze throws a series of punches but Finlayson avoids them all with ease.
Vatsadze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finlayson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vatsadze.
Finlayson throws out a loose jab but Vatsadze uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vatsadze misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Vatsadze staying out of range there.
Finlayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vatsadze swings for the body but Finlayson moves out of range.
Vatsadze tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finlayson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murtaz Vatsadze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vatsadze thuds a left hand into Finlayson's body.
Vatsadze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finlayson manages to avoid it.
Vatsadze is looking to clinch.
Vatsadze is looking to wear down Finlayson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Finlayson, as that shot connected. #CUT2#It looks like Murtaz Vatsadze has been cut.
Vatsadze takes one to the chin there.
Vatsadze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vatsadze throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Vatsadze misses.
Vatsadze seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Finlayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vatsadze scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finlayson scores with a hook to the body. Vatsadze takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Finlayson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vatsadze lands the left hand.
Finlayson just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Finlayson.
Vatsadze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Finlayson does it's job there.
Vatsadze takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vatsadze throws a lazy right hand but Finlayson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vatsadze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finlayson.
Vatsadze rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Vatsadze misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vatsadze closes the distance looking to clinch
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T3#
Finlayson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Torhte Finlayson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vatsadze lands a nice shot that snaps Finlayson's head back.
Vatsadze fails with the takedown
and Finlayson counters with a nice body shot.
Finlayson looks to throw the jab but Vatsadze is out of range.
Vatsadze lands a jab to Finlayson's midsection.
Finlayson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Finlayson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vatsadze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finlayson manages to avoid it.
Vatsadze throws a shot to the body.
Finlayson throws a jab but it's blocked by Vatsadze.
Vatsadze is looking to counter punch.#T4#
Vatsadze is looking to clinch but Finlayson is avoiding it.
Finlayson throws the left hand but Vatsadze avoids the punch easily.
Vatsadze misses with a double jab
and Finlayson counters with a stiff right hand.
Vatsadze throws a lazy right hand but Finlayson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finlayson lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finlayson moves out of range of the strikes.
Finlayson lands a nice hook to Vatsadze's body. Vatsadze takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A combination from Vatsadze does no damage.
Vatsadze listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vatsadze throws a lazy right hand but Finlayson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Finlayson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Finlayson works Vatsadze's body with a nice hook.
Vatsadze defending well as Finlayson loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Torhte Finlayson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Murtaz Vatsadze's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Finlayson scores with a jab to the head.
Finlayson swings for the body but Vatsadze moves out of range.
Vatsadze missing with a left hand there. Finlayson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finlayson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Finlayson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Finlayson avoids the body shot from Vatsadze.
Finlayson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vatsadze ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Finlayson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vatsadze closes the distance and clinches up with Finlayson, looking for a takedown. Vatsadze pushes Finlayson against the cage but Finlayson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#CL#
Vatsadze has Finlayson up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Finlayson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vatsadze blocking some punches.
Vatsadze tries to throw a body punch but Finlayson avoids it by throwing Vatsadze back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vatsadze.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vatsadze blocks an uppercut.
Finlayson lands a hook that snaps the head of Vatsadze backwards. #T1##BC#
Vatsadze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vatsadze connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Finlayson's hands.
Finlayson defending well as Vatsadze loads up on a big left hand.
Finlayson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vatsadze.
Finlayson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finlayson keeps the fight on the outside.
Torhte Finlayson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vatsadze takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vatsadze tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Finlayson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Finlayson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Vatsadze does it's job there.
The fighters circling - Finlayson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vatsadze misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Vatsadze.
Finlayson missing with a left hand there. Vatsadze was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finlayson jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Finlayson. Vatsadze does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Vatsadze swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Finlayson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Finlayson throws a jab but it's blocked by Vatsadze.
Finlayson misses with a looping left.
Vatsadze throws a big shot that misses.
Vatsadze slips under a jab.
Vatsadze misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Vatsadze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vatsadze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Finlayson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vatsadze swings widly with a right hand
and Finlayson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vatsadze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finlayson throws a shot from downtown. Vatsadze moves away and avoids it.
Vatsadze wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T3#
Vatsadze looks to score with a jab to the body but Finlayson is just out of range.
Vatsadze looks to clinch
and Finlayson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vatsadze thinking.
Finlayson lands with a right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Finlayson as he connects with a hook.
