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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Walker (ranked 20146 p4p, 2967 weight class) and Magomed Korobov (ranked 0 p4p, 361 weight class). Magomed Korobov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magomed Korobov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korobov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walker throws out the jab.
Korobov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Walker throws a hook but Korobov blocks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walker.
Walker throws a series of punches but Korobov avoids them all with ease.
As Walker backs off Korobov throws a huge counter combo but Walker manages to avoid it all.
Walker throws a right and a left that Korobov avoids nicely.
Korobov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Walker manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Korobov on his heels. He'll look to pass Korobov's guard now, I'm sure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korobov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Walker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Korobov's head.
Walker throws a big right hand that misses.
Walker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Korobov's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker postures up in Korobov's guard and throws a big left but Korobov blocks it.
Walker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Korobov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Korobov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walker.
Walker won't allow Korobov to sweep him here.
Walker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Walker looking to pass the guard.
Walker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Walker trying to control but Korobov is working from the bottom.
Walker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Walker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Walker landing some decent shots from guard.
Walker is in close to Korobov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Walker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Walker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Korobov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walker.
Walker connects with a single shot there.
Korobov slips a jab from Walker.
Korobov moves away from the strike by Walker.
Despite the aggression on Korobov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Korobov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jon Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korobov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Walker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Despite the aggression on Korobov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Korobov ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
As Walker backs off Korobov throws a huge counter combo but Walker manages to avoid it all.
Walker misses the jab.
Korobov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Walker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Korobov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Walker.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Walker dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Korobov ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Jab from Walker.
Walker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Walker cracks Korobov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Korobov avoids the body shot from Walker.
Walker throws a shot from downtown. Korobov moves away and avoids it.
Walker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Korobov unleashes a big counter combination but Walker bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker connects with a leg kick.
Korobov moves out of range of the strikes.
Korobov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Korobov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Walker misses with a head kick.
Walker misses the jab.
Walker misses with a straight right.
Korobov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a looping overhand right but Korobov ducks down to avoid it.
Walker misses with a straight right.
Korobov unleashes a big counter combination but Walker bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Walker misses with the combination.
Walker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Walker throws a shot from downtown. Korobov moves away and avoids it.
Magomed Korobov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Korobov moves away from the strike by Walker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Walker misses its intended target.
Walker throws a lazy right hand but Korobov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walker throws a jab when Korobov was well out of range.
Despite the aggression on Korobov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Walker throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Korobov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Walker is in Korobov's guard.
Jon Walker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Korobov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Walker throws an elbow that misses. Korobov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Walker's guard. Nice move by Korobov!
Walker has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Korobov has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Walker.
Walker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Korobov can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker slows down the pace here.
Korobov is fighting off a takedown attempt but Walker is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Korobov to the mat. Korobov regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Walker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Walker is looking to work some ground and pound but Korobov has wrist control.
Korobov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Walker throwing strikes from guard but Korobov blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Walker dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Walker feints and as Korobov raises his hands in defense, Walker changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Walker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Walker wants to control from the top but Korobov keeps moving.
Walker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Korobov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Walker looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker postures up and lands a big shot to Korobov's brow.
Walker with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korobov wants to get back to his feet but Walker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Walker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Walker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Korobov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Korobov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Korobov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Walker scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Walker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Walker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Walker trying to mount his opponent but Korobov defends it.
Walker is thwarting Korobov's attempts to control the position.
Korobov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Walker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korobov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Walker.
Walker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Korobov's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Korobov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Korobov tries to kick Walker off but Walker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Walker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Walker lands strikes from half guard.
Walker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Walker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Walker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Korobov on the side of the head.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Despite the aggression on Korobov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Walker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Korobov.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walker throws out a loose jab but Korobov uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Walker!
A determined Jon Walker didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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hype
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