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RISE 4: Martynov v Hunter PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dre Battle (ranked 4335 p4p, 4334 weight class) and Kobe Okoro (ranked 502 p4p, 500 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dre Battle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Okoro!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battle gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Okoro to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Battle looking for a guillotine here but Okoro defends easily.
Okoro trying to control but Battle is working from the bottom.
Battle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battle throws his legs up looking for a submission but Okoro uses it to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle is looking for a sweep.
Battle can't do much from the bottom here.
Battle looks to move to half guard but instead Okoro has passed into mount! Damn!
Battle gets back to half guard.
Okoro is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Battle sees it coming and defends easily.
Okoro is thwarting Battle's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoro wants to take a breather but Battle is having none of it.
Okoro is trying to work for a kimura but Battle is defending well.
Okoro has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Battle defend it? Okoro steps over the head and cranks it - Battle is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Okoro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kobe Okoro!
Kobe Okoro thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tagnarach Kamara (ranked 4332 p4p, 4333 weight class) and Ray Lee (ranked 456 p4p, 459 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tagnarach Kamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Lee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamara darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lee wants to get back to full guard but Kamara has passed into side control.
Kamara thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kamara trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Kamara is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lee knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lee is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamara tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kamara has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lee is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kamara seems to be working for a kimura but Lee defends the submission attempt.
Lee wants to improve his position but Kamara is controlling well.
Kamara is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lee is just riding it out for now. Kamara eventually gives up the hold.
Lee is looking for a sweep. Kamara is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lee has a hand on Kamara's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kamara takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamara working for a submission but Lee is keeping him at bay.
Kamara wants to control the pace but Lee is squirming around nicely.
Lee gets back to half guard.
Lee makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lee.
Kamara slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Kamara drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kamara jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kamara has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tagnarach Kamara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kamara 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 10:9
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 10:9
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tagnarach Kamara!
Our winner, Tagnarach Kamara, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Kozlowski (ranked 4394 p4p, 4342 weight class) and Saw Ba Nyein (ranked 466 p4p, 463 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 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 London, Teddy Kozlowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Saw Ba Nyein!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Ba Nyein misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ba Nyein defending well as Kozlowski loads up on a big left hand.
Ba Nyein throws a lazy right hand but Kozlowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ba Nyein missing with a left hand there. Kozlowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kozlowski is looking to counter punch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kozlowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ba Nyein ducks under a wild hook from Kozlowski.
A big left from Ba Nyein misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A telegraphed right hand from Kozlowski misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Kozlowski.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ba Nyein! But no joy.
Ba Nyein lands with a right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good standup being displayed there by Ba Nyein as he connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saw Ba Nyein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ba Nyein has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 9:10
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 9:10
Judge James Glass scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saw Ba Nyein!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Plant (ranked 4254 p4p, 23027 weight class) and Aleksey Nikulin (ranked 90 p4p, 144 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gordon Plant!
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, Aleksey Nikulin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikulin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Plant has time to react.
Plant tries to clinch up but Nikulin circles away and keeps his distance.
Plant takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nikulin blocks a jab.
We've been hearing reports that Plant has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nikulin swats away the attempt to clinch by Plant.
Nikulin lands a nice looking body shot.
Nikulin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Plant takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nikulin bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Plant! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
 Plant is rocked!
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!
Nikulin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Oh Plant is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nikulin won't allow Plant to sweep him here.
Plant seems to have got his legs back now.
Plant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nikulin.
Plant might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nikulin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikulin scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plant keeping full guard, as Nikulin tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plant wants to sweep but no luck.
Nikulin controlling from the top position.
Plant lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Plant wants to pass the guard but Nikulin is keeping the position.
Plant trying to control the position from guard on top but Nikulin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plant wants to pass the guard but Nikulin is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plant pushing down on Nikulin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Plant trying to pass the guard but Nikulin defending well.
Nikulin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nikulin holds on and takes a little breather.
Nikulin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Plant wants to control from the top but Nikulin keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plant won't allow Nikulin to sweep him here.
