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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Finnegan (ranked 3427 p4p, 4285 weight class) and Tommy Riordan (ranked 142 p4p, 199 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Finnegan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Riordan!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finnegan clinches up with Riordan and pushes him back against the cage.
Riordan blocks the elbow strike.
Finnegan throws an elbow but it misses.
Finnegan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Come on Riordan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Finnegan throws an elbow that misses.
Riordan avoiding damage as Finnegan throws knees to the body.
Finnegan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Riordan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Finnegan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riordan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riordan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riordan swings wildly with an uppercut but Finnegan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riordan dodges an elbow strike from Finnegan.
Riordan stalling in the clinch but Finnegan improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riordan looking to slow down the pace here.
Riordan is looking to control Finnegan's arms but Finnegan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Riordan has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tommy Riordan.
Finnegan throws a nice head kick!
A head kick by Finnegan misses
and Riordan moves into the clinch.
Riordan avoids a wild elbow strike from Finnegan.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Finnegan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riordan's brow.
Finnegan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riordan or not.
Riordan taking a breather.
Riordan swings wildly with an uppercut but Finnegan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finnegan looking to throw knees to the head but Riordan is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Finnegan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riordan's brow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Riordan dodges an elbow strike from Finnegan.
Riordan avoids the elbow strike from Finnegan, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Finnegan misses with some punches.
Finnegan pushes off an throws an elbow but Riordan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Finnegan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Finnegan throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Finnegan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riordan's brow.
Riordan blocks an elbow strike.
Riordan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riordan dodges an elbow strike from Finnegan.
Riordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riordan is looking to control Finnegan's arms but Finnegan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Riordan has his back to the cage.
Finnegan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Finnegan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Riordan avoids it.
Riordan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Finnegan as Riordan tries to tie him up.
Riordan slows down the pace here.
Finnegan blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan misses with a knee to the head.
Riordan taking a breather.
Finnegan misses with an elbow over the top.
Finnegan trying to land knees to the body.
Finnegan throws an elbow that misses.
Riordan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Finnegan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Finnegan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Riordan throws a head punch that misses.
Finnegan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Finnegan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riordan blocks an elbow strike.
Finnegan looking to throw knees to the head but Riordan is blocking nicely.
Riordan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Finnegan is keeping busy.
Finnegan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Finnegan pushes off an throws an elbow but Riordan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Riordan blocks an elbow strike.
Riordan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Finnegan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finnegan misses with an elbow strike.
Riordan avoiding damage.
Finnegan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Finnegan pushes off an throws an elbow but Riordan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Riordan avoids the elbow strike from Finnegan, against the cage.
Finnegan can't find room to land a body shot as Riordan controls the action.
Riordan blocks the elbow strike.
Finnegan letting Riordan take a breather here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Riordan is looking to control Finnegan's arms but Finnegan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Riordan has his back to the cage.
Finnegan pushes off an throws an elbow but Riordan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Finnegan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Finnegan forces Riordan back against the cage and clinches.
Finnegan prevents a body shot from Riordan.
A short right from Finnegan.
Finnegan throws an elbow that misses.
Finnegan letting Riordan take a breather here.
Finnegan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Finnegan throws an elbow but it misses.
Finnegan misses with an elbow over the top.
Finnegan blocking some punches.
Riordan tries to throw a body punch but Finnegan avoids it by throwing Riordan back against the cage.
Finnegan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finnegan lands an elbow just above Riordan 's eye.
Riordan dodges an elbow strike from Finnegan.
Riordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Riordan looking to slow down the pace here.
Finnegan can't find room to land a body shot as Riordan controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Finnegan throws an elbow but misses.
Riordan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tim Finnegan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Riordan is stalling here.
Finnegan misses with an elbow strike.
Riordan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Riordan misses with a punch to the body.
Riordan avoids the elbow strike from Finnegan, against the cage.
Finnegan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Finnegan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Riordan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Finnegan is keeping busy.
