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#1 Contender Series 265 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Animal Baldwin (ranked 24089 p4p, 491 weight class) and Zander Denver (ranked 4483 p4p, 374 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Animal Baldwin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Animal Baldwin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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222 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Animal Baldwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zander Denver!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denver lands with a straight right. Baldwin didn't see that one coming.
Denver throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Animal Baldwin has been cut.
Denver throws a head kick that misses
and Baldwin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Baldwin digs a right hand underneath Denver's ribcage. Denver let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Denver misses with a punch to the body.
Denver stops a takedown attempt from Baldwin.
Denver is trying to break the clinch but Baldwin is controlling him.
Denver has a couple of punches blocked by Baldwin.
Baldwin jumps guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denver trying to control but Baldwin is working from the bottom.
Denver pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baldwin is keeping the position for now.
Denver wants to get up but he can't break Baldwin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denver looking to improve position, pressing down on Baldwin's thigh with his hand. Baldwin seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Denver paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Denver's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Baldwin picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Animal Baldwin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brown Down (ranked 4739 p4p, 379 weight class) and Gumby Lane (ranked 5218 p4p, 401 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Down might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Get Up Offa That Thing. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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260 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brown Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gumby Lane!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Down uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lane.
Down misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Down misses with a hook to the body
and Lane counters with a straight right hand.
Down throws a right and a left that both miss.
Down throws a right and a left that Lane avoids nicely.
Lane misses with a wild combination.
Down scores with a jab to the body.
Down takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lane misses with an uppercut. Down saw that one coming.
Down lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lane circles away quickly and effectively.
Lane looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lane on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Down scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Down misses with a few strikes there.
Lane connects with a nice looking jab.
Down takes a swing at Lane's ribcage but misses.
Lane throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Down avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Down is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lane.
Lane misses the jab.
Lane throws a hook to the side of Down's head but Down sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Down.
Lane throws a jab but it's blocked by Down.
Down swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lane throws a leg kick that misses.
Donk. Down catches Lane right on the button with a cross.
Down thuds a left hand into Lane's body.
Lane dodges the punch combination from Down.
Despite the aggression on Lane's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lane misses with an uppercut.
Lane misses with a straight right.
Lane misses with a body shot.
Down works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lane throws out a loose jab but Down uses good head movement to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Down misses its target.
Down on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Down moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Down tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lane was well out of range. Poor timing from Down.
Lane raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Down slips under a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Lane.
A slow jab from Down misses its intended target.
Lane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lane tries to score with a low kick but Down moves his leg out of the way.
Down swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Down throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown Down seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Down slips under a jab.
Down swings widly with a right hand
and Lane counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Down misses.
Lane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lane throws a big shot that misses.
As Lane looks to move away, Down throws a big counter combo but Lane just gets out of the way.
Down falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Down fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Down is breathing heavily.
Down staying out of range there.
Down looks to land a left hand but Lane moved out of range nicely.
Down misses the shot to the body.
Lane cracks a nice hook into Down's ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Lane.
Lane pivots, looking for a leg kick but Down is out of range and Lane settles back down.
Lane throws out a loose jab but Down uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lane cracks Down with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Down misses with a lunging right hand
and Lane counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gumby Lane!
Our winner, Gumby Lane, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ham (ranked 6408 p4p, 440 weight class) and Gilbervan Soares (ranked 3907 p4p, 347 weight class). Jack Ham has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Ham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gilbervan Soares!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Soares.
A big left from Soares misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Soares lands a body shot.
Soares clinches with his opponent.
Ham definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Soares struggles to land a body shot inside as Ham controls his hands.
Ham wants a takedown but no success here.
Ham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Soares working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ham is looking to control Soares's arms but Soares gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ham has his back to the cage.
Ham tries to break free but Soares pushes him back against the cage.
Soares breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Ham.
A punch lands to the side of Ham 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gilbervan Soares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ham takes one to the side of the head.
