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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Walker (ranked 7361 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Jonriquez (ranked 5394 p4p, 202 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Jonriquez!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonriquez punishes Walker's body with a nice straight punch.
Walker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jonriquez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That kick from Jonriquez tenderised Walker's leg. Walker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jonriquez - that will leave a mark!
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Jonriquez.
Jonriquez fakes the leg kick and cracks Walker in the body.
Walker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jonriquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walker blocks a head kick by Jonriquez.
Walker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jonriquez.
Walker attempts a counter takedown but Jonriquez avoids it well and moves away.
Jonriquez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jonriquez thumps Walker with a low kick.
Walker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jonriquez has a couple of punches blocked by Walker.
Jonriquez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jonriquez misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker gets control of Jonriquez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Walker will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonriquez wants to stand but Walker has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jonriquez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Walker trying to keep a closed guard but Jonriquez is proving a slippery customer.
Jonriquez trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jonriquez looking to sit in guard and control but Walker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jonriquez wants to control the position but Walker says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Walker tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Walker is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jonriquez is just riding it out for now. Walker eventually gives up the hold.
Walker decides to return to a standing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker dives in and grabs Jonriquez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jonriquez pushes down on Walker's head and hops out.
Jonriquez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jonriquez throws a push kick but Walker slaps the foot to one side.
Walker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jonriquez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jonriquez is looking to land body kicks.
Walker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jonriquez lands with a kick to the temple. Walker shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Walker blocks a jab.
Sergio Jonriquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jonriquez tries to score with a low kick but Walker moves his leg out of the way.
Jonriquez keeps Walker at a distance using the push kick.
Walker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Walker with that takedown attempt.
Walker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Walker moves into the clinch.
Jonriquez is pressed up against the cage. Walker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jonriquez down to the mat. Jonriquez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Walker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jonriquez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jonriquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jonriquez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Walker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jonriquez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Walker.
Jonriquez is looking to slow Walker down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Jonriquez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Walker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jonriquez throws a head kick that misses.
Jonriquez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jonriquez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walker takes the fight into the clinch.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andre Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jonriquez tries to land a body kick
and Walker counters with a leg kick.
Walker 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.
Walker tries to free his leg and advance position but Jonriquez is retaining full guard.
Jonriquez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jonriquez wants to control the position but Walker says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Walker tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jonriquez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonriquez blocking the ground and pound.
Jonriquez defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Walker.
Walker fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jonriquez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Walker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Walker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jonriquez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jonriquez is not content to let Walker control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Walker.
Walker advances to mount.
Walker working for a submission but Jonriquez is keeping him at bay.
Walker controlling his opponent.
Walker lands a big shot there that rocks Jonriquez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker looking to secure an arm triangle but Jonriquez defends it well.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Walker cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Walker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Walker prevents Jonriquez from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Walker dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Walker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jonriquez sprawls well. Jonriquez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Walker gets slowly back to his feet.
Jonriquez replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Walker blocks it well.
Walker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jonriquez, pushing him back against the cage.
Walker has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jonriquez uses from the top position.
Jonriquez preventing the sweep.
Walker has his foot on Jonriquez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jonriquez works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jonriquez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Walker is proving hard to escape from.
Walker controls Jonriquez momentarily but Jonriquez frees himself.
Walker wants to get back to his feet but Jonriquez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker trying to control the position here.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Jonriquez from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Jonriquez has eaten all the pies!
Walker tries to strike from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Walker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jonriquez swivels and escapes.
Walker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walker dives in and grabs Jonriquez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jonriquez pushes down on Walker's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jonriquez.
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jonriquez looks to land a right hand but Walker moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Jonriquez.
Walker looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Walker would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Walker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Walker gets to his feet. Jonriquez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Walker misses with a takedown attempt - Jonriquez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jonriquez is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jonriquez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jonriquez lands a head kick!
Walker with a poor takedown
and Jonriquez counters with a big head kick but Walker shrugs it off.
Sergio Jonriquez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonriquez throws an off balance right hand
and Walker counters with a low kick, right behind Jonriquez 's knee.
A low kick from Jonriquez misses
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jonriquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jonriquez throws the kick towards the body but Walker avoids it.
Jonriquez scores with a kick to the body.
Walker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jonriquez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jonriquez tries to score with a low kick but Walker moves his leg out of the way.
As Jonriquez looks to move away, Walker throws a big counter combo but Jonriquez just gets out of the way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jonriquez connects with a leg kick. Walker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Walker closes the distance and pushes Jonriquez back into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jonriquez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walker pulls guard effortlessly.
Jonriquez trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jonriquez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sergio Jonriquez.
I think Jonriquez 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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