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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Walker's choice of entrance music: Snoop Dogg Ft The Doors - Riders on the Storm. Guilherme Fonseca could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Greg Walker's chin.
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185 lbs
5 - 6 - 1 |
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191 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guilherme Fonseca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Greg Walker!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walker wants to clinch.
Walker gets a clinch.
Fonseca tries for a takedown. No joy.
Walker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fonseca.
Fonseca is trying to stall.
Fonseca wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca jumps guard but Walker stands there with Fonseca around his waist. Fonseca gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guilherme Fonseca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fonseca misses with a takedown attempt - Walker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Walker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fonseca pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Walker back to the ropes. Fonseca follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
Walker tries to clinch there but Fonseca circles away.
Walker throws a hook but Fonseca blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fonseca throws a head kick that misses.
Fonseca feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Fonseca from controlling successfully.
Fonseca wants to get up but he can't break Walker's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fonseca won't allow Walker to sweep him here.
Fonseca wants to pass the guard but Walker is keeping the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fonseca forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Walker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fonseca wants to stand up but Walker has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Fonseca postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Walker to stand up.
Fonseca slips a jab and a cross from Walker.
Walker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fonseca counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fonseca tries to pass the half guard into mount. Walker knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fonseca not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker is not content to let Fonseca control the position.
Walker won't allow Fonseca to pass to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker trying to control from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Guilherme Fonseca.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Fonseca dominated that 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.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Fonseca circles away.
Walker tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Fonseca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fonseca is looking to chop away at Walker's legs.
Walker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fonseca fails with a takedown attempt.
Fonseca tries to clinch up
and Walker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fonseca takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fonseca moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Walker forces Fonseca back against the ropes and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca is trying to pull guard but Walker turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Walker prevents Fonseca from breaking the clinch.
Fonseca wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guilherme Fonseca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fonseca tries to pull guard but Walker holds him up against the ropes and eventually Fonseca drops back down to his feet.
Fonseca keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walker's efforts to push away.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca moves into the clinch successfully.
Fonseca is trying to break the clinch but Walker is controlling him.
Fonseca fails to pull guard.
Walker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fonseca drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Walker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fonseca's elbow.
Nice body punch from Walker - that landed with a thud.
Fonseca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Walker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fonseca goes for a takedown in the clinch but Walker prevents it.
Fonseca is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fonseca has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Walker after a bit of a struggle.
Fonseca fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca wants to break free but Walker has control.
Fonseca tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Walker just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Fonseca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walker's elbow.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fonseca shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fonseca was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fonseca trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Walker bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fonseca swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Greg Walker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker misses with a lunging right hand
and Fonseca counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Walker!
Fonseca tries to control but Walker wriggling away.
Walker is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fonseca controlling from mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fonseca seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Walker for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Fonseca has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Walker's body.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Fonseca's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Fonseca doesn't have the hooks in and Walker manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Guilherme Fonseca wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Walker misses with a double jab
so Fonseca counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fonseca sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fonseca wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Guilherme Fonseca wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fonseca tries for a takedown but Walker circles away easily
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Fonseca looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Walker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fonseca counters with a single leg into guard. Walker didn't expect that.
Fonseca wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fonseca wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Guilherme Fonseca wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Walker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker stuffs the takedown attempt from Fonseca. Fonseca gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guilherme Fonseca showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fonseca has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guilherme Fonseca!
A relieved looking Guilherme Fonseca thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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