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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and anderson silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, anderson silva!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
silva throws a head kick but Finch moves out of range.
anderson silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finch shoots in and bounces silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Finch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Finch is controlling him.
Finch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. silva is keeping the position for now.
Finch slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
silva is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Finch dives into side control.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finch advances nicely into full mount.
silva trying desperately to get to his feet.
Finch lands a big shot there that rocks silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch controlling his opponent.
Finch with the ground and pound from mount.
Finch controlling the position easily from mount.
silva taking shots to the head.
silva is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Finch controlling from mount.
Finch stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Finch fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. silva sprawls well initially but Finch persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Finch postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for silva to stand up.
silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Finch is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Finch is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Finch in side control, just content to control the action for now.
silva pushes Finch away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Finch gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Finch moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Finch scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch decides to stand up, so the ref orders silva to his feet.
silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Finch.
Finch drives through and clinches with silva against the cage.
Finch manages to pull guard.
silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Finch is proving hard to escape from.
Finch scrambles and gets back to his feet.
silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Finch has a takedown stuffed.
silva's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and silva duly obliges.
Finch is looking to land body kicks.
silva misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from silva.
Finch gets the takedown into side control.
silva tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Finch looking to finish silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for silva!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
silva wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Finch unloading with bombs!
Finch in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Finch cracks silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Finch controlling from mount.
Finch seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down silva for as long as he can get away with.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finch won't let silva get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finch controlling from the full mount.
silva is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Finch dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Finch has closed the distance and engaged silva in a clinch.
Finch breaks the clinch.
Finch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt silva.
silva throws a right hand that Finch ducks under and follows up with a left that Finch also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from silva.
Nice takedown defense from silva. No joy for Finch on that attempt.
silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from silva is predictable there
and Finch counters with a single leg into guard. silva didn't expect that.
silva wants to stand but Finch is controlling the position.
Finch is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
silva keeping full guard, as Finch tries to pass.
Finch stands up from silva's guard - Finch perhaps looking for a knockout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Finch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with silva but silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
silva throws a lazy head kick
and Finch counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finch trying to control the action but silva is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch landing strikes.
Finch in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Finch stands up and beckons silva to his feet.
Finch scores a takedown into full mount!
Finch lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Finch.
silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Finch in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Finch.
Finch looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finch scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Finch working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Finch controlling the pace for now.
Finch 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.
Finch has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
silva bucks Finch off and manages to get back to his feet!
silva falls off balance throwing a combination
so Finch counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
silva keeping full guard, as Finch tries to pass.
silva wants to get back to his feet but Finch is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Finch throws a good cross that connects.
Finch gets a takedown into half guard.
Finch is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
silva is looking to get back to is feet but Finch passes into side control.
A lull in the action here.
silva is trying to buck Finch off.
Finch happy to just control the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
silva is trying to get back to his feet.
silva tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Finch dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
silva throws a series of punches but Finch moves out of range.
silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Finch drives through with a takedown into guard.
Finch sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Finch prevents silva from getting back to his feet.
Finch looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
silva wants to stand but Finch is controlling the position.
Finch keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of silva's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
silva wants to get back to his feet but Finch is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Finch advances position into side control!
Finch taking a breather here.
silva tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Finch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that silva can do to turn this around?
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Finch has both hooks in and is working for a choke. silva is in real trouble here. Finch gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, silva is tapping out! Finch wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ryan Finch!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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