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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torhte Finlayson (ranked 16 p4p, 69 weight class) and Sergey Vinogradov (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Finlayson comes to the cage accompanied by Scotland the Brave, Black Bear. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 46 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Torhte Finlayson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Vinogradov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinogradov throws a poor cross that misses
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Vinogradov connects with a single shot there.
A big right from Vinogradov misses.
Nice straight punches there by Vinogradov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vinogradov.
Jab from Vinogradov.
Finlayson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vinogradov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Finlayson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vinogradov swinging wildly here.
Vinogradov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Finlayson's head.
Finlayson misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finlayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlayson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vinogradov connects with a body shot that sends Finlayson's belly button to the back.
Vinogradov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finlayson. Vinogradov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finlayson thuds a left hand into Vinogradov's body.
Vinogradov connects with a looping right hand.
Finlayson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vinogradov lands with a shot to the body.
Finlayson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vinogradov tries to land a leg kick but Finlayson saw it coming and moves away.
Finlayson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vinogradov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finlayson.
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut
and Finlayson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vinogradov's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vinogradov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Vinogradov takes one on the button.
Vinogradov throws a poor cross that misses
and Finlayson counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finlayson lands an overhand right.
Vinogradov thuds a left hand into Finlayson's body.
Vinogradov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinogradov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Finlayson at a distance.
Finlayson digs a good body shot into Vinogradov's ribs.
Vinogradov ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Vinogradov tries a quick counter leg kick but Finlayson is wise to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Finlayson.
Finlayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finlayson misses with a body shot
letting Vinogradov counter with a right hand.
Vinogradov misses with a straight left.
Finlayson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vinogradov lands with a hook. Finlayson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vinogradov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finlayson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson takes one on the button.
Finlayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vinogradov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vinogradov looks to land a left hand but Finlayson moved out of range nicely.
Vinogradov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finlayson.
A quick step to the side and Finlayson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finlayson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Finlayson looks to throw the jab but Vinogradov is out of range.
Finlayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinogradov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vinogradov throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a straight right hand.
Vinogradov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finlayson.
Vinogradov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Vinogradov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Finlayson back to the cage. Vinogradov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson clobbers Vinogradov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Vinogradov.
Finlayson throws a shot from downtown. Vinogradov moves away and avoids it.
Vinogradov jabs Finlayson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Finlayson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vinogradov.
Finlayson lands a glancing blow to the side of Vinogradov's head.
Vinogradov lands with a good body shot.
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut.
Finlayson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vinogradov throws the left hand but Finlayson avoids the punch easily.
Vinogradov throws a shot from downtown. Finlayson moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinogradov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergey Vinogradov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vinogradov lands a slapping body shot.
Vinogradov misses with a hook
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Vinogradov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Finlayson lands a slapping body shot.
Vinogradov looks to score with a jab to the body but Finlayson is just out of range.
Vinogradov drops his hands momentarily and Finlayson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab, jab by Finlayson - just one landing.
Finlayson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finlayson misses with a hook
and Vinogradov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finlayson misses with a looping left.
Finlayson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vinogradov throws a jab but it's blocked by Finlayson.
Torhte Finlayson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlayson loads up on a big right hand but Vinogradov slips the punch.
A big left from Finlayson misses.
Vinogradov throws a jab when Finlayson was well out of range.
Finlayson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vinogradov lands a nice shot that snaps Finlayson's head back.
Finlayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinogradov manages to avoid it.
Vinogradov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vinogradov lands with a good body shot.
Vinogradov misses with a hook to the body
enabling Finlayson to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Finlayson.
A counter left hand to the body from Finlayson misses its target.
Vinogradov misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vinogradov thinking.
Vinogradov loads up on a big right hand but Finlayson slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Finlayson finds it's target.
It looks like Sergey Vinogradov has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finlayson misses with a looping right.
Finlayson throws out a loose jab but Vinogradov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finlayson loads up on a big right hand but Vinogradov slips the punch.
Vinogradov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finlayson moves away.
Finlayson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vinogradov throws out the jab.
Finlayson throws an off balance right hand
and Vinogradov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vinogradov ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Vinogradov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finlayson.
Vinogradov throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Finlayson to counter with a crisp jab.
Finlayson walks into a left hand.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut
and Vinogradov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut.
Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vinogradov.
Finlayson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Vinogradov misses.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Finlayson.
Vinogradov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Vinogradov ducks under a wild hook from Finlayson.
Vinogradov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Finlayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinogradov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Finlayson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Vinogradov. That snapped Finlayson's head back.
Finlayson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vinogradov cracks Finlayson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vinogradov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sergey Vinogradov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vinogradov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vinogradov thuds a left hand into Finlayson's body.
Finlayson throws a shot to the body.
Vinogradov cracks Finlayson with a good jab.
Finlayson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vinogradov.
Finlayson slips under a jab from Vinogradov.
A punch combination from Vinogradov misses.
Finlayson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sergey Vinogradov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sergey Vinogradov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big left from Finlayson misses.
Finlayson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Vinogradov counter with a right hand.
A big right from Vinogradov misses.
Vinogradov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Finlayson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vinogradov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finlayson moves away.
Vinogradov tries to bum rush Finlayson with a series of wild strikes but Finlayson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinogradov scores with a hook.
Vinogradov lands a slapping body shot.
A shot to the body from Vinogradov misses
and Finlayson counters with a stiff right hand.
Finlayson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vinogradov misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinogradov misses the body punch
and Finlayson counters with a straight right hand.
Vinogradov misses with a wild body shot.
Finlayson throwing a counter right hand but Vinogradov manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Vinogradov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finlayson misses with a right hand
and Vinogradov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vinogradov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vinogradov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vinogradov throws a combination that misses
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vinogradov connects with a body shot that sends Finlayson's belly button to the back.
