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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Will Hart (ranked 4951 p4p, 5300 weight class) and Alan Walker (ranked 389 p4p, 404 weight class). Alan Walker will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alan Walker!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker has managed to clinch.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Hart misses with a lunging right hand
and Walker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hart thinking.
Walker rushes Hart and presses him up against the cage.
Hart looking for a takedown.
Hart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walker blocks it with crossed arms.
Hart misses with an elbow over the top.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Walker lands a takedown into guard.
Hart will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hart has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hart wants to sweep but no luck.
Hart might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hart is working hard here to advance position.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hart looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Walker's guard.
Hart throws a big elbow that misses.
Walker is adopting a defensive guard.
Hart throws a strike but Walker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hart striking off his back but it's not causing Walker any problems.
Walker won't allow Hart to sweep him here.
Walker wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
Hart striking off his back but it's not causing Walker any problems.
Hart is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Walker's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walker is one step ahead there.
Hart will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Walker's coach down at HK GYM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Walker's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Walker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hart!
Hart gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart wants to improve his position but Walker is controlling well.
Hart gets back to full guard.
Hart manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Walker manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hart postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hart wants to pass the guard but Walker is keeping the position.
Hart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hart working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Walker controls Hart momentarily but Hart frees himself.
Hart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Walker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hart pushing down on Walker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hart moves nicely into side control.
The ground and pound from Hart seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hart throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Walker works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Hart sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Walker defending well though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alan Walker will probably get the nod.
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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hart is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Walker is defending well.
Walker pulls Hart into guard.
Hart wants to pass the guard but Walker is keeping the position.
Will Hart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hart throwing strikes from guard but Walker blocks nicely.
Hart postures up in Walker's guard and throws a big left but Walker blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hart throws a strike but Walker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Walker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Walker won't allow Hart to sweep him here.
Hart doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hart wants to sweep here but Walker controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart being controlled here, momentarily.
Hart looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Walker lands with a shot to the body.
Walker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hart is looking to improve his position.
Walker stalling.
Hart gets back to full guard.
Hart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart is striking but Walker is not phased and passes to half guard.
Hart keeping hold of Walker's head, controlling as best he can.
Hart tries to get to full guard but Walker has control of the leg.
Walker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hart wants to control but Walker is keeping busy.
Hart wants to improve his position but Walker is controlling well.
Hart manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hart manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Walker manages to get himself to full guard.
Walker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hart throws an elbow that misses. Walker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hart's guard. Nice move by Walker!
Hart looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hart trying to strike off his back.
Hart throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Walker stopping the sweep attempt from Hart.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Walker lands a slapping body shot.
Walker rushes Hart and presses him up against the cage.
Hart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hart throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Walker goes for a takedown attempt but Hart pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hart with a lazy takedown attempt
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Hart misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker dives in and scores a takedown into Hart's guard.
Hart is trying to keep Walker in close.
Hart is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart trying to strike off his back.
Hart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walker is one step ahead there.
Hart trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hart striking off his back, scoring a few points.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Walker won't allow Hart to sweep him here.
Hart trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Walker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hart missing with punches from the bottom.
Hart wants to get back to full guard.
Hart moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Walker wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
Walker won't allow Hart to sweep him here.
Hart striking off his back, scoring a few points.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart is trying to hold Walker in close to prevent damage but Walker has managed to pass into half guard.
Hart is not content to let Walker control the position.
Hart wants to control but Walker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hart is looking to improve his position.
Walker controlling the action here.
Walker prevents Hart from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hart manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walker is one step ahead there.
Hart wants to control the position but Walker says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Hart manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Will Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hart lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Walker!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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