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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asko Asinen (ranked 5626 p4p, 630 weight class) and Cyborg Silva (ranked 8330 p4p, 738 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asko Asinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyborg Silva!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asinen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Asinen fails with the takedown.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Asinen enables Silva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Asinen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Silva being controlled here momentarily.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Asinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is looking to stand up but Asinen won't let him.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Asinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Asinen keeps moving.
Asinen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Asinen shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Asko Asinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asinen leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Asinen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Silva.
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.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Asinen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Asinen is defending well.
Asinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Asinen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Asinen back into the cage.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Asinen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Asinen leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asinen darts in looking for a takedown but Silva gets double underhooks and turns Asinen into the cage.
Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Asinen manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Asinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Asinen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Asinen has managed to clinch.
Asinen pulls Silva into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asinen controlling Silva's posture.
Silva stays in close to Asinen's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asinen is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Asinen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Asinen keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva stops Asinen from standing up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Asinen keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva 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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cyborg Silva will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Asinen leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Asinen is looking to counter the offense by Silva and move into the clinch.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Asinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asinen tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asinen jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
Asinen keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Asinen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asinen keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Asinen is controlling Silva's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Asinen is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva tries to stand but Asinen is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Asinen moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Asinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asinen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
Silva avoiding damage as Asinen throws knees to the body.
Asinen tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Silva wants to control from the top but Asinen keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asinen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Asinen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four 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.
Horrible takedown attempt by Asinen or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva, which made it look bad.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Asko Asinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cyborg Silva.
Asinen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Asinen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silva is not content to let Asinen control the position.
Silva is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Asinen is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Asinen landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
It looks like Cyborg Silva has been cut.
Asinen is working for a guillotine from mount but Silva frees his head quite easily.
Asinen 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Asko Asinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cyborg Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Asinen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Asinen but Asinen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Asinen tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Asinen jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
Silva is looking to stand up but Asinen won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asinen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Asinen is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asinen is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva wants to control from the top but Asinen keeps moving.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Asinen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Asinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Asinen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silva!
The referee asks Silva politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Silva prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Silva misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Silva tries to get to his feet but Asinen is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Silva in his guard.
Asinen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva wants to stand but Asinen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Asinen is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Asinen is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Asinen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
Asko Asinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Asinen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Asinen's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cyborg Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyborg Silva!
In his post fight interview, Cyborg Silva started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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