Nikulin is controlling Plant's posture.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Plant sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nikulin has his hands on Plant's head, controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Plant works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Plant is looking to clinch.
Nikulin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Plant manages to avoid it.
Nikulin misses with a body shot.
Nikulin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nikulin.
Plant shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nikulin as he avoids it easily.
Nikulin with the counter takedown but Plant avoids it easily.
Nikulin looks to land a combination but Plant avoids it well.
Nikulin throws a nice looking combination but Plant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Plant throws a big shot that misses.
Plant looks to score with a jab to the body but Nikulin is just out of range.
Plant takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good exchange - Nikulin coming out on top.
Plant shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Plant showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikulin gets back to full guard.
Nikulin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksey Nikulin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Plant closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nikulin to the mat! Nikulin manages to get full guard.
Nikulin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Plant is one step ahead there.
Nikulin is adopting a defensive guard.
Plant wants to control from the top but Nikulin keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plant is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nikulin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikulin is looking to sweep but instead, Plant has passed into half guard.
Plant seems to be working for a kimura but Nikulin defends the submission attempt.
Nikulin is looking to improve his position.
Nikulin controlling the position well.
Nikulin manages to get to full guard.
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.
Nikulin wants to sweep but no luck.
Plant wants to control from the top but Nikulin keeps moving.
Nikulin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nice strikes from Nikulin there.
Nikulin wants to take a breather but Plant is having none of it.
Nikulin working Plant over with strikes.
Plant is looking for a sweep. Nikulin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plant keeping hold of Nikulin's head, controlling as best he can.
Nikulin controlling the action here.
Plant tries to roll over but Nikulin keeps him under control.
Plant controlling the position well.
Nikulin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Plant is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nikulin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nikulin's back!
Plant has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Nikulin has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Nikulin trying to control the action but Plant just sinks the hooks in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Nikulin right now.
Nikulin is still trying to improve position.
Gordon Plant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Plant is landing with strikes from the back.
Nikulin looking very determined here, making life difficult for Plant.
Nikulin tries to roll but Plant sticks to his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Plant is looking to control Nikulin but Nikulin is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Plant controlling well, preventing Nikulin from escaping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Plant dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Plant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nikulin.
A lazy left from Plant finds it's target.
Plant misses with a few strikes there.
Nikulin lands a nice shot that snaps Plant's head back.
Plant ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Plant decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Plant is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nikulin is looking to improve his position.
Nikulin has his hands clasped together around Plant's back. He's all about the action.
Plant prevents Nikulin from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikulin is looking to control Plant's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nikulin avoid being mounted?
Nikulin is positioning himself well to prevent Plant advancing to mount.
Plant tries to pass to full mount but Nikulin defends it.
Nikulin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Plant's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Plant's back!
Nikulin controls the action.
Plant is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikulin is riding his opponent, not letting Plant buck him off.
Plant trying to control but not successfully.
Nikulin is landing with strikes. Plant can't take much more of this.
Plant is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Plant is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Plant is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Nikulin avoiding Plant 's attempts to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikulin has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Plant's body.
Plant is keeping busy.
Nikulin is landing with strikes. Plant can't take much more of this.
Nikulin scores with punches to the body.
Plant manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nikulin's guard. Nice work there by Plant.
Nikulin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plant wants to control from the top but Nikulin keeps moving.
Nikulin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Plant controls from within his opponent's guard.
Plant trying to control the position from guard on top but Nikulin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Plant tries to free his leg and advance position but Nikulin is retaining full guard.
Nikulin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Plant manages to get himself to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aleksey Nikulin.
I think Nikulin 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aleksey Nikulin!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 3632 p4p, 2485 weight class) and Glenn Greenwald (ranked 87 p4p, 64 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Glenn Greenwald!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Immanuel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Immanuel working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Immanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Greenwald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Greenwald lands with a light punch inside.
Greenwald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Greenwald lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Greenwald missing with knees to the body.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
Immanuel takes an elbow to the temple.
 It looks like Yeshua Immanuel has been cut.
