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Event:
TR82: Thibby’s Birthday
Date: Aug 22, 2022 |
#R1# Nice body kick from Masters. Finn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masters. Finn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masters swats him away and circles back towards the center. Masters throws a looping overhand right but Finn ducks down to avoid it. Masters scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Masters misses with a leg kick. Masters waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finn. Masters throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Masters throws a low kick but Finn avoids it. Finn tries to clinch up. Masters misses with an uppercut. Masters fails to land with a series of punches.
Masters misses with a leg kick #CL# and Finn counters by moving into the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Finn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Masters or not. Finn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Finn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. A shot in the inside from Finn. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Masters misses with a punch on the inside.
Masters is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Finn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Finn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T1# Finn misses with a punch on the inside.
Masters lands a damaging elbow. Masters tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Finn avoids it. Finn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Masters prevents a body shot from Finn. Masters lands a nice elbow. Finn takes an elbow to the forehead. A knee to the head by Masters.
Masters looks to throw an elbow but misses. Masters blocks a body shot from Finn. Masters lands an uppercut. Finn blocks the elbow strike.
Masters blocks an uppercut.
Masters looks to throw an elbow but misses. Finn lands a right hand. Masters told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight. Finn has a couple of punches blocked by Masters.
Masters looking to slow down the pace here. Finn lands on the inside with an uppercut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Finn dodges an elbow strike from Masters.
Finn lands a nice uppercut.#T2# Masters throws a punch but it's blocked by Finn. Masters lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Finn gets through Masters's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Masters throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Finn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Masters pushes off an throws an elbow but Finn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. A nice glancing elbow lands by Masters. Finn avoids a wild elbow strike from Masters. Finn lands with a short head shot on the inside. Finn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Masters backwards. Finn working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Finn - that landed with a thud.
Masters trying to land knees to the body.
Masters misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Masters. #CUT2#It looks like Antti Finn has been cut. Finn pushes Masters back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Masters is pushing Finn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Finn swings wildly with an uppercut but Masters uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3# Finn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Masters or not. Finn can't find room to land a body shot as Masters controls the action.
Masters looking to stall.
Finn dodges an elbow strike from Masters.
Masters pushes off an throws an elbow but Finn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Finn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Masters blocking some punches.
Masters lands a damaging elbow. Masters lands an elbow inside. A shot in the inside from Masters. Masters gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Finn blocks the elbow strike.
Finn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Masters throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Finn. Masters content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#T4# Masters throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Finn blocks it with crossed arms. Finn avoids the elbow strike from Masters, against the cage.
Finn looking to stall.
Finn blocks an elbow strike. Masters looks to throw an elbow but misses. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Finn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Masters lands a knee to the head.
Masters's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Finn avoids a wild elbow strike from Masters. Finn dodges an elbow strike from Masters.
Finn lands a left hand.
Finn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A right hand to the body from Finn.
Finn lands with a short head shot on the inside. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A short left from Finn. Finn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finn tries a body shot but Masters blocks it.
Masters blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masters throws an elbow but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Morton Masters will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Antti Finn's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2# Masters tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Finn is able to avoid easily. Masters misses with a straight right. Masters looks to throw the jab but Finn is out of range. Masters throws the left hand but Finn avoids the punch easily. Finn ducks under a wild hook from Masters. Masters loads up on a big right hand but Finn slips the punch. Finn tries to counter by clinching up but Masters breaks away and moves out of range. Masters throws a hook to the side of Finn's head but Finn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Masters throws a big shot that misses. Masters wants to land a leg kick but Finn is out of range. Masters swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Masters misses the jab. Morton Masters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL# Finn instigates a clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Masters prevents a body shot from Finn. Masters working Finn over with knees to the body. Finn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Masters misses with an elbow strike.
Masters blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finn misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1# Masters lands an elbow inside that Finn shrugs off. Masters misses with an elbow strike.
Finn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Masters throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Masters. Finn lands on the inside with an uppercut. Finn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Masters trying to land knees to the body.
Finn blocks an elbow strike. Still in the clinch, Finn scores with a nice short uppercut. Finn lands a nice uppercut. Finn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Masters lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Finn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Masters's elbow. A bit of stalling here from Masters.
Finn struggles to land a body shot inside as Masters controls his hands.
Finn misses with some punches.
Masters throws an elbow but it misses.
Antti Finn has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T2# Masters misses with an elbow over the top. Finn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Finn scores with a shot to the side of Masters's head. Masters swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masters prevents a body shot from Finn. Finn dodges an elbow strike from Masters.
Finn blocks an elbow strike. Masters blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masters blocks an uppercut.
Finn lands a hook to the side of the head. A nice left hand lands by Finn.
Finn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Finn 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. Masters looks to throw an elbow but misses. A nice left hand lands by Finn.
Nice elbow from Masters. Finn working some nice short punches in the clinch. Finn tries to work over Masters's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Masters looks to throw an elbow but misses. Finn stalling in the clinch.
#T3# A short right hand to the side of the head by Finn. Masters misses with an elbow strike.
Masters lands an elbow inside. Finn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Masters with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Masters. Masters misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Finn.
Finn lands a nice uppercut. Masters blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Masters creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Masters creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Finn's defenses. Finn avoids a wild elbow strike from Masters. Finn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Masters backwards. Finn has a couple of punches blocked by Masters.
Knees in the clinch landing for Masters.
This has been an exciting period of action! Finn scores with an uppercut up the middle. A short body shot lands from Finn as the two fighters clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Masters. Masters looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T4# Masters blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Masters just misses with a elbow thrown towards Finn's brow. Finn digs a right hand underneath Masters's ribcage. Masters let out a lung full of air as it connected. Finn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A bit of stalling here from Masters.
Finn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finn lands a shoulder strike. Finn lands a body punch. Masters is breathing heavily. A shot in the inside from Finn. Finn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Finn lands with a short shot to the head. Masters misses with a hook from the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Masters fails to land. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A short right from Finn. A left hand lands to the body for Finn.
Finn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Finn. Finn lands an uppercut. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Finn dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Antti Finn'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# Masters circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL# Finn moves into range and clinches up with Masters. Finn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. A short left from Finn. #ROC#Masters is rocked! Masters throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Finn. Masters is still on wobbly legs! Can Finn finish him? Masters throws an elbow but it misses.
Finn throws a head punch that misses. Masters seems to have recovered his senses. Finn tries to work over Masters's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Finn dodges an elbow strike from Masters.
Finn misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Masters.
Finn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Finn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Masters working aggressively here.
Finn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Masters backwards. Finn misses with a short punch on the inside. Masters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masters throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Finn blocks it with crossed arms. #T1# Masters blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masters throws a head punch that misses. Finn misses with a hook from the clinch. Masters creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Finn's defenses. Masters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Finn. Finn lands a hook that snaps the head of Masters backwards. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Masters just misses with a elbow thrown towards Finn's brow. Finn lands on the inside with an uppercut. Finn misses with a short punch on the inside. Finn throws a punch but it's blocked by Masters. Finn blocks an elbow strike from Masters.
Masters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Finn blocks an elbow strike. A nice left hand lands by Finn.
Finn avoids a wild elbow strike from Masters. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Masters unloads a knee to the mid-section. Finn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Masters misses with an elbow strike.
#T2# Finn misses with the head strike.
Finn takes an elbow to the temple. Finn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masterss head. Finn lands a nice shot to the body. Masters takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Stalling in the clinch from Masters.
