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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Finnegan (ranked 3154 p4p, 341 weight class) and Niles Black (ranked 2422 p4p, 271 weight class). Finnegan comes to the cage accompanied by The Rogues - Gravel Walk. 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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180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Finnegan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niles Black!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finnegan throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Finnegan misses with a combination
and Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finnegan missing with a left hand there. Black was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finnegan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Finnegan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Roy Finnegan has been cut.
Black throws a body shot but no joy.
Finnegan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Finnegan misses.
Black follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Roy Finnegan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finnegan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finnegan.
Finnegan looks to land a right hand but Black moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Black comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Finnegan misses with a double jab.
Finnegan staying out of range there.
Finnegan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Finnegan misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Black counter with a right hand.
Finnegan misses with a looping left.
Black shapes to counter with a head kick.
Finnegan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Black looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Finnegan.
Black let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Finnegan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Finnegan looks to land a right hand but Black moved out of range.
Finnegan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Finnegan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Black! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finnegan defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Black avoids the body shot from Finnegan.
Black takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Black.
Finnegan just misses with a punch to the body.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finnegan.
Finnegan misses with an uppercut
and Black counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finnegan missing with a left hand there. Black was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Black tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Black misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan misses with a body shot
and Black counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finnegan misses with a body shot.
Finnegan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finnegan throws a right and a left that both miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Black! But no joy.
Finnegan throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Finnegan moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBlack.
Finnegan swinging wildly here.
Finnegan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Black.
Black moves out of range as Finnegan strikes.
It seemed like Black was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Finnegan throws a combination that misses
and Black counters with a straight right hand.
Finnegan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Black walks into a straight right hand from Finnegan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to clinch but Finnegan is having none of it.
Black scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Finnegan misses its intended target.
Black dodges the punch combination from Finnegan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finnegan lands a body shot.
Black pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Black lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Finnegan is looking to wear down Black with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Black ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finnegan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finnegan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Finnegan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Finnegan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Finnegan throws a body shot but no joy.
Black throws out a counter right but Finnegan avoids it with no problem.
Finnegan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Black misses the shot to the body.
Finnegan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Finnegan misses with a right hand
letting Black counter with a right hand.
Finnegan misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Black was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Finnegan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Finnegan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black throws a lazy right hand but Finnegan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finnegan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Black has time to react.
Black uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finnegan.
Finnegan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Black looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnegan takes one to the side of the head.
Finnegan throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
Jab by Finnegan.
Finnegan misses with a combination
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
Finnegan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finnegan works Black's body with a nice hook.
Roy Finnegan is winning the standup battle so far.
Finnegan throws a hook but Black blocks it.
Black throws out a counter right but Finnegan avoids it with no problem.
Finnegan lands a two punch combo.
Finnegan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finnegan moves away.
Black takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Finnegan backwards.
Finnegan misses with a punch to the body.
Black scores with a nice hook to the head.
Finnegan presses Black against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finnegan throws a jab when Black was well out of range.
Black throws an overhand right that lands on Finnegan's shoulder, as Finnegan tries to avoid the shot.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Black takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Finnegan lands a slapping body shot.
Finnegan with a hook.
Black gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Finnegan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a lazy uppercut
and Finnegan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Black displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finnegan throws out the jab.
Black walks into a stiff left hand from Finnegan.
Black uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Finnegan has time to react.
Black takes one to the chin there.
Finnegan moves out of range as Black strikes.
Finnegan ducks right into an uppercut from Black.
Finnegan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Black closes the distance and clinches.
Black breaks from the clinch.
Finnegan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four 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!
Black keeps Finnegan at a distance using the push kick.
Finnegan takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Finnegan.
Black looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Black moves away from the strike by Finnegan.
Finnegan swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Finnegan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Finnegan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Black misses with an uppercut. Finnegan saw that one coming.
Finnegan works over Black's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Finnegan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roy Finnegan'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!
Finnegan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Black defending well as Finnegan loads up on a big left hand.
Black scores with a shot to the body.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Finnegan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finnegan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Black changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Black ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finnegan ducks right into an uppercut from Black.
Finnegan lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Finnegan misses.
It seemed like Black was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Black slips under a jab from Finnegan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finnegan misses with a hook to the body
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Finnegan misses with a wild combination.
Nice jab there from Finnegan.
Finnegan swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Finnegan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Black can do to turn this around?
Finnegan throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
Finnegan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Black lands with a cross.
Black avoids the body shot from Finnegan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Finnegan moves out of range as Black strikes.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Finnegan.
Finnegan slips under a jab from Black.
Finnegan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Finnegan jabs at Black's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finnegan avoids the body shot from Black.
A big left from Finnegan misses.
Finnegan lands a right hook to the body.
Finnegan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roy Finnegan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Black.
Finnegan throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finnegan.
Finnegan missing with a left hand there. Black was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Black misses with a body shot
enabling Finnegan to counter with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Black as he connects with a hook.
Finnegan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Finnegan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Finnegan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Black.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Finnegan is just out of range.
Finnegan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Finnegan tries to keep at a distance but Black has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Black on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finnegan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Black working aggressively here.
Black lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finnegan backwards.
Niles Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Finnegan backwards.
A short left from Black.
Finnegan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Black is keeping busy.
A short right from Black.
Black has a couple of punches blocked by Finnegan.
Black lands a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Niles Black.
I think Finnegan 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Finnegan!
Our winner, Roy Finnegan, 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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