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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Nocauteador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 11 - 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Nocauteador!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nocauteador throws a shot from downtown. Finch moves away and avoids it.
Ryan Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nocauteador shoots and misses
and Finch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nocauteador tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Finch to counter with a crisp jab.
Nocauteador pushes Finch up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nocauteador looking for a takedown.
Finch keeps control of Nocauteador as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nocauteador wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Finch has him pressed against the ropes.
Nocauteador looking to stall.
Finch stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Nocauteador.
Finch scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Ricardo Nocauteador has been cut.
Nocauteador tries to throw a body punch but Finch avoids it by throwing Nocauteador back against the cage.
Nocauteador is pushing Finch up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nocauteador tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ryan Finch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Nocauteador.
Finch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nocauteador decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nocauteador looks to land a strike but Finch avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Finch looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nocauteador puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nocauteador takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nocauteador scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nocauteador thows a huge punch but Finch dodges it nicely.
Finch is staying active underneath Nocauteador, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Finch moves into full guard.
Finch wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Nocauteador is now in half guard.
Nocauteador tries to pass the half guard into mount. Finch knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Finch is trying to maintain the position but Nocauteador is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nocauteador.
Nocauteador is stalling here. Finch is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nocauteador seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Finch has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Finch trying to control the position but Nocauteador is working away.
Nocauteador is looking to regain half guard here but Finch keeps moving and retains side control.
Finch sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nocauteador is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Nocauteador is trying to buck Finch off.
Nocauteador is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nocauteador tries to buck Finch off but Finch is having none of it.
Nocauteador is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Finch working away.
Nocauteador has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Finch remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Finch throws an elbow but Nocauteador slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nocauteador dodges the ground and pound from Finch.
You can see the frustration on Nocauteador's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Finch trying to control the action but Nocauteador is working from the bottom.
Finch lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch is trying to ground and pound but Nocauteador uses the momentary lack of control by Finch to regain half guard.
Nocauteador striking from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nocauteador wants to control but Finch is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nocauteador is looking to escape.
Finch thows a huge punch but Nocauteador dodges it nicely.
Finch is trying to control the action in half guard but Nocauteador is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Finch there.
Nocauteador tries to get to full guard but Finch has control of the leg.
Finch landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Finch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Nocauteador's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nocauteador tries for a takedown but Finch circles away easily
and Finch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nocauteador has closed the distance and engaged Finch in a clinch.
Nocauteador lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Finch.
Nocauteador fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Finch throws a punch but it's blocked by Nocauteador.
Nocauteador lands a hook that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Finch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Finch is looking to clinch but Nocauteador is avoiding it.
Nocauteador looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Finch is fending him off so far but Nocauteador persists. Nope, Finch circles away and we're back to standing.
Ryan Finch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Nocauteador.
Nocauteador moves to clinch but Finch breaks away
and Finch counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Finch.
Nocauteador wants to get back to striking at distance but Finch won't allow it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Finch has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nocauteador avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Finch has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Nocauteador clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Nocauteador manages to reverse the position and now he's in Finch's guard. Nice work there by Nocauteador.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nocauteador tries to get to full guard but Finch has control of the leg.
Finch working Nocauteador over with strikes.
Finch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nocauteador's head.
Nocauteador is pressing down on Finch's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nocauteador is pulling down on Finch's head. It's preventing any offense from Finch, at least for the moment.
Nocauteador working a defensive guard but Finch passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch is trying to control. Nocauteador wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nocauteador is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Finch's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Finch's back!
Finch prevents Nocauteador from getting a body triangle.
Nocauteador is trying to stick to Finch's back but Finch is turning into Nocauteador. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Nocauteador's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Finch.
Finch throwing strikes but missing.
Nocauteador wants to stand up but Finch is controlling him.
Nocauteador is trying to keep Finch in close.
Finch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nocauteador trying to control the position.
Nocauteador keeping moving, preventing Finch from controlling successfully.
Finch lands a couple of digs.
Finch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Finch with a flurry of punches that miss.
Finch scoring with some ground and pound.
Finch thows a big elbow that misses.
Finch prevents Nocauteador from getting back to his feet.
Nocauteador looking to control.
Finch prevents Nocauteador from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Finch looking to sit in guard and control but Nocauteador gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nocauteador trying to control but Finch is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nocauteador's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nocauteador throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nocauteador trying to stand up but can't free himself from Finch's guard.
Finch is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Nocauteador stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Finch dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Nocauteador's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nocauteador tries to keep at a distance but Finch has taken the fight into the clinch.
Finch lands a left hand.
Nocauteador has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nocauteador is looking to control Finch's arms but Finch gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nocauteador has his back to the ropes.
Nocauteador breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nocauteador lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Finch tries to clinch but Nocauteador is having none of it.
Nocauteador is looking to chop away at Finch's legs.
Finch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nocauteador defends it nicely.
Nocauteador looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Finch is fending him off so far but Nocauteador persists. Nope, Finch circles away and we're back to standing.
Nocauteador tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Finch counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Finch.
Nocauteador blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finch swings wildly with an uppercut but Nocauteador uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nocauteador looking to slow down the pace here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nocauteador.
Nocauteador lands a body shot in the clinch.
Finch is trying to maintain a safe position but Nocauteador gets an underhook and turns Finch into the ropes.
Nocauteador lands a hook that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Nocauteador tries to break the clinch but Finch is controlling the position.
Finch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nocauteador lands a shoulder strike.
Finch drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nocauteador pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nocauteador dives in and grabs Finch's left leg, looking for a takedown. Finch pushes down on Nocauteador's head and hops out.
Nocauteador throws a wild body kick that Finch sees coming a mile off.
Nocauteador misses with a takedown attempt - Finch sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ryan Finch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Nocauteador.
Finch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Finch circles away from the clinch attempt
and Finch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nocauteador forces Finch back against the ropes and clinches.
Finch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nocauteador gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Finch.
Finch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finch shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Finch was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nocauteador wants to control but Finch is having none of it.
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!
Nocauteador sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Finch wants to free his trapped foot but Nocauteador is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nocauteador trying to hold on to Finch's head to control him but Finch postures up.
Nocauteador is trying to control but Finch passes into side control!
Finch working away.
Nocauteador is trying to improve his position.
Nocauteador wants to get back to his feet but Finch drags him back down.
Nocauteador tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Finch is looking to take a break and control but Nocauteador is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Finch throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nocauteador is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Finch is controlling him well.
Finch trying to control the position but Nocauteador is working away.
The strikes coming from Finch are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Finch scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nocauteador is looking for a sweep.
Finch creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Nocauteador sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Nocauteador tries to escape but Finch is in control.
Nocauteador is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Ryan Finch!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Ryan Finch!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Ryan Finch!
Ryan Finch wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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RATING
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