Finn avoids the elbow strike from Masters, against the cage.
Masters blocks an uppercut.
Finn lands an uppercut. A quick uppercut on the inside from Finn. Finn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Masters misses with a punch on the inside.
Finn blocks an elbow strike. Finn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Masters backwards. Masters prevents a body shot from Finn. Finn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Finn lands a hook that snaps the head of Masters backwards. Finn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Finn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T3# Finn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masterss head. Finn lands an uppercut. Finn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Masters backwards. Finn throws a big uppercut that drops Masters! More strikes from Finn and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Masters lies dazed against the cage as Finn celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antti Finn! Antti Finn retains his middleweight title! As Antti Finn got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: The Antti Finn wins everywhere!'. |
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Event:
TR78
Date: Jul 23, 2022 |
#R1# Finn throws an overhand right that lands on Masters's shoulder, as Masters tries to avoid the shot. Masters bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Masters misses with a hook
and Finn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Finn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. A big right from Finn misses. Masters wants to clinch but Finn slips to the side and Masters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Masters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Finn throws a jab when Masters was well out of range. Finn circles away from the clinch attempt and Finn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Masters tries to clinch up. A little jabbing left from Finn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Finn looks to land a right hand but Masters moved out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Finn connects with a body shot that sends Masters's belly button to the back. Morton Masters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Masters misses with a straight right. Finn circles away from the clinch attempt and Finn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1# Masters tries to clinch there but Finn circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Finn! But no joy. Finn connects with a body shot. Finn keeps the fight on the outside. Finn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Finn throws the left hand but Masters avoids the punch easily. Masters closes the distance but Finn moves to the side and Finn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Masters tries to clinch but Finn is having none of it. Finn lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Masters tries to clinch but Finn is having none of it. Masters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Masters tries to close the distance and clinch but Finn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Finn! But no joy. Masters takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Masters tries to grapple but his opponent circles enabling Finn to counter with a crisp jab. Masters wants to clinch and Finn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2# Finn looks to land a right hand but Masters moved out of range. Masters is looking to clinch. Finn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Masters closes the distance looking to clinch and Finn counters with a nice uppercut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Masters moves to clinch but Finn breaks away and Finn counters with a stiff right hand. Masters darts in trying to clinch and Finn counters with a lovely straight right hand! Masters tries to clinch up but Finn circles away and keeps his distance.#CL# Masters takes the fight into the clinch. Masters takes a shot to the head. Finn lands with a short head shot on the inside. Finn scores with a nice hook to the head. Our sources have told us that Masters has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight. Finn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T3##BC2# Finn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Finn misses. Masters moves to clinch but Finn breaks away and Finn counters with a lovely straight right hand! Masters tries to close the distance and clinch but Finn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Finn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Masters had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush. Masters tries to clinch up and Finn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL# Masters takes the fight into the clinch. Masters tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Finn avoids it.#BC2# Finn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Masters moves in looking to clinch but Finn pushes him off. Masters tries to clinch but Finn is having none of it. Finn swings for the body but Masters moves out of range.
Masters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Finn throws out a counter right but Masters avoids it with no problem. Masters misses with an uppercut. Finn saw that one coming.#T4# Masters slips a jab from Finn. Masters doesn't manage to clinch there - Finn circles away.
A nice combination there by Finn.
Finn 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. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL# Masters takes the fight into the clinch. Finn takes an elbow to the temple. Masters is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Finn is defending well for now. Masters tries a body shot but Finn blocks it.
#BC2# Finn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Masters scores with a jab to the head.
Finn misses with a hook. Masters tries to clinch and Finn counters with a straight right hand. Finn scores with a nice right hand.
Masters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finn swats him away and circles back towards the center. Finn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Masters is looking to clinch but Finn is avoiding it.
A jab from Finn misses. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Finn dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2# Masters blocks a jab. Masters moves in looking to clinch but Finn pushes him off. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Finn in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Masters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Finn swats away the attempt to clinch by Masters. A jab lands there for Finn. Masters is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Finn throws out a counter right but Masters avoids it with no problem. Masters misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Masters is looking to clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Masters drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Masters scores with a jab. Finn acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Finn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Finn releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Finn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Masters tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Finn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1# Masters tries to clinch but Finn moves out of range. Finn keeps the fight on the outside. Finn throws a shot from downtown. Masters moves away and avoids it. Masters steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finn. Masters tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Finn counters with a stiff right hand. Masters wants to clinch up but Finn keeps it at a distance.#CL# Masters darts in and clinches Finn up against the cage.#BC2# Finn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Masters tries to clinch but Finn moves out of range. Finn throws out a loose jab but Masters uses good head movement to avoid it. Masters doesn't manage to clinch there - Finn circles away.
A nice side step and Finn releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Masters lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#T2# Finn misses the shot to the body. Finn misses with a hook. Masters ducked under it nicely. Masters wants to clinch and Finn counters with a lovely straight right hand! Masters tries to clinch there but Finn circles away.
Masters moves in looking to clinch but Finn pushes him off. A nice side step and Finn releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Masters darts in trying to clinch and Masters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A slow jab from Finn misses its intended target. Finn has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Masters tries to grapple but his opponent circles enabling Finn to counter with a crisp jab. Masters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Finn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Masters tries to clinch there but Finn circles away.
Finn thows a left - swing and a miss! #T3# Finn tests Masters's chin there with a solid looking shot. Finn circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masters looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Masters is looking to clinch but Finn is avoiding it.
Finn throws out a counter right but Masters avoids it with no problem. Finn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Masters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finn. Masters tries to clinch up. Masters displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finn throws out the jab. Masters displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finn throws out the jab. Masters tries to clinch but fails miserably and Finn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Finn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Masters looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Finn catches Masters with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Masters is looking to clinch but Finn is avoiding it.
Finn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masters.#T4# Masters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Finn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masters. A little jabbing left from Finn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Finn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. This has been an exciting period of action! Masters fails in his attempt to clinch. Masters closes the distance looking to clinch and Finn counters with a straight right hand. Masters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Finn looks like he wants to counter punch here. Masters tries to clinch but fails miserably and Finn counters with a straight right hand. Masters doesn't manage to clinch there - Finn circles away.
Masters looks to clinch and Finn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. A jab from Finn does it's job there.#ROC2#Masters is rocked! A telegraphed right hand from Finn misses the target. Oh Masters is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL# Masters moves into the clinch successfully.
Masters misses with an elbow strike.
Masters seems to have got his legs back now. Good body shot from Finn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Finn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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# Finn jabbing away but nothing is landing. Finn misses the jab. Finn misses with a wild body shot. #CL# Masters forces Finn back against the cage and clinches. Finn misses with a body punch.
Masters with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Finn. Masters throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Finn blocks it with crossed arms. Masters misses with some punches.
Finn avoids the elbow strike from Masters, against the cage.
Masters comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Masters tries a body shot but Finn blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Finn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Masters. Finn struggles to land a body shot inside as Masters controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Finn.
Masters lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC2# Finn breaks the clinch.