Vatsadze scores with a jab. Finlayson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vatsadze swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finlayson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vatsadze connects with a right hand. Finlayson shakes it off.
Vatsadze misses with an uppercut.
Finlayson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vatsadze.
Finlayson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vatsadze moves out of range of the strikes.
Vatsadze keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Finlayson misses with a looping right.#T4#
Finlayson throws a looping overhand right but Vatsadze ducks down to avoid it.
Finlayson slips under a jab from Vatsadze.
Finlayson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finlayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vatsadze went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
No joy there for Vatsadze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vatsadze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finlayson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vatsadze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vatsadze throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vatsadze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vatsadze lands an overhand right.
Finlayson moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Vatsadze misses its intended target.
Vatsadze looks to land a combination but Finlayson avoids it well.
Finlayson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Murtaz Vatsadze's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
Vatsadze lands a nice hook to Finlayson's body. Finlayson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vatsadze scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Finlayson doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vatsadze. Finlayson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vatsadze fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Finlayson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vatsadze misses with the combination.
Finlayson tries to move into range but Vatsadze moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vatsadze throws a body punch but Finlayson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vatsadze looks to score with a jab to the body but Finlayson is just out of range.
Finlayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vatsadze.
A telegraphed right hand from Vatsadze misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Finlayson! But no joy.
Vatsadze shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand. #T1#
Finlayson throws a hook but Vatsadze avoids it easily.
Vatsadze ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Finlayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vatsadze lands a head shot.
Vatsadze just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Vatsadze lands an impressive looking overhand right. Finlayson doesn't seem phased though.
Vatsadze lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Finlayson at a distance.
Finlayson staying out of range there.
Finlayson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vatsadze slips under a jab from Finlayson.
It looked like Vatsadze wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Finlayson throws a lazy right hand but Vatsadze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vatsadze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A countering left hand to the body from Finlayson misses.#T2#
Finlayson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vatsadze avoids the body shot from Finlayson.
Vatsadze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vatsadze on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vatsadze misses with an uppercut. Finlayson saw that one coming.
Vatsadze throws out a loose jab but Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vatsadze takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vatsadze takes one to the side of the head.
Finlayson lands a jab to the head. #ROC2#Vatsadze is rocked!
Vatsadze throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finlayson counters with a crisp right that sends Vatsadze to the canvas! Finlayson follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson! Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Torhte Finlayson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Murtaz Vatsadze was interviewed post fight and said '"How good is Torhte Finlayson? He's better than Murtaz Vatsadze that's how good he is." '.

Event: Highland 79
Date: Jul 15, 2021

#R1#
Yates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand. #CUT#It looks like Otis Yates has been cut.
Finlayson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finlayson misses with a looping right.
Finlayson scores with a jab.
Yates staying out of range there.
Finlayson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finlayson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finlayson darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T1#
Finlayson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yates at a distance.
Finlayson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
Finlayson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yates.
Yates swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finlayson jabs Yates right on the nose. Yates blinks but takes it well.
Torhte Finlayson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finlayson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finlayson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yates counters with a straight right hand.#KD#
Finlayson cracks Yates with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Yates looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Finlayson finish him? #ROC#Yates is rocked!#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finlayson finds Yates's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Yates flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Finlayson lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Yates will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
Torhte Finlayson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Highland 74
Date: Jul 02, 2021

#R1#
Tantor misses with an uppercut.
Tantor misses with a lunging right hand
and Tantor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tantor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Finlayson misses with a shot to the body
and Tantor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tantor 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.
Finlayson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tantor.
Tantor throws a big shot that misses.
Mara Tantor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tantor jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tantor throws the left hand but Finlayson avoids the punch easily.
Tantor swings widly with a right hand
and Tantor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tantor misses with a looping right.
Tantor misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finlayson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tantor throws a hook but Finlayson avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finlayson takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #T1#
Tantor connects with a looping right hand.
Tantor misses with a right hand
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tantor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Finlayson cracks a nice hook into Tantor's ribs.
Tantor slips under a jab from Finlayson.
Tantor throws a poor cross that misses
and Finlayson counters with a stiff right hand.
Finlayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tantor manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Tantor misses the target.
Tantor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Tantor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Finlayson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tantor looks to land a combination but Finlayson avoids it well.
Jab from Tantor.
