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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Islam Makhachev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Walcott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makhachev's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, HEY MAMA - David Guetta ft Nicki Minaj & Afrojack. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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World class MT
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Islam Makhachev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Walcott!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walcott scores with a head kick.
Walcott lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good leg kick by Walcott there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Makhachev tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Walcott defends well and Makhachev ends up having to push Walcott into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Walcott looks to score with a jab to the body but Makhachev is just out of range.
Makhachev scores with the left hand. Walcott knows he should have avoided that one.
Walcott lands with a right hand.
Makhachev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Walcott throws a shot to the body.
Makhachev throws a hook but Walcott blocks it.
Makhachev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Makhachev misses the target.
It seemed like Walcott was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A punch combination from Makhachev misses.
A solid body kick from Walcott.
Makhachev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walcott.
A solid body kick from Walcott.
We've been informed that Walcott has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Walcott with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Walcott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makhachev.
Walcott takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhachev throws a combination that misses
enabling Walcott to counter with a crisp jab.
Makhachev is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Walcott.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makhachev. Walcott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walcott connects with a solid leg kick.
Joe Walcott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walcott clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Walcott.
Walcott stalls.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walcott.
Walcott keeps control of Makhachev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Makhachev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Makhachev misses with some punches.
Walcott scores with a hook to the body.
Makhachev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walcott manages to break the clinch.
Makhachev throws a hook but Walcott avoids it easily.
Makhachev misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makhachev moves in looking to clinch but Walcott pushes him off.
Makhachev lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walcott bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Walcott lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Walcott.
Walcott just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Makhachev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makhachev misses with a lunging right hand
and Walcott makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Makhachev really felt that one!
Makhachev misses the jab.
Makhachev looks to clinch
enabling Walcott to counter with a crisp jab.
Makhachev looks to throw the jab but Walcott is out of range.
Makhachev connects with an inside leg kick.
Walcott connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Makhachev tries to clinch up.
Despite the aggression on Walcott's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Walcott scores with a crisp jab that stopped Makhachev in his tracks.
Islam Makhachev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walcott fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Makhachev.
Walcott lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Walcott lands a nice leg kick that just misses Makhachev's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhachev misses with a shot to the body
and Walcott counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Makhachev.
Walcott closes the distance and clinches.
Walcott can't find room to land a body shot as Makhachev controls the action.
Makhachev breaks the clinch.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Makhachev.
Walcott has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Walcott misses with a head kick.
Makhachev lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice body punch from Walcott.
Makhachev takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Makhachev misses with an uppercut.
Walcott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makhachev.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Walcott. Makhachev shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walcott chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walcott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Makhachev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Walcott is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Makhachev with a body shot.
Walcott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makhachev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walcott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walcott keeps the fight on the outside.
Makhachev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Walcott checks it well.
Makhachev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Walcott, right into the meat.
Walcott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makhachev shoots for a takedown but Walcott saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Walcott connects with a solid leg kick.
Walcott shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Makhachev eats them both and turns towards Walcott to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Walcott clinches up with Makhachev and pushes him back against the cage.
Makhachev throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walcott avoiding damage.
Makhachev breaks from the clinch.
Makhachev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walcott doesn't seem bothered though.
Walcott is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Makhachev had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Makhachev throws a hook to the side of Walcott's head but Walcott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Walcott dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Makhachev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Walcott throws a half hearted mid kick.
Walcott staying out of range there.
Makhachev shoots in but Walcott avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Makhachev misses with a left hand
and Walcott counters with a low kick, right behind Makhachev 's knee.
Walcott lands with a good body shot.
Walcott misses with a hook to the body
and Makhachev counters by clinching up.
Makhachev is trying to break free.
Walcott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Makhachev pushes Walcott up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Walcott lands a hook that snaps the head of Makhachev backwards.
Makhachev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhachev goes for a takedown attempt but Walcott pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Makhachev takes the fight into the clinch.
Walcott is pressed up against the cage. Makhachev has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Walcott down to the mat. Walcott avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Islam Makhachev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makhachev looks to throw the jab but Walcott is out of range.
Makhachev throws out a loose jab but Walcott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makhachev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A lazy left from Walcott finds it's target.
Walcott has Makhachev up against the cage in a clinch.
Walcott softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Makhachev wants to stall.
Walcott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Makhachev backwards.
Walcott lands a hook that snaps the head of Makhachev backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott prevents a body shot from Makhachev.
A frustrated look appears on Makhachev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Walcott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Makhachev is trying to break the clinch but Walcott is controlling him.
Walcott misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Walcott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut there from Walcott.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makhachev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Walcott sprawls well. Walcott wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Makhachev gets slowly back to his feet.
Walcott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makhachev.
Walcott flicks out a counter leg kick but Makhachev steps away.
Walcott tests Makhachev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Walcott wants to clinch.
Walcott drops his hands momentarily and Makhachev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott slips under a jab from Makhachev.
Walcott catches Makhachev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Walcott fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Makhachev tries to clinch there but Walcott circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walcott! But no joy.
Walcott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makhachev.
The fighters circling - Makhachev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Makhachev walks into a jab.
Makhachev is rocked!
Walcott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Makhachev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walcott misses with the combination.
Makhachev seems to have got his legs back now.
Walcott buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Makhachev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walcott.
Makhachev moves out of range of the body kick from Walcott.
Makhachev went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Joe Walcott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circle, before Walcott throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Makhachev's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Walcott lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Joe Walcott!
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energy
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hype
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