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RISE 6: Hunter v Assed PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Cain (ranked 4425 p4p, 4536 weight class) and Dominik Dlask (ranked 475 p4p, 480 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dominik Dlask!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dlask shoots in and bounces Cain off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dlask is looking to work some ground and pound but Cain has wrist control.
Dlask is looking to work some ground and pound but Cain has wrist control.
Dlask loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dlask throws a big right hand that misses.
Cain seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dlask is looking to work some ground and pound but Cain has wrist control.
Cain seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dlask in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cain managing to control the position.
Dlask throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dlask tries to free his leg and advance position but Cain is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dlask accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dlask working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dlask missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cain seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dlask won't allow Cain to sweep him here.
Dlask must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dlask loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dlask missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dlask working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dlask throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dlask throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dlask looking to sit in guard and control but Cain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dlask wants to sweep here but Cain controlling him for the moment.
Cain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cain preventing the sweep.
Cain working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cain slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cain stopping the sweep attempt from Dlask.
Dlask is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dlask has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cain has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain cracks Dlask with a big right hand but Dlask just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dlask gets back to half guard.
Dlask keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dlask wants to improve his position but Cain is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cain in particular looking to stall.
Cain prevents Dlask from improving his position.
Well, if Cain is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dlask is looking for a sweep. Cain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Cain is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dlask can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dlask tries to get to full guard but Cain has control of the leg.
Dlask works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cain scoring with some ground and pound.
Cain wants to control from the top but Dlask keeps moving.
Cain postures up.
Dlask seems keen to control Cain's posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cain won't allow Dlask to sweep him here.
Dlask keeping moving, preventing Cain from controlling successfully.
Dlask 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.
Dominik Dlask dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dlask feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cain has Dlask pulled in close to control his posture.
Cain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dlask is looking to pass into half guard but Cain pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cain is in guard.
Dlask looking for a sweep. Not yet Dlask, not yet.
Cain throws a big right hand that misses.
Dlask looking for a sweep. Not yet Dlask, not yet.
Cain scoring with some ground and pound.
Cain wants to control from the top but Dlask keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dlask 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.
Dlask working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cain working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cain postures up and lands a big shot to Dlask's brow.
Cain lands a couple of elbows.
Dlask tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dlask is keeping the position for now.
Dlask really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cain. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cain scoring with some ground and pound.
Dlask tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cain pushing down on Dlask's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cain has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cain looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cain 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.
Dlask is refusing to be controlled, as Cain sits in half guard.
Dlask is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dlask is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dlask regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cain trying to control the position from guard on top but Dlask is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dlask bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cain's guard.
Dlask trying to control the position from guard on top but Cain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dlask loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dlask throws a big elbow that misses.
Cain wants to get back to his feet but Dlask is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cain is pulling down on Dlask's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dlask tries to free his leg and advance position but Cain is retaining full guard.
Dlask postures up in Cain's guard and throws a big left but Cain blocks it.
Cain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dlask missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dlask missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dlask throws a big right hand that misses.
Cain keeping moving, preventing Dlask from controlling successfully.
Cain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dlask is looking to work some ground and pound but Cain has wrist control.
Dlask wants to pass the guard but Cain is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dlask is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cain's half guard.
Dlask missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dlask throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cain avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dlask.
Dlask missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cain is refusing to be controlled, as Dlask sits in half guard.
Dlask with the ground and pound but Cain uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dlask throwing strikes from guard but Cain blocks nicely.
Dlask throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dominik Dlask showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dlask closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dlask looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cain is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Cain's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dlask creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cain sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dlask throws a strike aimed at the side of Cain's head but Cain avoids it well.
Dlask in side control, throwing shots but Cain defends.
Dlask misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dlask throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cain tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dlask trying to control the action but Cain is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dlask tries to move to mount but Cain blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dlask fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dlask throwing strikes but Cain manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Dlask tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cain wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cain landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dlask gets back to half guard.
Dlask is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cain scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cain blocks the strikes from Dlask.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cain missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dlask tries to get to full guard but Cain has control of the leg.
Cain content to control rather than advance.
Cain wants to take a breather but Dlask is having none of it.
Dlask trying to control but Cain postures up.
Dlask is looking to improve his position.
Dominik Dlask has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dlask flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dlask manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cain trying to control the position from guard on top but Dlask is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cain postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dlask tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Cain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dlask fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cain to the ground. Dlask is now in Cain's guard.
Dlask throwing strikes from guard but Cain blocks nicely.
Cain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dlask is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dlask wants to pass the guard but Cain is keeping the position.
Dlask with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dominik Dlask is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain keeping full guard, as Dlask tries to pass.
