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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Walton (ranked 1849 p4p, 2176 weight class) and Isoa Tawake (ranked 251 p4p, 288 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benjamin Walton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Isoa Tawake!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Tawake.
Tawake throws out a loose jab but Walton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tawake tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Walton is able to avoid easily.
Walton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tawake lands an overhand right.
Walton doesn't manage to clinch there - Tawake circles away.
Walton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walton clinches with his opponent.
Tawake stalling in the clinch but Walton improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tawake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tawake throws a punch but it's blocked by Walton.
Tawake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walton gets through Tawake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tawake tries to throw a body punch but Walton avoids it by throwing Tawake back against the cage.
Tawake can't find room to land a body shot as Walton controls the action.
Tawake tries to break the clinch but Walton is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton blocks an uppercut.
Tawake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walton taking a breather.
Tawake misses with a punch to the body.
Walton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Walton.
Walton is pushing Tawake up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tawake scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walton.
Walton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tawake misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tawake.
Tawake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tawake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tawake wants to break free but Walton has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton lands with a short shot to the head.
Tawake takes a shot to the head.
Walton blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tawake misses with some punches.
Walton lands with a left to the head.
Walton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tawake misses with some punches.
Tawake tries to break the clinch but Walton is controlling the position.
Walton stalling the fight.
Tawake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tawake scores with a shot to the side of Walton's head.
Tawake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tawake lands a shot to the body.
Walton leaning against his opponent.
Tawake tries to circle away but Walton has him pinned against the cage.
Tawake tries a body shot but Walton blocks it.
Tawake is trying to break the clinch but Walton has him pressed against the cage.
Walton effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tawake swings wildly with an uppercut but Walton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walton is pushing Tawake up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Walton blocks an uppercut.
Tawake tries to circle away but Walton has him pinned against the cage.
Walton lands a right hand.
Walton lands a shoulder strike.
Tawake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tawake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tawake lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walton's sensitive parts.
Tawake drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Walton darts in and clinches Tawake up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tawake working hard to break the clinch.
Tawake has a couple of punches blocked by Walton.
Still in the clinch, Walton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Walton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Tawake fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Walton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tawakes head.
A short uppercut from Walton.
Tawake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tawake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walton just leaning against Tawake, taking a breather.
Walton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tawake misses with a punch on the inside.
Tawake stalls.
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 Benjamin Walton will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Walton closes the distance and pushes Tawake back into the cage.
Tawake misses with a punch on the inside.
Tawake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tawake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Walton avoids the head kick by Tawake.
Tawake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walton appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Walton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tawake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton ducks under a wild hook from Tawake.
Tawake lands a body shot.
Tawake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walton throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton wants to clinch
and Tawake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circle momentarily. Tawake darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Walton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tawake swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Isoa Tawake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tawake misses with a leg kick.
Tawake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tawake looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tawake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Walton misses the target.
Walton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tawake.
Tawake only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tawake misses with a looping left.
Tawake throws a leg kick
and Walton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walton lands a head kick. Tawake smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tawake motions for Walton to come forward. Tawake throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Walton checks a leg kick.
It looked like Walton was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tawake.
Walton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tawake.
Tawake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tawake takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tawake throws a hook but Walton avoids it easily.
Walton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tawake lands a right hook to the body.
Tawake throws a leg kick that is checked
and Walton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick by Tawake misses
and Walton counters with a stiff right hand.
Tawake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walton makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tawake really felt that one!
A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target.
Walton backing away here, and Tawake unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tawake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Isoa Tawake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tawake throws a leg kick that misses.
Tawake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circling - Tawake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tawake takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Walton misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good shot there by Tawake.
Walton throws a wild body kick that Tawake sees coming a mile off.
Walton misses with an uppercut
and Tawake counters with a good low kick that Walton was not able to check.
Walton closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Walton.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Walton dominated that second round.
That's time! Walton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tawake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tawake blocks a head kick by Walton.
Tawake appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Walton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tawake shapes to counter with a head kick.
Tawake blocks a head kick by Walton.
Walton tries to clinch up but Tawake circles away and keeps his distance.
Tawake tried to score with a low kick but Walton checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tawake goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tawake gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tawake throws a leg kick but Walton moved away.
Walton thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tawake throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Walton rushes Tawake and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tawake throws a head punch that misses.
Walton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Walton.
Walton has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tawake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tawake avoids it.
Tawake misses with the head strike.
Tawake misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tawake fails to land.
Tawake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walton tries to clinch but Tawake moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tawake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tawake throws a lazy body kick
and Walton counters with a stiff right hand.
Walton doesn't manage to clinch there - Tawake circles away.
Walton clinches up with Tawake and pushes him back against the cage.
Tawake wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Walton controlling the action here for a moment.
Come on Walton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Walton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tawake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walton is looking to clinch but Tawake is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tawake.
It appears Walton was looking to counter with a kick there.
Walton misses the jab.
Walton moves out of range of the body kick from Tawake.
Walton is looking to clinch but Tawake is avoiding it.
Walton throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Tawake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tawake throws the left hand but Walton avoids the punch easily.
Walton lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tawake cracks Walton with a good jab.
Walton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tawake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tawake on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Tawake, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tawake misses with a low kick as Walton jumps back.
Tawake misses with a double jab.
Walton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tawake clobbers Walton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Walton throws a shot from downtown. Tawake moves away and avoids it.
Tawake throws a fast counter high kick but Walton manages to duck under it in time.
Walton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tawake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walton defending well as Tawake loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Isoa Tawake.
I think Walton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Walton!
A less than humble Benjamin Walton misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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