Tantor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finlayson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finlayson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tantor misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Tantor misses with an uppercut. Finlayson saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Finlayson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finlayson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finlayson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Finlayson throws a hook but Tantor avoids it easily.
Finlayson throws a hook but Tantor blocks it.
Finlayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tantor.
Tantor misses with a straight right.
Finlayson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot.
Tantor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tantor throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand.
Tantor throws out a loose jab but Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finlayson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tantor lands a glancing blow to the side of Finlayson's head.
Finlayson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #T3#
Tantor just misses with a punch to the body.
Tantor swings widly with a right hand
enabling Finlayson to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Finlayson misses its intended target.
Tantor misses with an uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a nice body shot.
Tantor throws a predictable looking body shot
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tantor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Finlayson throws a lazy right hand but Tantor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tantor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Finlayson counters with a straight right hand.
Finlayson misses with a hook.
Tantor scores with a hook to the body. Finlayson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tantor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tantor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finlayson. #T4#
Finlayson connects with the punch.
Finlayson takes a swing at Tantor's ribcage but misses.
Tantor missing with a left hand there. Finlayson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tantor takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tantor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tantor misses with a left hand #KD2#
and Finlayson counters with a nice right hand that sends Tantor toppling to the canvas! Tantor scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Finlayson finish him?!#ROC2#Tantor is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tantor. Finlayson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oh Tantor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tantor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Finlayson on the side of the head.
Tantor seems to have got his legs back now.
Tantor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Finlayson cracks Tantor with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Tantor tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Finlayson pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Tantor is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson! Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Torhte Finlayson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Highland 70
Date: Jun 25, 2021

#R1#
Finlayson jabs Jesus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Finlayson misses with a straight left.
Finlayson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jesus tries to counter by closing the distance.#CL2#
Finlayson tries to keep at a distance but Jesus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Finlayson lands a left hand.
Jesus jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Finlayson walks away with a smile on his face. Jesus gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Finlayson loads up on a big right hand but Jesus slips the punch.
Jesus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Finlayson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jesus moves out of range as Finlayson strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Finlayson throws a body punch but Jesus moves out of range. #CL2#
Jesus clinches up with Finlayson and pushes him back against the cage.
Finlayson lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Jesus takes a shot to the head.
Finlayson pushes Jesus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Finlayson lands a body punch.
Finlayson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Finlayson 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.
Jesus looks winded!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Finlayson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC#
Finlayson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Finlayson - just one landing.
Jesus switches off momentarily and Finlayson cracks him with a monster right hand! Jesus topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Finlayson dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Finlayson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
Torhte Finlayson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Highland 66
Date: Jun 18, 2021

#R1#
Lachmann shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Finlayson as he jumps to the side.
Lachmann tries for a takedown but Finlayson circles away easily
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finlayson's coach down at Island Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Finlayson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ludwig Lachmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finlayson connects with the punch.
Finlayson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#TD#
Lachmann gets a takedown into half guard.
Finlayson is not content to let Lachmann control the position.#SUB#
Lachmann is working for a kimura but Finlayson is defending it quite comfortably.
Lachmann definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Finlayson is positioning himself well to prevent Lachmann advancing to mount. #T1##SUB#
Lachmann is looking for a kimura but Finlayson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lachmann to get the leverage.
Lachmann trying to mount his opponent but Finlayson defends it. #SUB#
Lachmann is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Finlayson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Finlayson won't allow Lachmann to pass to mount. #SUB#
Lachmann is looking for a kimura but Finlayson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lachmann to get the leverage. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB#
Lachmann is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lachmann looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lachmann is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Finlayson reverses the position - he's now on top in Lachmann's guard. #SUB#
Lachmann had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Finlayson defends it easily.#SUB#
Lachmann is looking for a triangle here but Finlayson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control. #T3#
Lachmann is looking to regain half guard here but Finlayson keeps moving and retains side control.
Lachmann manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lachmann looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB#
Lachmann is looking for a kimura but Finlayson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lachmann to get the leverage.
Lachmann trying to pass the guard but Finlayson defending well.
Finlayson trying to control from the bottom. #T4#
Lachmann works his way into full mount! #SUB#
Lachmann moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Finlayson has worked his arm free - good work by Finlayson!
Finlayson is trying to control Lachmann's posture but Lachmann avoids it.