Immanuel working aggressively here.
Greenwald lands a hook that snaps the head of Immanuel backwards.
Immanuel throws a head punch that misses.
Greenwald avoiding damage.
Greenwald trying to land knees to the body.
Immanuel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Greenwald lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Immanuel backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Immanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Greenwald scores with a shot to the side of Immanuel's head.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Greenwald uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Greenwald lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Greenwald.
Greenwald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Greenwald looking to slow down the pace here.
Greenwald stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short body shot lands from Greenwald as the two fighters clinch.
Greenwald is trying to maintain a safe position but Immanuel gets an underhook and turns Greenwald into the cage.
Immanuel blocks a body shot from Greenwald.
Greenwald lands a hook to the side of the head.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Greenwald creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Greenwald blocks an uppercut.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Greenwald working aggressively here.
Immanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Greenwald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Greenwald.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Greenwald backwards.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Greenwald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Greenwald.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Immanuel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Greenwald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Immanuel blocks the elbow strike.
Immanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Greenwald lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Immanuel backwards.
Greenwald misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Greenwald.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Greenwald.
Greenwald lands a damaging elbow.
Greenwald blocks an uppercut.
Greenwald lands a left hand that snaps the head of Immanuel backwards.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Greenwald scores with a shot to the side of Immanuel's head.
Greenwald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Greenwald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Immanuel fails to land.
Immanuel working aggressively here.
Greenwald throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Immanuel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
Immanuel avoiding damage as Greenwald throws knees to the body.
Greenwald tries to land knees in the clinch but Immanuel avoids the damage to the body.
Greenwald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Greenwald takes a shot to the head.
Greenwald blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Immanuel fails to land.
Immanuel throws a head punch that misses.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Immanuel scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Greenwald creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Greenwald misses with a punch to the body.
Immanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Greenwald stalling in the clinch.
Immanuel throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Greenwald.
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!
Greenwald just leaning against Immanuel, taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch on the inside from Immanuel fails to land.
Greenwald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Immanuel throws a head punch that misses.
Greenwald lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Immanuel backwards.
Immanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Greenwald blocks an uppercut.
Greenwald is trying to maintain a safe position but Immanuel gets an underhook and turns Greenwald into the cage.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Greenwald.
A shot in the inside from Greenwald.
Immanuel lands a hook that snaps the head of Greenwald backwards.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Greenwald blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Greenwald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greenwald swings wildly with an uppercut but Immanuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Greenwald.
Greenwald working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Greenwald misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Greenwald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yeshua Immanuel's cut.
That's time! Immanuel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Immanuel gets a clinch.
Immanuel prevents a body shot from Greenwald.
Greenwald just leaning against Immanuel, taking a breather.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
Greenwald lands a body punch.
Greenwald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Immanuel.
Greenwald blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Greenwald.
Greenwald lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Immanuel.
Greenwald lands with a left to the head.
Greenwald swings wildly with an uppercut but Immanuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Immanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Greenwald is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Greenwald lands a body shot.
Greenwald is looking to control Immanuel's arms but Immanuel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Greenwald has his back to the cage.
Greenwald leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Immanuel throws a head punch that misses.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Greenwald misses with a punch to the body.
Greenwald blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Immanuel.
Greenwald is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Greenwald stalling in the clinch but Immanuel improves position.
Greenwald is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Greenwald creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Immanuel's defenses.
Greenwald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Greenwald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Greenwald lands with a right to the head.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Greenwald.
Greenwald throws a punch but it's blocked by Immanuel.
Greenwald lands a body punch in the clinch.
Greenwald blocking some punches.
Greenwald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Greenwald lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Greenwald.
Immanuel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Greenwald misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
Greenwald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Greenwald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greenwald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Immanuel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Immanuel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Greenwald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Greenwald scores with a nice hook to the head.
Greenwald lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Immanuel backwards.
A short right from Greenwald.
Immanuel blocks a body shot from Greenwald.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Glenn Greenwald seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Immanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Greenwald is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Greenwald lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Immanuel backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Greenwald.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel working aggressively here.