Masters tries to close the distance and clinch but Finn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. A little jabbing left from Finn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1# Masters uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finn.#CL# Masters moves into the clinch. Masters looks to throw an elbow but misses. Finn blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Masters throws an elbow but misses. Finn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Finn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morton Masters has scored more points in the clinch so far. Finn lands a nice shot to the body. Finn tries to circle away but Masters has him pinned against the cage. Masters trying to control the position but instead, Finn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Masters into the cage. Finn throws a punch but it's blocked by Masters. A nice glancing elbow lands by Masters. Masters looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Masters gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Masters throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Masters tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Finn lands on the inside with an uppercut. Finn misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2##BC2# Finn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Masters darts in trying to clinch enabling Finn to counter with a crisp jab. Finn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masters moves away. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Masters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finn swats him away and circles back towards the center. Finn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Masters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finn swats him away and circles back towards the center. Finn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Finn misses the shot to the body. Masters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masters slips under a jab. Finn jabbing away but nothing is landing. Antti Finn seems to be getting the better of the standup. Finn just misses with a punch to the body.
Finn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Masters moves to clinch but Finn breaks away and Finn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T3# Masters fails in his attempt to clinch. Masters tries to grapple but his opponent circles enabling Finn to counter with a crisp jab. #CL# Finn gets tackled into the cage by Masters. Masters maintains the clinch. Masters blocking some punches.
Masters tries to work over Finn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Masters throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Finn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Masters or not. Masters looks to throw an elbow but misses. #BC2# Finn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finn scores with a decent looking hook. Masters tries to clinch up but Finn circles away and keeps his distance. The fighters circling - Masters throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A slow jab from Finn misses its intended target. Finn lands with a hook. Masters tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T4# Masters tries to clinch up but Finn circles away and keeps his distance. The fight stays on the outside here - Masters looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Masters moves in looking to clinch but Finn pushes him off. It seemed like Finn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Finn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Masters slips under a jab from Finn. Finn throws a body shot but no joy. Masters tries to clinch and Finn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Finn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Masters tries to clinch up. Masters slips a jab from Finn.#CL# Masters forces Finn back against the cage and clinches. A short right from Finn. Masters lands an elbow just above Finn 's eye. #CUT#It looks like Antti Finn has been cut. Masters tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Finn really dominated that round. The cut man is working on Antti Finn's cut. That's time! Back to the action!#R4# Masters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Finn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Masters wants to clinch up but Finn keeps it at a distance. Masters is looking to clinch. Finn circles away from the clinch attempt and Finn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Finn steps in with a hook that catches Masters right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Finn follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Masters looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antti Finn! Antti Finn retains his middleweight title! A victorious Antti Finn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
The Island Season 13, 185 lbs, Round 4
Date: Jun 26, 2022 |
#R1# Masters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Finn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Masters wants to clinch up but Finn keeps it at a distance. Masters tries to clinch up. Finn with a jab. Masters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Finn paws at him with a jab and circles away. Masters is looking to clinch. A little feinted left hand from Finn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Masters tries to clinch up letting Finn counter with a right hand. Finn looks to land a right hand but Masters moved out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Masters throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2# Masters moves into the clinch successfully.
Masters missing with knees to the body.
Finn misses with the head strike.
Finn takes an elbow to the temple. Finn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T1# Finn tries to throw a body punch but Masters avoids it by throwing Finn back against the cage. Masters pressing his opponent against the cage. Masters lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#It looks like Antti Finn has been cut. Knees in the clinch landing for Masters.
Masters lands a left hand.
Masters misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Finn. Masters misses with a hook to the ribs.
Masters pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Masters utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Masters told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight. Masters lands with a light punch inside. Finn takes a knee to the side of the body. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Masters just misses with a elbow thrown towards Finn's brow. Masters misses with an elbow strike.
Finn can't break the clinch.
Masters gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Finn misses with a punch on the inside.
#T2# Come on Masters - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Finn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Finn misses with a body punch.
Finn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. The referee calls for Masters to work.
Finn avoids the elbow strike from Masters, against the cage.
#BC# Finn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Masters closes the distance but Finn moves to the side letting Finn counter with a right hand. #CL2# Masters takes the fight into the clinch. Masters manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Masters pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Masters creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Finn's defenses. Masters stalling in the clinch.
Finn struggles to land a body shot inside as Masters controls his hands.
#T3# Masters is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Finn is defending well for now. Finn working some nice short punches in the clinch. Masters lands an elbow just above Finn 's eye. Masters is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Finn takes a knee to the side of the body. Masters comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Masters trying to land knees to the body.
#BC# Finn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Morton Masters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Finn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Finn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL2# The fight moves into the clinch position. Masters lands an elbow that stopped Finn in his tracks for a moment. Masters throws an elbow but it misses.
Masters lands an elbow inside that Finn shrugs off. A head punch blocked on the inside by Masters. Finn tries to work over Masters's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Finn working aggressively here.
#T4# The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Finn tries to break the clinch but Masters is controlling the position. #BC# Finn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. A big left from Finn misses. Finn misses with a wild body shot. #CL2# Masters has Finn up against the cage in a clinch.
Masters's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Finn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Finn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finn dodges an elbow strike from Masters.
Finn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Finn swings wildly with an uppercut but Masters uses good head movement to avoid it. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Finn as Masters tries to tie him up. Finn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Finn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Finn avoids a wild elbow strike from Masters. Finn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Masters is keeping busy. Masters lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Morton Masters dominated that round. The cut man is working on Antti Finn'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# Masters tries to clinch but Finn moves away and Finn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Masters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Finn is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Masters tries to clinch up. Finn throwing a counter right hand but Masters manages to avoid it. Masters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Finn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Finn is looking to counter punch. Masters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Finn paws at him with a jab and circles away. Masters tries to clinch but Finn is having none of it. A little feinted left hand from Finn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. A swing and a miss from Masters. Finn looks to land a right hand but Masters moved out of range. Masters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Masters tries to clinch there but Finn circles away.
Finn throwing a counter right hand but Masters manages to avoid it. Masters wants to clinch but Finn slips to the side and Finn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Masters tries to clinch up but Finn circles away and keeps his distance. Finn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Masters. Finn misses with a looping left.#T1##CL2# Masters takes the fight into the clinch. Finn lands a nice shot to the body. Finn wants to break free but Masters has control.
Masters misses with a knee to the head. Masters looks to throw an elbow but misses. #BC# Finn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Masters wants to clinch letting Finn counter with a right hand. Masters is looking to take this fight into the clinch. A quick step to the side and Finn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Finn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Masters wants to clinch up but Finn keeps it at a distance. Masters tries to clinch up but Finn circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2# Masters drives through and clinches with Finn against the cage.
Masters prevents a body shot from Finn. #T2# Finn gets through Masters's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Finn lands on the inside with an uppercut. Masters keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Finn's efforts to push away. Finn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Finn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Finn scores with a shot to the side of Masters's head. This has been an exciting period of action! Masters creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Finn's defenses. Finn is trying to break free. Finn misses with a hook from the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Finn fails to land. Masters tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Finn avoids it. A battle for position here, against the cage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Finn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Masters lands a nice knee to the body. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Masters just misses with a elbow thrown towards Finn's brow. Finn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Masters just misses with a elbow thrown towards Finn's brow. #T3# Masters misses with a knee to the head. With the fighters up against the cage, Masters throws an elbow but misses. A head punch on the inside from Finn fails to land. Finn has a couple of punches blocked by Masters.
Masters lands a nice elbow. Finn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masterss head. Finn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Finn takes an elbow to the temple. Finn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finn avoids a wild elbow strike from Masters. Masters misses with a punch on the inside.
Masters prevents Finn from breaking the clinch. Morton Masters seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Masters lands an elbow that stopped Finn in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#Antti Finn's cut is getting worse. Masters just leaning against Finn, taking a breather. A hook to the body from Finn.
