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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gouki Shibukawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herschel Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herschel Walker is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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218 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gouki Shibukawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Herschel Walker!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker moves out of range as Shibukawa strikes.
Shibukawa takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Shibukawa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walker tries to clinch up
and Shibukawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shibukawa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shibukawa throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shibukawa misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Walker!
Walker wants to clinch but Shibukawa slips to the side
and Shibukawa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Walker moves to clinch but Shibukawa breaks away
letting Shibukawa counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker looks to clinch
and Shibukawa counters with a nice uppercut.
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shibukawa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker wants to clinch but Shibukawa slips to the side
and Shibukawa counters with a nice uppercut.
Shibukawa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Walker rushes Shibukawa and presses him up against the cage.
Walker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shibukawa breaks the clinch.
Shibukawa thuds his shin into the meat of Walker's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shibukawa takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Walker tries to clinch
and Shibukawa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shibukawa lands with a shot to the body.
Walker closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Shibukawa counter with a right hand.
Shibukawa lands a jab to Walker's midsection.
Shibukawa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Walker under the eye.
Shibukawa throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Walker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shibukawa manages to avoid it.
Walker moves in looking to clinch but Shibukawa pushes him off.
Shibukawa misses with a hook. Walker ducked under it nicely.
Walker tries to clinch but Shibukawa moves away
and Shibukawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shibukawa throws a looping overhand right but Walker ducks down to avoid it.
Walker closes the distance but Shibukawa moves to the side
and Shibukawa counters with a nice uppercut.
Shibukawa swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Shibukawa misses with a hook. Walker ducked under it nicely.
Walker moves to clinch but Shibukawa breaks away
and Shibukawa counters with a three punch combo that has Walker backing up. Walker nods at Shibukawa to acknowledge the strikes.
Shibukawa thows a body shot but no joy.
Shibukawa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Walker's head.
Shibukawa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Walker is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to clinch.
Shibukawa misses with a hook
and Walker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shibukawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Shibukawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker connects with a body shot that sends Shibukawa's belly button to the back.
Shibukawa throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Walker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Walker tries to clinch but Shibukawa moves away
and Shibukawa counters with a nice uppercut.
Shibukawa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shibukawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circling - Walker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walker darts in trying to clinch
and Shibukawa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Shibukawa.
Shibukawa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walker is looking to clinch.
Walker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shibukawa takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Shibukawa keeps the fight on the outside.
Shibukawa throws a hook but Walker avoids it easily.
Walker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shibukawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shibukawa misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gouki Shibukawa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shibukawa scores with a punch to the head.
Walker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shibukawa throws out the jab.
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shibukawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
Shibukawa swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Shibukawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Herschel Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Walker tries to clinch
and Shibukawa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Walker's knee momentarily.
The fighters circling - Walker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shibukawa keeps the fight on the outside.
Shibukawa throws a hook but Walker blocks it.
Shibukawa thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shibukawa throws a hook but Walker avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Shibukawa.
Shibukawa throws the left hand but Walker avoids the punch easily.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker moves to clinch but Shibukawa breaks away
and Shibukawa counters with a left to the body.
That kick from Shibukawa tenderised Walker's leg. Walker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Shibukawa.
Shibukawa connects with a solid leg kick.
Shibukawa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shibukawa counters with a low kick, right behind Walker 's knee.
Walker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shibukawa counters with a left to the body.
Walker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker closes the distance but Shibukawa moves to the side
and Shibukawa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shibukawa at a distance.
Walker tries to clinch there but Shibukawa circles away.
Walker wants to clinch
and Shibukawa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shibukawa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gouki Shibukawa is winning the standup battle so far.
Walker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walker tries to clinch up
and Shibukawa counters with a left and a right that stings Walker.
Shibukawa fails to land with a series of punches.
Herschel Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walker tries to clinch up
and Shibukawa counters with a stiff right hand.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shibukawa lands a body shot.
Shibukawa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
Shibukawa throws an off balance right hand
and Walker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shibukawa lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Shibukawa.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shibukawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walker tries to land knees in the clinch but Shibukawa avoids the damage to the body.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Shibukawa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shibukawa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shibukawa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shibukawa misses with a low kick.
Shibukawa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Walker's head.
Shibukawa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
Shibukawa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Walker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Shibukawa misses with a wild body shot.
Walker closes the distance but Shibukawa moves to the side
and Shibukawa counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shibukawa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker looks to clinch
and Shibukawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shibukawa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shibukawa counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gouki Shibukawa dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shibukawa.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Shibukawa circles away.
Walker tries to clinch but Shibukawa moves away
and Shibukawa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shibukawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
Walker darts in and clinches Shibukawa up against the cage.
Walker crunches a lovely knee into Shibukawa's ribcage.
Shibukawa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Shibukawa is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shibukawa.
Walker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shibukawa's defenses.
Shibukawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shibukawa misses with a double jab.
Shibukawa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walker.
Walker tries to clinch
and Shibukawa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shibukawa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shibukawa takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shibukawa. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shibukawa throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shibukawa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shibukawa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shibukawa. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shibukawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Walker walks into a straight right hand from Shibukawa.
Shibukawa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shibukawa misses with a few strikes there.
Walker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shibukawa.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shibukawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Walker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shibukawa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walker staying out of range there.
Walker moves in looking to clinch but Shibukawa pushes him off.
Walker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shibukawa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Walker is looking to clinch.
Walker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shibukawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shibukawa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shibukawa lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is looking to clinch but Shibukawa is avoiding it.
Walker wants to clinch up but Shibukawa keeps it at a distance.
Walker takes a swing at Shibukawa's ribcage but misses.
Walker tries to clinch but Shibukawa is having none of it.
Walker wants to land a leg kick but Shibukawa is out of range.
Shibukawa tries to land a leg kick but Walker saw it coming and moves away.
Walker takes the fight into the clinch.
Shibukawa breaks the clinch.
Shibukawa takes one to the chin there.
Walker misses with a double jab.
Shibukawa throws a jab but it's blocked by Walker.
A low kick from Walker is predictable there
enabling Shibukawa to counter with a crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shibukawa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to move into range but Shibukawa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shibukawa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Shibukawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shibukawa stuns Walker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Walker wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gouki Shibukawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walker is looking to clinch but Shibukawa is avoiding it.
Walker tries to clinch but Shibukawa moves away
and Shibukawa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Walker takes one to the side of the head.
Walker takes one to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shibukawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker tries to clinch up
and Shibukawa counters with a big head kick but Walker shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gouki Shibukawa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shibukawa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gouki Shibukawa!
After winning the bout, Gouki Shibukawa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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