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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jared Walken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jared Walken has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jared Walken seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jared Walken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Reid!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walken circles away from the clinch attempt
so Walken counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Walken stays in close to Reid's body and controls the position.
Walken throwing strikes but missing.
Walken drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Walken jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Walken stays in close to Reid's body and controls the position.
Walken with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walken in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reid keeping moving, preventing Walken from controlling successfully.
Walken drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Walken jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Reid wants to stand but Walken is controlling the position.
Walken distracts Reid with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Walken 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.
Walken in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
Walken pushing down on Reid's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Reid blocking the ground and pound attempt from Walken.
Walken content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Walken throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Walken thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reid's head.
Walken could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Walken thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Reid to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walken sitting in guard here, content to control.
Walken slips nicely into half guard.
Walken not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walken wants to pass the guard but Reid is defending well.
Walken missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reid looks gassed!
Still in half guard, Walken seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Walken's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Walken seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Reid for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jared Walken wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Reid looks to clinch
and Walken decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Reid's guard.
Walken content to stall in guard here.
Walken advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Walken dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Walken is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Reid's half guard.
Walken scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Walken slows the pace down in half guard.
Walken seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Walken slows the pace down in half guard.
Reid is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walken works his foot free and advances to mount.
Walken takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Walken has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Reid's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walken content just to control the position here.
Walken cracks Reid with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Walken controlling the pace for now.
Walken throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Walken looking to finish Reid with some ground and pound. This is bad for Reid!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walken sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Walken lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Reid hang on?
Walken landing shots from mount.
Walken in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Walken content just to control the position here.
Reid taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walken tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Walken working the ground and pound effectively.
Walken controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walken with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Walken dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Walken closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Walken stalling.
Walken has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Walken looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Reid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walken controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walken not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Walken perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Walken wants to pass the guard but Reid is defending well.
Walken throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Walken is taking a breather. Reid says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We're going to have a standup here because Jared Walken wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Walken throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Reid tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Walken is in Reid's guard.
Walken chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walken is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Walken throwing strikes from guard but Reid blocks nicely.
Walken trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reid has momentary wrist control but Walken slips an elbow through the middle.
Walken tries to free his leg and advance position but Reid is retaining full guard.
Walken trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four 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.
Walken slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Walken takes a little break here. Reid wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Walken creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Reid sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Alex Reid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jared Walken is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walken content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Walken advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jared Walken showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Walken 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jared Walken!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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