Dlask trying to control but Cain is working from the bottom.
Dlask has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cain looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dlask wants to control from the top but Cain keeps moving.
Ricky Cain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominik Dlask comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dlask winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominik Dlask!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boss Yonic (ranked 4473 p4p, 15715 weight class) and Edgy Brah (ranked 93 p4p, 129 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 33 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Boss Yonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 25 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edgy Brah!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brah misses with a takedown
and Yonic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brah fails to land the takedown.
Yonic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brah looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Brah is working to avoid the ground and pound but Yonic connects with a decent elbow.
Brah is pushing Yonic's head away, looking to escape. Yonic manages to hold on to the position though.
Brah is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Yonic's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Yonic! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Brah has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Boss Yonic!
A victorious Boss Yonic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Leal (ranked 5914 p4p, 3496 weight class) and Aleksey Nikulin (ranked 156 p4p, 79 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Leal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksey Nikulin!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikulin thuds a left hand into Leal's body.
Nikulin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nikulin works over Leal's head and body with a nice combination.
Nikulin throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Leal to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Aleksey Nikulin has been cut.
Nikulin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Leal's head backwards.
Leal gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nikulin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aleksey Nikulin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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 motions for Leal to come forward. Nikulin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nikulin lands a jab to the nose.
Nikulin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leal counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikulin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Leal quickly recovers to half guard.
Nikulin wants to pass the guard but Leal is defending well.
Leal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nikulin.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nikulin working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Nikulin stalling away here and it's allowed Leal to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Leal wants to sweep but no luck.
Nikulin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Leal keeping moving, preventing Nikulin from controlling successfully.
Nikulin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nikulin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Nikulin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nikulin is looking to advance position but Leal has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Leal is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Nikulin is surviving well by controlling Leal's body position as best he can.
Nikulin is trying desperately to improve position.
Leal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nikulin tries to hold on but Leal pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leal tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
We've been hearing that Leal has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Nikulin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nikulin gets back to full guard.
Nikulin wants to sweep but no luck.
Leal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Leal has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nikulin is proving hard to escape from.
Nikulin pulls Leal in close to his closed guard and prevents Leal from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nikulin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leal is one step ahead there.
Nikulin has control of Leal's left arm, preventing Leal from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Leal gets to his feet - Nikulin follows without any prompting.
Nikulin fails to land with a series of punches.
Nikulin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leal on the side of the head.
Nikulin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leal.
Nikulin closes the distance and clinches up with Leal, looking for a takedown. Nikulin pushes Leal against the cage but Leal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Leal moves out of range as Nikulin strikes.
Nikulin misses with a double jab
and Leal counters with a big uppercut that knocks Nikulin off his feet! Leal dives into side control looking to finish!
 Nikulin is rocked!
Nikulin is looking to regain half guard here but Leal keeps moving and retains side control.
Leal swings around for an armbar but Nikulin sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Leal's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aleksey Nikulin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aleksey Nikulin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nikulin, as that shot connected.
Nikulin missing with a left hand there. Leal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nikulin punishes Leal's body with a nice straight punch.
Nikulin misses with an uppercut. Leal saw that one coming.
Leal walks into a stiff left hand from Nikulin.
Nikulin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nikulin scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikulin scores with a takedown into Leal's guard.
Nikulin throws a strike but Leal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Nikulin is keen to just control but Leal is a slippery customer.
Nikulin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Nikulin stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nikulin trying to control from Leal's half guard. Leal has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikulin looking to sit in guard and control but Leal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Leal preventing the sweep.
Leal stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nikulin scores with a nice head shot.
Nikulin throws a shot to the body.
Leal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nikulin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nikulin scores with the left hand. Leal knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nikulin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nikulin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Leal to the ground. Nikulin is now in Leal's guard.
Leal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nikulin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikulin content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Leal has locked up a guillotine! Leal's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Nikulin is holding on here and Leal must be using up a lot of energy. Nikulin has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Leal gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nathan Leal!
Nathan Leal decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 4183 p4p, 3097 weight class) and Chad Strdoza (ranked 87 p4p, 76 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 - 14 - 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 10 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Strdoza!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Immanuel clinches up against the cage.
Immanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Strdoza is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Immanuel to keep the fight standing.
Strdoza has had enough of the clinch but Immanuel keeps him there for the moment.
Strdoza breaks from the clinch.
Immanuel moves into the clinch.
Immanuel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Strdoza backwards.
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Strdoza.
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Strdoza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Immanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Strdoza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strdoza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strdoza tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Immanuel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yeshua Immanuel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Strdoza.
Strdoza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yeshua Immanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strdoza gets tackled into the cage by Immanuel. Immanuel maintains the clinch.
