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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chief Larkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Walsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isaac Walsh will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Larkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaac Walsh!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larkin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Walsh feints and as Larkin raises his hands in defense, Walsh changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Walsh trying to control but Larkin is working from the bottom.
Larkin has his foot on Walsh's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Walsh works his way back into a safe position though.
Larkin controls Walsh momentarily but Walsh frees himself.
Larkin manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Larkin throws a sloppy head kick and Walsh moves out of range easily.
Larkin doesn't manage to clinch there - Walsh circles away.
Larkin wants to clinch up but Walsh keeps it at a distance.
Larkin tries to close the distance and clinch but Walsh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Larkin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walsh throws a lazy head kick
and Larkin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Larkin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Walsh is just riding it out for now. Larkin eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Walsh doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Larkin.
Larkin trying to control from half guard but Walsh is working away.
Walsh is trying to control but can't.
Walsh works his way to full guard. Good work.
Larkin wants to stand but Walsh has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Larkin is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Walsh uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Larkin tries to clinch up but Walsh circles away and keeps his distance.
Walsh throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Larkin stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Walsh follows into mount!
Larkin is rocked!
It looks like Chief Larkin has been cut.
Walsh content just to control the position here.
Oh Larkin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walsh looking to secure an arm triangle but Larkin defends it well.
Larkin is working to get back to half guard.
Larkin seems to have got his legs back now.
Walsh has hold of Larkin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Larkin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Larkin is looking to improve his position but Walsh isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh landing punches.
Walsh controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walsh is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Larkin has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Larkin!
Larkin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walsh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Larkin stopping the sweep attempt from Walsh.
Larkin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walsh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walsh is striking from the bottom but Larkin uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Walsh manages to get to full guard.
Larkin throws a big right hand that misses.
Larkin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Walsh's head.
Walsh wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Larkin is now in half guard.
Larkin wants to free his trapped foot but Walsh is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walsh is refusing to be controlled, as Larkin sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Walsh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chief Larkin'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.
Larkin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Larkin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Larkin connects with a crisp jab.
Walsh avoids the head kick by Larkin.
Larkin wants to clinch up but Walsh keeps it at a distance.
Larkin lands with a slapping head kick.
Walsh is rocked!
Walsh blocks a head kick by Larkin.
Walsh is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Walsh shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walsh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Larkin defending well though.
Walsh is breathing heavily.
Larkin pushes Walsh off and gets back to his feet.
Walsh stuffs the takedown attempt from Larkin. Larkin gets slowly back to his feet.
Larkin tries to clinch up but Walsh circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin scores with a leg kick.
Larkin wants to clinch up but Walsh keeps it at a distance.
Larkin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Larkin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Walsh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Larkin as he avoids it easily.
Larkin tries to clinch up but Walsh circles away and keeps his distance.
Larkin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Larkin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Walsh wants to improve his position but Larkin is controlling well.
Larkin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Walsh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Larkin is really struggling to control Walsh but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Larkin is working for a kimura but Walsh is defending it quite comfortably.
Larkin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Walsh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Walsh tries to get to full guard but Larkin has control of the leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Larkin has Walsh up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin breaks the clinch.
Larkin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Larkin wants to clinch up but Walsh keeps it at a distance.
Larkin tries for a takedown but Walsh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chief Larkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Larkin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walsh but Walsh pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chief Larkin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walsh misses with a takedown attempt - Larkin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Larkin swinging wilding here.
Larkin misses with a takedown attempt
and Walsh counters by clinching up.
Larkin has picked Walsh up - he's going for a ride! Larkin dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Larkin wants to work for an arm triangle but Walsh is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Larkin decides to stand and escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin clinches but Walsh breaks the clinch
and Walsh counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Larkin tries to get to full guard but Walsh has control of the leg.
Walsh is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Larkin wants to control but Walsh is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Larkin kicks Walsh off and gets back to his feet.
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!
Walsh has his takedown stuffed
and Larkin counters with a left and a right that stings Walsh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horrible takedown by Walsh or perhaps it was just good defense by Larkin which made him look bad.
Walsh tries to work over Larkin's front leg with a kick but Larkin checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chief Larkin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chief Larkin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Larkin moves in looking to clinch but Walsh pushes him off.
Larkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larkin closes the distance but Walsh moves to the side
and Walsh counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Walsh tries to free his leg and advance position but Larkin is retaining full guard.
Larkin working a defensive guard here.
Walsh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Larkin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Larkin keeping moving, preventing Walsh from controlling successfully.
Walsh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Larkin working a defensive guard but Walsh manages to pass into side control anyway.
Walsh trying to control the action but Larkin is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin is looking for a sweep.
Walsh scores with punches from side control.
Walsh scoring with punches and elbows.
Walsh lands a decent elbow from side control.
Walsh tries for a kimura but Larkin is defending well.
Walsh tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Walsh has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Larkin struggling a bit here.
Walsh decides to stand up, so the ref orders Larkin to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh connects with a solid leg kick.
Walsh looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Larkin!
Walsh with good strikes from the mount here!
Chief Larkin's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chief Larkin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Isaac Walsh!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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