Greenwald missing with knees to the body.
Greenwald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Immanuels head.
Greenwald displaying some good clinch control by pressing Immanuel up against the cage.
Greenwald lands a shot to the body.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Greenwald.
Immanuel blocks a body shot from Greenwald.
Greenwald misses with a hook from the clinch.
Greenwald misses with a hook from the clinch.
Greenwald scores with a hook to the body.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Immanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Greenwald scores with a nice short uppercut.
Immanuel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Greenwald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Immanuel throws a head punch that misses.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Greenwald.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Greenwald.
Immanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Greenwald.
Greenwald throws a punch but it's blocked by Immanuel.
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Greenwald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Immanuel lands with a right to the head.
Greenwald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Immanuel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Greenwald is looking to control Immanuel's arms but Immanuel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Greenwald has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Greenwald.
Greenwald's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Greenwald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Greenwald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yeshua Immanuel's cut.
That's time! Immanuel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Greenwald throws a one two combo.
Immanuel forces Greenwald back against the cage and clinches.
Greenwald lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Greenwald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel lands a nice uppercut.
Immanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Greenwald.
Greenwald blocking some punches.
Greenwald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Immanuels head.
Immanuel lands with a right to the head.
Immanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Greenwald slows down the pace here.
Greenwald lands a right hand that snaps the head of Immanuel backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Greenwald just misses with a elbow thrown towards Immanuel's brow.
Greenwald lands a shoulder strike.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Greenwald.
Greenwald lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Greenwald.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Greenwald takes a shot to the head.
Greenwald looking to slow down the pace here.
Greenwald can't find room to land a body shot as Immanuel controls the action.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Greenwald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Immanuel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Immanuel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Greenwald lands a body shot.
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Greenwald.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Greenwald is struggling to control the position.
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Greenwald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Immanuel lands with a right to the head.
Greenwald throws an elbow that misses.
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Greenwald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greenwald lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Immanuel backwards.
Immanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Greenwald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Greenwald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Greenwald.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenwald digs a right hand underneath Immanuel's ribcage. Immanuel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Greenwald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Immanuel misses with some punches.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Greenwald blocking some punches.
Greenwald manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Greenwald stalling in the clinch.
Greenwald manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Greenwald receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A left hand lands to the body for Greenwald.
Stalling in the clinch from Greenwald.
Greenwald trying to stall but Immanuel improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Glenn Greenwald.
Immanuel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Immanuel takes a shot to the head.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greenwald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Immanuels head.
Immanuel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Immanuel.
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Greenwald.
Immanuel prevents a body shot from Greenwald.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
Greenwald lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greenwald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Greenwald.
Greenwald lands a right hand.
Greenwald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Greenwald leaning against his opponent.
Greenwald manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Immanuel avoids the elbow strike from Greenwald, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Glenn Greenwald.
Well Greenwald has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glenn Greenwald!
Glenn Greenwald took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Conviction for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Yeshua Immanuel was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks to my coaches, sorry I came up short. Great game plan by my opponent. It was his night tonight. '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between One Fortythree (ranked 2896 p4p, 5648 weight class) and Onterrio Smith (ranked 75 p4p, 118 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, One Fortythree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Onterrio Smith!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Fortythree counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fortythree misses with a wild body shot.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fortythree just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fortythree, as that shot connected.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Fortythree is looking to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch.
Fortythree looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith throws a body punch but Fortythree moves out of range.
Smith is looking to clinch but Fortythree is avoiding it.
Fortythree misses the shot to the body.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Fortythree counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortythree misses with a hook.
Fortythree ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Fortythree misses the shot to the body.
Smith swings for the body but Fortythree moves out of range.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Fortythree's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fortythree.
Smith cracks Fortythree with a good jab.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Fortythree.
Fortythree closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fortythree is rocked!
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oh Fortythree is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Fortythree up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Smith from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Fortythree's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Onterrio Smith!
