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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Walter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 24 - 2, fighting out of London, Steven Walter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walter tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Walter tries to land a leg kick but Hill saw it coming and moves away.
Hill scores with a shot to the body.
Hill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walter scores with a hook to the body. Hill takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Walter is looking to clinch.
Hill throws a quick counter head kick but Walter was just out of range.
Walter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hill thinks about countering with a body kick.
Walter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walter shoots in looking for a takedown. Hill tries to sprawl out of it but Walter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hill manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill lands a head kick. Walter smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Walter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hill misses with a right hand
and Walter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walter tries a head kick but it misses.
Bobby Hill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hill lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hill lands a head kick!
Walter lands a nice shot to the body.
Hill connects with a looping right hand.
Hill misses with a hook
and Walter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Walter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hill scores with a nice strike.
Hill takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Steven Walter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill walks forward, straight into a front kick from Walter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hill preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Walter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hill working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walter.
Walter throwing strikes but missing.
Hill working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walter.
Hill seems keen to control Walter's posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hill'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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Walter.
Walter misses with the combination.
Walter throws a head kick but Hill moves out of range.
Hill lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hill thinks about countering with a head kick.
Walter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hill defends it nicely.
Hill misses the shot to the body.
Walter misses with a takedown attempt - Hill sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bobby Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Walter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walter misses with a body kick.
Walter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Walter has Hill up against the cage in a clinch.
Walter is trying to break the clinch but Hill is controlling him.
Hill misses with the head strike.
Hill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walter is looking to take this one to the mat.
Walter breaks the clinch.
Walter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hill finds it's way round the side to connect with Walter's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walter wants to clinch.
Walter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Hill finds it's way through Walter's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steven Walter will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Walter instigates a clinch.
Walter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Walter.
Hill blocks an elbow strike.
Walter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hill blocks it with crossed arms.
Walter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hill walks away with a smile on his face. Walter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Walter closes the distance and pushes Hill back into the cage.
Walter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hill pushes Walter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hill breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Hill.
Walter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hill's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Walter misses with a knee strike.
Walter blocking some punches.
Walter breaks the clinch.
Walter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Steven Walter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill misses with an uppercut. Walter saw that one coming.
Walter tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Bobby Hill is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Walter.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hill lands with a right hand.
Walter tries for a takedown but Hill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hill checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walter rushes Hill and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walter.
Walter drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Walter manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Walter uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill stops a takedown attempt from Walter.
Bobby Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Walter.
Walter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hill throws a punch but it's blocked by Walter.
Walter tries to land a knee to the head but Hill blocks with his arms.
Walter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hill has a couple of punches blocked by Walter.
Walter gets control of Hill's arms and successfully pulls guard. Walter will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Walter wants to stand but Hill is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Walter dives in and grabs Hill's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hill pushes down on Walter's head and hops out.
Walter tries to clinch but Hill moves away
and Hill counters with a straight right hand.
Hill gets caught flat footed, as Walter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Walter throws a strike but Hill rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Walter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hill wants to control from the top but Walter keeps moving.
Walter is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hill dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walter trying to get back to his feet but Hill is in full control for now.
Hill is controlling the position but Walter somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Walter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hill lands with an overhand left.
Hill misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Walter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hill misses with an uppercut.
Walter drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hill defends it well.
Walter forces Hill back against the cage and clinches.
Walter is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hill is defending well.
Walter looking to throw knees to the head but Hill is blocking nicely.
Hill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walter is trying to stall.
Hill lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walter is looking to control Hill's arms but Hill gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walter has his back to the cage.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Walter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
As Hill backs off Walter throws a huge counter combo but Hill manages to avoid it all.
Walter tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Hill throws a head kick but Walter moves out of range.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walter manages to avoid it.
Walter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Walter moves in looking to clinch but Hill pushes him off.
Hill clobbers Walter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Walter tries to clinch but Hill is having none of it.
Hill throws a quick counter head kick but Walter was just out of range.
Walter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hill rather than just go for the knockout.
Walter closes the distance and pushes Hill back into the cage.
Walter tries to stall but Hill uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Walter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walter has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hill seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Walter can turn it around.
Knees to the body from Walter.
Hill misses with some punches.
Hill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walter tries to work over Hill's front leg with a kick but Hill checks it.
Hill swats away the attempt to clinch by Walter.
Walter misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill scoring well with a low kick there.
Good shot there by Hill.
Walter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hill misses with a hook. Walter ducked under it nicely.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Hill counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a jab when Walter was well out of range.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick and Walter moves out of range easily.
Walter shoots for a takedown but Hill saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Walter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Walter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steven Walter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Walter moves into the clinch.
Hill lands a right hand.
Hill misses with a punch on the inside.
Bobby Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bobby Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Walter.
Hill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walter misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter blocks an uppercut.
Walter throws a punch but it's blocked by Hill.
Hill misses with a punch on the inside.
Walter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walter lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hill lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill is trying to break the clinch but Walter has him pressed against the cage.
Walter blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Hill scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walter wants a takedown but no success here.
Hill stalling against the cage.
Steven Walter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A body shot lands from Walter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Hill showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Walter 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Walter!
An out of breath and clearly excited Steven Walter thanked xXx Fight Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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