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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torhte Finlayson (ranked 6 p4p, 1002 weight class) and Billy Crawley (ranked 2 p4p, 137 weight class). Finlayson comes to the cage accompanied by Scotland the Brave, Black Bear. Crawley has chosen Jewelry - One More Time as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 2 - 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 11 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Crawley!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawley lands a slapping body shot.
Crawley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Finlayson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crawley.
Crawley thumps Finlayson with a low kick.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finlayson moves away.
It looked like Finlayson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Finlayson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crawley counters with a stiff right hand.
Billy Crawley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finlayson moves out of range as Crawley strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Finlayson blocks the low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Finlayson, as that shot connected.
Finlayson scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlayson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crawley throws an overhand right that lands on Finlayson's shoulder, as Finlayson tries to avoid the shot.
A quick step to the side and Finlayson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Crawley, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Crawley is predictable there
and Finlayson counters with a left to the body.
Finlayson tests Crawley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Finlayson takes a swing at Crawley's ribcage but misses.
Crawley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Crawley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Finlayson.
Crawley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finlayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crawley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crawley moves away from the strike by Finlayson.
Finlayson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crawley scores with a jab to the head.
Finlayson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Crawley throws a head kick that misses
and Finlayson counters with a stiff right hand.
Finlayson moves out of range as Crawley strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawley. Finlayson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crawley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crawley misses with a hook
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Finlayson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Finlayson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crawley misses with a straight left.
Finlayson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crawley slips under a jab.
Finlayson blocks a head kick by Crawley.
Crawley defending well as Finlayson loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Crawley misses.
Finlayson misses with a hook to the body
and Crawley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finlayson moves away.
Crawley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses.
Crawley misses with an uppercut. Finlayson saw that one coming.
Crawley connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finlayson misses with a body shot
and Crawley counters with a thumping low kick.
Crawley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Finlayson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crawley throws a right hand that misses
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finlayson 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Billy Crawley will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Finlayson cracks Crawley with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Crawley looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Finlayson finish him?
Crawley misses with a jab to the body
and Finlayson counters with a nice right hand that sends Crawley toppling to the canvas! Crawley scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Finlayson finish him?!
Crawley is rocked!
Torhte Finlayson is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crawley is still on wobbly legs! Can Finlayson finish him?
Crawley lands a high kick!
Crawley seems to have recovered his senses.
It looks like Torhte Finlayson has been cut.
Crawley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finlayson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crawley misses with a lunging right hand
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand.
Finlayson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crawley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Finlayson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot.
Crawley flicks out a counter leg kick but Finlayson steps away.
Crawley throws a leg kick
and Finlayson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick misses from Crawley.
Finlayson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Finlayson lands with a hook. Crawley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Finlayson moves out of range of the strikes.
Finlayson works Crawley's body with a nice hook.
Crawley throws an off balance right hand
and Finlayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Crawley might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Finlayson has got the better of the exchanges.
A swing and a miss from Finlayson.
Crawley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Finlayson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crawley can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Finlayson misses with a body punch
and Crawley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crawley lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finlayson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Finlayson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crawley throws a leg kick which misses Finlayson's front leg but catches the back leg as Finlayson tries to avoid it.
Finlayson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crawley.
Finlayson lands with a shot to the body.
Finlayson ducks under a wild hook from Crawley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Crawley.
Finlayson lands a jab to Crawley's midsection.
Crawley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Finlayson counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Finlayson misses its intended target.
Crawley misses with a head kick.
Finlayson throwing a counter right hand but Crawley manages to avoid it.
Good work by Finlayson as he checks the leg kick.
Crawley throws a lazy uppercut
and Finlayson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finlayson looks to throw the jab but Crawley is out of range.
Crawley misses with a leg kick
and Finlayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawley defending well as Finlayson loads up on a big left hand.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut.
Finlayson backing away here, and Crawley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Finlayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crawley.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Finlayson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crawley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawley throws a sloppy body shot
and Finlayson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crawley thinking.
Finlayson throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.
Crawley throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Torhte Finlayson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Torhte Finlayson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Crawley misses with a looping right.
Finlayson is looking to counter punch.
Finlayson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crawley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finlayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawley with a nice calf kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crawley.
Crawley moves away from the strike by Finlayson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley with a nice calf kick.
Finlayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finlayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawley.
Crawley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlayson swings widly with a right hand
and Crawley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crawley loads up on a big right hand but Finlayson slips the punch.
Finlayson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Crawley, right into the meat of the thigh.
Finlayson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finlayson misses with a looping left.
Crawley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Crawley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finlayson checks a low kick from Crawley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawley throws a lazy right hand but Finlayson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crawley misses with a straight right.
Finlayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawley was well out of range. Poor timing from Finlayson.
Crawley throws a sloppy head kick
letting Finlayson counter with a right hand.
Crawley throws an overhand right that lands on Finlayson's shoulder, as Finlayson tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Finlayson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crawley blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick from Crawley, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut there from Finlayson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Finlayson misses.
Crawley throws out a counter right but Finlayson avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finlayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawley.
Crawley misses with a body punch
and Finlayson counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice defenses there by Crawley.
A big left from Crawley misses.
It looked like Finlayson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Finlayson thuds his right hand into Crawley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Finlayson.
Finlayson tests Crawley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crawley throws a right hand that misses
and Finlayson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finlayson blocks a head kick by Crawley.
Finlayson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crawley.
Finlayson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finlayson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finlayson pounces like a tiger and cracks Crawley with a vicious hook! Crawley is down but not out! Finlayson follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Torhte Finlayson!
Torhte Finlayson retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Torhte Finlayson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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