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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Walls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walls comes to the cage accompanied by Last Resort - Papa Roach. Slade Wilson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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283 lbs
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250 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Walls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson shoots in looking for a takedown. Walls tries to sprawl out of it but Wilson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Walls manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walls connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Slade Wilson has been cut.
Walls tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walls closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Walls cracks Wilson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Walls has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Wilson to stand back up!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walls throws the left hand but Wilson avoids the punch easily.
Wilson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walls throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walls moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brandon Walls seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walls connects with a looping right hand.
Walls lands a big uppercut and Wilson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Wilson looks OK. Walls waves Wilson back to his feet!
Wilson is rocked!
Wilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walls.
Wilson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Walls sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wilson looks to land a left hand but Walls moved out of range nicely.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walls was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Walls throws a hook but Wilson blocks it.
Walls misses with a looping left.
Walls looks to throw the jab but Wilson is out of range.
Wilson lands a slapping body shot.
Wilson shoots in and bounces Walls off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wilson throwing strikes from guard but Walls blocks nicely.
Wilson looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wilson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Walls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wilson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Walls manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wilson has Walls in his guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wilson trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wilson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Walls is looking to improve his position but Wilson isn't that keen on the idea.
Walls wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wilson.
Walls wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wilson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wilson cracks Walls with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wilson throws some wild stikes that Walls manages to avoid easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson looking to control but Walls is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wilson content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Walls dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Slade Wilson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wilson throws a series of punches but Walls avoids them all with ease.
Wilson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ground and pound from Wilson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Wilson lands a few punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walls is not content to let Wilson control the position.
The strikes coming from Wilson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wilson happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson trying to control the position but Walls is working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's two 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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Wilson is looking to take a break and control but Walls is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wilson is trying to get an arm triangle but Walls is defending well.
Wilson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wilson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson trying to control the position but Walls is working away.
Wilson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wilson is looking to take a break and control but Walls is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wilson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sloppy strikes there by Wilson.
Wilson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Walls rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Wilson's guard! Nice work there by Walls!
Wilson has his hands on Walls's head, controlling the position.
Walls knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wilson on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slade Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Slade Wilson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Walls connects with a single shot there.
Walls doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Walls swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walls takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wilson lands with a shot to the body.
Wilson has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walls lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Wilson.
Wilson digs a right hand into Walls's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walls's gas tank.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wilson pushes Walls back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wilson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wilson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wilson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walls backwards.
A hook to the body from Wilson.
Wilson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilson.
Wilson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Wilson.
Wilson is stalling here.
Wilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Wilson as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Wilson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Wilson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilson.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Good body shot from Wilson.
Walls being controlled against the cage.
Wilson lands a body shot.
Wilson has Walls pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Wilson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Walls tumbling to the mat - Wilson dives into Walls's guard.
Wilson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looking to pass the guard.
Walls keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Walls keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Slade Wilson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilson shoots in for a double leg but Walls sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wilson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Walls to score with a decent uppercut.
Walls is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wilson moves forwards but Walls connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Walls lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brandon Walls is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walls misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walls cracks Wilson with a right hand to the side of the head.
That has opened up Slade Wilson's cut even more.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Wilson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Walls fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wilson on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Walls finds it's target.
Brandon Walls is winning the standup battle so far.
Walls scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Walls fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Walls misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Walls does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walls moves away.
Wilson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walls swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wilson.
Walls throws a looping overhand right but Wilson ducks down to avoid it.
Walls clinches but Wilson breaks the clinch
and Wilson counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Donk. Walls catches Wilson right on the button with a cross.
Walls lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The cut above Slade Wilson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walls.
Wilson misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slade Wilson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wilson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slade Wilson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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