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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ainsley Clearly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Rick Silver is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ainsley Clearly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Silver!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clearly rushes Silver and presses him up against the cage.
Clearly tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right from Clearly.
Silver tries to pull guard but Clearly won't allow it.
Silver gets underhooks to prevent Clearly's takedown attempt.
Silver gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Clearly.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ainsley Clearly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clearly is breathing heavily.
Silver manages to break the clinch.
Silver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clearly shoots in and bounces Silver off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Clearly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silver is keeping the position for now.
Silver working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Clearly.
Silver working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Clearly.
Silver is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clearly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clearly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clearly postures up in Silver's guard and throws a big left but Silver blocks it.
Clearly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silver works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Clearly shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silver really wants to buck Clearly off and get back to his feet.
Clearly working the ground and pound effectively.
Clearly with the ground and pound from mount.
Silver really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clearly. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Clearly won't let Silver get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Clearly landing strikes from the mount and Silver is in trouble!
Clearly postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silver looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! Clearly connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Clearly is landing with some decent strikes but Silver is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Clearly working the ground and pound effectively.
Silver squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clearly landing strikes from the mount.
Clearly with the ground and pound from mount.
Clearly raining down shots from the mount!
Silver in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silver is bucking up trying to escape but Clearly cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Silver wants to try and get back to his feet.
Clearly scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Clearly.
Clearly lands a big shot there that rocks Silver but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Clearly scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silver?
Clearly lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silver hang on?
Clearly is landing with some decent strikes but Silver is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Clearly landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver wants to try and get back to his feet.
Silver taking shots to the head.
Clearly postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silver looks a forlorn figure.
Clearly with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clearly with shots to the head and body - Silver looks very uncomfortable down there.
Clearly lands a nice shot to the head.
Clearly lands a heavy elbow.
Clearly landing strikes from the mount and Silver is in trouble!
Clearly lands a heavy elbow.
Clearly lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Clearly is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silver can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Clearly lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Clearly 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.
Clearly landing strikes from the mount and Silver is in trouble!
Clearly is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silver trying desperately to get to his feet.
Clearly lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Clearly with good strikes from the mount here!
Clearly looking to finish Silver with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silver!
Clearly is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silver can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Clearly landing punches.
Silver squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Clearly breaks from Silver's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Silver squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Clearly lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silver hang on?
Clearly is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Clearly.
A nice elbow there by Clearly.
Silver really wants to buck Clearly off and get back to his feet.
Clearly putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Clearly lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ainsley Clearly dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Silver as Clearly shoots in.
Silver looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Clearly shoots for a double leg takedown but Silver sprawls well. He's pushed Clearly's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Clearly dodges the punch combination from Silver.
Silver misses with a series of wild punches.
Silver bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clearly's head.
Silver shoots and misses
and Clearly counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Clearly.
Clearly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Clearly is working Silver over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Clearly stops Silver from standing up.
Clearly scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silver wants to stand and escape but Clearly is having none of it.
Clearly stands and throws Silver's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Clearly landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clearly working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Clearly working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Clearly lands some shots froms side control.
Clearly lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silver down.
Silver is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Clearly in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Silver on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Clearly drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silver takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Clearly works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Silver is trying to buck Clearly off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clearly working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Silver is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Clearly is putting a hurting on Silver here, landing some big shots from side control.
Clearly is chipping away with strikes.
Clearly working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Clearly scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Clearly scoring with punches and elbows.
Clearly working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Silver wants to get back to his feet but Clearly drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clearly is putting a hurting on Silver here, landing some big shots from side control.
Clearly looks up at the clock and then as Silver takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Clearly smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Clearly lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Clearly working the head and body with strikes.
Clearly lands some shots froms side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silver throws a series of punches but Clearly avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a right hand that Clearly ducks under and follows up with a left that Clearly also avoids with ease.
Silver shoots and misses
and Clearly moves into the clinch.
Ainsley Clearly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Silver.
Clearly has picked Silver up - he's going for a ride! Clearly dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Clearly is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Clearly lands a nice short elbow.
Silver is trying to stand.
Clearly scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Clearly working Silver over with strikes.
Clearly looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Clearly drops an elbow to the side of Silver's head.
Silver looks like he's trying to stand up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silver stuffs the takedown attempt from Clearly. Clearly gets slowly back to his feet.
Clearly drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clearly prevents Silver from escaping the position.
Clearly lands a nice forearm strike.
Clearly landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Clearly lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Silver is trying to get back to his feet.
Clearly lands an elbow.
Silver is working to avoid the ground and pound but Clearly connects with a decent elbow.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silver darts in trying to clinch
and Clearly counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clearly landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Clearly scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Clearly lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ainsley Clearly dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Clearly fails to land the takedown.
Silver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silver digs a good hook to Clearly's body.
Silver wants to clinch up but Clearly keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Clearly or perhaps it was just good defense by Silver which made him look bad.
Silver with a poor takedown
and Clearly decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silver's guard.
Clearly is working Silver over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silver working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Clearly.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clearly's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Clearly keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silver's head.
Clearly works over Silver with some ground and pound from guard.
Clearly keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silver's head.
Clearly scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clearly's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Clearly keeps the fight on the outside.
Silver bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clearly's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clearly shoots in for a double leg but Silver sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ainsley Clearly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Silver misses.
Clearly shoots in for a takedown but Silver shows good takedown defense.
Clearly looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Clearly fails with the takedown.
Clearly fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Clearly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silver's waist but Silver gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Clearly off to one side.
Clearly scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silver is trying to get back to his feet.
Clearly works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Clearly lands a few punches from side control.
Clearly working the head with strikes.
Silver is working to avoid the ground and pound but Clearly connects with a decent elbow.
Silver wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ainsley Clearly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clearly lands a nice forearm strike.
Clearly scoring with punches and elbows.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Clearly closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Clearly lands in his opponent's guard.
Clearly keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silver's head.
Clearly is working Silver over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Clearly stops Silver from standing up.
Clearly thows a big elbow that misses.
Clearly postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Clearly cracks Silver with a solid left hand.
Clearly is in close to Silver's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Clearly distracts Silver with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice sprawl there from Silver as Clearly shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ainsley Clearly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clearly shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silver napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Clearly lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Clearly landing strikes.
Silver is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Clearly working the body and head with strikes.
Ainsley Clearly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silver is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Clearly asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Silver taking punishment in the form of punches.
Clearly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silver can do to turn this around?
Silver is not content to let Clearly control the position.
Silver is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Clearly bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Clearly scoring with punches and elbows.
Clearly in side control lands a decent elbow.
Clearly creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Check out the look on Clearly's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Silver takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Check out the look on Clearly's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rick Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clearly moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Clearly prevents Silver from escaping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Clearly avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ainsley Clearly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clearly, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ainsley Clearly!
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hype
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