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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thaddius Finn (ranked 3936 p4p, 3981 weight class) and Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finn's entrance music is Zauntee - HWGF. A fine choice. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thaddius Finn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demian Maia!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Maia showed some decent athleticism there.
Finn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maia is working away from the top position though.
Maia not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finn is looking to get back to is feet but Maia passes into side control.
Finn wants to control but Maia postures up.
Maia landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Maia trying to control the position but Finn is working away.
Finn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finn seems a little lost for a moment, as Maia dominates the positioning.
The strikes coming from Maia are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Maia tries to score with some ground and pound. Finn controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Maia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Finn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maia creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Finn sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maia is looking to take a break and control but Finn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Finn is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Maia is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Finn will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Finn is trying to control Maia's posture but Maia avoids it.
An elbow from Maia crashes against the mat.
Finn tries to bench press Maia off him but Maia keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia wants to control but Finn is keeping him busy.
Maia fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Maia is looking to take a break and control but Finn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maia staying calm.
Maia advances nicely into full mount.
Maia landing strikes from the mount and Finn is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Finn is looking to escape.
Maia looking to ground and pound but Finn is blocking nicely.
Maia throwing strikes here but Finn is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Maia scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Maia thowing shots but they're missing.
Maia looking to control but Finn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Maia throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Finn because Maia loaded up on that one.
Finn is breathing heavily.
Maia misses with a head shot.
Maia throwing strikes here but Finn is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Maia tries to control but Finn wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Maia thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Maia sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Finn blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finn holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Maia tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Maia unloads with some shots from mount but Finn bucks and avoids them well.
Maia misses with a head shot.
Maia lands a big elbow.
Maia looking to finish with strikes here!
Maia tries to control but Finn wriggling away.
Maia looking to ground and pound but Finn is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Maia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maia is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Finn's half guard.
Finn has one foot on Maia's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Maia decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Maia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maia stalling.
Finn trying to control from the bottom.
Maia is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Finn!
Maia working the ground and pound effectively.
Maia wants to control the pace but Finn is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Finn is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia controlling from mount.
Maia thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Maia throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Finn because Maia loaded up on that one.
Maia unloads with some shots from mount but Finn bucks and avoids them well.
Maia thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Maia controlling his opponent.
Finn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Maia.
Maia controlling his opponent.
Maia landing shots from mount.
Finn could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia thowing shots but they're missing.
Maia looking to ground and pound but Finn is blocking nicely.
Maia looking to ground and pound but Finn is blocking nicely.
Maia throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Maia unloading with bombs!
Maia controlling his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maia throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Maia misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Maia with a couple of short strikes.
Maia misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia thowing shots but they're missing.
Maia throws some wild stikes that Finn manages to avoid easily.
Maia throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Maia in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Finn is rocked!
Maia cracks Finn with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demian Maia!
Thaddius Finn spoke after the fight, saying 'Tonight, victory eluded me, but not my spirit. Every setback is a setup for a comeback. I'll learn, adapt, and return stronger. This loss is just a chapter, not the story. Thank you for the support; the journey continues.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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