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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Craig Finger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finger comes to the cage accompanied by The downfall of us all. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Finger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gonzales pinned against the cage. Gonzales gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Finger shoots in but no luck this time.
Finger scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Finger trying to control the action but Gonzales is working from the bottom.
Finger tries for a kimura but Gonzales is defending well.
Gonzales really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Finger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gonzales is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gonzales wants to get back to his feet but Finger is dominant here and he's now got Gonzales's back!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Finger landing strikes from the mount.
Finger with the ground and pound from mount.
Gonzales tries to buck Finger off but he can't manage it.
Finger landing shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger has hold of Gonzales's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gonzales manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Finger dominating with strikes here.
Gonzales defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Finger.
Gonzales wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Finger with good strikes from the mount here!
Finger scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gonzales is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gonzales looks gassed!
Finger scoring with strikes but Gonzales is staying in there.
Gonzales is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Finger sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Finger is landing with some decent strikes but Gonzales is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finger is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gonzales is surviving well by controlling Finger's body position as best he can.
Gonzales takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gonzales is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Finger lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
You get the feeling that Gonzales really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Finger lands a heavy elbow.
Gonzales is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Finger scoring with strikes but Gonzales is staying in there.
Gonzales wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Finger fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gonzales wants to get back to his feet.
Finger looking to secure an arm triangle but Gonzales defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger lands with some strikes.
Gonzales squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Finger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gonzales is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finger landing punches.
Gonzales squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Finger trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Finger won't let Gonzales get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Finger with the ground and pound from mount.
Gonzales wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Finger cracks Gonzales with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Finger landing shots from mount.
Gonzales is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gonzales in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gonzales is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gonzales stops Finger from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
A nice elbow there by Finger.
Gonzales somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Craig Finger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Gonzales does no damage.
Finger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gonzales's waist but Gonzales gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Finger off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Finger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Gonzales, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finger is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gonzales.
Finger dodges the punch combination from Gonzales.
Gonzales's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gonzales duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Finger dominated that round.
That's time! Finger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Finger.
Finger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gonzales circles away.
A punch combination from Gonzales misses.
Gonzales misses with the combination.
Finger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Finger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzales's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gonzales duly obliges.
Craig Finger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Finger.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzales works over Finger's head and body with a nice combination.
Gonzales stuffs the takedown.
Gonzales swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gonzales throws a one two combo.
Gonzales throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Finger takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Finger tries for a takedown but Gonzales sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gonzales throws a series of punches but Finger avoids them all with ease.
Gonzales misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonzales fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonzales throws a series of punches but Finger moves out of range.
Gonzales fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonzales throws a series of punches but Finger avoids them all with ease.
Finger shoots in but Gonzales avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Finger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzales.
Gonzales throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marco Gonzales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finger shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Finger showed some decent athleticism there.
Gonzales is staying active underneath Finger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gonzales wants to get back to his feet.
Finger uses his free foot to push down on Gonzales's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gonzales.
Finger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gonzales is trying to stand but he's just given Finger his back.
Finger scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Gonzales is looking for a way out.
Gonzales is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger has Gonzales flattened out and is raining down punches.
Gonzales has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Finger working for the choke.
Gonzales is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Finger is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Gonzales with him. Gonzales is trying to defend but Finger has an arm under the chin now! Gonzales grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Craig Finger!
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