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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emmanuel Martinez (ranked 4864 p4p, 5655 weight class) and Herb Walter (ranked 96 p4p, 104 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emmanuel Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Herb Walter!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez has Walter up against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Walter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Martinez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martinez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Walter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Martinez at a distance.
We've been informed that Walter 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.
Walter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Walter. No joy for Martinez on that attempt.
Martinez lands a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Walter there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emmanuel Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walter lands a slapping body shot.
Walter's corner calls for a 1-2. Walter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Walter throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
Walter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Walter.
Martinez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Walter is trying to defend but Martinez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Martinez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter tries to roll over but Martinez keeps him under control.
Martinez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martinez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Walter to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez stops Walter from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.
Walter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martinez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Martinez throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Walter scores with a jab. Martinez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Herb Walter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Walter throws a good cross that connects.
Walter connects with a body shot.
Walter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walter scores with a jab to the head.
Walter blocks a jab.
Walter lands with a good body shot.
Martinez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Walter looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Walter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Walter thuds his right hand into Martinez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Martinez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Walter.
Walter throws a head kick that Martinez semi-blocks.
Martinez takes one on the button.
Martinez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Herb Walter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez slips a jab from Walter.
Walter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martinez.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt.
Walter doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Walter scores with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Herb Walter dominated that round.
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.
Walter throws a body shot but no joy.
Walter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Martinez's head backwards.
A combination from Walter does no damage.
Walter lands a jab.
Herb Walter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martinez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Martinez showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martinez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Martinez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Walter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Martinez thows a huge punch but Walter dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez working over Walter with some ground and pound. Walter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Martinez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Walter's head.
Martinez thows a huge punch but Walter dodges it nicely.
Emmanuel Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Walter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martinez.
Walter wants to get back to his feet.
Martinez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Walter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Martinez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Martinez looks to land a strike but Walter avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Martinez postures up in Walter's guard and throws a big left but Walter blocks it.
Martinez throwing strikes from guard but Walter blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Martinez needs to keep his hands up - Walter had a free shot at his head there.
Nice cross by Walter.
Martinez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martinez gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Martinez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter tries to buck Martinez off but Martinez is having none of it.
Walter is trying to control Martinez's posture but Martinez avoids it.
Martinez working the strikes but Walter uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Martinez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martinez 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.
Walter trying to control but Martinez postures up.
Martinez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martinez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Martinez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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.
Walter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Martinez throwing shots but Walter is blocking nicely.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Martinez thows a huge punch but Walter dodges it nicely.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Martinez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walter.
Walter scores with a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Walter digs a good body shot into Martinez's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Herb Walter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Walter misses with a body shot.
Martinez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Walter throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Walter sprawls well. Walter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet.
Martinez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Martinez there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez needs to keep his hands up - Walter had a free shot at his head there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A cross from Walter lands.
Nice uppercut there from Walter.
Walter plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Martinez is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Walter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martinez scrambles back to his feet.
Oh Martinez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Martinez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
BOOM! Walter lands a beautiful left hook that drops Martinez. Martinez tries to recover but Walter is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Martinez lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herb Walter!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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