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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Walker (ranked 4621 p4p, 548 weight class) and Nico Hassenkamp (ranked 2505 p4p, 351 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nico Hassenkamp!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Walker gets tackled into the cage by Hassenkamp. Hassenkamp maintains the clinch.
Hassenkamp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
Hassenkamp tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Walker lands with a shot to the body.
Hassenkamp needs to keep his hands up - Walker had a free shot at his head there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hassenkamp, as that shot connected.
Walker misses with a straight right.
Hassenkamp swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Walker throws a right hand that misses
and Hassenkamp counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hassenkamp manages to avoid it.
Hassenkamp closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hassenkamp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hassenkamp wants to clinch
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.
Walker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Valhalla Training Camp in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hassenkamp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hassenkamp let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hassenkamp has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Walker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hassenkamp counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hassenkamp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walker.
Walker throws a body shot but no joy.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hassenkamp manages to avoid it.
Hassenkamp takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Walker throws out a loose jab but Hassenkamp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hassenkamp has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hassenkamp avoiding damage.
A short right from Walker on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassenkamp lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hassenkamp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hassenkamp leaning against his opponent.
Hassenkamp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Walker.
Walker misses with a lunging right hand
and Walker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Walker scores with a shot to the body.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Walker misses with a hook.
Hassenkamp misses with a body shot.
Walker misses with an uppercut
and Hassenkamp counters with a stiff right hand.
Hassenkamp throws a one two combo.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
Hassenkamp looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Walker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hassenkamp momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Walker does no damage.
Hassenkamp throws a counter combo.
Hassenkamp moves out of range as Walker strikes.
Hassenkamp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hassenkamp ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
A telegraphed right hand from Hassenkamp misses the target.
Walker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hassenkamp misses with a wild body shot.
Hassenkamp misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hassenkamp moves out of range of the strikes.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Hassenkamp.
Hassenkamp is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassenkamp throws a series of punches but Walker avoids them all with ease.
Walker throws a lazy uppercut
and Hassenkamp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hassenkamp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Walker. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hassenkamp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker digs a good hook to Hassenkamp's body.
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walker wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Hassenkamp. Those never looked like landing.
Hassenkamp moves away from the strike by Walker.
Walker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hassenkamp looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hassenkamp looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Walker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hassenkamp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hassenkamp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Walker - just one landing.
Hassenkamp throws a nice looking combination but Walker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walker wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Walker misses with an uppercut.
Hassenkamp misses with a looping right.
Hassenkamp moves into range and connects with a jab.
Walker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hassenkamp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hassenkamp misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hassenkamp scores with a jab. Walker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hassenkamp rushes Walker and presses him up against the cage.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassenkamp lands a nice uppercut.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walker tries a body shot but Hassenkamp blocks it.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hassenkamp's elbow.
Walker is stalling here.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hassenkamp lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walker lands with a right to the head.
Walker tries to throw a body punch but Hassenkamp avoids it by throwing Walker back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Hassenkamp.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Hassenkamp trying to control the position but instead, Walker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hassenkamp into the cage.
Walker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Walker lands a hook that snaps the head of Hassenkamp backwards.
Hassenkamp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker scores with a shoulder strike.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hassenkamp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hassenkamp moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker misses with an uppercut.
Walker throws a jab but it's blocked by Hassenkamp.
A little jabbing left from Hassenkamp on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Walker misses with a straight left.
Hassenkamp is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Walker with a body shot.
Walker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Walker throws a hook but Hassenkamp blocks it.
Walker misses with a straight left.
Hassenkamp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassenkamp feints a jab promting Walker to slip. Hassenkamp then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Walker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hassenkamp looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hassenkamp in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Walker connects with a jab.
Walker misses with a double jab.
Walker looks to land a left hand but Hassenkamp moved out of range nicely.
Hassenkamp misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Walker misses the target.
Hassenkamp misses with a looping right.
Hassenkamp throws a series of punches but Walker moves out of range.
Walker misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hassenkamp has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassenkamp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walker takes a swing at Hassenkamp's ribcage but misses.
Walker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Hassenkamp.
Hassenkamp slips a straight right by Walker.
Hassenkamp looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Walker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hassenkamp.
Hassenkamp looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hassenkamp throws a nice looking combination but Walker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hassenkamp.
Walker throws a hook but Hassenkamp blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Hassenkamp on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Walker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hassenkamp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hassenkamp throws out a counter right but Walker avoids it with no problem.
Walker misses with a body shot.
Hassenkamp lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny Walker will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hassenkamp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker wants to clinch.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hassenkamp misses with a series of wild punches.
Hassenkamp drives through and clinches with Walker against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker misses with a body punch.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Hassenkamp.
Hassenkamp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassenkamp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hassenkamp.
Hassenkamp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker throws a big shot that misses.
Walker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hassenkamp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hassenkamp.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Nico Hassenkamp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hassenkamp works the jab nicely.
Walker misses with a hook.
Hassenkamp throws a shot from downtown. Walker moves away and avoids it.
Hassenkamp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Walker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - Walker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walker looks to land a left hand but Hassenkamp moved out of range nicely.
Hassenkamp swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nico Hassenkamp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hassenkamp displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker throws a jab when Hassenkamp was well out of range.
Hassenkamp throws a series of punches but Walker avoids them all with ease.
Hassenkamp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Johnny Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
Walker loads up on a big right hand but Hassenkamp slips the punch.
Hassenkamp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hassenkamp misses with the combination.
Hassenkamp throws a right and a left that Walker avoids nicely.
Hassenkamp slips under a jab from Walker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Hassenkamp.
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hassenkamp.
Walker looks to land a left hand but Hassenkamp moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hassenkamp! But no joy.
Hassenkamp slips a straight right by Walker.
Hassenkamp moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Walker lands a lovely overhand right.
Walker looks to throw the jab but Hassenkamp is out of range.
Walker throws a lazy right hand but Hassenkamp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Walker.
Walker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassenkamp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hassenkamp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walker misses with a hook. Hassenkamp ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Walker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hassenkamp doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Hassenkamp slips a jab from Walker.
Walker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hassenkamp misses with a looping right.
Hassenkamp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Walker misses its intended target.
Johnny Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hassenkamp throws a combination that misses
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walker connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Walker, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Walker!
Johnny Walker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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