Strdoza wants to get back to striking at distance but Immanuel won't allow it.
Immanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strdoza fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Immanuel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Strdoza's efforts to push away.
Immanuel has Strdoza pressed against the cage, preventing Strdoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Strdoza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Immanuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Strdoza.
Immanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Immanuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Immanuel.
Strdoza drags the fight down to the ground.
Strdoza pulls Immanuel in close to prevent any damage.
Immanuel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Immanuel landing some decent shots from guard.
Immanuel throws a big right hand that misses.
Our spies down at at Xeroxing Fifty Snails inform us that Strdoza has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Immanuel stopping the sweep attempt from Strdoza.
Strdoza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Strdoza wants to stand but Immanuel is controlling the position.
Strdoza wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Immanuel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Immanuel stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Strdoza has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Immanuel manages to get his head free but now Strdoza has transitioned to an armbar! Immanuel grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Strdoza! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chad Strdoza!
A victorious Chad Strdoza thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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 Saul Goodman (ranked 2458 p4p, 2697 weight class) and Two Chainz (ranked 64 p4p, 68 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 39 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saul Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Two Chainz!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Goodman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chainz.
Chainz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Goodman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chainz.
Goodman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jab, jab by Goodman - just one landing.
Goodman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chainz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chainz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chainz misses with a body kick.
Chainz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chainz forces Goodman back against the cage and clinches.
Goodman takes a shot to the head.
Goodman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Goodman throws a head punch that misses.
Goodman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chainz's efforts to push away.
Chainz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goodman with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chainz moves away.
Chainz throws a body shot but no joy.
Chainz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goodman looks to land a body kick but Chainz moved away.
Jab by Goodman.
Goodman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Goodman misses with a low kick.
Chainz takes one to the chin there.
Chainz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chainz throws a combination. Goodman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheers as Goodman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chainz doesn't seem phased though.
Goodman is looking to land body kicks.
Chainz cracks Goodman with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Chainz misses.
Goodman scores with a body shot.
Chainz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chainz ducks under a wild hook from Goodman.
Chainz is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chainz misses with a body shot.
Chainz cracks Goodman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Goodman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chainz manages to avoid it.
Goodman punishes Chainz's body with a nice straight punch.
Chainz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Saul Goodman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Two Chainz.
Goodman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chainz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Goodman scores with a nice head shot.
Goodman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Goodman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chainz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Goodman defends well and Chainz ends up having to push Goodman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Goodman. No joy for Chainz on that attempt.
Goodman checks a leg kick.
Nice shot by Goodman.
Chainz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Goodman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Goodman tried to counter with a leg kick but Chainz avoided it.
Saul Goodman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A leg kick checked by Goodman.
Chainz has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chainz darts in looking for a takedown but Goodman gets double underhooks and turns Chainz into the cage.
Goodman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Goodman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Goodman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chainz.
Goodman walks into a straight right hand from Chainz.
Chainz slips under a jab from Goodman.
Chainz throws a solid leg kick but Goodman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chainz.
Goodman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Goodman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Goodman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chainz throws out a leg kick but Goodman moves out of range and Chainz only half commits.
Goodman scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chainz.
Goodman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goodman throws a hook but Chainz avoids it easily.
Chainz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Goodman under the eye.
Chainz moves into range and clinches up with Goodman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chainz takes a shot to the head.
Chainz misses with a punch on the inside.
Chainz tries to break the clinch but Goodman is controlling the position.
Goodman throws a head punch that misses.
Goodman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chainz breaks from the clinch.
Chainz swings for the body but Goodman moves out of range.
Chainz throws a low kick but Goodman avoids it.
Chainz looks to land a left hand but Goodman moved out of range nicely.
Chainz with a jab.
Goodman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goodman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Goodman scores with a sloppy right hand. Chainz should have avoided that one.
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 Saul Goodman 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Goodman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chainz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chainz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slow jab from Chainz misses its intended target.
Goodman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chainz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goodman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chainz misses the shot to the body.
Goodman slips a straight right by Chainz.
Goodman lands with an overhand left.
Chainz looks to land a left hand but Goodman moved out of range nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Goodman as he connects with a hook.
Chainz walks into a left hand.
Chainz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goodman.
Chainz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman ducks under a wild hook from Chainz.
Goodman scores with a push kick.
Goodman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chainz.
Chainz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chainz slips under a jab.
Jab from Goodman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chainz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goodman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chainz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goodman throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Goodman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chainz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Goodman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chainz can do to turn this around?
Chainz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Goodman throws a lazy right hand but Chainz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saul Goodman is winning the standup battle so far.
Chainz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chainz misses with a leg kick
enabling Goodman to counter with a crisp jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chainz.
