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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
Solid boxing
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Excellent 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lance Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rock shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
Rock has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rock trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Rock is proving a slippery customer.
Rock preventing the sweep.
Rock is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rock is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva is looking to stand up but Rock isn't so interested in that idea.
Rock wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rock manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva tries to control but Rock wriggling away.
Rock tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Rock manages to avoid easily.
That's two 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.
Rock tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Rock is looking to get to half guard.
Silva avoids the attempt from Rock to control.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Silva punching from mount but Rock doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Silva is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Rock has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Rock!
Rock tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva wants to control but Rock is keeping him busy.
Rock has one foot on Silva's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Rock avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rock fails to land with a series of punches.
Rock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Rock is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
Rock wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Silva trying to hold on to Rock's head to control him but Rock postures up.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rock got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rock has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva keeping moving, preventing Rock from controlling successfully.
Silva wants to sweep here but Rock controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Rock dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Rock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rock closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silva tries to roll over but Rock keeps him under control.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rock throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Rock is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Rock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rock if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva cracks the inside of Rock's front leg.
Rock blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva lands a head kick. Rock smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rock fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Rock persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rock working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rock not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Silva tries to roll over but Rock keeps him under control.
Rock takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Rock slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva is trying to control the position but Rock postures up.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Rock from controlling successfully.
Rock wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rock trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva lands a head kick. Rock smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva.
Rock tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva lands a head kick!
Lance Rock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva misses with a head kick.
Rock shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rock thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Rock shrugs it off.
Rock takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rock shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Rock finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rock is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Rock dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rock takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rock throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Rock 's knee.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rock tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Rock forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Rock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rock closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rock not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rock throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Rock is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rock is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rock.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Rock in the body.
No luck for Rock with that takedown attempt.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Rock looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rock throwing strikes but missing.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rock manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rock.
Rock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Rock shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rock can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva 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.
Rock lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Lance Rock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rock throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Rock defends easily.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rock stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Rock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rock, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Rock!
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