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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Four Middle Fingers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Four Middle Fingers had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Four Middle Fingers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Willis!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fingers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fingers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Willis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fingers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Willis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Willis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fingers walks away with a smile on his face. Willis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A swing and a miss from Fingers.
Willis connects with a single shot there.
Fingers closes the distance but Willis moves to the side
and Willis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Willis scores with a takedown into Fingers's guard.
Fingers looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fingers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fingers wriggles free and stands up.
Willis shoots in for a takedown but Fingers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fingers wants to clinch
letting Willis counter with a right hand.
Willis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fingers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fingers tries to clinch up but Willis circles away and keeps his distance.
Four Middle Fingers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fingers takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fingers instigates a clinch.
Fingers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Willis's face.
It looks like Patrick Willis has been cut.
Fingers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fingers taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Fingers for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Fingers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fingers prevents a takedown attempt there.
Four Middle Fingers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Willis.
Fingers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Willis blocks an elbow strike.
Willis can't get the takedown.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fingers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Willis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fingers walks away with a smile on his face. Willis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Willis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Willis lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willis checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fingers avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fingers defending well as Willis loads up on a big left hand.
Fingers wants to clinch.
Willis throws a head kick that half lands.
Willis swats away the attempt to clinch by Fingers.
Fingers closes the distance but Willis moves to the side
and Willis counters with an outside leg kick.
Fingers clinches but Willis breaks the clinch
and Willis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Willis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Willis throws a leg kick which misses Fingers's front leg but catches the back leg as Fingers tries to avoid it.
Fingers moves in looking to clinch but Willis pushes him off.
Willis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Willis misses with a body kick.
Fingers tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Willis counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fingers!
Willis is landing with some decent strikes but Fingers is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis landing strikes from the mount and Fingers is in trouble!
Fingers on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fingers tries to get out of the position.
Fingers wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Willis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Willis won't let Fingers get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Willis looking to ground and pound but Fingers is blocking nicely.
Willis misses with a head shot.
Willis looking to finish Fingers with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fingers!
Willis lands with some strikes.
Willis unloading with bombs!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Willis with good strikes from the mount here!
Fingers is rocked!
Fingers in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh Fingers is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Willis dominating with strikes here.
Fingers really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fingers seems to have got his legs back now.
Fingers is breathing heavily.
Willis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Willis avoids the attempt from Fingers to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fingers holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Willis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Willis is landing with some decent strikes but Fingers is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Willis throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Willis lands a heavy elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fingers really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Willis looking to control but Fingers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Willis is landing with some decent strikes but Fingers is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fingers tries to reverse the position but Willis maintains control.
Willis landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Willis.
Willis unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Willis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Willis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Willis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fingers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fingers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Willis finds it's way through Fingers's defenses.
Fingers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fingers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Willis.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Willis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fingers.
Fingers wants to clinch.
Fingers has closed the distance and engaged Willis in a clinch.
Fingers wants to stall.
Willis wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fingers pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fingers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Willis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fingers tries to land a knee to the head but Willis blocks with his arms.
Willis has a couple of punches blocked by Fingers.
Fingers scores with a knee to the head.
Fingers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Willis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fingers pulls his leg out and moves away.
Four Middle Fingers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Willis.
Willis has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fingers darts in trying to clinch
and Willis counters with an outside leg kick.
Fingers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Willis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fingers scores with a leg kick.
Willis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Willis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fingers momentarily.
Fingers moves out of range of the leg kick from Willis.
Willis throws a hook to the side of Fingers's head but Fingers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fingers wants to clinch up but Willis keeps it at a distance.
Willis looks to throw the jab but Fingers is out of range.
Fingers clinches.
Fingers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Willis's face.
Fingers prevents the takedown attempt.
Willis is breathing heavily.
Fingers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Willis smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fingers is looking to clinch but Willis is avoiding it.
Fingers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Willis closes the distance and clinches up with Fingers, looking for a takedown. Willis pushes Fingers against the cage but Fingers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fingers tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Willis counters with a stiff right hand.
Fingers tries to clinch up.
Willis misses with a low kick.
Fingers clinches but Willis breaks the clinch
and Willis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fingers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fingers tries to land a knee to the head but Willis blocks with his arms.
Willis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fingers is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fingers lands a damaging elbow.
