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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jan Vertonghen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franky Finger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Finger's choice of entrance music: Petos - Sen ajan murhe . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Vertonghen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franky Finger!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finger closes the distance and pushes Vertonghen back into the cage.
Finger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Finger.
Vertonghen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Finger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vertonghen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Finger misses with an uppercut.
Finger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Finger swinging wildly here.
Finger tries to clinch but Vertonghen is having none of it.
Vertonghen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Finger.
Finger throws a head kick that misses.
Vertonghen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Franky Finger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vertonghen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finger misses with a head kick.
Vertonghen throws a body punch but Finger moves out of range.
Finger avoids the body shot from Vertonghen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger with a hook.
Vertonghen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vertonghen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Finger is trying to stand.
Vertonghen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Finger controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Vertonghen working the head and body with strikes.
Finger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vertonghen.
Vertonghen is working for a kimura but Finger is defending it quite comfortably.
Vertonghen prevents Finger from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vertonghen is working for a submission of some sort.
Vertonghen is looking to take a break and control but Finger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finger wants to get back to his feet.
Vertonghen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Finger is trying to stand back up but Vertonghen is controlling him
Vertonghen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vertonghen prevents Finger from improving his position.
Finger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vertonghen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vertonghen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Finger defending well though.
Nice strikes from Vertonghen there.
Finger pushes Vertonghen off and gets back to his feet.
Vertonghen misses with a straight left.
Vertonghen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Finger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vertonghen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Finger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vertonghen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Finger is looking to chop away at Vertonghen's legs.
Vertonghen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finger manages to avoid it.
Finger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vertonghen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Finger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Finger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Finger lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vertonghen just misses with a punch to the body.
Vertonghen misses with a body shot.
Vertonghen misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vertonghen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vertonghen just misses with a punch to the body.
Vertonghen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finger goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Vertonghen circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finger forces Vertonghen back against the cage and clinches.
Finger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vertonghen is keeping busy.
Finger lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Finger dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Finger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot lands for Finger.
Finger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vertonghen takes a step back to recover.
Finger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vertonghen.
Finger has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vertonghen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finger has Vertonghen up against the cage in a clinch.
Vertonghen wants a takedown.
Finger lands an elbow inside.
Finger slows down the pace here.
Finger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Finger lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger closes the distance and pushes Vertonghen back into the cage.
Finger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vertonghen misses with an uppercut. Finger saw that one coming.
Finger misses with the combination.
Finger catches Vertonghen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Finger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vertonghen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Franky Finger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Finger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vertonghen swings for the body but Finger moves out of range.
Finger wants to clinch up but Vertonghen keeps it at a distance.
Finger is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Finger is looking to clinch.
Finger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vertonghen.
Vertonghen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finger moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finger throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Finger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finger lands a nice shot that snaps Vertonghen's head back.
Finger wants to clinch.
Finger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vertonghen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vertonghen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Finger as he avoids it easily.
Vertonghen is looking to wear down Finger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vertonghen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finger.
Finger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vertonghen slips under a jab.
Finger pushes Vertonghen away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vertonghen tries to move into range but Finger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Franky Finger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vertonghen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vertonghen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vertonghen misses with a body shot.
Finger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vertonghen takes a swing at Finger's ribcage but misses.
Finger leaves Vertonghen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Vertonghen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Finger just misses with a punch to the body.
Vertonghen throws an overhand right that lands on Finger's shoulder, as Finger tries to avoid the shot.
Vertonghen throws a hook but Finger blocks it.
Vertonghen keeps the fight on the outside.
Finger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finger lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vertonghen backs up against the cage.
Vertonghen just misses with a punch to the body.
Finger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vertonghen throws out the jab.
Vertonghen blocks a head kick by Finger.
Vertonghen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Finger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vertonghen misses with an uppercut.
Vertonghen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finger.
Finger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Finger just misses with a punch to the body.
Vertonghen misses with an uppercut. Finger saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vertonghen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Vertonghen loads up on a big right hand but Finger slips the punch.
Finger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Finger 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. This is the final round!
Vertonghen missing with a left hand there. Finger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vertonghen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Finger's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Finger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vertonghen at a distance.
Vertonghen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Finger misses the shot to the body.
Vertonghen throws a body punch but Finger moves out of range.
Finger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Finger displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vertonghen looks to land a left hand but Finger moved out of range nicely.
Finger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Finger lands with a hook. Vertonghen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Finger slaps away a takedown attempt from Vertonghen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Finger is looking to clinch but Vertonghen is avoiding it.
Finger misses with a low kick as Vertonghen jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vertonghen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vertonghen throws a hook to the side of Finger's head but Finger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vertonghen throws the left hand but Finger avoids the punch easily.
Vertonghen fails to land the takedown.
A jab from Vertonghen misses.
Finger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Finger throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vertonghen.
Finger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Finger lands with a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Finger.
Finger lunges at Vertonghen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vertonghen's hand.
Vertonghen swings for the body but Finger moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Finger.
Finger moves away from the strike by Vertonghen.
Vertonghen swats away the attempt to clinch by Finger.
Vertonghen throws an overhand right that lands on Finger's shoulder, as Finger tries to avoid the shot.
Finger is looking to clinch.
Jan Vertonghen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vertonghen misses with a straight left.
Finger misses with a looping left.
Franky Finger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finger moves out of range as Vertonghen strikes.
Finger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vertonghen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finger manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger clinches up against the cage.
Finger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Finger tries to clinch up but Vertonghen circles away and keeps his distance.
Vertonghen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vertonghen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vertonghen swings for the body but Finger moves out of range.
Vertonghen looks to land a right hand but Finger moved out of range.
Vertonghen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finger moves away.
Vertonghen looks to land a left hand but Finger moved out of range nicely.
Franky Finger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vertonghen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vertonghen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Finger scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finger misses with a head kick.
Finger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vertonghen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finger was well out of range. Poor timing from Vertonghen.
Finger doesn't manage to clinch there - Vertonghen circles away.
A punch combination from Finger misses.
Finger digs a good body shot into Vertonghen's ribs.
Finger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finger clinches up with Vertonghen and pushes him back against the cage.
Finger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vertonghen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Finger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vertonghen wants to break free but Finger has control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vertonghen takes a shot to the head.
Finger lands a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franky Finger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Finger winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franky Finger!
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