Lachmann tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Finlayson can't do much from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ludwig Lachmann dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Lachmann goes for a double leg but Finlayson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Finlayson continues to drive forward.#TD#
Lachmann has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Finlayson uses from the top position. #SUB#
Lachmann is looking for a triangle but Finlayson pushes his legs off easily.
Finlayson wants to control from the top but Lachmann keeps moving.
Finlayson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Finlayson has control of an arm but Lachmann manages to advance to Finlayson's back!#SUB#
Lachmann has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Lachmann is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Finlayson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Finlayson for a finish. #SUB#
Lachmann looking for the RNC. #T1##SUB#
Finlayson is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Lachmann gets his way!
Finlayson can't escape the position.
Finlayson keeps trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Finlayson is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Lachmann gets his way! #SUB#
Lachmann goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Finlayson escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Lachmann wants to get back to full guard.
Lachmann is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finlayson can do to turn this around?#T2##SUB#
Lachmann is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Finlayson pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Lachmann looking for submissions off his back.
Lachmann has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Finlayson is working away from the top position though.
Finlayson wants to pass the guard but Lachmann is defending well.
Finlayson trying to control from half guard but Lachmann is working away. #SUB#
Lachmann looking for submissions off his back.#T3##SUB#
Lachmann looking for submissions off his back.
Finlayson wants to free his trapped foot but Lachmann is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lachmann wants to control but Finlayson is keeping busy. #SUB#
Lachmann actively working from the bottom here.
Finlayson passes into side control, despite Lachmann's attempt to control the position. #T4#
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.
Finlayson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lachmann's shoulder. That is not cool.
Lachmann struggling a bit here.
Lachmann gets back to half guard.
Lachmann is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Lachmann actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Lachmann actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ludwig Lachmann dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Lachmann with a poor takedown #KD2#
and Finlayson counters with a nice right hand that sends Lachmann toppling to the canvas! Lachmann scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Finlayson finish him?!
and Finlayson counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Lachmann! He's just covering up as Finlayson starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson! Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Torhte Finlayson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Highland 58
Date: Jun 04, 2021

#R1#
Vatsadze throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vatsadze misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Vatsadze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vatsadze throws out a powerful jab.
Finlayson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vatsadze looks to land a left hand but Finlayson moved out of range nicely.
Vatsadze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finlayson throws out the jab.
Finlayson just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vatsadze has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Finlayson finds it's way round the side to connect with Vatsadze's head.
Finlayson misses with a hook.
Finlayson throws out a loose jab but Vatsadze uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1##CL#
Vatsadze has managed to clinch.
Vatsadze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vatsadze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Finlayson.
Finlayson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Finlayson.
Vatsadze lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Finlayson backwards.
Still in the clinch, Finlayson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Finlayson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finlayson works on Vatsadze's body with a couple of short punches.
Vatsadze working aggressively here.
Finlayson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vatsadze backwards.
Vatsadze misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vatsadze.
Finlayson lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Finlayson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vatsadze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vatsadze lands an uppercut.
Vatsadze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finlayson scores with a shot to the side of Vatsadze's head.
Finlayson doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2#
Vatsadze has a couple of punches blocked by Finlayson.
Vatsadze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Vatsadze on the inside.
Finlayson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vatsadze backwards.
Vatsadze working aggressively here.
Finlayson lands a body punch.
Finlayson misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Finlayson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vatsadze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finlayson lands a body shot.
Finlayson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vatsadze backwards.
Still in the clinch, Finlayson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vatsadze misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Finlayson.
Vatsadze is breathing heavily.
Vatsadze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finlayson lands an uppercut.
Vatsadze misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Vatsadze fails to land.
Vatsadze has a couple of punches blocked by Finlayson.
Finlayson digs a right hand underneath Vatsadze's ribcage. Vatsadze let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Finlayson tries to throw a body punch but Vatsadze avoids it by throwing Finlayson back against the cage.
Finlayson pushes Vatsadze back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Finlayson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T3#
Finlayson lands a hook that snaps the head of Vatsadze backwards.
Finlayson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Finlayson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Finlayson struggles to land a body shot inside as Vatsadze controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Finlayson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vatsadze tries to work over Finlayson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vatsadze.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vatsadze.
Finlayson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vatsadze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finlayson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vatsadze misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vatsadze.
Finlayson misses with a punch on the inside.