Goodman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chainz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Goodman sprawls well. Goodman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chainz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chainz has a takedown stuffed.
A little feinted left hand from Goodman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saul Goodman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Two Chainz.
Goodman avoids the body shot from Chainz.
Goodman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chainz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chainz. Goodman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goodman connects with a looping right hand.
Goodman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chainz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chainz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goodman.
Goodman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chainz is out of range.
Goodman slips under a jab from Chainz.
Chainz throws a jab but it's blocked by Goodman.
Chainz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goodman.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Goodman defending well as Chainz loads up on a big left hand.
Chainz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chainz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A jab from Goodman does it's job there.
Chainz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Goodman sizes up Chainz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A leg kick checked by Goodman.
Goodman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chainz tries to close the distance and clinch but Goodman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goodman half committed to a counter leg kick.
Goodman slips a straight right by Chainz.
Chainz throws a leg kick but Goodman moved away.
Chainz with a nice calf kick.
Goodman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Goodman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Goodman clobbers Chainz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goodman has Chainz up against the cage in a clinch.
Goodman takes a shot to the head.
Chainz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Goodman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chainz darts in looking for a takedown but Goodman gets double underhooks and turns Chainz into the cage.
Goodman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chainz wants to slow Goodman down by chopping away at his legs.
Goodman connects with a looping right hand.
Goodman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chainz throws out a loose jab but Goodman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goodman's corner calls for a 1-2. Goodman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chainz rushes Goodman and presses him up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chainz as Goodman tries to tie him up.
Chainz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chainz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chainz manages to break the clinch.
Chainz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chainz misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Goodman misses the target.
Chainz throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Goodman dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Goodman stuffs the takedown.
Goodman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chainz throws a lazy right hand but Goodman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chainz with a poor takedown
and Goodman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Chainz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice jab there from Chainz.
Chainz tries to close the distance and clinch but Goodman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chainz walks into a jab.
Goodman misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Chainz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chainz lands with a cross.
Chainz jabs at Goodman's body.
Chainz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goodman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goodman is looking to score with low kicks.
Chainz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chainz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chainz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Saul Goodman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Two Chainz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Goodman, right into the meat of the thigh.
Goodman lands a nice hook to Chainz's body. Chainz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Goodman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Goodman misses.
Chainz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Goodman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Goodman throws a hook to the side of Chainz's head but Chainz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chainz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Goodman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chainz.
Chainz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goodman moves out of range of the body kick.
Goodman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chainz's head.
Goodman tried to score with a low kick but Chainz checks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goodman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Goodman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goodman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman throws a combination. Chainz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chainz checks a leg kick.
Chainz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chainz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goodman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Goodman.
Chainz misses with a lunging right hand
and Goodman counters with a nice uppercut.
Goodman misses with a body kick.
Chainz with a poor takedown
and Goodman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goodman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goodman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chainz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goodman. Goodman obviously looking to wear him down.
Goodman lands a glancing blow to the side of Chainz's head.
Goodman feints and then cracks Chainz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chainz down.
Goodman lands a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Chainz blocks the leg kick.
Chainz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Goodman checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chainz slips a jab from Goodman.
Goodman tries to move into range but Chainz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chainz misses with a takedown attempt - Goodman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Goodman slips under a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Goodman misses its target.
Chainz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Goodman on his heels. He'll look to pass Goodman's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chainz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Goodman's guard.
Two Chainz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chainz stands and steps away. Goodman gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Goodman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chainz moves away.
Chainz misses with an uppercut.
Chainz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Goodman!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goodman is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chainz stands up.
Chainz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Goodman fires out a quick counter leg kick but Chainz just manages to avoid it.
Goodman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goodman throws a lazy right hand but Chainz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chainz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Goodman works the jab nicely.
Goodman misses with a low kick.
Goodman scores with a sloppy right hand. Chainz should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Chainz misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chainz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chainz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chainz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Goodman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saul Goodman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Goodman, 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saul Goodman!
A relieved looking Saul Goodman 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 Glenn Greenwald (ranked 2116 p4p, 3614 weight class) and One Fortythree (ranked 56 p4p, 82 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Glenn Greenwald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, One Fortythree!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenwald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch lands to the side of Greenwald 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Fortythree throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Fortythree looks to move away, Greenwald throws a big counter combo but Fortythree just gets out of the way.
Fortythree throws a hook to the side of Greenwald's head but Greenwald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Greenwald seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Greenwald darts in trying to clinch
letting Fortythree counter with a right hand.
Fortythree blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortythree lands a nice shot to the body.
Fortythree waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Greenwald.
Fortythree swings for the body but Greenwald moves out of range.