Finn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Knees to the body from Masters.
Finn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Masters backwards. #T4# We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Masters lands an elbow inside that Finn shrugs off. Finn avoiding damage as Masters throws knees to the body.
Masters throws an elbow that misses.
Masters lands a nice elbow. Finn wants to get back to striking at distance but Masters won't allow it.
Finn blocks an elbow strike from Masters.
Masters throws an elbow that misses.
Masters lands an elbow inside that Finn shrugs off. Finn misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #BC# Finn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Masters closes the distance but Finn moves to the side and Finn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL2# Masters takes the fight into the clinch. Masters landing knees to the head.
Finn avoids a wild elbow strike from Masters. 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 Antti Finn will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Antti Finn's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3# Masters steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finn. Masters doesn't manage to clinch there - Finn circles away.
#CL2# Masters instigates a clinch. Masters creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Finn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Masters backwards. Masters throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Finn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Masters misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Finn.
Finn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Masters misses with an elbow over the top. Finn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Finn lands a hook to the side of the head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Finn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Masters's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC# Finn breaks the clinch.
Finn circles away from the clinch attempt and Finn counters with a nice body shot. #T1# Masters darts in trying to clinch and Finn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Finn pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Masters looks to clinch enabling Finn to counter with a crisp jab. Masters is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Masters displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finn throws out the jab. #CL2# Finn tries to keep at a distance but Masters has taken the fight into the clinch. Masters lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Finn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Finn takes an elbow to the forehead. #BC# Finn breaks the clinch.
Finn 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.#T2# Masters uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finn. Masters wants to counter the offense by Finn and move into the clinch position. Masters tries to clinch up. Masters staying out of range there. Masters moves to clinch but Finn breaks away and Masters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL2# Masters gets a clinch. 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! Masters landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Masters lands an elbow just above Finn 's eye. A right hand to the body from Masters.
Masters lands a nice elbow. Masters looking to slow down the pace here. Finn takes an elbow to the forehead. #BC# Finn breaks the clinch.
#CL2# Masters instigates a clinch. Finn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T3# Finn tries to work over Masters's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Masters missing with knees to the body.
Finn swings wildly with an uppercut but Masters uses good head movement to avoid it. Finn pushes Masters back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC# Finn breaks from the clinch.
Antti Finn is winning the standup battle so far. Nice uppercut there from Finn. Finn misses with a wild body shot. Finn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Finn circles away from the clinch attempt and Finn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Masters tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Finn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T4# Masters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Finn paws at him with a jab and circles away. Finn throwing a counter right hand but Masters manages to avoid it. Masters moves in looking to clinch but Finn pushes him off. Finn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#CL2# Finn tries to keep at a distance but Masters has taken the fight into the clinch. Masters blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Finn. Masters stalling against the cage.
Masters throws an elbow but it misses.
A frustrated look appears on Finn's face as he tries to break the clinch. Masters trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Finn dodges an elbow strike from Masters.
Masters misses with an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Masters. #BC# Finn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Masters tries to clinch but Finn moves out of range. Masters fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Antti Finn showed his dominance in that final round. I think Finn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Antti Finn! Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Antti Finn! Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Morton Masters!
Antti Finn wins by split decision! During a confident post fight interview, Antti Finn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
The Island Season 13, 185 lbs, Round 3
Date: Jun 25, 2022 |
#R1# Finn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Schwarzschild misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL# Finn pushes Schwarzschild up against the cage in a clinch. Finn avoids a wild elbow strike from Schwarzschild. Finn misses with a short punch on the inside. Finn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#BC2# Schwarzschild breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL# Finn moves into the clinch. Schwarzschild is trying to push Finn away but Finn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Schwarzschild is trying to break the clinch but Finn is controlling him.#BC2# Schwarzschild escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Schwarzschilds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Schwarzschild pushes Finn away with a front kick.#CL# Finn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. A head punch blocked on the inside by Schwarzschild. Schwarzschild tries to break free but Finn pushes him back against the cage.#BC2# Schwarzschild pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. 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!#CL# The fight moves into the clinch position.#T1# Schwarzschild misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schwarzschild stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Schwarzschild tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finn's elbow. Finn scores with a nice hook to the head. Finn tries to throw a body punch but Schwarzschild avoids it by throwing Finn back against the cage. Finn scores with an uppercut up the middle. Finn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Finn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#BC2# Schwarzschild breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finn is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Finn fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL# Finn has taken the fight to the clinch.
#T2# The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Schwarzschild takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Schwarzschild pushes off an throws an elbow but Finn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Schwarzschild throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Finn working aggressively here.
Schwarzschild misses with a hook from the clinch. Finn lands with a short shot to the head. Schwarzschild misses with a short punch on the inside. Schwarzschild looks to throw an elbow but misses. Finn dodges an elbow strike from Schwarzschild.
Finn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Schwarzschild goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Finn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schwarzschild just misses with a elbow thrown towards Finn's brow. Schwarzschild is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Schwarzschild lands a damaging elbow. Finn lands an uppercut. Schwarzschild lands a nice elbow. #T3# Schwarzschild misses with the head strike.
Finn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC2# Schwarzschild's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Finn misses with a hook
and Schwarzschild counters with a solid body kick. Schwarzschild staying out of range there. Finn throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Finn tries to clinch up. Schwarzschild looks like he wants to counter punch here. Finn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Schwarzschild on the side of the head. Finn throws a looping overhand right but Schwarzschild ducks down to avoid it. Schwarzschild counters with a body kick. Schwarzschild avoids the body shot from Finn.
#CL# Finn darts in and clinches Schwarzschild up against the cage. Schwarzschild displaying some good clinch control by pressing Finn up against the cage.#T4# Schwarzschild trying to stall but Finn improves his position.
Schwarzschild's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Finn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schwarzschild lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Finn scores with a shoulder strike. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Schwarzschild makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Nice elbow from Schwarzschild. #CUT2#It looks like Antti Finn has been cut. Schwarzschild misses with a hook from the clinch. Schwarzschild is trying to maintain a safe position but Finn gets an underhook and turns Schwarzschild into the cage. The referee calls for Schwarzschild to work.
Schwarzschild looking to slow down the pace here. Finn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schwarzschild's elbow. Finn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schwarzschild misses with a short punch on the inside. With the fighters up against the cage, Schwarzschild throws an elbow but misses. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Finn dominated that round. The cut man is working on Antti Finn's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2# Schwarzschild throws a body kick that misses. Schwarzschild gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Finn just misses with a punch to the body.
Finn misses with a left hand and Schwarzschild counters with a lovely straight right hand! A big left from Schwarzschild misses. Finn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Schwarzschild thows a leg kick but Finn checks it and Finn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Antti Finn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Schwarzschild misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Finn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Finn throws out a loose jab but Schwarzschild uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL# The fight moves into the clinch position. Finn tries a body shot but Schwarzschild blocks it.
#T1# Finn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Schwarzschild goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Finn blocks an uppercut.
Finn scores with a shoulder strike. Finn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Schwarzschild gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Schwarzschild scores with an uppercut up the middle. Schwarzschild looks to throw an elbow but misses. Finn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finn misses with a punch to the body.
Schwarzschild blocks a body shot from Finn. Stalling in the clinch from Finn.
Finn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schwarzschild blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Finn blocks a body shot from Schwarzschild. Schwarzschild creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Finn misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T2# Schwarzschild tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Finn digs a right hand underneath Schwarzschild's ribcage. Schwarzschild let out a lung full of air as it connected. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Good body shot from Schwarzschild.
