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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Metbal Skabetti (ranked 3745 p4p, 4493 weight class) and Leon Finn (ranked 453 p4p, 527 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Metbal Skabetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leon Finn!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finn throws an overhand right that lands on Skabetti's shoulder, as Skabetti tries to avoid the shot.
Finn misses with an uppercut.
Finn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finn. Skabetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skabetti looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Skabetti slips a straight right by Finn.
Skabetti is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Skabetti throws a sloppy head kick and Finn moves out of range easily.
Finn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finn scores with a spinning back kick!
A jab from Finn does it's job there.
Finn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Skabetti. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big left from Finn misses.
Finn misses with a low kick.
Skabetti is looking to counter punch.
Finn fakes the leg kick and cracks Skabetti in the body.
Finn lands a really nice looking cross but Skabetti seems unphased.
Finn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Skabetti.
Finn lands a nice shot to the body.
Skabetti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Finn looks to throw the jab but Skabetti is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skabetti.
Skabetti lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Skabetti walks into a jab.
Finn misses with a hook.
Skabetti is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've been told by Skabetti's head coaches at in shig we trust that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Skabetti blocks a leg kick.
A jab from Finn misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finn throws a leg kick which misses Skabetti's front leg but catches the back leg as Skabetti tries to avoid it.
Skabetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finn.
Skabetti thinks about countering with a head kick.
Finn tries to score with a low kick but Skabetti moves his leg out of the way.
Skabetti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Finn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Finn is looking to clinch but Skabetti is avoiding it.
Nice body kick from Finn.
Skabetti defending well as Finn loads up on a big left hand.
Finn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Skabetti scores with a head kick. Finn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Leon Finn has been cut.
Skabetti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Finn.
Skabetti bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Skabetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finn.
Skabetti checks the leg kick nicely there.
It looked like Skabetti was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Finn.
Skabetti throws a low kick but Finn moves out of range easily.
Skabetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finn.
Finn throws a right hand that Skabetti ducks under and follows up with a left that Skabetti also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Skabetti throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Finn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leon Finn's cut.
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.
Finn lands with an uppercut that bounces Skabetti off the cage and back into range.
Finn scores with a jab to the head.
Finn just misses with a punch to the body.
Skabetti slips under a jab.
Skabetti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Skabetti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skabetti slips under a jab from Finn.
Skabetti staying out of range there.
Finn is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skabetti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Finn can pounce on him.
Finn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Skabetti. Skabetti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Finn tries to land a front kick but Skabetti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Skabetti throws a head kick but Finn moves out of range.
Finn throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Skabetti counters with a nice body kick.
Skabetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skabetti circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Skabetti.
Finn throws a leg kick
and Skabetti counters with a good, hard body kick but Finn shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Finn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finn takes a swing at Skabetti's ribcage but misses.
It appears Skabetti was looking to counter with a kick there.
Skabetti lands a big head kick that sends Finn tumbling to the mat! Skabetti takes a step backwards and waves Finn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Finn is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Finn - just one landing.
Finn is still on wobbly legs! Can Skabetti finish him?
Finn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Finn throws a front kick aimed at Skabetti's knee but Skabetti avoids it well.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Skabetti might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Skabetti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Finn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Skabetti counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Finn badly! Skabetti follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Finn out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Skabetti finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Metbal Skabetti!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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