Vatsadze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Finlayson can't find room to land a body shot as Vatsadze controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Finlayson.
Vatsadze blocks an uppercut.
Finlayson works on Vatsadze's body with a couple of short punches.
Vatsadze tries to throw a body punch but Finlayson avoids it by throwing Vatsadze back against the cage.
Finlayson lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vatsadze misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vatsadze tries a body shot but Finlayson blocks it. #T4#
Finlayson pushes Vatsadze back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Finlayson blocks an uppercut.
Finlayson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vatsadze backwards.
Vatsadze throws a head punch that misses.
Finlayson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vatsadze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finlayson misses with a punch on the inside.
Vatsadze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vatsadze working aggressively here.
Finlayson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Finlayson tries to work over Vatsadze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Finlayson swings wildly with an uppercut but Vatsadze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vatsadze tries to work over Finlayson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Finlayson swings wildly with an uppercut but Vatsadze uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finlayson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finlayson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finlayson lands a shot to the body.
Vatsadze takes a shot to the head.
Vatsadze misses with some punches.
Finlayson misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Vatsadze swings for the body but Finlayson moves out of range.
Finlayson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vatsadze.
Nice body punch from Finlayson.
Finlayson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vatsadze moves away.
A quick step to the side and Vatsadze tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Finlayson misses the target.
Finlayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vatsadze was well out of range. Poor timing from Finlayson.
Finlayson throws an overhand right that lands on Vatsadze's shoulder, as Vatsadze tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vatsadze is looking to clinch but Finlayson is avoiding it.
Finlayson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vatsadze takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CUT2#It looks like Murtaz Vatsadze has been cut.
Finlayson scores with a punch to the head.#T1#
Finlayson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vatsadze.
Finlayson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vatsadze displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finlayson throws out the jab.
Vatsadze works the jab nicely.
Finlayson moves away from the strike by Vatsadze.
A countering left hand to the body from Finlayson misses.
Vatsadze looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vatsadze tries to move into range but Finlayson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Finlayson scores with a jab to the body.#KD2#
Finlayson cracks Vatsadze with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Vatsadze looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Finlayson finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vatsadze throws an off balance right hand
and Finlayson counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC2#Vatsadze is rocked!
Vatsadze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Finlayson. #T2#
Finlayson cracks Vatsadze with an open hand slap.
Oh Vatsadze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Finlayson looks to land a right hand but Vatsadze moved out of range.
Vatsadze seems to have got his legs back now.
Finlayson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vatsadze slips under a jab.
Vatsadze connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Finlayson misses with a left hand
and Vatsadze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vatsadze scores with a hook to the body. Finlayson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab lands there for Vatsadze.
Vatsadze missing with a left hand there. Finlayson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finlayson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T3#
Finlayson moves out of range as Vatsadze strikes.
Finlayson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Finlayson slips under a jab from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze swings away with a body shot that misses #KD2#
and Finlayson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Vatsadze! Finlayson lets Vatsadze back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#KD2#
Finlayson lands a big right hand that sends Vatsadze crashing to the mat! Finlayson stays standing though and waves Vatsadze back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finlayson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vatsadze.
A little jabbing left from Finlayson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Finlayson misses with a hook. Vatsadze ducked under it nicely.
Finlayson defending well as Vatsadze loads up on a big left hand.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Finlayson! Vatsadze is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson! Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Torhte Finlayson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Highland 54
Date: May 28, 2021

#R1#
Nice body punch from Finlayson.
Finlayson lands a slapping body shot.
Finlayson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Manhoeff has time to react.#CUT#It looks like Melvin Manhoeff has been cut.
Finlayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Finlayson does it's job there.
Finlayson scores with a punch to the head.
Manhoeff shoots and misses
and Finlayson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Manhoeff thinking.
Finlayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manhoeff ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Finlayson throws a body shot but no joy.
Manhoeff with the counter takedown but Finlayson avoids it easily.#T1#
Finlayson misses the shot to the body.
Manhoeff is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Manhoeff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manhoeff misses with a straight right.
Finlayson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manhoeff shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Manhoeff misses.
Manhoeff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finlayson.
Finlayson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T2#
Finlayson throws a hook to the side of Manhoeff's head but Manhoeff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manhoeff looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CUT#That has opened up Melvin Manhoeff's cut even more.
A big left from Manhoeff misses.