Finlayson throws a shot from downtown. Vinogradov moves away and avoids it.
Vinogradov misses with a body shot
and Finlayson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinogradov was well out of range. Poor timing from Finlayson.
Vinogradov connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinogradov takes a swing at Finlayson's ribcage but misses.
Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vinogradov.
An attempted straight right counter from Finlayson misses the target.
Finlayson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vinogradov.
Finlayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinogradov was well out of range. Poor timing from Finlayson.
No joy there for Vinogradov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Finlayson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vinogradov moves out of range as Finlayson strikes.
Vinogradov scores with a nice head shot.
Vinogradov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finlayson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinogradov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vinogradov. Finlayson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov misses with a double jab
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finlayson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finlayson slips a jab from Vinogradov.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut.
Vinogradov lands a nice looking body shot.
Finlayson moves forwards but Vinogradov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vinogradov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Finlayson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vinogradov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vinogradov misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov swinging wildly here.
Finlayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Vinogradov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Vinogradov scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinogradov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finlayson.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut.
Finlayson loads up on a big right hand but Vinogradov slips the punch.
Vinogradov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finlayson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinogradov.
Finlayson misses with a right hand
and Vinogradov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Finlayson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a nice body shot.
Vinogradov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vinogradov thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Vinogradov really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergey Vinogradov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Finlayson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vinogradov counters with a nice uppercut.
Vinogradov throws a shot from downtown. Finlayson moves away and avoids it.
Vinogradov throws a lazy right hand but Finlayson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinogradov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinogradov misses the shot to the body.
Finlayson swings widly with a right hand
and Vinogradov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vinogradov slips under a jab from Finlayson.
Finlayson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vinogradov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Finlayson thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinogradov thuds a left hand into Finlayson's body.
Vinogradov fails to land with a series of punches.
Finlayson thuds a left hand into Vinogradov's body.
Vinogradov throws a leg kick but Finlayson checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinogradov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vinogradov takes a swing at Finlayson's ribcage but misses.
Vinogradov throws out a loose jab but Finlayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finlayson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vinogradov throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vinogradov swings widly with a right hand
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vinogradov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finlayson.
Vinogradov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Vinogradov looks to land a right hand but Finlayson moved out of range.
Vinogradov throws a poor cross that misses
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand.
Finlayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vinogradov just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finlayson counters with a stiff right hand.
Finlayson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vinogradov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vinogradov is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Vinogradov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finlayson.
Finlayson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vinogradov throws a jab when Finlayson was well out of range.
Finlayson throws a jab but it's blocked by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vinogradov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Finlayson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finlayson staying out of range there.
Vinogradov lands with an uppercut that bounces Finlayson off the cage and back into range.
Finlayson looks to land a left hand but Vinogradov moved out of range nicely.
Finlayson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vinogradov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut.
Finlayson throws a jab when Vinogradov was well out of range.
Vinogradov with a hook.
Vinogradov avoids the body shot from Finlayson.
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot.
Vinogradov scores with a nice right hand.
Finlayson misses with a looping left.
A jab from Finlayson misses.
Some wild striking there from Vinogradov.
Finlayson connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finlayson moves away.
Finlayson throws a lazy right hand but Vinogradov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinogradov takes a swing at Finlayson's ribcage but misses.
Vinogradov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Finlayson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Finlayson misses the shot to the body.
Vinogradov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finlayson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vinogradov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vinogradov lands a nice hook to Finlayson's body. Finlayson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Finlayson throws a big shot that misses.
Vinogradov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Sergey Vinogradov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sergey Vinogradov's cut.
That's time! Finlayson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Finlayson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vinogradov is just out of range.
Finlayson takes a swing at Vinogradov's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vinogradov! But no joy.
Vinogradov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vinogradov throws a jab when Finlayson was well out of range.
Finlayson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vinogradov misses with a lunging right hand
and Finlayson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Finlayson avoids the body shot from Vinogradov.
Finlayson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Finlayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vinogradov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Vinogradov lands the left hand.
Finlayson slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinogradov throws a right hand that Finlayson ducks under and follows up with a left that Finlayson also avoids with ease.
Vinogradov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finlayson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vinogradov works Finlayson's body with a nice hook.
Finlayson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vinogradov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finlayson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Finlayson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinogradov.
Vinogradov just misses with a punch to the body.
Finlayson just misses with a punch to the body.
Finlayson slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Finlayson misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jab from Finlayson.
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut.
Vinogradov slips under a jab.
Finlayson checks a leg kick.
Vinogradov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finlayson.
Vinogradov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice uppercut there from Finlayson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finlayson just misses with a punch to the body.
Vinogradov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vinogradov defending well as Finlayson loads up on a big left hand.
Finlayson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vinogradov. Vinogradov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Finlayson misses with a hook. Vinogradov ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut.
Vinogradov lands with a shot to the body.
Vinogradov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finlayson.
Finlayson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vinogradov just misses with a punch to the body.
Vinogradov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finlayson.
Vinogradov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vinogradov blocks a jab.
Vinogradov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vinogradov staying out of range there.
Finlayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vinogradov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vinogradov finds it's way round the side to connect with Finlayson's head.
Vinogradov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinogradov scores with a punch to the head.
Vinogradov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Finlayson momentarily.
Finlayson lands with a straight right. Vinogradov didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finlayson walks into a straight right hand from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov just misses with a punch to the body.
Finlayson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov throws a big shot that misses.
Finlayson lands a nice shot that snaps Vinogradov's head back.
Torhte Finlayson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vinogradov is rocked!
Vinogradov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sergey Vinogradov.
Well Vinogradov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sergey Vinogradov!
Sergey Vinogradov is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Sergey Vinogradov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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