Greenwald seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fortythree fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Greenwald looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortythree scores with a nice right hand.
A big left from Fortythree misses.
Fortythree throws a lazy right hand but Greenwald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Fortythree misses.
A big right from Fortythree misses.
Fortythree throws a poor cross that misses
and Greenwald makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fortythree scores with a crisp jab that stopped Greenwald in his tracks.
Greenwald moves in looking to clinch but Fortythree pushes him off.
Fortythree misses with a body shot.
As Fortythree looks to move away, Greenwald throws a big counter combo but Fortythree just gets out of the way.
Nice defenses there by Greenwald.
Fortythree is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Greenwald.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greenwald clinches up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Fortythree.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fortythree.
Greenwald trying to control the position but instead, Fortythree has worked for underhooks and has pushed Greenwald into the cage.
Fortythree misses with a punch to the body.
Fortythree misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fortythree swings wildly with an uppercut but Greenwald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greenwald lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fortythree backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Greenwald.
Good body shot from Fortythree.
Greenwald is working Fortythree over against the cage.
Greenwald is trying to stall.
Fortythree blocking some punches.
Fortythree lands a left hand that snaps the head of Greenwald backwards.
Greenwald misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortythree cracks Greenwald with a nice body shot.
Fortythree has a couple of punches blocked by Greenwald.
Greenwald taking a breather.
Fortythree blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fortythree.
Fortythree misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fortythree lands a hook that snaps the head of Greenwald backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fortythree as Greenwald tries to tie him up.
Greenwald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fortythree lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fortythree has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Greenwald seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fortythree can turn it around.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fortythree doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fortythree lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Greenwald or not.
Fortythree misses with a hook to the ribs.
Greenwald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fortythree tries to work over Greenwald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fortythree lands a right hand.
Fortythree takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortythree goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Greenwald fails to land.
Fortythree lands a right hand.
Greenwald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fortythree throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortythree tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fortythree.
Fortythree prevents a body shot from Greenwald.
A right hand to the body from Fortythree.
Fortythree misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Greenwald.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fortythree.
Greenwald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Greenwald misses with the head strike.
Fortythree lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Greenwald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Greenwald lands with a left to the head.
Greenwald blocks a body shot from Fortythree.
Fortythree misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Greenwald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
One Fortythree dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fortythree wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fortythree loads up on a big right hand but Greenwald slips the punch.
Fortythree throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fortythree fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Greenwald looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fortythree moves into the clinch.
Fortythree misses with a hook from the clinch.
Greenwald tries a body shot but Fortythree blocks it.
Fortythree lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fortythree swings wildly with an uppercut but Greenwald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortythree digs a right hand underneath Greenwald's ribcage. Greenwald let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortythree letting Greenwald take a breather here.
Greenwald working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fortythree works on Greenwald's body with a couple of short punches.
Fortythree has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fortythree throws a punch but it's blocked by Greenwald.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenwald slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fortythree.
Greenwald tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fortythree avoids it.
Greenwald effectively controlling the action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Greenwald.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Greenwald just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fortythree's brow.
Greenwald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fortythree gets through Greenwald's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fortythree misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fortythree misses with a punch to the body.
Fortythree working aggressively here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fortythree fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Greenwald throws a head punch that misses.
Greenwald is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short uppercut from Fortythree.
Greenwald misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short left from Greenwald.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greenwald lands a left hand.
Greenwald blocks a body shot from Fortythree.
Greenwald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Fortythree fails to land.
Greenwald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Fortythree fails to land.
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!
Fortythree has a couple of punches blocked by Greenwald.
Fortythree working aggressively here.
Greenwald has a couple of punches blocked by Fortythree.
Fortythree throws a punch but it's blocked by Greenwald.
Fortythree fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fortythree working aggressively here.
Fortythree misses with a hook from the clinch.
Greenwald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fortythree misses with a body punch.
Greenwald tries to stall but Fortythree uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Greenwald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fortythree's elbow.
Fortythree misses with a hook to the ribs.
Greenwald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenwald blocks a body shot from Fortythree.
Greenwald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fortythree working aggressively here.
Greenwald lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fortythree backwards.
Fortythree tries to work over Greenwald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
One Fortythree seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Greenwald misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fortythree.
Fortythree misses with a short punch on the inside.
Greenwald lands a body punch.
Fortythree can't find room to land a body shot as Greenwald controls the action.
A short left from Fortythree.
Fortythree misses with a hook to the ribs.
Greenwald lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fortythree backwards.
Greenwald digs a right hand underneath Fortythree's ribcage. Fortythree let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Greenwald.
Greenwald will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fortythree up against the cage.
Greenwald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Greenwald gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortythree lands a nice shot to the body.
