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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Walker (ranked 3385 p4p, 3914 weight class) and Steve Willdoit (ranked 404 p4p, 467 weight class). Walker comes to the cage accompanied by Blood Cells. Sam Walker has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Willdoit!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker feints a jab promting Willdoit to slip. Walker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Willdoit slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Willdoit lands a jab to the nose.
Willdoit throws a front kick that sends Walker stumbling back into the cage.
Willdoit fakes the leg kick and cracks Walker in the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Willdoit.
Willdoit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
Nice uppercut lands for Willdoit. That snapped Walker's head back.
Willdoit throws a hook but Walker avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Willdoit.
Willdoit looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Walker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Willdoit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Willdoit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Walker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Walker 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Willdoit.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Willdoit is just out of range.
Willdoit steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Willdoit ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Willdoit tries a quick counter leg kick but Walker is wise to it.
A jab lands there for Willdoit.
Walker pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Willdoit back to the cage. Walker follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Willdoit lands a nice looking body kick.
Willdoit scores with a jab.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Willdoit moves away.
Willdoit throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Willdoit. Walker shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a body shot but no joy.
Willdoit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Willdoit connects with a leg kick.
Willdoit moves into range and connects with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Willdoit.
Walker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Willdoit. Willdoit obviously looking to wear him down.
Willdoit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Willdoit only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Willdoit.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Willdoit.
Willdoit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Willdoit tried to score with a low kick but Walker checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker avoids a kick to the body.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Willdoit was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Willdoit fakes the leg kick and cracks Walker in the body.
Walker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Walker was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Willdoit was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Willdoit is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Walker avoids a kick to the body.
Willdoit lands the left hand.
Willdoit lands a jab to the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Walker crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Willdoit - the referee stops the clock and Walker gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Willdoit. Walker manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Willdoit looks for the body kick but Walker saw that one coming.
Willdoit is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Walker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Willdoit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willdoit thuds his shin into the meat of Walker's side.
Willdoit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Walker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Willdoit was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Willdoit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willdoit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Walker is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Walker misses its target.
Walker misses with a body shot.
Walker throws a body shot but no joy.
Willdoit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Walker misses its target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Willdoit.
Walker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Willdoit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Walker throws a body punch but Willdoit moves out of range.
Walker scores with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Willdoit dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A punch combination from Walker misses.
Willdoit with the inside leg kick.
Steve Willdoit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willdoit thumps Walker with a low kick.
Willdoit explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Walker is looking to wear down Willdoit with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Willdoit is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Willdoit lets loose with a powerful body kick. Walker will feel that in the morning.
Walker misses with a body shot.
Willdoit throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Willdoit lands a head shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Willdoit!
Walker throws an off balance right hand
and Willdoit counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Willdoit.
Walker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Steve Willdoit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Willdoit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Walker is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Willdoit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Willdoit. That's going to slow Walker down.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Walker might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Willdoit throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice body kick from Willdoit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Willdoit does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Willdoit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker blocks a leg kick.
Walker throws a sloppy body shot
and Willdoit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walker will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willdoit thumps Walker with a low kick.
Willdoit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Willdoit has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Willdoit keeps Walker at a distance using the push kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
That kick from Willdoit tenderised Walker's leg. Walker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Willdoit thuds his shin into the meat of Walker's side.
Willdoit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Willdoit cracks Walker with an open hand slap.
Willdoit throws the kick towards the body but Walker avoids it.
Walker misses with a jab to the body
and Willdoit counters with a good, hard body kick but Walker shrugs it off.
Walker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Willdoit.
A solid body kick from Willdoit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Willdoit.
Walker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Willdoit throws a front kick that sends Walker stumbling back into the cage.
Willdoit with a nice cross.
Willdoit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Walker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Willdoit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Willdoit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Willdoit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Walker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Willdoit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Willdoit feints and then cracks Walker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walker down.
Walker swings for the body but Willdoit moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Willdoit throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Willdoit is looking to slow Walker down with leg kicks.
Walker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Willdoit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Walker throws out a loose jab but Willdoit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Willdoit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walker throws a body shot but no joy.
Walker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Willdoit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Walker misses with a body punch
and Willdoit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Willdoit thuds his shin into the meat of Walker's side.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Willdoit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Walker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Willdoit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Willdoit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Walker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Willdoit counters with a body kick.
Walker misses with a body shot.
Willdoit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willdoit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A low kick lands for Willdoit.
Willdoit looks to land a body kick but Walker moved away.
Walker lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willdoit throws a leg kick
and Walker counters with a nice body shot.
Willdoit throws a hook but Walker avoids it easily.
Walker on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Willdoit tried to score with a low kick but Walker checks it.
Walker is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Willdoit's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Willdoit misses with a kick to the body.
Walker swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Willdoit lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Walker lands a jab to Willdoit's midsection.
Walker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Willdoit bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Willdoit moves away.
Willdoit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Willdoit feints a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a body punch but Willdoit moves out of range.
Willdoit throws a push kick but Walker slaps the foot to one side.
Willdoit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Willdoit misses with a kick to the body.
Walker scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willdoit misses with a body kick.
Willdoit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Willdoit is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Walker walks into a stiff left hand from Willdoit.
Walker throws a shot to the body.
Walker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Walker crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Willdoit - the referee stops the clock and Walker gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Willdoit. Walker manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willdoit throws a head kick that misses.
Walker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Willdoit at a distance.
Willdoit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walker blocks a leg kick.
Donk. Willdoit catches Walker right on the button with a cross.
Walker lands a right hook to the body.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Willdoit connects with a leg kick.
Walker misses with a body shot.
Willdoit has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Walker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Willdoit throws the kick towards the body but Walker avoids it.
Willdoit lands a nice looking body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willdoit scoring well with a low kick there.
Willdoit moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sam Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Willdoit.
Willdoit tries a head kick but it misses.
Good shot there by Willdoit.
Walker walks forward, straight into a front kick from Willdoit.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Willdoit.
Steve Willdoit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Willdoit connects with the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Willdoit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Willdoit 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Willdoit!
Our winner, Steve Willdoit, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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