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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaiden Walsh (ranked 2497 p4p, 3303 weight class) and Chris Zeal (ranked 325 p4p, 416 weight class). Zeal has chosen War eye as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaiden Walsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Zeal!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walsh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Walsh paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Walsh misses with an uppercut
and Zeal counters with a single leg into guard. Walsh didn't expect that.
Zeal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Walsh will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zeal throws a big right hand that misses.
Zeal throws a strike but Walsh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zeal has an active guard here but Walsh has managed to pass into half guard.
Zeal tries to get to full guard but Walsh has control of the leg.
Walsh moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Zeal.
Zeal tries to bench press Walsh off him but Walsh keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh is looking to take a break and control but Zeal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zeal is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Zeal tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Walsh has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Zeal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeal looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Walsh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zeal is looking to escape.
Walsh looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Zeal regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zeal slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Zeal working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Walsh has passed into half guard!
Zeal is looking to control Walsh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zeal avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh prevents Zeal from improving his position.
Zeal moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Walsh wants to control from the top but Zeal keeps moving.
Zeal wants to improve his position but instead Walsh has moved into half guard.
Zeal is looking to improve his position.
That's four 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.
Zeal moves into full guard.
Zeal looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Walsh passes into half guard.
Zeal looking for submissions off his back.
Zeal is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walsh trying to control the action but Zeal is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kaiden Walsh will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab lands there for Walsh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walsh.
Walsh dips to his left and cracks Zeal with an uppercut!
Zeal defending well as Walsh loads up on a big left hand.
Good shot there by Walsh.
Walsh with a nice cross.
Walsh throws a hook but Zeal avoids it easily.
Walsh pushes Zeal away with a front kick.
Walsh lunges at Zeal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zeal's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zeal moves out of range as Walsh strikes.
Zeal feints the counter takedown.
Walsh is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Walsh explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The fighters circling - Walsh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zeal drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Walsh defends it well.
Walsh throws a lazy body kick
and Zeal decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Walsh's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeal wants to control from the top but Walsh keeps moving.
Zeal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zeal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zeal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zeal wants to control from the top but Walsh keeps moving.
Zeal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walsh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Walsh looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Zeal is in close to Walsh's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zeal wants to pass the guard but Walsh is keeping the position.
Walsh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zeal.
Zeal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zeal throws a strike but Walsh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zeal is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Walsh is aware though and is defending well.
Zeal 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.
Zeal looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Walsh has picked Zeal up and slammed him! Zeal can't keep hold of the triangle and Walsh manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeal can't do much from the bottom here.
Zeal tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Walsh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Walsh wants to control but Zeal is keeping him busy.
Zeal manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Zeal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zeal thows a huge punch but Walsh dodges it nicely.
Zeal seems to be working for a kimura but Walsh defends the submission attempt.
Zeal throws a strike but Walsh avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zeal stands up over Walsh, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zeal wants to control from the top but Walsh keeps moving.
Zeal throws a strike but Walsh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zeal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chris Zeal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zeal throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Walsh escapes and throws Zeal's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiden Walsh dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Walsh throws a poor cross that misses
and Zeal decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Walsh's guard.
Zeal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walsh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zeal throws a strike but Walsh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zeal working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Walsh has passed into half guard!
Zeal wants to sweep but Walsh has passed to side control!
Zeal is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zeal can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zeal is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Walsh is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeal tries to reverse the position but Walsh maintains control.
Zeal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Zeal regains half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zeal wants to improve his position but Walsh is controlling well.
Zeal wants to control the action here but instead Walsh manages to pass to full mount!
Zeal is working to get back to half guard.
Chris Zeal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeal wants to hold on but Walsh pushes him away.
Zeal tries to reverse the position but Walsh maintains control.
Zeal gets back to half guard.
Zeal is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Zeal tries to roll over but Walsh keeps him under control.
Walsh moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Zeal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeal looking for a sweep but Walsh has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Zeal can't escape the position.
Zeal looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeal manages to reverse the position and now he's in Walsh's guard. Nice work there by Zeal.
Zeal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Walsh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zeal.
Zeal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zeal postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zeal throws an elbow that misses. Walsh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zeal's guard. Nice move by Walsh!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zeal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Walsh defends it easily.
Zeal throws his legs up looking for a submission but Walsh uses it to pass to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kaiden Walsh.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Walsh, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaiden Walsh!
Our winner, Kaiden Walsh, 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.
Chris Zeal spoke after the fight, saying 'I got no time to jibba-jabba'.
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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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