Manhoeff on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Manhoeff on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Finlayson cracks Manhoeff with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Manhoeff tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Finlayson pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Manhoeff is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Torhte Finlayson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Highland 47
Date: May 19, 2021

#R1#
Doback misses the jab.
Finlayson throws a big shot that misses.
Doback's coach down at SMASH Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Doback's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dale Doback seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doback misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doback dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Finlayson.
Finlayson misses with a straight left.
Doback misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doback uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finlayson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doback motions for Finlayson to come forward. Doback throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Doback.
Finlayson missing with a left hand there. Doback was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finlayson scores with a body shot.
Finlayson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Doback misses the target.
Doback lands a body shot.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut. Doback saw that one coming.
Doback tries to close the distance and clinch but Finlayson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good exchange - Doback coming out on top.
Doback sizes up Finlayson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Finlayson swings for the body but Doback moves out of range.
Finlayson throws a good cross that connects.
Finlayson avoids the body shot from Doback.
Finlayson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Finlayson avoids the body shot from Doback.
An attempted straight right counter from Finlayson misses the target.#T2#
Doback doesn't manage to clinch there - Finlayson circles away.
A low kick from Doback misses
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doback looks to throw the jab but Finlayson is out of range.
Finlayson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Doback misses with a body kick.
Doback tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Finlayson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Finlayson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doback ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doback tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finlayson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doback defending well as Finlayson loads up on a big left hand.
Finlayson throws out a loose jab but Doback uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doback tries to clinch up but Finlayson circles away and keeps his distance.
Finlayson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Doback misses with a kick to the body. #T3#
Finlayson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Finlayson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Doback tries to close the distance and clinch but Finlayson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Finlayson misses the target.
Doback connects with an inside leg kick.
Doback throws a sloppy head kick and Finlayson moves out of range easily.
Finlayson avoids a kick to the body.
Doback keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doback is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Finlayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finlayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doback feints a counter leg kick.
Doback needs to keep his hands up - Finlayson had a free shot at his head there.#T4#
Doback throws a big shot that misses.
Finlayson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Finlayson misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Doback was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Finlayson lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finlayson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doback counters with a nice leg kick.
Finlayson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Finlayson takes a swing at Doback's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
Doback pushes Finlayson up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Finlayson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finlayson.
Finlayson swings wildly with an uppercut but Doback uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finlayson scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Doback throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finlayson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finlayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doback manages to avoid it.
Finlayson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doback can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Finlayson.
Finlayson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doback looks to throw the jab but Finlayson is out of range.
Finlayson moves out of range as Doback strikes.
Finlayson slips under a jab.
Doback swings for the body but Finlayson moves out of range.
Finlayson sizes up Doback with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doback tries to clinch but Finlayson moves away
and Finlayson counters with a right hand to the body.
Doback misses with a lunging right hand #KD#
and Finlayson counters with a nice right hand that sends Doback toppling to the canvas! Doback scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Finlayson finish him?!#ROC#Doback is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finlayson cracks Doback with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
Torhte Finlayson thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Highland 37
Date: May 05, 2021

#R1#
A slow jab from Finlayson misses its intended target.
Crawley throws a body punch but Finlayson moves out of range.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Crawley.
Finlayson moves out of range of the strikes.
Finlayson slips a jab from Crawley.
Crawley throws the left hand but Finlayson avoids the punch easily.
Finlayson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crawley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crawley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finlayson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson moves out of range of the strikes.
Finlayson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crawley.
Crawley throws a hook but Finlayson avoids it easily.
Finlayson throws a lazy uppercut
letting Crawley counter with a right hand.
Finlayson slips a jab from Crawley.#T1#
Crawley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crawley throws a body shot but no joy.
Finlayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crawley.
Crawley misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finlayson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Finlayson misses with a body shot.
Crawley throws a right hand that misses
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crawley swings widly with a right hand
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice jab there from Crawley.
Finlayson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crawley avoids the body shot from Finlayson.
Crawley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crawley misses with a body punch
enabling Finlayson to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
Finlayson misses with a lunging right hand
letting Crawley counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finlayson slips under a jab.
Crawley scores with a jab. Finlayson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Crawley has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Crawley.
Crawley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Finlayson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finlayson looks to score with a jab to the body but Crawley is just out of range.