Fingers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Willis tries to pull guard but Fingers won't allow it.
Willis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fingers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fingers lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Patrick Willis's cut even more.
Willis goes for a takedown attempt but Fingers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fingers clinches but Willis breaks the clinch
and Willis counters with a good low kick that Fingers was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Willis misses the target.
Willis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Willis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fingers tries to avoid it but Willis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fingers to the ground. Fingers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fingers wants to clinch up but Willis keeps it at a distance.
Willis ducks right into an uppercut from Fingers.
Willis misses with a shot to the body
and Fingers counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fingers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Willis's defenses.
Fingers landing knees to the head.
Fingers just leaning against Willis, taking a breather.
Fingers connects with a knee to the head.
The cut above Patrick Willis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fingers lands an elbow that stopped Willis in his tracks for a moment.
Fingers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fingers displaying some good clinch control by pressing Willis up against the cage.
Fingers gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Willis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Willis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fingers pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fingers tries to clinch
letting Willis counter with a right hand.
Fingers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Willis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fingers is looking to clinch.
Fingers looks to land a left hand but Willis moved out of range nicely.
Fingers clinches with his opponent.
Fingers drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fingers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fingers gets underhooks to prevent Willis's takedown attempt.
Fingers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Patrick Willis's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fingers tries to stall but Willis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Willis prevents the takedown attempt.
Fingers is looking to control Willis's arms but Willis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fingers has his back to the cage.
Fingers connects with a knee to the head.
Willis has Fingers pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fingers manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fingers prevents the takedown attempt.
Willis manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fingers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fingers pushes down on Willis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fingers wants to stand but Willis has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Four Middle Fingers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Willis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Willis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Willis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fingers manages to avoid it.
Fingers drives through and clinches with Willis against the cage.
Willis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fingers walks away with a smile on his face. Willis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Willis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Willis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fingers moves in looking to clinch but Willis pushes him off.
Fingers cracks a nice hook into Willis's ribs.
Willis lands a jab to the nose.
Willis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Willis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Willis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fingers but Fingers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fingers tries to clinch but Willis moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fingers throws a sloppy body shot
and Willis counters with a good, hard body kick but Fingers shrugs it off.
Willis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fingers defends it nicely.
Four Middle Fingers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Willis.
Willis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fingers darts in trying to clinch
and Willis makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Fingers really felt that one!
Willis throws a series of punches but Fingers moves out of range.
Fingers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Willis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fingers.
Four Middle Fingers is winning the standup battle so far.
Fingers tries to clinch there but Willis circles away.
Willis throws a lazy right hand but Fingers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fingers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fingers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Willis.
Willis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Four Middle Fingers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fingers tries to clinch up but Willis circles away and keeps his distance.
Willis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fingers swivels and escapes.
Fingers tries to clinch up but Willis circles away and keeps his distance.
Fingers is looking to clinch but Willis is avoiding it.
Willis is looking to chop away at Fingers's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fingers closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Willis swats away the attempt to clinch by Fingers.
Fingers tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Willis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fingers won't be happy with that.
Willis fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Willis in side control lands a decent elbow.
Willis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fingers is avoiding damage well.
Fingers manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fingers is pressing down on Willis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Willis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fingers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Willis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Patrick Willis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Willis wants to pass the guard but Fingers is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Willis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fingers controlling the position.
Willis postures up.
Fingers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Willis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fingers slips under a jab from Willis.
Fingers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fingers looks to clinch
and Willis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Willis tries to clinch but Fingers moves out of range.
Fingers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Willis throws out the jab.
Fingers wants to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Willis.
Fingers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Willis.
Fingers defending well as Willis loads up on a big left hand.
Willis misses with an uppercut. Fingers saw that one coming.
Fingers wants to clinch
and Willis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
An inside leg kick lands from Willis.
Fingers misses with an uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Willis blocks the low kick.
Fingers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Willis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fingers moves out of range as Willis strikes.
Fingers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Willis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fingers darts in trying to clinch
enabling Willis to counter with a crisp jab.
Fingers throws a jab but it's blocked by Willis.
Fingers moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fingers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fingers tries to clinch
and Willis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Willis.
Fingers on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Willis lands with a straight right. Fingers didn't see that one coming.
Fingers tries to clinch but Willis moves out of range.
Fingers checks a low kick from Willis.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Willis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Willis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Willis!
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