Ham walks into a straight right hand from Soares.
Soares lands a nice hook to Ham's body. Ham takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ham or perhaps it was just good defense by Soares, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Ham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soares moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ham doesn't manage to clinch there - Soares circles away.
Soares looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ham shoots and misses
and Soares counters with a stiff right hand.
Ham doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Soares to counter with a crisp jab.
Ham is breathing heavily.
Soares works Ham's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ham on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ham doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ham takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Soares ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Soares lands a left and a right that send Ham crashing to the mat, dazed. Soares thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Jack Ham has been cut.
Ham takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Soares digs a good hook to Ham's body.
Soares cracks Ham with an open hand slap.
Soares lands a big uppercut and Ham crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ham looks OK. Soares waves Ham back to his feet!
Ham is rocked!
Soares fakes the body blow, causing Ham to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Ham goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gilbervan Soares!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lug Luger (ranked 2296 p4p, 225 weight class) and Rand Madness (ranked 4268 p4p, 370 weight class). Lug Luger has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lug Luger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rand Madness!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madness swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Luger counters with a single leg into guard. Madness didn't expect that.
Luger with a nice head shot there.
Luger stops Madness from standing up.
Luger postures up in Madness's guard and throws a big left but Madness blocks it.
Luger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Luger is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Madness has momentary wrist control but Luger slips an elbow through the middle.
Luger is in close to Madness's body, working some short punches and elbows.
It looks like Rand Madness has been cut.
Luger 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.
Luger working some strikes from top position.
Luger postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Luger passes into half guard.
Luger is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Madness is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lug Luger!
Lug Luger decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Fury (ranked 2922 p4p, 275 weight class) and Bobby Finland (ranked 4033 p4p, 354 weight class). Bobby Finland has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyson Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Finland!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury lands with an uppercut that bounces Finland off the cage and back into range.
Finland misses with a shot to the body
and Fury counters with a straight right hand.
Fury lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Finland at a distance.
Finland takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fury looks to land a combination but Finland avoids it well.
Finland tries to counter with a clinch but Fury shakes him off and moves away.
Fury is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A combination from Fury does no damage.
Good shot there by Fury.
Finland on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheers as Fury lands an impressive looking overhand right. Finland doesn't seem phased though.
Fury throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fury paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fury seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fury with a nice cross.
Fury scores with a jab.
Fury lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Finland is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Finland fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fury getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fury is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fury throws the left hand but Finland avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Finland on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fury tests Finland's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fury misses with a hook. Finland ducked under it nicely.
Finland appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Fury.
Finland appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A left lands for Fury.
Fury misses with a right hand
and Finland counters with a stiff right hand.
Finland throws a body shot but no joy.
Finland's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fury connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Finland scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Finland.
Finland staying out of range there.
Finland looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Finland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fury.
Finland slips under a jab.
It seemed like Finland was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Finland takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fury lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Fury misses the target.
The fighters circling - Fury throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fury sets himself, and Finland steps forward looking for the clinch! Fury avoids it this time.
Fury lands a jab to the nose.
Fury throws a right hand that misses
and Finland counters with a straight right hand.
Fury ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury cracks Finland with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fury jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Finland looks to throw the jab but Fury is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fury. Finland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, jab by Fury - just one landing.
Fury goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Finland ducks right into an uppercut from Fury.
Fury lands with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Fury. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fury.
Fury missing with a left hand there. Finland was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fury throws a lazy right hand but Finland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fury is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finland slips a jab from Fury.
Good exchange - Fury coming out on top.
Fury misses with the combination.
Fury scores with a nice right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Fury. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fury.
Fury is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fury avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fury is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Finland.
It looks like Tyson Fury has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Finland misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Fury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Fury's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fury uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Finland has time to react.
Finland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fury.
Fury looks to land a left hand but Finland moved out of range nicely.
Finland tries to counter by closing the distance.
A left and a right from Fury both land. Nice combination.
