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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnnie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Cuervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Cuervo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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177 cm
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139 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnnie Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Cuervo!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnnie Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walker tries to clinch but Cuervo is having none of it.
Walker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Walker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cuervo under the eye.
Walker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cuervo walks into a straight right hand from Walker.
Walker swings for the body but Cuervo moves out of range.
Cuervo lands a lovely overhand right.
Walker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cuervo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Walker dives in and grabs Cuervo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cuervo pushes down on Walker's head and hops out.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cuervo.
Cuervo avoids the body shot from Walker.
Walker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Walker.
Walker lands with a right hand.
Walker takes a swing at Cuervo's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuervo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cuervo swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Cuervo throws a shot to the body.
Cuervo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Walker misses with a right hand
and Cuervo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cuervo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Walker misses.
Cuervo throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cuervo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Walker rather than just go for the knockout.
Cuervo thuds a left hand into Walker's body.
Walker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cuervo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cuervo just misses with a punch to the body.
Cuervo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jose Cuervo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cuervo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Walker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cuervo to the mat! Cuervo manages to get full guard.
Walker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cuervo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Walker lands a couple of elbows.
Cuervo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walker.
Walker trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cuervo manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cuervo wanted to stand there but Walker had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cuervo!
BOOM! Walker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Walker moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cuervo has worked his arm free - good work by Cuervo!
The ground and pound from Walker seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Walker crashes against the mat.
Walker 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.
Cuervo holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Walker wants to control but Cuervo is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Walker seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ground and pound from Walker seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cuervo is looking for a sweep.
Walker trying to control the action but Cuervo is working from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Walker seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johnnie Walker will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Walker 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.
Cuervo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Cuervo throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Cuervo swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Walker swings for the body but Cuervo moves out of range.
Cuervo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
Cuervo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Walker showed some decent athleticism there.
Walker trying to control the pace.
Walker is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuervo is not content to let Walker control the position.
Walker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cuervo's head.
Walker uses his free foot to push down on Cuervo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cuervo.
Walker looking for a guillotine from mount but Cuervo is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Walker punching from mount but Cuervo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Walker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Walker misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Walker throwing strikes here but Cuervo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Walker prevents Cuervo from getting the reversal.
Cuervo taking shots to the head.
Walker looking to finish Cuervo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cuervo!
Cuervo is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker connects with a bit shot that sees Cuervo covering up! More strikes from Walker and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Walker is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnnie Walker!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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