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QFC Tournament 87 Round 4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bamboo Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Walker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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179 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Good kicks
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bamboo Man!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Walker avoids it really well and circles away.
Walker connects with a single shot there.
Walker connects with a body shot.
Walker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Man tries to keep at a distance but Walker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Man is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Walker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Walker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Walker works on Man's body with a couple of short punches.
Man takes a shot to the head.
Walker prevents the takedown attempt.
Chris Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bamboo Man.
Man goes for a takedown attempt but Walker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Man dives in and grabs Walker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Walker pushes down on Man's head and hops out.
Chris Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Walker tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Walker feints and then cracks Man's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Man down.
Walker tests Man's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Walker cracks a nice hook into Man's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Man or perhaps it was just good defense by Walker which made him look bad.
Walker stuns Man with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Man shoots in but Walker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Walker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Man doesn't seem bothered though.
Walker lands with a right hand.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Man tries to score a power double leg takedown but Walker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Man somewhat.
Walker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Walker wants to slow Man down by chopping away at his legs.
Walker rushes Man and presses him up against the cage.
Walker lands an uppercut.
Walker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Man tries to score a body lock takedown but Walker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Man is looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man goes for a takedown attempt but Walker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Man or perhaps it was just good defense by Walker which made him look bad.
Walker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Walker drives through and clinches with Man against the cage.
Man drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man drops down looking for an ankle pick but Walker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Walker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Walker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Man. That did some damage!
Walker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Walker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Walker stuns Man with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Man on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Walker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Man fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Walker is out of range.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker rushes Man and presses him up against the cage.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man tries for a takedown but Walker manages to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Walker.
Man tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Walker just stands there and leans against the cage.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Man is trying to pull guard but Walker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Chris Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bamboo Man.
Man tries for a takedown. No joy.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Walker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Man prevents a body shot from Walker.
A shot in the inside from Walker.
Walker is defending well against a takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Walker lands a shot to the body.
Walker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Walker lands with a short shot to the head.
Walker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Man goes for a takedown attempt but Walker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jab from Walker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands with a good body shot.
Walker wants to slow Man down by chopping away at his legs.
Walker lands a nice shot that snaps Man's head back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Walker, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chris Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker pushes Man up against the cage in a clinch.
Man jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Walker walks away with a smile on his face. Man gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Man shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man shoots in and drives through. Walker sprawls well.
Good leg kick by Walker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Walker works on Man's body with a couple of short punches.
Man is trying to drag Walker to the mat but Walker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Man is trying desperately to land a takedown but Walker is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Man.
Walker is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Man is breathing heavily.
Walker pushes Man back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Man tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Walker tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man goes for a takedown in the clinch but Walker prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a right hand.
Walker digs a right hand into Man's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Man's gas tank.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
Walker lands an uppercut.
Walker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Man tries to score a body lock takedown but Walker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Man fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Man drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Walker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Man or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker is leaning against Man and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chris Walker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Walker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Walker digs a right hand into Man's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Man's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Walker dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Walker lands a leg kick that knocks Man off balance momentarily.
Walker scores with a jab to the body.
Walker cracks Man with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Walker connects with a solid leg kick.
Man takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Walker checks a low kick from Man.
Walker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Walker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Man drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Walker prevents a takedown attempt there.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker scores with a shoulder strike.
Man jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Walker walks away with a smile on his face. Man gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chris Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bamboo Man.
Walker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Walker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Man fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Walker lands with a nice body punch.
Walker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker is looking to wear down Man with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Walker tries to clinch but Man moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a glancing blow to the side of Man's head.
Walker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Walker takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Walker works the jab nicely.
Man takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Walker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Walker lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man checks a low kick from Walker.
Walker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Man. That did some damage!
Walker scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Man shoots in for a double leg but Walker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Man shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walker but Walker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Walker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Man, pushing him back against the cage.
Walker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Man.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Walker.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man is looking to take this one to the mat.
Chris Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Walker prevents a takedown attempt there.
Man has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Walker after a bit of a struggle.
A shot in the inside from Walker.
A short uppercut from Walker.
Man tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Man tries to pull guard but Walker holds him up against the cage and eventually Man drops back down to his feet.
Walker pushes Man back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Bamboo Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Walker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Chris Walker!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Chris Walker!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Chris Walker!
Chris Walker wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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pop
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FIGHT
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