#BC2# Schwarzschild pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Finn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schwarzschild paws at him with a jab and circles away. Schwarzschild flicks out a counter leg kick but Finn steps away. Finn throws an overhand right that lands on Schwarzschild's shoulder, as Schwarzschild tries to avoid the shot. Antti Finn is winning the standup battle so far. Finn is looking to clinch but Schwarzschild is avoiding it.
A lazy body kick from Schwarzschild and Finn counters with a left to the body. Finn throws a jab when Schwarzschild was well out of range. Schwarzschild takes a jab right on the kisser.
Finn blocks a leg kick. Finn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T3# Finn dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Decent striking displayed by Finn there. Schwarzschild takes one on the button. Finn connects with a looping right hand.
Finn looks to land a right hand but Schwarzschild moved out of range. Schwarzschild looks like he wants to counter punch here.#CL# Finn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Finn as Schwarzschild tries to tie him up. Finn lands with a short shot to the head. #BC2# Schwarzschild breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schwarzschild misses with a shot to the body enabling Finn to counter with a crisp jab. Nice uppercut lands for Finn. That snapped Schwarzschild's head back.
#T4# We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL# Finn rushes Schwarzschild and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Finn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Finn misses with some punches.
Finn pushes Schwarzschild back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Schwarzschild is looking to control Finn's arms but Finn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Schwarzschild has his back to the cage. Finn blocks an elbow strike. Schwarzschild blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schwarzschild digs a right hand underneath Finn's ribcage. Finn let out a lung full of air as it connected. A quick uppercut on the inside from Finn. Finn cracks Schwarzschild with a nice body shot. Schwarzschild's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Finn lands a shoulder strike. A nice right hand lands inside from Finn. A head punch on the inside from Schwarzschild fails to land. Schwarzschild wants to stall.
Schwarzschild stalling in the clinch but Finn improves position. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Finn dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Antti Finn'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. This is the final round!#R3# Finn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Finn moves in looking to clinch but Schwarzschild pushes him off. Finn wants to clinch.#CL# Finn forces Schwarzschild back against the cage and clinches. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A left hand lands to the body for Finn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finn. Schwarzschild lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A nice right hand lands inside from Finn. #T1# Finn dodges an elbow strike from Schwarzschild.
Schwarzschild is looking to control Finn's arms but Finn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Schwarzschild has his back to the cage. Finn lands a nice shot to the body. Finn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Nice body punch from Finn - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Finn as the two fighters clinch.
Schwarzschild takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Finn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schwarzschild's elbow. Good body shot from Finn.
Schwarzschild tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Antti Finn has scored more points in the clinch so far. A quick uppercut on the inside from Finn. Finn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Still in the clinch, Finn scores with a nice short uppercut. Finn misses with a body punch.
Finn avoids a wild elbow strike from Schwarzschild. Finn lands with a light punch inside. Schwarzschild is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Still in the clinch, Finn scores with a nice short uppercut. Finn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T2# We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Finn working aggressively here.
#BC2# Schwarzschild breaks the clinch.
Finn circles away from the clinch attempt enabling Finn to counter with a crisp jab. Schwarzschild missing with a left hand there. Finn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Schwarzschild has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Finn finds it's way round the side to connect with Schwarzschild's head. Antti Finn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Schwarzschild gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Schwarzschild needs to keep his hands up - Finn had a free shot at his head there. Finn cracks Schwarzschild with a right hand to the side of the head.#T3# Schwarzschild throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Finn throws a hook but Schwarzschild blocks it. Finn tries to close the distance and clinch but Schwarzschild swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Schwarzschild missing with a left hand there. Finn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Finn tries to clinch there but Schwarzschild circles away.
Schwarzschild has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.#CL# Finn drives through and clinches with Schwarzschild against the cage.
Finn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schwarzschild can do to turn this around? Nice elbow from Schwarzschild. Finn digs a right hand into Schwarzschild's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schwarzschild's gas tank. Nice body punch from Finn - that landed with a thud.
Schwarzschild tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finn's elbow. A short right from Finn. #T4# Schwarzschild blocking some punches.
Schwarzschild pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Schwarzschild trying to control the position but instead, Finn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schwarzschild into the cage. Schwarzschild misses with a hook from the clinch. Karl Schwarzschild has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Schwarzschild looks to throw an elbow but misses. Finn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Schwarzschild misses with some punches.
Finn takes an elbow to the temple. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Schwarzschild throws an elbow but it misses.
Schwarzschild working some nice short punches in the clinch. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schwarzschild just misses with a elbow thrown towards Finn's brow. Schwarzschild tries a body shot but Finn blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight! Antti Finn showed his dominance in that final round. Well Finn 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Antti Finn! Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Antti Finn! Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Antti Finn!
Antti Finn wins by unanimous decision! A relieved looking Antti Finn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
The Island Season 13, 185 lbs, Round 2
Date: Jun 24, 2022 |
#R1# Narloch throws a jab when Finn was well out of range. Finn is looking to counter the offense by Narloch and move into the clinch. Finn moves out of range as Narloch strikes. Narloch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finn. Finn closes the distance looking to clinch and Finn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL# Finn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Narloch, pushing him back against the cage. Finn struggles to land a body shot inside as Narloch controls his hands.
Narloch swings wildly with an uppercut but Finn uses good head movement to avoid it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Finn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A battle for position here, against the cage. Finn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Narloch's efforts to push away.#T1# Finn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Narloch. Finn blocks an uppercut.
Narloch lands a shoulder strike. Finn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Finn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Narloch's coach down at All Elite Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Narloch's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#BC2# Narloch breaks from the clinch.
Narloch misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Finn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL# Finn gets in close and instigates a clinch. Narloch wants to stall.
Finn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Narloch. Finn lands a right hand. Finn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Finn throws a punch but it's blocked by Narloch. #T2# Narloch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finn lands with a left to the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finn. Narloch slows down the pace here.
Finn scores with an uppercut up the middle. Come on Narloch - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Finn misses with the head strike.
Narloch wants to break free but Finn has control.
A short body shot lands from Finn as the two fighters clinch.
Finn tries to throw a body punch but Narloch avoids it by throwing Finn back against the cage. Finn lands a body punch in the clinch. Finn blocking some punches.
Finn lands a nice uppercut. Finn lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T3# Finn tries a body shot but Narloch blocks it.
Finn is leaning against Narloch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Narloch has had enough of the clinch but Finn keeps him there for the moment. Finn lands with a light punch inside. Narloch blocking some punches.
Finn stalling.
Finn tries to throw a body punch but Narloch avoids it by throwing Finn back against the cage. Finn prevents Narloch from breaking the clinch. Finn working aggressively here.
Narloch tries to circle away but Finn has him pinned against the cage. Nice body punch from Finn - that landed with a thud.
Finn misses with a punch on the inside.
Narloch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Finn. A right hand to the body from Finn.
Finn works on Narloch's body with a couple of short punches.#T4# Finn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Narloch up against the cage. Finn swings wildly with an uppercut but Narloch uses good head movement to avoid it. Finn lands a body punch. Narloch looks winded! Finn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Finn presses Narloch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Finn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Narlochs head. Finn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. 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 body shot lands from Finn.