During a confident post fight interview, Onterrio Smith thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torkel Bystrom (ranked 2079 p4p, 2606 weight class) and Chad Strdoza (ranked 51 p4p, 69 weight class). Chad Strdoza will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Torkel Bystrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Strdoza!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bystrom misses with a hook to the body
and Strdoza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bystrom lands a big head kick that sends Strdoza tumbling to the mat! Bystrom takes a step backwards and waves Strdoza back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Strdoza is rocked!
 It looks like Chad Strdoza has been cut.
Bystrom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strdoza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strdoza is still on wobbly legs! Can Bystrom finish him?
Bystrom throws a shot from downtown. Strdoza moves away and avoids it.
Strdoza unleashes a big counter combination but Bystrom bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bystrom throws a lazy head kick
and Strdoza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bystrom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Strdoza is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bystrom has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bystrom finds Strdoza's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Strdoza flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Bystrom lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Strdoza will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torkel Bystrom!
A relieved looking Torkel Bystrom thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeShawn West (ranked 1710 p4p, 1866 weight class) and Radoslav Petrov (ranked 39 p4p, 47 weight class). DeShawn West could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Radoslav Petrov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, DeShawn West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Radoslav Petrov!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov misses with a two punch combination.
West changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. West moves away and avoids it.
Petrov connects with a single shot there.
West misses with a straight left.
West lands with a hook. Petrov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
West attempts a counter takedown but Petrov avoids it well and moves away.
A jab from Petrov misses.
West drops down looking for a counter takedown but Petrov sprawls and moves away.
Petrov thows a leg kick but West checks it
and West counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. West does a little dance to reset his feet.
West with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
West appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've been told by West's head coaches at Mystic Gym of the Outworld that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from West. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov misses with a body kick.
West misses with a body shot
and Petrov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps West thinking.
West throws a leg kick
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrov lands a nice shot to the body.
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Petrov throws a hook but West blocks it.
West displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
West is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrov.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of West's head but West sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract West.
West slips a straight right by Petrov.
West walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Petrov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from West.
West takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Petrov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petrov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Radoslav Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov slips under a jab.
West steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but West is out of range.
West tries to counter by clinching up but Petrov breaks away and moves out of range.
West is looking to wear down Petrov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Petrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Petrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Petrov misses.
West steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from West misses.
Petrov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Petrov throws a low kick but West avoids it.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses.
West feints and then cracks Petrov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Petrov down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but West checks it well.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Petrov scores with a hook to the body. West takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
West misses with a right hand
and Petrov counters by clinching up.
West tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrov's elbow.
Petrov working aggressively here.
Petrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
West misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
West working some nice short punches in the clinch.
West misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
West doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Petrov fails to land.
Petrov blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Radoslav Petrov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
West defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
Radoslav Petrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
West keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
West takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
West lands a nice hook to Petrov's body. Petrov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
West lands a really nice looking cross but Petrov seems unphased.
West connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as West blocks the leg kick.
A cross from West lands.
Petrov is rocked!
West feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Petrov crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). DeShawn West!
DeShawn West decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaro Lalla (ranked 1839 p4p, 3002 weight class) and Mew Choo (ranked 44 p4p, 76 weight class). Lalla comes to the cage accompanied by ЛЮБИ. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 23 - 2, fighting out of London, Jaro Lalla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mew Choo!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choo lands a slapping body shot.
Choo throws a right hand that misses
and Lalla counters with a low kick, right behind Choo 's knee.
Lalla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Choo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Choo throws a nice looking combination but Lalla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Choo swings for the body but Lalla moves out of range.
Choo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lalla half committed to a counter leg kick.
Choo misses with an uppercut.
Choo lands with an uppercut that bounces Lalla off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choo throws a hook but Lalla avoids it easily.
Lalla fires out a quick counter leg kick but Choo just manages to avoid it.
Lalla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lalla appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Choo lands a really nice looking cross but Lalla seems unphased.
Choo connects with a single shot there.
Choo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo connects with a jab.
Choo swinging wildly here.
Lalla half committed to a counter leg kick.
Choo scores with a shot to the body.