Fury displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Finland moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fury fails to land with a series of punches.
Finland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finland moves into the clinch.
Finland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fury misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fury 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fury misses with some punches.
Fury working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Finland misses with a body punch.
Fury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fury misses with the head strike.
Fury blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finland swings wildly with an uppercut but Fury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fury working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fury.
Fury misses with some punches.
Finland misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fury.
Fury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finland blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finland scores with a shot to the side of Fury's head.
Fury misses with the head strike.
Finland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fury's elbow.
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!
Fury blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finland has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fury scores with a shoulder strike.
Fury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finland can do to turn this around?
Fury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fury gets through Finland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finland.
Fury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fury swings wildly with an uppercut but Finland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fury has a couple of punches blocked by Finland.
Fury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finland lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Finland.
Finland lands a hook that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fury.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finland pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Finland.
Fury blocking some punches.
Finland lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
Finland lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Finland fails to land.
Finland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fury misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finland lands a nice uppercut.
Finland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finland lands a body punch.
Finland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finland misses with a punch on the inside.
Fury misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fury working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Finland blocks an uppercut.
Fury has a couple of punches blocked by Finland.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury has a couple of punches blocked by Finland.
Tyson Fury has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fury misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Finland.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fury has a couple of punches blocked by Finland.
Finland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fury throws a punch but it's blocked by Finland.
The referee is keeping an eye on Finland - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fury lands a right hand that snaps the head of Finland backwards.
Finland will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fury up against the cage.
Fury lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Finland backwards.
Finland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fury's elbow.
Fury swings wildly with an uppercut but Finland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finland content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Finland scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Fury dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Fury's cut.
That's time! Fury's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fury missing with a left hand there. Finland was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fury sets himself, and Finland steps forward looking for the clinch! Fury avoids it this time.
Fury scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Finland doesn't seem bothered though.
Finland gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fury.
Fury lands a lovely overhand right.
Finland walks into a stiff left hand from Fury.
Fury scores with a jab to the body.
Fury swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Finland connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Finland throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury lands an overhand right.
Finland blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Fury.
Tyson Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finland throws a right hand that Fury ducks under and follows up with a left that Fury also avoids with ease.
Finland scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fury doesn't seem bothered though.
Finland misses with a left hand
and Fury counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fury throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fury throws a right and a left that Finland avoids nicely.
Fury ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Finland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fury.
Fury lands a glancing blow to the side of Finland's head.
Fury swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finland blocks a jab.
Finland throws a right hand that misses
and Fury counters with a nice body shot.
Bobby Finland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson Fury is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finland throws a nice looking combination but Fury bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Finland misses with a hook. Fury ducked under it nicely.
Fury connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury misses the jab.
Finland appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fury throws a shot from downtown. Finland moves away and avoids it.
Fury misses with a lunging right hand
and Finland counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fury, as that shot connected.
Fury wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fury throws a series of punches but Finland avoids them all with ease.
It seemed like Finland was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finland.
Fury fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Finland on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury misses with a jab, cross combination.
Finland lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Finland takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jab by Fury.
Fury loads up on a big right hand but Finland slips the punch.
Finland looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fury moves out of range as Finland strikes.
Fury throws a series of punches but Finland avoids them all with ease.
Finland stuns Fury with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Fury misses.
Finland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fury.
It looked like Fury wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fury scores with a jab. Finland acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finland moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fury connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fury throws an overhand right that lands on Finland's shoulder, as Finland tries to avoid the shot.
Finland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fury.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Finland doesn't seem bothered though.
Finland defending well as Fury loads up on a big left hand.
Fury misses with a series of wild punches.
Fury looks to land a left hand but Finland moved out of range nicely.
Finland throws an overhand right that lands on Fury's shoulder, as Fury tries to avoid the shot.
Fury lands a lovely overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Fury showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fury 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Fury!
Tyson Fury decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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