Crawley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Finlayson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finlayson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crawley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finlayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawley manages to avoid it.
Crawley lands a nice shot to the body. #T3#
Crawley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawley scores with a hook.
Crawley throws a poor cross that misses
and Finlayson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Finlayson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crawley.
Good exchange - Crawley coming out on top.
Crawley misses with a hook.
Finlayson connects with a single shot there.
Finlayson slips a straight right by Crawley.
Crawley misses with a body punch
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand.
Finlayson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Finlayson misses the target.
Crawley scores with a decent looking hook.
Crawley loads up on a big right hand but Finlayson slips the punch.#T4#
Crawley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finlayson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Crawley misses with an uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Finlayson throws a shot to the body.
Finlayson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crawley.
Crawley slips a jab from Finlayson.
Finlayson blocks a jab.
Finlayson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crawley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finlayson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finlayson blocks a jab.
It looked like Finlayson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crawley throws an off balance right hand
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand.
Finlayson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Crawley throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the liver by Finlayson. Beautiful body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Billy Crawley will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Crawley misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crawley misses with a straight right.
Finlayson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crawley takes a swing at Finlayson's ribcage but misses.
Finlayson slips under a jab from Crawley.
Finlayson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crawley tests Finlayson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crawley misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crawley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Finlayson to score with a decent uppercut.
Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Finlayson is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Finlayson.
Billy Crawley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crawley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Finlayson.
Crawley might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Crawley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finlayson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crawley! But no joy.
Finlayson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Crawley works Finlayson's body with a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crawley.
Finlayson avoids the body shot from Crawley.
Finlayson misses with a hook.
Crawley misses with an uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crawley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crawley misses with a wild body shot.
Crawley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crawley throws a jab when Finlayson was well out of range.
Finlayson digs a good body shot into Crawley's ribs.
Crawley is breathing heavily.
Finlayson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T2#
Finlayson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's 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!
Finlayson throws a hook but Crawley blocks it.
Finlayson slips under a jab.
Crawley looks to land a right hand but Finlayson moved out of range.#KD#
Finlayson drops Crawley with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Crawley looks back up at him and smiles so Finlayson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC#Crawley is rocked!
Finlayson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Crawley falls backwards - clearly groggy! Finlayson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Torhte Finlayson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Highland 25
Date: Apr 18, 2021

#R1#
Finlayson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vatsadze looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vatsadze smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vatsadze lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Finlayson misses the jab.
Finlayson misses with a hook. Vatsadze ducked under it nicely. #CL2#
Vatsadze closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vatsadze working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vatsadze creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vatsadze misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vatsadze misses with some punches.
Vatsadze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finlayson swings wildly with an uppercut but Vatsadze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vatsadze working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finlayson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vatsadze backwards.
Finlayson prevents a body shot from Vatsadze.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vatsadze.
Vatsadze misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T1#
Finlayson gets through Vatsadze's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Finlayson misses with a punch to the body.
Vatsadze lands a nice uppercut.
Finlayson lands a left hand.
Finlayson misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Finlayson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Finlayson working aggressively here.
Finlayson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vatsadze swings wildly with an uppercut but Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Vatsadze.
Finlayson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Finlayson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Finlayson misses with some punches.
Finlayson misses with a punch on the inside.
Finlayson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vatsadze backwards. #BC#
Finlayson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finlayson scores with a nice strike.
Finlayson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vatsadze at a distance. #T2#
Finlayson connects with a looping right hand.
Finlayson lands with a straight right. Vatsadze didn't see that one coming.
Finlayson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vatsadze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finlayson.
Vatsadze tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Finlayson counters with a nice body shot.
Finlayson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Finlayson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL2#
Vatsadze darts in and clinches Finlayson up against the cage.
Finlayson struggles to land a body shot inside as Vatsadze controls his hands. #BC#
Finlayson breaks the clinch.
Vatsadze throws a shot from downtown. Finlayson moves away and avoids it.#T3#
The fighters circling - Finlayson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vatsadze misses with a jab to the body
and Finlayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finlayson scores with a decent looking hook.
Vatsadze misses with an uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a straight right hand.
Finlayson scores with a shot to the body.
Finlayson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vatsadze.
Vatsadze darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Finlayson swats away the attempt to clinch by Vatsadze.#T4#
Vatsadze misses with a two punch combination.
