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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Ciechan (ranked 4402 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Finney (ranked 4649 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matthew Ciechan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Finney!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finney closes the distance and clinches.
Finney jumps guard but Ciechan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ciechan stalling in the clinch.
Ciechan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ciechan tries for a takedown but Finney manages to get underhooks.
Finney tries to pull guard but Ciechan holds him up against the cage and eventually Finney drops back down to his feet.
Finney wants to break the clinch but can't.
Finney drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matthew Ciechan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Finney.
Finney jumps guard but Ciechan stands there with Finney around his waist. Finney gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finney is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ciechan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ciechan tries to land a knee to the head but Finney blocks with his arms.
Ciechan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finney has Ciechan up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ciechan.
Finney can't break the clinch.
Ciechan lands a nice knee to the body.
Finney is trying to break the clinch but Ciechan has him pressed against the cage.
Ciechan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Finney blocks it with crossed arms.
Finney tries to circle away but Ciechan has him pinned against the cage.
Finney tries to pull guard but Ciechan holds him up against the cage and eventually Finney drops back down to his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ciechan.
Ciechan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finney tries to pull guard but Ciechan holds him up against the cage and eventually Finney drops back down to his feet.
Ciechan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dave Finney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finney tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ciechan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Finney somewhat.
Ciechan clinches.
Ciechan misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Finney letting Ciechan take a breather here.
Ciechan breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finney closes the distance and clinches up with Ciechan, looking for a takedown. Finney pushes Ciechan against the cage but Ciechan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Finney forces Ciechan back against the cage and clinches.
Finney being controlled against the cage.
Finney jumps into guard, dragging Ciechan to the mat.
Finney working a defensive guard but Ciechan passes into half guard.
Finney is looking to control Ciechan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Finney avoid being mounted?
Ciechan decides to stand and escape the position.
Ciechan pushes Finney up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finney is trying to break the clinch but Ciechan has him pressed against the cage.
Ciechan stalling.
Finney is trying to pull guard but Ciechan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Finney's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Finney wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ciechan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Finney shoots in but no luck this time.
Ciechan drives through and clinches with Finney against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ciechan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Dave Finney has been cut.
Ciechan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Finney looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ciechan has Finney pressed against the cage, preventing Finney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Finney trying to control the position but instead, Ciechan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Finney into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Ciechan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Finney's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice takedown defense from Ciechan. No joy for Finney on that attempt.
Ciechan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Finney shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ciechan as he avoids it easily.
Ciechan throws a quick counter kick to the body but Finney avoids it.
Finney has a takedown stuffed.
Matthew Ciechan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Finney.
Ciechan has closed the distance and engaged Finney in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ciechan obliges.
Finney is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciechan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ciechan instigates a clinch.
Finney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ciechan has him pressed against the cage.
Ciechan stops a takedown attempt from Finney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciechan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ciechan manages to end up in side control.
Ciechan cracks Finney with a big elbow.
Ciechan happy to just control the position for now.
Ciechan tries to score with some ground and pound. Finney controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The referee asks Ciechan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ciechan prefers to stall for the moment though.
Finney looks to move to half guard but instead Ciechan has passed into mount! Damn!
Ciechan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ciechan throws a wild left hand from mount and Finney manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Ciechan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ciechan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Finney for as long as he can get away with.
Ciechan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ciechan decides to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finney is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ciechan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ciechan moves into the clinch.
Ciechan stalling the fight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Finney should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ciechan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ciechan stops a takedown attempt from Finney.
Ciechan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ciechan closes the distance and pushes Finney back into the cage.
Ciechan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ciechan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Finney is looking to control Ciechan's arms but Ciechan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Finney has his back to the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ciechan obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciechan is struggling to control the position.
Ciechan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ciechan wants a takedown but no success here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Finney takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ciechan wants a takedown.
Ciechan with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ciechan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ciechan clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Ciechan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Finney's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ciechan darts in and clinches Finney up against the cage.
Finney trying to control the position but instead, Ciechan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Finney into the cage.
Finney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ciechan crunches a lovely knee into Finney's ribcage.
Ciechan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ciechan throws an elbow that misses.
Ciechan prevents a body shot from Finney.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciechan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finney lands with a nice combination. Ciechan backs away looking to recover.
Finney forces Ciechan back against the cage and clinches.
Ciechan stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finney prevents the takedown attempt.
Ciechan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ciechan closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ciechan obliges.
Ciechan with a knee to the head.
Finney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A knee to the head by Ciechan.
Ciechan wants to take the fight to the mat but Finney manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Finney changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ciechan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ciechan has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finney tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ciechan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ciechan breaks the clinch.
Ciechan tries to clinch but Finney is having none of it.
Finney feints a counter leg kick.
Finney dives in and grabs Ciechan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ciechan pushes down on Finney's head and hops out.
Matthew Ciechan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Finney.
Ciechan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finney.
Ciechan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ciechan tries to counter by clinching up but Finney breaks away and moves out of range.
Matthew Ciechan is winning the standup battle so far.
Ciechan moves into range and clinches up with Finney.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ciechan crunches a lovely knee into Finney's ribcage.
Ciechan pushes off an throws an elbow but Finney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ciechan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finney can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciechan lands a knee to the body.
Ciechan misses with an elbow over the top.
Finney is trying to force a seperation but Ciechan has the dominant position.
Ciechan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Come on Ciechan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ciechan misses with a punch to the body.
Ciechan goes for a takedown attempt but Finney pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ciechan moves out of range of the leg kick from Finney.
Ciechan forces Finney back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciechan scores a nice knee to the body.
Ciechan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ciechan drives through and clinches with Finney against the cage.
Ciechan scores with a knee to the head.
Ciechan jumps guard.
Ciechan pushes Finney off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciechan tries to clinch up but Finney circles away and keeps his distance.
Ciechan moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ciechan.
Ciechan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ciechan manages to break the clinch.
Dave Finney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matthew Ciechan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Finney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Ciechan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ciechan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Ciechan!
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