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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Walker (ranked 24362 p4p, 4443 weight class) and Gic Panda (ranked 0 p4p, 529 weight class). Gic Panda will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo 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, Gic Panda!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker wants to clinch.
Walker with a hook.
Panda slips a straight right by Walker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda circles away from the clinch attempt.
And Panda tries to counter it with a takedown but Walker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Walker shoots for a takedown but Panda saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Panda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walker.
Panda is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Panda slips a jab from Walker.
Walker misses with a left hand
and Panda counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Walker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Panda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
And Panda tries to counter it with a takedown but Walker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gic Panda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Panda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Panda drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Walker defends it well.
Walker tries to clinch up but Panda circles away and keeps his distance.
Ricardo Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker throws a hook but Panda blocks it.
Panda tries to counter with a clinch but Walker shakes him off and moves away.
Walker swings widly with a right hand
and Panda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walker closes the distance and clinches up with Panda, looking for a takedown. Walker pushes Panda against the cage but Panda circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Panda is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Panda.
Panda drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Walker defends it well.
Walker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Panda tries to counter it with a takedown but Walker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Walker misses with an uppercut
and Panda counters with a nice uppercut.
Walker misses with a hook.
Panda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Panda with the counter takedown but Walker avoids it easily.
Walker throws a hook to the side of Panda's head but Panda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Walker wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panda tries to work over Walker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Panda.
Panda wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Panda taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Panda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Panda drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Walker defends it well.
Panda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walker.
And Panda tries to counter it with a takedown but Walker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Walker swings widly with a right hand
and Panda counters with a two punch combo.
Walker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Walker with a jab.
Walker misses with a lunging right hand
and Panda counters with a right hand to the body.
Walker thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a right hand
and Panda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walker tries to clinch there but Panda circles away.
Panda is looking for the big counter here.
Walker misses with an uppercut
and Panda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Panda swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Panda is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Panda's shoulder, as Panda tries to avoid the shot.
Walker sets himself, and Panda steps forward looking for the clinch! Walker avoids it this time.
Walker has a takedown stuffed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The crowd cheers as Walker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Panda doesn't seem phased though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gic Panda 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.
Walker misses with a hook.
Walker throws a shot from downtown. Panda moves away and avoids it.
Panda is looking for the big counter here.
Walker looks to throw the jab but Panda is out of range.
Panda slips under a jab.
Walker throws a right hand that misses
and Panda makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Walker misses with an uppercut
and Panda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Walker misses with a hook. Panda ducked under it nicely.
Panda is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Panda to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Walker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gic Panda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Panda steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Walker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker tries to clinch up but Panda circles away and keeps his distance.
Panda changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Walker cracks Panda with an open hand slap.
Walker gets a clinch.
Panda stalling the fight.
Walker stalling in the clinch but Panda improves position.
Walker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Panda prevents it.
Panda lands with a right to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Walker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda pushes Walker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Panda's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Panda works on Walker's body with a couple of short punches.
Walker stalling in the clinch but Panda improves position.
Panda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Walker can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on Panda's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Panda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Panda is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a left hand.
Panda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walker or not.
Panda is trying to force a seperation but Walker has the dominant position.
Panda is trying to break the clinch but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
Panda has Walker pushed against the cage.
Panda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker throws a right hand that misses
enabling Panda to counter with a crisp jab.
Walker tries to clinch but Panda moves out of range.
Panda feints the counter takedown.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Panda feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Walker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Walker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Panda changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Walker tries a low kick but Panda avoids it.
Walker tries to clinch but Panda moves away
and Panda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walker throws the left hand but Panda avoids the punch easily.
Walker throws a jab but it's blocked by Panda.
Panda slips under a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Panda's shoulder, as Panda tries to avoid the shot.
Panda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walker.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gic Panda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Walker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Walker throws a shot from downtown. Panda moves away and avoids it.
Walker throws a hook but Panda blocks it.
Walker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Panda counters with a stiff right hand.
Panda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker sets himself, and Panda steps forward looking for the clinch! Walker avoids it this time.
Walker throws a right hand that misses
letting Panda counter with a right hand.
Walker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Panda feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker throws a poor cross that misses
and Panda counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Walker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Panda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker darts in trying to clinch
and Panda counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walker swings widly with a right hand
and Panda counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Panda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walker cracks Panda with a good jab.
Gic Panda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Panda ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Walker throws a shot from downtown. Panda moves away and avoids it.
Panda doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker swings widly with a right hand
and Panda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Panda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Panda blocks a jab.
Panda tries to counter with a clinch but Walker shakes him off and moves away.
Walker darts in trying to clinch
and Panda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Walker has a takedown stuffed.
Panda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a hook
and Panda counters with a two punch combo.
Walker throws a lazy right hand but Panda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Panda tries to counter with a clinch but Walker shakes him off and moves away.
Walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Panda.
Panda with the counter takedown but Walker avoids it easily.
Walker looks to land a right hand but Panda moved out of range.
Panda slips a straight right by Walker.
Panda feints the counter takedown.
Panda staying out of range there.
Walker tries to clinch up but Panda circles away and keeps his distance.
Panda wants to counter with a clinch but Walker pushes him away.
Panda on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Walker wants to clinch up but Panda keeps it at a distance.
Panda 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's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walker.
Panda steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Walker.
Panda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Panda tries to counter with a clinch but Walker shakes him off and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Panda.
And Panda tries to counter it with a takedown but Walker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Walker misses with a right hand
and Panda counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Panda defending well as Walker loads up on a big left hand.
Walker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Panda slips a straight right by Walker.
Walker misses with a left hand
and Panda counters with a one-two to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gic Panda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Panda 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gic Panda!
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