Choo takes a swing at Lalla's ribcage but misses.
Lalla feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lalla avoids the body shot from Choo.
Lalla fires out a quick counter leg kick but Choo just manages to avoid it.
Lalla takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Choo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lalla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Choo scores with a nice right hand.
Choo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lalla looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lalla tries to move into range but Choo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lalla really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Choo throws a body punch but Lalla moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Choo misses
and Lalla counters with a thumping low kick.
Choo connects with a nice looking jab.
Choo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lalla had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Lalla.
Choo misses with a looping right.
Lalla half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lalla slips under a jab.
Lalla fires out a quick counter leg kick but Choo just manages to avoid it.
Choo throws a body shot but no joy.
Lalla fires out a quick counter leg kick but Choo just manages to avoid it.
Choo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo swings for the body but Lalla moves out of range.
Lalla tried to counter with a leg kick but Choo avoided it.
The fighters circling - Choo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Choo works Lalla's body with a nice hook.
Choo throws an overhand right that lands on Lalla's shoulder, as Lalla tries to avoid the shot.
Mew Choo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Choo looks to land a right hand but Lalla moved out of range.
Choo misses with a wild body shot.
Choo throws a jab when Lalla was well out of range.
Choo has Lalla up against the cage in a clinch.
Lalla has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Choo after a bit of a struggle.
Choo working aggressively here.
Lalla is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lalla gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Choo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lalla drops back looking for a leg! Choo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Choo manages to kick Lalla off! Lalla jumps back into Choo's guard.
Choo has momentary wrist control but Lalla slips an elbow through the middle.
Lalla with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lalla working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lalla trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Choo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lalla.
Lalla scoring with some ground and pound.
Lalla working some strikes from top position.
Lalla content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Choo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mew Choo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Choo scores with a jab. Lalla acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mew Choo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Choo looks to land a left hand but Lalla moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Choo. Lalla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lalla half committed to a counter leg kick.
Choo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lalla circles away quickly and effectively.
As Choo backs away, Lalla returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Choo misses with an uppercut
and Lalla makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Choo throws out a loose jab but Lalla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lalla fires out a quick counter leg kick but Choo just manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Choo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lalla on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lalla moves away from the strike by Choo.
Choo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lalla looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Choo, as that shot connected.
Choo connects with a looping right hand.
Choo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lalla.
Choo throws a body punch but Lalla moves out of range.
Lalla tried to counter with a leg kick but Choo avoided it.
Choo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lalla was well out of range. Poor timing from Choo.
Lalla looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lalla takes one to the chin there.
Choo wants to clinch up but Lalla keeps it at a distance.
Choo tries to clinch but Lalla is having none of it.
Choo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lalla feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Choo clinches.
Lalla wants to take the fight to the mat but Choo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lalla goes for a takedown in the clinch but Choo prevents it.
Choo stops a takedown attempt from Lalla.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaro Lalla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lalla blocking some punches.
Lalla wants a takedown but no success here.
Choo misses with a punch on the inside.
Lalla can't get the takedown.
Lalla goes for a takedown in the clinch but Choo prevents it.
Lalla wants to take the fight to the mat but Choo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Choo jumps into guard, dragging Lalla to the mat.
Lalla with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lalla trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Choo has momentary wrist control but Lalla slips an elbow through the middle.
Choo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lalla defends it easily.
Lalla is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lalla can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lalla chips away with some ground and pound.
Lalla is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lalla is working Choo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lalla connects with a couple of short punches.
Lalla postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lalla postures up and lands a big shot to Choo's brow.
Lalla working some strikes from top position.
Choo has momentary wrist control but Lalla slips an elbow through the middle.
Lalla landing with the ground and pound.
Choo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lalla is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lalla throws a big elbow that misses.
Lalla throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lalla working some strikes from top position.
Lalla scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jaro Lalla overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lalla stands up over Choo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lalla postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lalla 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.
Lalla landing with the ground and pound.
Lalla lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mew Choo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Choo digs a good hook to Lalla's body.