Greenwald just leaning against Fortythree, taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fortythree.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Fortythree.
Fortythree makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Greenwald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fortythree on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Greenwald trying to stall but Fortythree improves his position.
Greenwald tries to throw a body punch but Fortythree avoids it by throwing Greenwald back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Fortythree - that landed with a thud.
Fortythree blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fortythree scores with a nice hook to the head.
Greenwald scores with a hook to the body.
Fortythree throws a head punch that misses.
Greenwald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Greenwald blocks a body shot from Fortythree.
Fortythree throws a head punch that misses.
Fortythree scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
One Fortythree showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Greenwald looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little jabbing left from Fortythree on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fortythree is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Greenwald.
Greenwald appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fortythree throws a shot from downtown. Greenwald moves away and avoids it.
Fortythree throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Glenn Greenwald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fortythree lands a glancing blow to the side of Greenwald's head.
Fortythree bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Greenwald's head backwards.
Greenwald ducks under a wild hook from Fortythree.
As Fortythree looks to move away, Greenwald throws a big counter combo but Fortythree just gets out of the way.
Greenwald moves out of range as Fortythree strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortythree throws a right hand that misses
and Greenwald counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fortythree connects with a body shot.
Greenwald rushes Fortythree and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Greenwald.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fortythree.
Greenwald misses with a punch to the body.
Greenwald blocks a body shot from Fortythree.
Greenwald blocks an uppercut.
Fortythree pushes Greenwald back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Greenwald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Greenwald throws a punch but it's blocked by Fortythree.
Fortythree swings wildly with an uppercut but Greenwald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greenwald throws a head punch that misses.
Greenwald prevents a body shot from Fortythree.
Greenwald content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fortythree blocks a body shot from Greenwald.
Fortythree tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Greenwald misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Fortythree fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fortythree.
Fortythree on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fortythree misses with a body punch.
Fortythree working aggressively here.
Greenwald blocking some punches.
Greenwald trying to stall but Fortythree improves his position.
Fortythree misses with some punches.
Fortythree scores with a nice hook to the head.
Greenwald stalling against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Greenwald.
Greenwald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortythree tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Fortythree.
Greenwald trying to stall but Fortythree improves his position.
Fortythree blocks an elbow strike.
Fortythree stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortythree lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Greenwald backwards.
Greenwald tries to work over Fortythree's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Greenwald misses with a hook from the clinch.
Greenwald blocking some punches.
Greenwald blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fortythree managing to block the knees to the body from Greenwald.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fortythree.
Greenwald throws a head punch that misses.
Fortythree misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Fortythree fails to land.
Fortythree softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fortythree misses with the head strike.
Greenwald creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fortythree blocking some punches.
Fortythree misses with a body punch.
Fortythree misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fortythree softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greenwald has Fortythree pressed against the cage.
Greenwald trying to stall but Fortythree improves his position.
Greenwald looking to stall.
Greenwald misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fortythree.
Greenwald blocks an uppercut.
Fortythree pushes Greenwald back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fortythree misses with a punch to the body.
Fortythree scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greenwald lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Fortythree.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Greenwald trying to land knees to the body.
Greenwald leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fortythree misses with a hook to the ribs.
Glenn Greenwald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
One Fortythree comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fortythree 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... One Fortythree!
One Fortythree managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sportivité, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Lemieux (ranked 1797 p4p, 1553 weight class) and Tali Ihantala (ranked 62 p4p, 37 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 31 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tali Ihantala!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux throws a head kick that misses.
We've been informed that Ihantala has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ihantala misses with a looping left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ihantala, as that shot connected.
Lemieux looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ihantala scores with the left hand. Lemieux knows he should have avoided that one.
Ihantala sends Lemieux crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ihantala is motioning to the referee to let Lemieux up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Lemieux is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Ihantala.
Oh Lemieux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ihantala circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ihantala counters with a good low kick that Lemieux was not able to check.
Ihantala is stalking Lemieux. Lemieux circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Ihantala, and it's lights out! Lemieux really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tali Ihantala!
Tali Ihantala 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 Mew Choo (ranked 1711 p4p, 1158 weight class) and DeShawn West (ranked 44 p4p, 26 weight class). DeShawn West told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 32 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mew Choo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, DeShawn West!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Choo.
West uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Choo.
West looks to land a left hand but Choo moved out of range nicely.
Choo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it.
West throws a body punch but Choo moves out of range.
Choo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Choo misses the shot to the body.
Choo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and West counters with a slapping leg kick.
West throws a leg kick but Choo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
West scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Choo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Choo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Choo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
 It looks like Mew Choo has been cut.