Finlayson misses with a left hand
and Vatsadze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finlayson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Vatsadze.
Finlayson catches Vatsadze with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vatsadze looks to land a left hand but Finlayson moved out of range nicely.
Finlayson is looking to counter punch.
Vatsadze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vatsadze connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Finlayson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vatsadze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torhte Finlayson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Finlayson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vatsadze takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good shot there by Finlayson.
Finlayson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Finlayson throws a shot from downtown. Vatsadze moves away and avoids it.
Vatsadze misses with a hook
and Finlayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vatsadze throws a hook but Finlayson blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vatsadze tries to close the distance and clinch but Finlayson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Finlayson throws a shot from downtown. Vatsadze moves away and avoids it.
Vatsadze scores with a decent looking hook.#T1#
Vatsadze on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vatsadze has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Finlayson finds it's way round the side to connect with Vatsadze's head.
Finlayson looks to land a left hand but Vatsadze moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Vatsadze misses.
Vatsadze throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vatsadze thinking.
Finlayson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Finlayson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze misses with a looping right.
Finlayson throwing a counter right hand but Vatsadze manages to avoid it.
Finlayson scores with a jab to the body.
Finlayson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vatsadze can do to turn this around?#T2#
Finlayson avoids the body shot from Vatsadze.
Finlayson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Finlayson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vatsadze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finlayson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze throws a poor cross that misses
and Vatsadze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finlayson's corner calls for a 1-2. Finlayson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vatsadze slips a straight right by Finlayson.
Vatsadze throws a poor cross that misses
and Finlayson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Finlayson lands a right hook to the body.
Vatsadze takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T3#
The fighters circle momentarily. Finlayson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Finlayson sizes up Vatsadze with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #ROC#Vatsadze is rocked!#KD#
Finlayson lands a big uppercut and Vatsadze crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Vatsadze looks OK. Finlayson waves Vatsadze back to his feet!
Vatsadze is still on wobbly legs! Can Finlayson finish him?
Finlayson stuns Vatsadze with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vatsadze might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Finlayson engages and cracks Vatsadze with a massive lead left hook - Vatsadze tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Finlayson is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Torhte Finlayson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: CoMMA 4: Big Daddy vs Kapur
Date: Mar 29, 2021

#R1#
Jesus closes the distance looking to clinch
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Finlayson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jesus moves to clinch but Finlayson breaks away
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finlayson misses with a hook #CL#
and Jesus moves into the clinch.
Finlayson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jesus tries to pull guard but Finlayson holds him up against the cage and eventually Jesus drops back down to his feet.
Finlayson lands a shoulder strike.
Jesus jumps guard but Finlayson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jesus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Finlayson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jesus tries to pull guard but Finlayson won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Space Jesus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finlayson lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1#
Jesus jumps guard but Finlayson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #BC2#
Finlayson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Finlayson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jesus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jesus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jesus tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Finlayson manages to circle out of the way.
Finlayson punishes Jesus's body with a nice straight punch.
Jesus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jesus wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#KD2#
Finlayson drops Jesus with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jesus looks back up at him and smiles so Finlayson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC2#Jesus is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Finlayson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oh Jesus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jesus is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Finlayson doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Jesus crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Jesus's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Torhte Finlayson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: CoMMA 2: Jesus vs Yermutha
Date: Mar 14, 2021

#R1#
Pedersen with a poor takedown
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand.
Pedersen misses with a takedown
and Finlayson counters with a right hand to the body. #KD#
Finlayson lands a big uppercut and Pedersen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Pedersen looks OK. Finlayson waves Pedersen back to his feet!#ROC#Pedersen is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Mogens Pedersen has been cut.
Pedersen circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Finlayson. Pedersen falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Finlayson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 19, 2021

#R1#
Cross throws a head kick that misses.
Finlayson jabs Cross to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cross takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Finlayson stuffs the takedown attempt from Cross. Cross gets slowly back to his feet.
Cross moves in looking to clinch but Finlayson pushes him off.
It seemed like Finlayson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson lands a nice shot that snaps Cross's head back. #CUT2#It looks like Philip Cross has been cut.
Cross wants to clinch up but Finlayson keeps it at a distance.
Finlayson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T1#
Finlayson avoids the head kick by Cross.
Finlayson steps in with a hook that catches Cross right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Finlayson follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Cross looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torhte Finlayson!

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