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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Finkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shunsui Kyoraku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Finkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsui Kyoraku!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finkle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice body kick from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku blocks a jab.
Finkle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kyoraku throws a jab when Finkle was well out of range.
Finkle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kyoraku slips a jab from Finkle.
Finkle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kyoraku throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Finkle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kyoraku will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Finkle throws a leg kick
and Kyoraku counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finkle walks into a stiff left hand from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku misses with a low kick as Finkle jumps back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finkle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Finkle misses with an uppercut. Kyoraku saw that one coming.
Finkle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyoraku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finkle.
Kyoraku lands an overhand right.
Finkle throws a body punch but Kyoraku moves out of range.
Finkle clinches.
Finkle prevents a body shot from Kyoraku.
Finkle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kyoraku lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Finkle being controlled against the cage.
Finkle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Finkle tries to land knees in the clinch but Kyoraku avoids the damage to the body.
Finkle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kyoraku lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Finkle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kyoraku backwards.
Finkle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Shunsui Kyoraku has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyoraku leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kyoraku slows down the pace here.
Finkle struggles to land a body shot inside as Kyoraku controls his hands.
Finkle lands an elbow inside.
Finkle lands with a light punch inside.
Finkle blocks an uppercut.
Kyoraku throws a head punch that misses.
Kyoraku misses with some punches.
Kyoraku managing to block the knees to the body from Finkle.
Finkle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kyoraku's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle lands with a right to the head.
Finkle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Finkle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyoraku missing with knees to the body.
Kyoraku misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finkle.
Finkle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Finkle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kyoraku can't find room to land a body shot as Finkle controls the action.
Finkle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kyoraku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finkle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finkle managing to block the knees to the body from Kyoraku.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku swings wildly with an uppercut but Finkle uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Finkle.
Finkle lands a nice elbow.
Kyoraku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Finkle blocks an elbow strike from Kyoraku.
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!
Finkle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kyoraku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kyoraku pushes Finkle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kyoraku's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Finkle swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyoraku uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finkle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kyoraku blocks it with crossed arms.
Finkle misses with some punches.
Kyoraku avoids a wild elbow strike from Finkle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Finkle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shunsui Kyoraku's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Finkle.
Kyoraku listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Finkle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kyoraku if he has to take too many more of those.
Finkle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Finkle works the jab nicely.
Shunsui Kyoraku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kyoraku connects with a leg kick. Finkle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kyoraku scoring well with a low kick there.
Kyoraku lands with a shot to the body.
Kyoraku misses with a low kick.
Kyoraku lands with a hook. Finkle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kyoraku misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finkle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Finkle slips a jab and a cross from Kyoraku.
Finkle throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kyoraku's head.
Finkle looks for the body kick but Kyoraku saw that one coming.
Finkle moves out of range of the leg kick from Kyoraku.
A low kick from Kyoraku misses
and Finkle counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyoraku throws a leg kick which misses Finkle's front leg but catches the back leg as Finkle tries to avoid it.
Kyoraku moves out of range as Finkle throws a body kick.
Kyoraku throws a leg kick
and Finkle counters with a good low kick that Kyoraku was not able to check.
Kyoraku pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Finkle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kyoraku's sensitive parts.
Finkle lands a jab to the nose.
Kyoraku lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Finkle moves out of range of the body kick from Kyoraku.
Finkle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finkle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kyoraku misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Kyoraku misses
and Finkle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finkle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kyoraku misses with a wild body shot.
Finkle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kyoraku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kyoraku tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kyoraku slips under a jab.
Kyoraku moves away from the strike by Finkle.
Kyoraku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finkle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kyoraku in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finkle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Finkle swings for the body but Kyoraku moves out of range.
Kyoraku misses with a leg kick
and Finkle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Finkle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Finkle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kyoraku avoids it.
Kyoraku misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kyoraku tries to land knees in the clinch but Finkle avoids the damage to the body.
Ray Finkle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kyoraku working aggressively here.
Finkle tries to land a knee to the head but Kyoraku blocks with his arms.
Kyoraku lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Finkle throws an elbow that misses.
Kyoraku has had enough of the clinch but Finkle keeps him there for the moment.
Finkle scores with a knee to the head.
Finkle throws an elbow but it misses.
Kyoraku lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Finkle is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kyoraku avoids a wild elbow strike from Finkle.
Finkle misses with an elbow strike.
Kyoraku pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku takes an elbow to the temple.
Kyoraku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finkle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finkle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finkle.
Finkle throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice left hand lands by Kyoraku.
Finkle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Finkle landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finkle avoids the elbow strike from Kyoraku, against the cage.
Kyoraku takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finkle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyoraku wants to break the clinch but can't.
Finkle misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Finkle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shunsui Kyoraku'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!
Finkle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kyoraku misses with a head kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kyoraku 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.
Finkle scores with a three punch combo!
Finkle scores with a nice body kick.
Finkle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kyoraku manages to avoid it.
Finkle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kyoraku on the side of the head.
Finkle throws a shot from downtown. Kyoraku moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Finkle misses its intended target.
Finkle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kyoraku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finkle loads up on a big right hand but Kyoraku slips the punch.
Kyoraku fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Finkle.
Kyoraku throws a head kick that misses.
Finkle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kyoraku.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kyoraku.
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!
Kyoraku is looking to chop away at Finkle's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle lands with a good body shot.
Finkle misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Finkle misses.
Finkle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kyoraku can pounce on him.
Finkle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kyoraku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finkle.
Finkle staying out of range there.
Kyoraku lands a slapping body shot.
Kyoraku throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Finkle walks into a stiff left hand from Kyoraku.
Finkle throws a head kick that misses.
Kyoraku throws a hook but Finkle blocks it.
Kyoraku misses with a leg kick
and Finkle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kyoraku attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Finkle feints and then cracks Kyoraku's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kyoraku down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kyoraku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finkle.
Shunsui Kyoraku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finkle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Finkle bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
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!
Finkle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kyoraku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Finkle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Finkle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kyoraku on the side of the head.
Finkle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kyoraku momentarily.
Finkle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Finkle looks to clinch
and Kyoraku counters with a thumping low kick.
Finkle stuns Kyoraku with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kyoraku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finkle.
A good leg kick by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finkle was well out of range. Poor timing from Kyoraku.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku tries a low kick but Finkle avoids it.
Kyoraku staying out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by Finkle as he connects with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Finkle. That's going to slow Kyoraku down.
Kyoraku misses with a head kick.
Kyoraku swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Finkle misses with a wild body shot.
Finkle throws a jab when Kyoraku was well out of range.
Kyoraku bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Finkle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Finkle lands with a kick to the temple. Kyoraku shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku misses with a two punch combination.
Kyoraku misses with a head kick.
Kyoraku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kyoraku misses.
Shunsui Kyoraku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kyoraku shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kyoraku slips a straight right by Finkle.
Finkle checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finkle connects with a leg kick. Kyoraku looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kyoraku avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kyoraku has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kyoraku pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kyoraku throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kyoraku throws a solid leg kick but Finkle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kyoraku.
Kyoraku misses with a head kick.
Finkle takes one on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyoraku throws a leg kick that is checked
and Finkle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finkle throws a leg kick which misses Kyoraku's front leg but catches the back leg as Kyoraku tries to avoid it.
Kyoraku throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ray Finkle.
Well Finkle 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Finkle!
Ray Finkle thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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