Narloch blocks a body shot from Finn. Finn scores with a shoulder strike. Finn pushes Narloch back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Finn scores with an uppercut up the middle. Finn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Narloch backwards. #ROC#Narloch is rocked! And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Finn dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2# Finn finds Narloch's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Narloch flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Finn lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Narloch will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antti Finn! An out of breath Antti Finn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
The Island Season 13, 185 lbs, Round 1
Date: Jun 23, 2022 |
#R1# Chretien looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Finn dips to his left and cracks Chretien with an uppercut! Finn connects with a single shot there. Finn drops Chretien with a straight right hand, right on the button! Finn 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 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antti Finn! During a confident post fight interview, Antti Finn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
TR71: Island Finale?
Date: Jun 15, 2022 |
#R1# Finn lands with a shot to the body. Geissler swings and misses with a shot to the body and Finn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Gerry Geissler has been cut. Geissler throws a hook but Finn blocks it. Geissler misses with a looping left. Finn scores with a jab. Geissler connects with a right hand. Finn shakes it off. Geissler 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. Geissler lands a nice hook to Finn's body. Finn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Geissler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Geissler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Finn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL# Geissler gets tackled into the cage by Finn. Finn maintains the clinch. Geissler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Finn working some nice short punches in the clinch. Finn lands a body punch. A short left from Finn. Finn is working Geissler over against the cage. Finn blocks an uppercut.
Geissler working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Finn. #CUT#That has opened up Gerry Geissler's cut even more.#T1# A short right from Finn. Finn lands a shoulder strike. #ROC#Geissler is rocked! Finn creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Geissler with a big uppercut! Geissler tries to clinch up but Finn pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Geissler to the mat! Geissler covers up and Finn unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Antti Finn! Antti Finn retains his middleweight title! Antti Finn seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
TR68
Date: Jun 08, 2022 |
#R1# Frost uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Finn has time to react. Frost throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Darren Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Finn takes a body punch but keeps moving. Frost uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finn.#CL# Finn clinches up against the cage. Finn misses with a body punch.
Finn misses with a punch on the inside.
Frost is trying to force a seperation but Finn has the dominant position. Finn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Frost misses with a hook from the clinch. A quick uppercut on the inside from Finn. Finn lands a body punch in the clinch. A nice right hand lands inside from Finn. Finn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Finn lands a nice uppercut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Finn blocks a body shot from Frost. #BC2# Frost breaks from the clinch.
Frost throws a hook to the side of Finn's head but Finn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Frost looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Frost keeps the fight on the outside. Frost throws an off balance right hand
and Finn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Finn scores with a nice strike.#T1# This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Frost. Frost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frost throws a poor cross that misses
and Finn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Frost looks to land a left hand but Finn moved out of range nicely. A slow jab from Frost misses its intended target. Good standup being displayed there by Finn as he connects with a hook.#ROC#Frost is rocked!#CL# Finn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Frost is still on wobbly legs! Can Finn finish him? Finn misses with a hook from the clinch. Finn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finn scores with a nice hook to the head. Finn misses with a hook from the clinch. Finn misses with a punch to the body.
Finn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Finn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Frost throws a punch but it's blocked by Finn. Finn throws a punch but it's blocked by Frost. Frost missing with knees to the body.
Finn working aggressively here.
Finn lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Frost to his knees! Finn keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antti Finn! Antti Finn is the new middleweight champion! Our winner, Antti Finn, 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. |
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Event:
TR64: Rockafella's Debut
Date: May 28, 2022 |
#R1# Gianni tries to clinch but Finn moves out of range. Gianni pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Gianni slips under a jab from Finn. Gianni is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#CL2# Gianni gets tackled into the cage by Finn. Finn maintains the clinch. Finn has a couple of punches blocked by Gianni.
Gianni misses with the head strike.
Gianni blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finn. Finn misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. A head punch on the inside from Finn fails to land. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gianni. Gianni misses with a punch to the body.
Gianni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finn misses with a hook from the clinch. Gianni misses with a punch to the body.
#T1# Finn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Gianni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Finn blocks an uppercut.
Gianni scores with a shoulder strike. Gianni working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Finn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Finn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finn pushes Gianni back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Gianni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finn tries a body shot but Gianni blocks it.
Gianni misses with a short punch on the inside. Finn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Finn pushes Gianni back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Gianni is breathing heavily. Finn digs a right hand into Gianni's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gianni's gas tank. Finn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gianni backwards. Gianni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Finn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2# Gianni letting Finn take a breather here. 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 nice left hand lands by Gianni.
Gianni working aggressively here.
Gianni misses with a punch to the body.
Finn has a couple of punches blocked by Gianni.
A short right from Finn. Finn pushes Gianni back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A short left from Finn. Finn misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Gianni. Gianni definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Gianni can't find room to land a body shot as Finn controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finn. Gianni swings wildly with an uppercut but Finn uses good head movement to avoid it. Finn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Finn lands a right hand. Gianni struggles to land a body shot inside as Finn controls his hands.
#T3# Gianni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gianni misses with the head strike.
Finn lands a nice uppercut. Finn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Gianni fails to land. Finn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Gianni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A left hand lands to the body for Finn.
Gianni blocking some punches.
Gianni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gianni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gianni throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Finn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gianni tries to work over Finn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A short right from Finn. A head punch blocked on the inside by Finn. Gianni blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Finn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T4# Gianni can't find room to land a body shot as Finn controls the action.
Finn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gianni tries a body shot but Finn blocks it.
We've been informed that Finn has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Finn misses with a punch on the inside.
Finn scores with a shot to the side of Gianni's head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gianni lands a body punch in the clinch. Gianni misses with a hook from the clinch. Gianni tries a body shot but Finn blocks it.
Finn throws a punch but it's blocked by Gianni. Gianni throws a head punch that misses. A shot in the inside from Gianni. Gianni misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Finn.
Finn lands with a right to the head. Finn lands a hook to the side of the head. Gianni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gianni tries to work over Finn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Gianni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Finn 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# Gianni swings and misses with a shot to the body and Finn counters with a straight right hand. Finn avoids the body shot from Gianni.
Finn throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Finn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gianni. Gianni takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gianni cracks a nice hook into Finn's ribs.#CL2# Finn takes the fight into the clinch. Finn misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Finn lands a body punch in the clinch. A shot in the inside from Finn. Finn lands a right hand. Gianni tries a body shot but Finn blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gianni. A hook to the body from Finn.
#T1# Gianni tries to work over Finn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A head punch blocked on the inside by Gianni. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finn. Nice body punch from Finn. Gianni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Finn tries a body shot but Gianni blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Finn. Gianni lands a body punch. Finn is working Gianni over against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finn. Finn tries to work over Gianni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Finn lands a nice uppercut. Gianni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Finn misses with a body punch.
Gianni blocks a body shot from Finn. Finn can't find room to land a body shot as Gianni controls the action.
Gianni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gianni tries a body shot but Finn blocks it.
#T2# Finn tries a body shot but Gianni blocks it.
Gianni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gianni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gianni lands with a short head shot on the inside. Gianni misses with a short punch on the inside. Gianni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Finn tries to work over Gianni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Finn lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A body shot lands from Finn.
Finn swings wildly with an uppercut but Gianni uses good head movement to avoid it. Gianni misses with some punches.
Finn lands a body punch. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Finn scores with a shoulder strike. Gianni has a couple of punches blocked by Finn.
A left hand lands to the body for Finn.
Finn scores with a shot to the side of Gianni's head. Finn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T3# A nice left hand lands by Finn.
Finn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Finn lands with a right to the head. Finn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Giannis head. Finn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Finn blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Finn.
