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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakuyo Yokozuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Walters has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Jon Walters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hakuyo Yokozuna!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walters lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Walters fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Walters throws a leg kick that misses.
Walters tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yokozuna swivels and escapes.
No luck for Yokozuna with that takedown attempt.
Walters shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Walters showed some decent athleticism there.
Walters will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yokozuna trying to get back to full guard but Walters takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Yokozuna sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Yokozuna flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Yokozuna tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yokozuna tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Yokozuna tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Yokozuna trying to control here.
Walters prevents Yokozuna from improving his position.
Yokozuna has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yokozuna looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yokozuna missing with punches from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Walters misses with a takedown attempt
and Yokozuna holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Walters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yokozuna has Walters pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Yokozuna pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Walters tumbling to the mat - Yokozuna dives into Walters's guard.
Walters bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yokozuna's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yokozuna can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yokozuna wants to sweep but no luck.
Yokozuna trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Walters tries to free his leg and advance position but Yokozuna is retaining full guard.
Yokozuna lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Walters!
Walters is breathing heavily.
Yokozuna postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Walters looks a forlorn figure.
Yokozuna looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Yokozuna looking to finish Walters with some ground and pound. This is bad for Walters!
Yokozuna in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Yokozuna lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yokozuna lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Yokozuna prevents Walters from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yokozuna is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Yokozuna scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Walters?
Yokozuna lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Walters in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Yokozuna working the ground and pound effectively.
Yokozuna raining down shots from the mount!
Yokozuna putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yokozuna is landing with some decent strikes but Walters is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Yokozuna landing shots from mount.
Yokozuna working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BOOM! Yokozuna connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yokozuna breaks from Walters's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Yokozuna scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Walters?
Yokozuna cracks Walters with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Yokozuna lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Yokozuna lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Yokozuna scoring with strikes but Walters is staying in there.
Yokozuna fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Walters is in a horrible position here. Yokozuna smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Yokozuna scoring with strikes but Walters is staying in there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yokozuna is landing with some decent strikes but Walters is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Yokozuna lands with some strikes.
Yokozuna with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakuyo Yokozuna dominated that 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.
Walters throws a sloppy head kick and Yokozuna moves out of range easily.
Yokozuna closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Walters to the mat! Walters manages to get full guard.
Hakuyo Yokozuna has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yokozuna missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Walters escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yokozuna gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yokozuna wants to control from the top but Walters keeps moving.
Yokozuna lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yokozuna scoring with some ground and pound.
Yokozuna working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yokozuna trying to control the position from guard on top but Walters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yokozuna lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yokozuna is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yokozuna scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yokozuna stands up over Walters, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yokozuna stands up from Walters's guard - Yokozuna perhaps looking for a knockout.
Walters misses with a takedown
and Yokozuna counters with a single leg into guard. Walters didn't expect that.
Yokozuna postures up in Walters's guard and throws a big left but Walters blocks it.
Yokozuna with a nice head shot there.
Yokozuna is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Yokozuna trying to control but Walters is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yokozuna preventing the sweep.
Yokozuna lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yokozuna with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Walters not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Walters knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yokozuna on the ground.
Yokozuna with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yokozuna with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yokozuna content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yokozuna lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yokozuna works over Walters with some ground and pound from guard.
Yokozuna makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yokozuna postures up and lands a big shot to Walters's brow.
Yokozuna passes into half guard.
Walters blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yokozuna.
Yokozuna working over Walters with some ground and pound. Walters looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Yokozuna lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Yokozuna.
Yokozuna throwing shots but Walters is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Yokozuna connects with a nice short shot to Walters's temple.
Yokozuna lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Yokozuna there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walters punching from the bottom.
Yokozuna scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Walters on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yokozuna lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yokozuna lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Walters regains full guard. Nicely done.
Yokozuna is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Yokozuna seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakuyo Yokozuna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Yokozuna bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Walters taking punishment in the form of punches.
Yokozuna cracks Walters with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Walters is looking for a sweep.
Yokozuna landing strikes.
Walters takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Yokozuna working the body and head with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yokozuna looks up at the clock and then as Walters takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yokozuna smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Yokozuna lands a few punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Yokozuna has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Walters!
Yokozuna lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Yokozuna has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yokozuna lands a heavy elbow.
Yokozuna landing strikes, looking to finish!
Yokozuna lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Yokozuna is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Walters can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Yokozuna looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Yokozuna lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Yokozuna with a couple of short strikes.
Walters manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Walters wants to control but Yokozuna is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters is trying is best to control the position here.
Yokozuna is nestled in close to Walters, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yokozuna lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yokozuna working Walters over with strikes.
Walters wants to control but Yokozuna is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yokozuna working Walters over with strikes.
Yokozuna looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Walters with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yokozuna lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Walters punching from the bottom.
Yokozuna is keen to just control but Walters is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yokozuna.
Yokozuna working the head and body with strikes.
Walters has hold of Yokozuna's hands but Yokozuna slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yokozuna drops an elbow to the side of Walters's head.
Yokozuna is keen to just control but Walters is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Walters closes the distance but Yokozuna moves to the side
and Yokozuna counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yokozuna.
Yokozuna works over Walters with some ground and pound from guard.
Yokozuna stands and throws Walters's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Yokozuna landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yokozuna grinds an elbow into Walters's temple.
Yokozuna looks up at the clock and then as Walters takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yokozuna smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Yokozuna lands a nice forearm strike.
Yokozuna in side control, throwing shots but Walters defends.
Yokozuna landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Yokozuna working the ground and pound but Walters is defending the strikes.
Yokozuna working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Yokozuna scoring with punches and elbows.
Walters takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yokozuna working the ground and pound from side control.
Yokozuna working the ground and pound.
Jon Walters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hakuyo Yokozuna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yokozuna working the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakuyo Yokozuna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yokozuna winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakuyo Yokozuna!
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