Choo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West punishes Choo's body with a nice straight punch.
Choo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
West misses with an uppercut.
West missing with a left hand there. Choo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Choo misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo throws a right and a left that West avoids nicely.
West let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters circling - Choo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Choo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fighters circling - West throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
West misses with a body shot.
West throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Choo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Choo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping West at a distance.
West misses with the combination.
As West tries to get set, Choo tries to push him back and clinch up but West manages to avoid the attempt.
West slips a jab and a cross from Choo.
A nice combination there by Choo.
West misses the jab.
West takes a swing at Choo's ribcage but misses.
Choo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
West takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Choo tries to close the distance and clinch but West swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
West displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Choo throws out the jab.
West dodges the punch combination from Choo.
West with the counter takedown but Choo avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choo looks to land a left hand but West moved out of range nicely.
West lands a big right hand that sends Choo crashing to the mat! West stays standing though and waves Choo back to his feet!
West looks to score with a jab to the body but Choo is just out of range.
West lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Choo is rocked!
Choo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Oh Choo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Choo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as West throws out the jab.
Choo seems to have got his legs back now.
A telegraphed right hand from West misses the target.
Choo misses with an uppercut. West saw that one coming.
Choo avoids the body shot from West.
Decent striking displayed by Choo there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Choo scores with a shot to the side of West's head.
Choo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
West lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Choo swings wildly with an uppercut but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Choo misses with a punch on the inside.
West blocking some punches.
Choo working aggressively here.
West scores with a shot to the side of Choo's head.
West blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
West lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Choo.
Choo throws a head punch that misses.
West cracks Choo with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for West.
West misses with a punch to the body.
West misses with a hook from the clinch.
West throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Choo successfully pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Choo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. West gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but West can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
West wants to stand but Choo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Choo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. West is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West wants to get up but he can't break Choo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but DeShawn West will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mew Choo's cut.
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.
Choo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Choo.
West with the counter takedown but Choo avoids it easily.
Choo clinches.
Choo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables West to keep the fight standing.
Choo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. West smiles and moves away.
West takes a swing at Choo's ribcage but misses.
A low kick lands for West.
West takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Choo misses with the combination.
Choo throws a sloppy body shot
and West makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
West with a nice cross.
Choo lands a really nice looking cross but West seems unphased.
Choo ducks under a wild hook from West.
Choo tests West's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choo throws a lazy uppercut
and West counters with a leg kick.
West slips under a jab.
Choo clinches.
West slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mew Choo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from West.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, West creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
West lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
West lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, West creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Choo has a couple of punches blocked by West.
Choo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
West lands a left hand that snaps the head of Choo backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for West.
West swings away with an uppercut that misses.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Choo misses with a punch on the inside.
West fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Choo.
Choo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. West just stands there and leans against the cage.
Choo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Choo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
West blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
West lands a hook that snaps the head of Choo backwards.
Choo tries to pull guard but West won't allow it.
West misses with a hook to the ribs.
Choo throws a punch but it's blocked by West.
Choo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from West.
Choo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. West smiles and moves away.
Choo connects with a body shot that sends West's belly button to the back.
West tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choo was well out of range. Poor timing from West.
West moves out of range as Choo strikes.
West defending well as Choo loads up on a big left hand.
West throws a body punch but Choo moves out of range.
West loads up on a big right hand but Choo slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from West. Choo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Choo.
Choo staying out of range there.
Choo tries to counter by clinching up but West breaks away and moves out of range.
Choo defending well as West loads up on a big left hand.
Choo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Choo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Choo throws the left hand but West avoids the punch easily.
West connects with a crisp jab.
Choo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
Choo tries to clinch up.
Choo takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses.
Choo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as West backs up against the cage.
West slips a jab from Choo.
Choo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Choo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Choo avoids the body shot from West.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West lands a nice leg kick that just misses Choo's sensitive parts.
West drops his hands momentarily and Choo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from West misses.
Choo moves away from the strike by West.
West throws a hook to the side of Choo's head but Choo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Choo swings for the body but West moves out of range.
Choo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from West.
Choo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from West.
West is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Choo.
West thows a left - swing and a miss!
Choo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but West manages to circle out of the way.
DeShawn West seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Choo moves away from the strike by West.
West defending well as Choo loads up on a big left hand.
West looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Choo moves away from the strike by West.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Choo lands a body shot.
West scores with a crisp jab that stopped Choo in his tracks.
Mew Choo's cut is getting worse.
West's jab looks to have found its range, popping Choo under the eye.
West looks to land a left hand but Choo moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DeShawn West showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mew Choo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
West misses with a straight left.
West misses with an uppercut.
West takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Choo lands a nice hook to West's body. West takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Choo throws a big shot that misses.
Choo sets himself, and West steps forward looking for the clinch! Choo avoids it this time.
Choo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Choo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Choo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and West counters with a huge left! Choo is in big trouble! He's backing up but West isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Choo from any more damage. A dominating finish by West!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeShawn West!
DeShawn West tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren Weeks (ranked 1760 p4p, 2488 weight class) and Jaro Lalla (ranked 46 p4p, 65 weight class). Lalla has chosen ЛЮБИ as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Darren Weeks could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jaro Lalla'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 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Weeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 24 - 2, fighting out of London, Jaro Lalla!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weeks drives through and clinches with Lalla against the cage.
Weeks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jaro Lalla has been cut.
Lalla pulls guard effortlessly.
Lalla is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Weeks defends well.
Lalla wants to sweep but no luck.
Lalla is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Weeks is aware though and is defending well.
Weeks lands a couple of digs.
Lalla is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Weeks is looking to work some ground and pound but Lalla has wrist control.
Weeks stands up over Lalla, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lalla looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Weeks is defending well. Lalla quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Weeks has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Lalla celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jaro Lalla!
Jaro Lalla seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Commie Hunter (ranked 582 p4p, 930 weight class) and Anti Half Assed (ranked 9 p4p, 17 weight class). Anti Half Assed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Commie Hunter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anti Half Assed!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Half Assed ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
Hunter misses with a hook. Half Assed ducked under it nicely.
Nice body kick there by Half Assed.
Hunter throws a right hand that misses
and Half Assed counters with a stiff right hand.
Half Assed fails to land with a series of punches.
Half Assed with a nice cross.
Half Assed slips under a jab from Hunter.
Hunter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Half Assed.
Hunter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Half Assed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Half Assed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunter.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hunter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Half Assed connects with a body shot that sends Hunter's belly button to the back.
Hunter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Half Assed.
Hunter connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice defenses there by Half Assed.
Half Assed with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hunter to score with a decent uppercut.
Half Assed connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A solid body kick from Hunter.
Danga de danga de dang - Hunter scores with a four punch combination!
Commie Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter throws an off balance right hand
and Half Assed counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big left from Half Assed misses.
A big right from Hunter misses.
Hunter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Half Assed drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hunter defends it well.
Hunter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Half Assed circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Half Assed was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hunter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Commie Hunter has been cut.
That kick from Half Assed tenderised Hunter's leg. Hunter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Half Assed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunter.
Hunter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hunter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Half Assed throws a big shot that misses.
Half Assed walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Half Assed closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter stops a takedown attempt from Half Assed.
Half Assed pushes Hunter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Half Assed has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hunter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A shot in the inside from Half Assed.
Hunter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunter. Half Assed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Half Assed looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Half Assed is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hunter with a body shot.
Half Assed avoids a punch combination nicely.
A good leg kick by Half Assed.
Commie Hunter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Half Asseds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hunter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Half Assed jabs Hunter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hunter misses with a double jab.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Half Assed.
Hunter scores with a jab.
Half Assed throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunter.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hunter.
Hunter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hunter misses with a left hand
and Half Assed counters with a thumping low kick.
Half Assed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Half Assed.
Hunter looks to land a combination but Half Assed avoids it well.
Hunter jabs Half Assed to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Hunter misses.
Half Assed swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice jab there from Hunter.
Hunter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A left lands for Half Assed.
Half Assed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunter.
Half Assed misses with an uppercut. Hunter saw that one coming.
A left lands for Half Assed.
Half Assed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hunter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Half Assed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Half Assed shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hunter as he jumps to the side.
Commie Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anti Half Assed.
Half Assed bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Half Assed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunter.
Half Assed works the jab nicely.
Hunter is rocked!
A punch combination from Hunter misses.
Oh Hunter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunter seems to have got his legs back now.
Hunter tests Half Assed's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Half Assed manages to avoid it.
Hunter misses with a looping left.
Half Assed tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've been told by Hunter's head coaches at Tran MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Half Assed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hunter throws a body punch but Half Assed moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Half Assed.
A cross from Half Assed lands.
Hunter lands with a right hand.
Half Assed misses with a series of wild punches.
Half Assed connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hunter jabs Half Assed to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good shot there by Half Assed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hunter takes a swing at Half Assed's ribcage but misses.
Hunter walks into a straight right hand from Half Assed.
Half Assed throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Hunter's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Half Assed dives in looking to finish as Hunter flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Half Assed's strikes! Half Assed is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Hunter's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Hunter was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anti Half Assed!
Anti Half Assed is the new super heavyweight champion!
Anti Half Assed decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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