Gianni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gianni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Finn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Finn struggles to land a body shot inside as Gianni controls his hands.
Gianni misses with a punch on the inside.
Finn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Gianni throws a head punch that misses. A head punch blocked on the inside by Gianni. Finn tries to work over Gianni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Gianni tries to throw a body punch but Finn avoids it by throwing Gianni back against the cage. Finn lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T4# This has been an exciting period of action! Finn misses with a short punch on the inside. Finn tries to throw a body punch but Gianni avoids it by throwing Finn back against the cage. Gianni misses with the head strike.
Finn tries to work over Gianni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Gianni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gianni struggles to land a body shot inside as Finn controls his hands.
Finn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Finn lands a nice shot to the body. Finn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gianni throws a head punch that misses. Finn lands a left hand.
Finn can't find room to land a body shot as Gianni controls the action.
Gianni throws a punch but it's blocked by Finn. Gianni blocks an uppercut.
Gianni throws a head punch that misses. Gianni misses with a short punch on the inside. Finn lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Finn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Gianni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!#R3##CL2# Finn clinches up with Gianni and pushes him back against the cage. Finn scores with a shoulder strike. Finn has a couple of punches blocked by Gianni.
Finn scores with a shot to the side of Gianni's head. A short right hand to the side of the head by Finn. A short right from Finn on the inside. Finn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finn tries to work over Gianni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Finn misses with a punch to the body.
Finn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Finn misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Finn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Antti Finn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. A head punch blocked on the inside by Finn. A short body shot lands from Finn as the two fighters clinch.
Gianni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gianni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gianni working aggressively here.
#T1# Gianni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Finn tries to throw a body punch but Gianni avoids it by throwing Finn back against the cage. A nice right hand lands inside from Gianni. Finn gets through Gianni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Gianni misses with a punch on the inside.
Finn pushes Gianni back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Gianni misses with some punches.
Finn scores with a shoulder strike. Finn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Gianni working aggressively here.
Gianni blocking some punches.
Finn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gianni backwards. Gianni misses with the head strike.
Finn stalling the fight.
A short body shot lands from Finn as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Gianni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Finn working some nice short punches in the clinch. Banito Gianni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2# Gianni lands with a short head shot on the inside. Finn misses with the head strike.
Finn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finn scores with a shoulder strike. Gianni misses with a short punch on the inside. Finn pushes Gianni back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Finn pushes Gianni back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Nice body punch from Finn - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Finn. Finn lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Finn scores with a nice short uppercut. Antti Finn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Finn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gianni or not. Finn lands on the inside with an uppercut. Finn blocking some punches.
Finn lands on the inside with an uppercut. A shot in the inside from Finn. #T3# Finn works on Gianni's body with a couple of short punches. Finn gets through Gianni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Gianni blocks a body shot from Finn. Gianni tries a body shot but Finn blocks it.
Finn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Finn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Gianni. Finn scores with a shot to the side of Gianni's head. Finn blocks a body shot from Gianni. Gianni misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Gianni fails to land. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gianni. #T4# Gianni has a couple of punches blocked by Finn.
Finn controlling the action here for a moment.
Gianni working some nice short punches in the clinch. Gianni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Gianni misses with a body punch.
Finn prevents a body shot from Gianni. Gianni throws a punch but it's blocked by Finn. Gianni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Gianni fails to land. Finn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gianni tries a body shot but Finn blocks it.
Gianni misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight! Antti Finn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Finn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30 Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30 Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antti Finn! A victorious Antti Finn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
TR59: Sunday Special
Date: May 15, 2022 |
#R1# Finn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tonioli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Finn throws a lazy right hand but Tonioli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. An attempted straight right counter from Tonioli misses the target.#CL# Tonioli gets a clinch. Finn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tonioli misses with some punches.
Finn cracks Tonioli with a nice body shot. Tonioli throws a head punch that misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tonioli tries to throw a body punch but Finn avoids it by throwing Tonioli back against the cage. Tonioli misses with some punches.
Tonioli throws a punch but it's blocked by Finn. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tonioli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Finn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Finn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC2# Finn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Tonioli moves away from the strike by Finn. #T1# Tonioli tries to clinch but Finn moves away and Finn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Vinicius Tonioli has been cut. Finn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tonioli's head. Tonioli avoids the body shot from Finn.
A counter left hand to the body from Tonioli misses its target. Tonioli misses with a lunging right hand
and Finn counters with a stiff right hand. Tonioli walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Finn misses with an uppercut
and Tonioli counters with a left to the body. Tonioli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finn. Tonioli slips under a jab.#T2# The fighters circle momentarily. Tonioli darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Finn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Tonioli tries to bum rush Finn with a series of wild strikes but Finn uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Finn doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Finn scores with a hook.#CUT2#Vinicius Tonioli's cut is getting worse. Tonioli looks to land a left hand but Finn moved out of range nicely. Finn looks like he wants to counter punch here. Nice body punch from Finn. Tonioli throws a predictable looking body shot
and Finn counters with a lovely straight right hand! Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Tonioli moves away from the strike by Finn. Tonioli throwing a counter right hand but Finn manages to avoid it.#T3# Tonioli swings and misses with a shot to the body enabling Finn to counter with a crisp jab. Finn jabs at Tonioli's body. Tonioli tries to clinch but fails miserably and Finn counters with a straight punch to the midsection. A jab from Finn misses. Finn throws out a loose jab but Tonioli uses good head movement to avoid it. Tonioli is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Finn. Finn swings for the body but Tonioli moves out of range.
Tonioli connects with a looping right hand.
Tonioli throws a lazy uppercut
and Finn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#Vinicius Tonioli's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.#T4# Tonioli misses with a hook
and Finn counters with a lovely shot to the body. Finn lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Tonioli falls backwards - clearly groggy! Finn dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antti Finn! Antti Finn thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
TR50: Half A Century
Date: Apr 24, 2022 |
#R1# Smiff is looking to clinch but Finn is avoiding it.
Smiff defending well as Finn loads up on a big left hand. Smiff tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Finn manages to circle out of the way. Finn misses with a straight left. Smiff throws a right hand that misses
and Finn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#It looks like Diatomaceous Smiff has been cut. Finn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smiff.
Finn misses with a body shot.
Smiff 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. Finn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smiff defending well as Finn loads up on a big left hand. A cross from Finn lands. Finn lands with an uppercut that bounces Smiff off the cage and back into range. Smiff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finn moves away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Finn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smiff on the side of the head. Smiff looks to clinch and Smiff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC2#Smiff is rocked!#CUT2#Diatomaceous Smiff's cut is getting worse. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Smiff is looking to clinch but Finn is avoiding it.
Finn throws a hook to the side of Smiff's head but Smiff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T1##KD2# Finn drops Smiff with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Smiff looks back up at him and smiles so Finn waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Smiff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Finn walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Smiff drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Finn swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Smiff's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antti Finn! Our winner, Antti Finn, 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. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 13, 2022 |
#R1# Pauli loads up on a big right hand but Finn slips the punch. Finn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#KD2# Finn drops Pauli with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Pauli looks back up at him and smiles so Finn waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#CUT2#It looks like Wolfgang Pauli has been cut. Finn ducks under a wild hook from Pauli. Pauli has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Monkey Business in the buildup to the fight. Pauli misses with a hook. Finn ducked under it nicely. A little jabbing left from Finn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#KD2# Finn lands a big uppercut and Pauli crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Pauli looks OK. Finn waves Pauli back to his feet!#ROC2#Pauli is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Pauli moves into range and connects with a jab. Oh Pauli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Finn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pauli avoids the body shot from Finn.
