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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ingo Szopa (ranked 1454 p4p, 2122 weight class) and Chief Walker (ranked 200 p4p, 262 weight class). Ingo Szopa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 cm 30 182 10 - 9 - 0 |
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184 cm 36 185 35 - 20 - 0 |
Good wrestling Solid boxing Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt Good kicks Powerful |
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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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ingo Szopa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 35 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Walker! The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Walker misses with a looping left. Szopa slips a jab from Walker. Szopa defending well as Walker loads up on a big left hand. Walker throws a hook but Szopa avoids it easily.
Walker gets in close and instigates a clinch. Walker misses with a hook from the clinch. Still in the clinch, Walker scores with a nice short uppercut. Walker lands with a right to the head. Szopa blocking some punches.
Walker working aggressively here.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Szopa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Szopa is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Walker can't fight it off and eventually Szopa manages to take the fight to the floor. Walker looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Szopa wants to pass the guard but Walker is keeping the position. Walker wants to get back to his feet but Szopa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Walker is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Szopa presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Szopa has a couple of punches blocked by Walker.
Szopa scores with an uppercut up the middle. Szopa struggles to land a body shot inside as Walker controls his hands.
Walker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Szopa uses good head movement to avoid it. A short uppercut from Walker. Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Szopa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Szopa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Szopa is working for takedown but Walker is calmly controlling the position for now. Szopa is trying to drag Walker to the mat but Walker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Walker is trying to drag Szopa to the mat but Szopa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Szopa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land. Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Szopa. Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Szopa. Walker lands with a right to the head. Szopa throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Szopa takes a shot to the head.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker throws a jab but it's blocked by Szopa. Walker throws a hook but Szopa avoids it easily. Walker throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A jab from Szopa does it's job there. Szopa throws the left hand but Walker avoids the punch easily. Nice defenses there by Walker. Szopa throws the left hand but Walker avoids the punch easily. Walker missing with a left hand there. Szopa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Walker loads up on a big right hand but Szopa slips the punch.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. A slow jab from Walker misses its intended target. Szopa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Walker misses with an uppercut. Szopa saw that one coming. Walker lands a lovely overhand right.
Walker gets a clinch. Walker working aggressively here.
Szopa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Walker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ingo Szopa. That's going to take a lot out of him. Walker prevents a body shot from Szopa.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Szopa circles away.
Chief Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Szopa moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A jab from Walker misses. Walker misses with a hook. Szopa ducked under it nicely. Szopa moves out of range as Walker strikes. Szopa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walker. Szopa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walker circles away quickly and effectively. Walker throws a hook but Szopa blocks it. Szopa lands a right hook to the body.
We've been told by Szopa's head coaches at Death By Snu Snu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Szopa connects with a jab. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Szopa walks into a stiff left hand from Walker.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/rocked2.gif) Szopa is rocked! Walker slips under a jab. Oh Szopa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Walker knocks out Szopa with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Walker before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Walker picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chief Walker! A very excited looking Chief Walker made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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