Finnegan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riordan can do to turn this around?
Riordan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Finnegan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Riordan avoids a wild elbow strike from Finnegan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Finnegan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riordan's brow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Finnegan throws a punch but it's blocked by Riordan.
Riordan avoids the elbow strike from Finnegan, against the cage.
Riordan has a couple of punches blocked by Finnegan.
Riordan blocks an elbow strike from Finnegan.
Riordan misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Riordan fails to land.
Riordan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Finnegan misses with the head strike.
Riordan stalling against the cage.
Finnegan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riordan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riordan avoids a wild elbow strike from Finnegan.
Finnegan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Finnegan blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Finnegan throws an elbow but misses.
Riordan trying to stall but Finnegan improves his position.
Finnegan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Riordan avoids the elbow strike from Finnegan, against the cage.
Finnegan misses with a knee to the head.
Finnegan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Finnegan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Riordan.
Finnegan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Riordan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Riordan avoids a wild elbow strike from Finnegan.
Riordan throws a head punch that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Finnegan throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riordan swings wildly with an uppercut but Finnegan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finnegan pushes off an throws an elbow but Riordan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Riordan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finnegan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The referee calls for Riordan to work.
Riordan avoids a wild elbow strike from Finnegan.
Finnegan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riordan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Riordan avoids a wild elbow strike from Finnegan.
Finnegan throws an elbow that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Riordan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Riordan misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finnegan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Riordan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Finnegan dominated that second round.
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!
Finnegan scores with a head kick. Riordan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Finnegan throws a looping overhand right but Riordan ducks down to avoid it.
Finnegan pushes Riordan up against the cage in a clinch.
Finnegan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Riordan leaning against his opponent.
Finnegan throws a head punch that misses.
Riordan has a couple of punches blocked by Finnegan.
Finnegan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Finnegan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riordan's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riordan blocks an elbow strike from Finnegan.
Riordan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Finnegan working aggressively here.
Riordan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Finnegan lands an elbow that stopped Riordan in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riordan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Finnegan up against the cage.
Riordan is trying to stall.
Riordan misses with some punches.
Riordan dodges an elbow strike from Finnegan.
Finnegan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Riordan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Riordan avoids a wild elbow strike from Finnegan.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Riordan avoiding damage as Finnegan throws knees to the body.
Riordan throws a head punch that misses.
Finnegan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Riordan tries to throw a body punch but Finnegan avoids it by throwing Riordan back against the cage.
Tommy Riordan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riordan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finnegan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Riordan fails to land.
Finnegan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Finnegan throws an elbow but misses.
Finnegan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Riordan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Riordan swings wildly with an uppercut but Finnegan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finnegan throws an elbow but it misses.
Riordan blocks an elbow strike from Finnegan.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Riordan avoids the elbow strike from Finnegan, against the cage.
Finnegan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riordan.
Riordan dodges an elbow strike from Finnegan.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finnegan misses with an elbow strike.
Riordan avoids the elbow strike from Finnegan, against the cage.
Finnegan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Finnegan pushes off an throws an elbow but Riordan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Finnegan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Finnegan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Riordan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riordan dodges an elbow strike from Finnegan.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Riordan has Finnegan pressed against the cage.
Finnegan pushes off an throws an elbow but Riordan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Finnegan misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finnegan.
Finnegan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Riordan dodges an elbow strike from Finnegan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Riordan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Riordan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Riordan's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Riordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finnegan misses with some punches.
Finnegan blocking some punches.
Riordan dodges an elbow strike from Finnegan.
Riordan stalling against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Finnegan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riordan's brow.
Riordan tries to stall but Finnegan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Finnegan misses with an elbow over the top.
Riordan working aggressively here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Finnegan throws an elbow that misses.
Riordan dodges an elbow strike from Finnegan.
Finnegan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finnegan blocks an uppercut.
Riordan misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Finnegan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Finnegan 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Finnegan!
Tim Finnegan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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pop
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RATING
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