Lalla steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Choo.
Choo tries to clinch but Lalla is having none of it.
A jab from Choo finds it's way through Lalla's defenses.
Choo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Choo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lalla lands a takedown into guard.
Lalla passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choo defending against the ground and pound.
Lalla looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lalla cracks Choo with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lalla's best efforts.
Choo tries to roll over but Lalla keeps him under control.
Lalla lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Lalla.
Choo taking some punishment here, with Lalla in his half guard.
Lalla is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Choo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lalla.
Lalla is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jaro Lalla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lalla is working for a submission of some sort.
Choo actively working from the bottom here.
Lalla lands with a punch from half guard.
Lalla is working for a submission of some sort.
Lalla looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lalla slips a nice elbow through Choo's hands, connecting with Choo's forehead.
Choo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lalla scores with a couple of nice shots.
Choo looking for submissions off his back.
Lalla is working for a kimura but Choo is defending it quite comfortably.
Lalla looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Choo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lalla lands with a punch from half guard.
Lalla wants to work for an arm triangle but Choo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lalla looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lalla drops an elbow to the side of Choo's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lalla connects with a nice short shot to Choo's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lalla connects with a nice short shot to Choo's temple.
Lalla winds up and cracks Choo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lalla slips a nice elbow through Choo's hands, connecting with Choo's forehead.
Choo taking some punishment here, with Lalla in his half guard.
Choo has hold of Lalla's hands but Lalla slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mew Choo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lalla seems to be working for a kimura but Choo defends the submission attempt.
Lalla is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Choo sees it coming and defends easily.
Lalla is looking for a kimura but Choo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lalla to get the leverage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaro Lalla showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Choo 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mew Choo!
Mew Choo made sure to mention his sponsor, Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Jaro Lalla stepped up to the mic, saying '$#%@@@!!! SHIT!!!!! FUC@#$ YOU ALL!@#$#@@'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Martynov (ranked 835 p4p, 1174 weight class) and Commie Hunter (ranked 28 p4p, 27 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Martynov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Commie Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martynov forces Hunter back against the cage and clinches.
Martynov stalls.
Hunter tries to land knees in the clinch but Martynov avoids the damage to the body.
Martynov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martynov lands a left hand.
Martynov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunter tries to break free but Martynov pushes him back against the cage.
Martynov avoiding damage as Hunter throws knees to the body.
Hunter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martynov tries a body shot but Hunter blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Martynov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Martynov stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martynov misses with a knee to the head.
Hunter lands a left hand.
Hunter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martynov closes the distance and clinches.
Our sources have told us that Martynov has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Nice body punch from Hunter - that landed with a thud.
Come on Martynov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Martynov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter moves away from the strike by Martynov.
Hunter has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hunter clobbers Martynov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Martynov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunter.
Martynov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Commie Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martynov momentarily.
It looks like Mikhail Martynov has been cut.
Hunter throws an overhand right that lands on Martynov's shoulder, as Martynov tries to avoid the shot.
Martynov misses with a wild body shot.
Hunter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunter tests Martynov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunter looks to score with a jab to the body but Martynov is just out of range.
Martynov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hunter trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martynov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunter cracks a nice hook into Martynov's ribs.
Martynov gets a clinch.
Hunter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter slips under a jab from Martynov.
Martynov moves into the clinch.
Martynov pushes off an throws an elbow but Hunter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hunter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunter tries to break free but Martynov pushes him back against the cage.
Hunter wants to break free but Martynov has control.
Hunter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hunter misses with a wild combination.
Hunter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunter misses with a looping left.
Martynov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Martynov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hunter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martynov instigates a clinch.
Martynov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hunter trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter breaks the clinch.
Hunter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martynov slips under a jab.
Hunter slips under a jab.
Hunter misses with the combination.
Hunter cracks Martynov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hunter has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Martynov to stand back up!
Martynov is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter weaves into range and cracks Martynov right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Martynov goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Hunter is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Commie Hunter!
Commie Hunter is the new super heavyweight champion!
Commie Hunter was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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