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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Sofa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Sofa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker tries to clinch but Sofa is having none of it.
Walker closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sofa did well to prevent Walker getting side control.
Walker is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Walker lands with a punch from half guard.
Sofa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Walker prevents Sofa from standing back up.
Walker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Walker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Walker working over Sofa with some ground and pound. Sofa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sofa missing with punches from the bottom.
Sofa has hold of Walker's hands but Walker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker prevents Sofa from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Walker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Walker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Walker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker working the head and body with strikes.
Walker working Sofa over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sofa sees it coming and defends easily.
Sofa wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sofa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Walker lands a couple of digs.
Walker scoring with some ground and pound.
Sofa throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sofa is looking to stand up but Walker isn't so interested in that idea.
Sofa looks gassed!
Walker lands a couple of elbows.
Walker landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sofa wants to get back to his feet but Walker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Walker landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sofa wants to stand up but Walker is controlling him.
Walker with a nice head shot there.
Walker stands up over Sofa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Walker scoring with some ground and pound.
Walker postures up and lands a big shot to Sofa's brow.
Walker pushing down on Sofa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Walker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Walker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sofa has hold of Walker's hands but Walker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Walker trying to mount his opponent but Sofa defends it.
Walker winds up and cracks Sofa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Walker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Walker.
Sofa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sofa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Walker drops an elbow to the side of Sofa's head.
Walker lands with a punch from half guard.
Sofa taking some punishment here, with Walker in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Walker there.
Sofa is refusing to be controlled, as Walker sits in half guard.
Walker winds up and cracks Sofa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sofa has hold of Walker's hands but Walker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Walker lands a nice short elbow.
Walker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Walker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Walker tries to pass to full mount but Sofa defends it.
Walker is thwarting Sofa's attempts to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Walker lands a nice short elbow.
Walker working the head and body with strikes.
Walker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Walker 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.
Walker is nestled in close to Sofa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Walker working Sofa over with strikes.
Walker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Walker connects with a nice short shot to Sofa's temple.
Sofa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Walker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Walker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Walker dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Walker gets the takedown into side control.
Walker working the ground and pound.
Walker lands a few punches from side control.
Walker grinds an elbow into Sofa's temple.
Walker in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sofa wants to control but Walker postures up.
Walker lands a nice forearm strike.
Sofa is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Walker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnny Walker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walker wants to pass to mount but Sofa is defending the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Walker connects with a nice short shot to Sofa's temple.
Sofa is looking to control Walker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sofa avoid being mounted?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sofa taking some punishment here, with Walker in his half guard.
Walker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Walker connects with a nice short shot to Sofa's temple.
Nice strikes from Walker there.
Ground and pound from Walker.
Walker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Walker 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.
Walker working the head and body with strikes.
Walker drops an elbow to the side of Sofa's head.
Walker working the head and body with strikes.
Walker postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Sofa to stand up.
Sofa keeps the fight on the outside.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sofa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Walker stopping the sweep attempt from Sofa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker with a nice head shot there.
Walker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Walker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Walker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Walker stops Sofa from standing up.
Walker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Walker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Walker connects with a couple of short punches.
Walker works over Sofa with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Walker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Walker lands a couple of digs.
Walker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Walker lands a couple of elbows.
Walker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Walker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sofa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Walker connects with a couple of short punches.
Walker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sofa's head.
Sofa striking off his back but it's not causing Walker any problems.
Walker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Walker working some strikes from top position.
Sofa has his foot on Walker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Walker works his way back into a safe position though.
Walker won't allow Sofa to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Johnny Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Walker rushes Sofa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Walker is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sofa can't fight it off and eventually Walker manages to take the fight to the floor. Sofa looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Walker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Walker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Walker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Walker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Walker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Walker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Walker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Walker is in close to Sofa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Walker is in close to Sofa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Walker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sofa can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker works over Sofa with some ground and pound from guard.
Walker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sofa on the ground.
Walker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Walker is working Sofa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Walker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Walker dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sofa shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Johnny Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker wants to clinch.
Sofa misses with a wild combination.
Walker closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sofa did well to prevent Walker getting side control.
Walker 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.
Walker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sofa taking some punishment here, with Walker in his half guard.
Sofa has hold of Walker's hands but Walker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Walker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Walker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Walker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sofa is trying to control but can't.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Walker lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker drops an elbow to the side of Sofa's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walker trying to control the action but Sofa is working from the bottom.
Walker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sofa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Walker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Walker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Walker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Walker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sofa keeps working.
Walker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sofa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Walker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sofa keeps the fight on the outside.
Walker shoots in and bounces Sofa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Walker trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sofa manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Walker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Walker tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sofa stands up out of Walker's guard for a moment - Walker manages to land a nice upkick.
Walker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sofa is one step ahead there.
Walker is trying to control the position but Sofa postures up.
Walker lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sofa!
Walker looking to finish Sofa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sofa!
Sofa taking shots to the head.
Walker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Walker dominating with strikes here.
Johnny Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sofa is looking to get to half guard.
Walker controlling from the full mount.
Walker seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sofa for as long as he can get away with.
BOOM! Walker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Walker controlling from the full mount.
Walker has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Walker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Walker controlling the pace for now.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Johnny Walker just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Walker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Walker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jason Sofa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Walker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:24
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Walker!
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