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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Morello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morello has chosen Tubthumping - i Get Knocked Down as his entrance music. Ryan Finch has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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190 cm
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190 lbs
3 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Morello!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch cracks the inside of Morello's front leg.
No joy there for Morello, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Finch throws a leg kick which misses Morello's front leg but catches the back leg as Morello tries to avoid it.
Morello fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finch closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Finch sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Morello is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Finch scores with punches from side control.
Finch postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Finch working the ground and pound.
Finch working the ground and pound but Morello is defending the strikes.
An elbow from Finch crashes against the mat.
Morello dodges the ground and pound from Finch.
Morello looks gassed!
Morello is working to avoid the ground and pound but Finch connects with a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finch throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Morello managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Finch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch working the ground and pound.
Morello defending against the ground and pound.
Morello really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Finch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Finch working the head and body with strikes.
Finch throws an elbow but Morello slips to the side and avoids it well.
Finch trying to control the position but Morello is working away.
Finch works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Finch fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Finch.
Finch working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch lands a few punches from side control.
Finch in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Finch creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Morello sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Finch lands an elbow.
Finch looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Morello is avoiding damage well.
Finch lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finch looks up at the clock and then as Morello takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Finch smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Finch trying to control the action but Morello is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morello can do anything to dispel that myth.
Finch tries to score with some ground and pound. Morello controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morello takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Finch in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
An elbow from Finch crashes against the mat.
Finch trying to control the position but Morello is working away.
Finch scores with punches from side control.
Finch tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Finch has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Morello dodges the ground and pound from Finch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws a strike aimed at the side of Morello's head but Morello avoids it well.
An elbow from Finch crashes against the mat.
Morello defending against the ground and pound.
Finch wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morello, who protects the arm well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morello taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Finch dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Finch darts in and clinches Morello up against the cage.
Finch scores a nice knee to the body.
Finch drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morello pulls his leg out and moves away.
Morello throws a series of punches but Finch avoids them all with ease.
Morello wants to clinch but Finch slips to the side
and Finch counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Finch.
Finch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morello takes a knee right on the jaw!
Finch pushes Morello back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Finch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morello is fighting off a takedown attempt but Finch is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Morello to the mat. Morello regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Finch chips away with some ground and pound.
Finch sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Morello's guard.
Finch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morello keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morello is breathing heavily.
Morello is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Finch scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morello avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Finch.
Finch works his way into side control.
Morello avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Finch.
Finch working the ground and pound from side control.
Finch tries to score with some ground and pound. Morello controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Morello is not content to let Finch control the position.
Morello is pushing Finch's head away, looking to escape. Finch manages to hold on to the position though.
Ryan Finch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Finch wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morello, who protects the arm well.
Finch in side control, throwing shots but Morello defends.
Morello managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Finch.
Morello managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Finch.
Finch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morello can do to turn this around?
Morello managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Finch.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Morello looks to clinch
and Finch counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch scores with a jab to the head.
Tom Morello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finch clinches with his opponent.
Finch lands a body punch in the clinch.
Finch with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Finch.
Finch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morello backwards.
Finch lands a left hand.
Finch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morello is trying to break the clinch but Finch is controlling him.
Finch is leaning against Morello and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Finch has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Morello clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Finch is working the ground and pound. Can Morello escape?
Finch punches the canvas rather than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Even with his hooks in, Finch manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Finch struggling to land strikes to the head as Morello covers up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morello takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Morello is trying to get back to his feet but Finch has full control of the position and if anything, Morello has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Finch lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Finch.
Morello is taking damage to the body and head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finch somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Morello covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Finch.
Morello covering up well and avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Finch dominated that second round.
That's time! Finch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Finch closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morello wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Finch has him pressed against the cage.
Finch wants the takedown. Morello is fighting it off but Finch persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Morello's guard against the cage.
Finch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Finch passes into half guard.
Finch throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Finch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morello keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Finch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morello's head.
Finch wants to pass to mount but Morello is defending the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch uses his free foot to push down on Morello's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Morello.
Finch throwing strikes here but Morello is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finch with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Morello that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Morello avoids a series of strikes thrown by Finch.
Finch with good strikes from the mount here!
Morello wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Finch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Finch looking to finish with strikes here!
Finch with good strikes from the mount here!
Finch is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Morello can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Finch scoring with strikes but Morello is staying in there.
The referee warns Morello that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morello avoids a series of strikes thrown by Finch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch misses with a head shot.
Morello wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Finch.
Finch looking to finish Morello with some ground and pound. This is bad for Morello!
Finch throws some wild stikes that Morello manages to avoid easily.
Morello is in a horrible position here. Finch smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Finch is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Finch landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morello is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Finch trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Finch won't let Morello get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Finch misses with a head shot.
Finch scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch is landing with some decent strikes but Morello is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Finch thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tom Morello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Finch cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Finch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Finch 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:24
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:24
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Finch!
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