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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Finn (ranked 1211 p4p, 2442 weight class) and Rock Lee (ranked 162 p4p, 293 weight class). Freddy Finn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Freddy Finn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Lee!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee rushes Finn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Finn misses with the head strike.
Lee is looking to take this one to the mat.
Finn taking a breather.
Finn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Finn is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lee tries to pull guard but Finn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Freddy Finn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Lee.
Finn tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Finn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Finn smiles and moves away.
Finn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Trials Of Fortitude in the buildup to the fight.
Finn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Finn throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Finn counters with a stiff right hand.
Finn tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Finn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Finn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Finn throws an elbow but misses.
Lee fails to pull guard.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Finn tries to tie him up.
A short right from Finn.
Finn lands with a light punch inside.
Lee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Finn smiles and moves away.
Finn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Finn as he avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lee.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finn.
Finn throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn misses with the combination.
Lee wants to counter with a clinch but Finn pushes him away.
Lee tries to clinch up
and Finn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Finn throws a head kick that misses
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Finn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Finn wants it to stay on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Finn tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Finn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Finn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Finn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Finn lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee effectively controlling the action here.
Lee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lee is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lee is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Finn to keep the fight standing.
Finn lands a nice uppercut.
Lee is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Finn to keep the fight standing.
Finn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Finn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Finn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee is trying to pull guard but Finn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Finn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lee taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lee successfully pulls guard.
Lee is pulling down on Finn's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finn wants to get up but he can't break Lee's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Finn stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Finn wants to stand but Lee has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lee has his hands on Finn's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finn is looking to stand up but Lee won't let him.
Lee wants to sweep here but Finn controlling him for the moment.
Finn is looking to stand up but Lee won't let him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Finn throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee defending well as Finn loads up on a big left hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Finn slaps away a takedown attempt from Lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Finn pushes him off.
Finn seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Finn throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finn misses with a straight left.
Lee tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lee wants to clinch up but Finn keeps it at a distance.
Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Finn manages to get to full guard.
Finn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Finn is retaining full guard.
Finn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lee working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Finn holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee cracks Finn with a solid left hand.
Lee postures up.
Finn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Finn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Finn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Finn misses with a wild combination.
No luck for Lee with that takedown attempt.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Finn's waist but Finn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
Lee shoots in and drives through. Finn sprawls well.
A telegraphed right hand from Finn misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lee closes the distance and pushes Finn back into the cage.
Finn lands a nice elbow.
Lee wants a takedown but no success here.
Finn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Finn prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Finn.
Finn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Finn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Finn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Finn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Finn as Lee shoots in.
Finn throws a head kick that misses.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
Finn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Finn shows good takedown defense.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lee pulls guard successfully.
Lee working a defensive guard here.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Finn dominated that round.
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 circles away from the clinch attempt
and Finn counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee tries to clinch but Finn is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Finn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Finn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finn.
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Finn had a free shot at his head there.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finn throws out the jab.
Finn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Finn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch up but Finn circles away and keeps his distance.
Finn tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Finn trying to control but Lee postures up.
Finn is staying active underneath Lee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Finn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lee.
Finn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Lee throwing shots but Finn is blocking nicely.
Lee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Finn tries to kick Lee off but Lee keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Finn is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lee is thwarting Finn's attempts to control the position.
Finn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Finn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Finn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lee.
Lee throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Finn to regain full guard.
Lee makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Finn controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
Lee throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Freddy Finn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Finn as he avoids it easily.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Finn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Finn leaves Lee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rock Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Finn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Finn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Finn keeps the fight on the outside.
Finn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee shoots in but Finn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Freddy Finn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves to clinch but Finn breaks away
letting Finn counter with a right hand.
Finn misses with a wild body shot.
Lee feints the counter takedown.
Lee with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Finn to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Finn, pushing him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Finn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finn's elbow.
Finn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Finn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Lee tries to clinch but Finn is having none of it.
Lee takes a swing at Finn's ribcage but misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Finn.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Finn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Finn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Finn lands a nice uppercut.
Lee is rocked!
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finn backwards.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Finn finish him?
Finn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finn dips a shoulder and cracks Lee with a mighty uppercut! Lee falls back against the cage and Finn unloads with a barrage of strikes! Lee is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Finn screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freddy Finn!
Freddy Finn was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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