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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ed Green (ranked 434 p4p, 829 weight class) and Anwar Rinda (ranked 55 p4p, 94 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ed Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Anwar Rinda!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green moves out of range as Rinda strikes.
Rinda looks to land a right hand but Green moved out of range.
Rinda misses with a looping right.
Rinda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Rinda.
Green changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Green feints and as Rinda raises his hands in defense, Green changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rinda is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rinda working a defensive guard here.
Rinda keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
Green passes Rinda's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Green trying to control the pace.
Green is pressing down on Rinda's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rinda is holding on for now.
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.
Rinda gets back to full guard.
Green preventing the sweep.
Green tries to free his leg and advance position but Rinda is retaining full guard.
Rinda looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rinda is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Green looking to pass the guard.
Green advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinda is trying to improve his position.
Green passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rinda!
Rinda sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Rinda is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Green is looking to pass Rinda's guard but actually Rinda recovers to full guard.
Green looking to sit in guard and control but Rinda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rinda trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
Rinda won't allow Green to sweep him here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rinda wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ed Green will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rinda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Green.
Green pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rinda now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rinda throws out the jab.
It appears Green was looking to counter with a kick there.
Rinda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rinda sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green misses with a head kick.
Rinda throws out a counter right but Green avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Rinda does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Rinda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rinda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rinda blocks a head kick by Green.
Rinda let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ed Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rinda to the ground. Green is now in Rinda's guard.
Green tries to free his leg and advance position but Rinda is retaining full guard.
Ed Green overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Green slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green is looking to take a break and control but Rinda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Green tries to advance position but instead Rinda slips a leg back in to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green is thwarting Rinda's attempts to control the position.
Green is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Rinda reverses the position - he's now on top in Green's guard.
Green wants to sweep here but Rinda controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green keeping moving, preventing Rinda from controlling successfully.
Rinda slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rinda is looking to take a break and control but Green is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rinda swings around for an armbar but Green sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rinda's guard.
Rinda looking for a guillotine here but Green defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green pushes down on Rinda's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Green is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Rinda still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Rinda has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Green is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Soul Supremacy Rio, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Green is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rinda is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Green is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ed Green will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Green takes a swing at Rinda's ribcage but misses.
Rinda looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A shot to the body from Green misses
and Rinda counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Green tries for a takedown but Rinda circles away easily
and Rinda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rinda jabs Green right on the nose. Green blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rinda trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rinda controlling the position for now.
Green is controlling the pace.
Green is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Green is trying to control. Rinda wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Green wants to pass to mount but Rinda is defending the position.
Anwar Rinda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
Rinda has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at London MMA Club. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Rinda is looking to improve his position.
Rinda regains full guard. Nicely done.
Green slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rinda tries to bench press Green off him but Green keeps the position.
Green trying to control the action but Rinda is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinda is trying to get back to half guard.
Rinda stops Green from passing to mount.
Green laying and praying for a moment but Rinda takes advantage and regains half guard.
Green working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Rinda's thigh. Rinda counters though and makes it back to full guard.
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.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Rinda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Green slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Green has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rinda!
Rinda is squirming around, avoiding Green's attempts to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rinda regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ed Green.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Green, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Green!
Ed Green managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, HELLBENT, into his post fight interview.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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