Pauli seems to have got his legs back now. A punch lands to the side of Finn 's head but he takes it in his stride. Finn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pauli throws out a loose jab but Finn uses good head movement to avoid it. Pauli throws an off balance right hand
letting Finn counter with a right hand. #T1# Finn misses with a body punch
and Pauli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Finn moves out of range as Pauli strikes. Finn lands a slapping body shot.
Pauli's corner calls for a 1-2. Pauli obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Nice defenses there by Pauli. Pauli throws a lazy uppercut
letting Finn counter with a right hand. Finn throws an overhand right that lands on Pauli's shoulder, as Pauli tries to avoid the shot. Nice defenses there by Pauli. Pauli throwing a counter right hand but Finn manages to avoid it. Pauli throws a lazy right hand but Finn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Finn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Pauli clobbers Finn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Wolfgang Pauli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Finn pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T2# Finn misses with a hook
and Finn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Pauli misses with a hook. Finn slips under a jab. Pauli throws a looping overhand right but Finn ducks down to avoid it. Pauli throws a lazy uppercut
#KD2# and Finn counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pauli! Finn lets Pauli back up to his feet, looking for a finish! Pauli misses with a straight right. Finn looks like he wants to counter punch here. Pauli scores with a jab. Pauli throws a hook but Finn avoids it easily. A countering left hand to the body from Finn misses. Finn just misses with a punch to the body.
Finn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T3# Pauli misses with a looping left. Finn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Pauli walks into a straight right hand from Finn. A big left from Pauli misses. Finn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Finn misses with a wild body shot. Finn throws a hook to the side of Pauli's head but Pauli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A jab lands there for Finn. Pauli is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Pauli missing with a left hand there. Finn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Finn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Finn tests Pauli's chin there with a solid looking shot. Pauli misses with a straight right. Pauli throws out a loose jab but Finn uses good head movement to avoid it. Finn misses with a looping right.#T4# Pauli throws an ugly left hook that misses
#KD2# and Finn counters with a nice right hand that sends Pauli toppling to the canvas! Pauli scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Finn finish him?! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Pauli swings widly with a right hand
and Finn counters with a big right hand! Oh Pauli is in trouble here! Finn follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antti Finn! Antti Finn thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 05, 2022 |
#R1# A looping hook to the body misses from Tobin. Finn does a little dance to reset his feet. Finn throws out a counter right but Tobin avoids it with no problem. Finn digs a good hook to Tobin's body.
Jab, jab by Tobin - just one landing. Some wild striking there from Tobin.
Tobin throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Tobin throws a right and a left that Finn avoids nicely. Finn looks to score with a jab to the body but Tobin is just out of range. Finn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Tobin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Finn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tobin. Finn takes a swing at Tobin's ribcage but misses. A swing and a miss from Finn. Tobin throws a big counter combination but Finn scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Finn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Tobin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Finn! But no joy.#T1# Finn scores with a hook to the body. Tobin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Tobin misses with a double jab.
Nice shot lands for Tobin. Finn throws a series of punches but Tobin avoids them all with ease. Tobin throws a right hand that Finn ducks under and follows up with a left that Finn also avoids with ease. Finn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Finn throws out a counter right but Tobin avoids it with no problem. Tobin pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Tobin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finn. Finn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tobin. Tobin misses with a shot to the body and Finn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Tobin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finn. Finn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T2# Tobin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finn. Finn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Finn throws a jab but it's blocked by Tobin. Finn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Finn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tobin.
Tobin swinging wildly here.
Tobin throws a hook to the side of Finn's head but Finn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Finn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Tobin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. A combination from Tobin does no damage. Finn throws the left hand but Tobin avoids the punch easily.#T3# Tobin throws a jab but it's blocked by Finn. Finn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Tobin is breathing heavily. Tobin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finn throws out the jab. Finn throws a series of punches but Tobin avoids them all with ease. Tobin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Finn. Tobin misses with a body shot.
Tobin slips under a jab. Finn misses with a hook. Tobin fails to land with a series of punches.
Finn throws a body shot but no joy. Finn throws a shot to the body.
Finn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tobin moves away. Finn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tobin manages to avoid it.#T4# Tobin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finn. Tobin moves out of range of the strikes. Tobin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Finn misses the shot to the body. Tobin takes one on the button. Tobin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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! Finn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tobin was well out of range. Poor timing from Finn. Finn throws a body shot but no joy. Finn jabbing away but nothing is landing. Jab from Finn. Finn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Tobin avoids the body shot from Finn.
Finn scores with a hook to the body. Tobin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Finn dominated that round. That's time! Tobin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2# Tobin moves away from the strike by Finn. Tobin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Finn. Finn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tobin with a body shot. Good standup being displayed there by Finn as he connects with a hook. Finn misses with a looping left. As Finn looks to move away, Tobin throws a big counter combo but Finn just gets out of the way. Finn misses with a hook. Tobin ducked under it nicely. Tobin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Finn scores with a counter punch that sends Tobin to the canvas! Finn smells blood - he's punishing Tobin with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Tobin has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antti Finn! During a confident post fight interview, Antti Finn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 01, 2022 |
#R1# Finn throws a lazy right hand but Black Bear sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Black Bear fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Black Bear gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finn.#CUT2#It looks like Island Black Bear has been cut. Black Bear throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. A jab from Black Bear misses. Finn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Finn throws a body shot but no joy. No luck for Black Bear with that takedown attempt. Finn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Black Bear misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finn.
Black Bear shoots in looking for a takedown. Finn tries to sprawl out of it but Black Bear keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Finn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Island Black Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1##KD2# Finn sends Black Bear crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Finn is motioning to the referee to let Black Bear up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#Black Bear is rocked!#CUT2#Island Black Bear's cut is getting worse. Black Bear gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Finn gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antti Finn! During a confident post fight interview, Antti Finn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 29, 2022 |
#R1# Finn misses the shot to the body. And Martin counters with a quick kick to the body but Finn blocks it. Martin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finn. Martin works over Finn's head and body with a nice combination. Martin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Finn misses with a straight right. Martin throws a body kick that misses. Finn avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Martin is looking to land body kicks. The fighters circling - Finn throws out the jab but it was never going to land. The fight stays on the outside here - Martin looks like he's thinking about clinching though. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Finn scores with a jab to the head.
Martin throws a body shot but no joy. A jab from Finn misses. Martin throws a nice looking combination but Finn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T1# Finn throws a hook but Martin avoids it easily. Finn misses the jab. Martin fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Finn releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Martin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Martin misses with a kick to the body.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Finn as he jumps to the side. Martin is breathing heavily. Finn misses with a looping left. Finn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Martins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! A slow jab from Finn misses its intended target. Martin misses with a low kick.
Finn tries to counter by closing the distance. Finn slips under a jab from Martin. No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Finn wants to counter with a clinch but Martin pushes him away. Finn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
A shot to the liver by Finn. Beautiful body shot.#T2# Martin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finn. Martin appears to be looking for a big counter. Finn stuns Martin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Finn throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it. Finn tries to bum rush Martin with a series of wild strikes but Martin uses good footwork to avoid the assault. This has been an exciting period of action! Finn misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming. Finn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
A lazy left from Finn finds it's target. Finn lands with a nice body punch. Martin is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Finn just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Martin has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Antti Finn! Antti Finn seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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