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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hillbilly Walker (ranked 1820 p4p, 1359 weight class) and Igor Vovchanchyn (ranked 248 p4p, 185 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hillbilly Walker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Igor Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walker lands a right hook to the body.
Walker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vovchanchyn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walker counters with a nice body shot.
Vovchanchyn wants to clinch.
Vovchanchyn moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Walker takes one on the button.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A lazy left from Vovchanchyn finds it's target.
Vovchanchyn slips under a jab from Walker.
Walker looks to land a left hand but Vovchanchyn moved out of range nicely.
Vovchanchyn wants to counter the offense by Walker and move into the clinch position.
Vovchanchyn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Walker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch but Walker moves away
and Walker counters with a three punch combo that has Vovchanchyn backing up. Vovchanchyn nods at Walker to acknowledge the strikes.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Vovchanchyn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vovchanchyn on the side of the head.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Walker, as that shot connected.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vovchanchyn moves away.
Vovchanchyn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch up.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vovchanchyn cracks Walker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vovchanchyn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vovchanchyn has time to react.
Vovchanchyn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vovchanchyn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walker.
Walker sets himself, and Vovchanchyn steps forward looking for the clinch! Walker avoids it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vovchanchyn throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Walker tries to keep at a distance but Vovchanchyn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Walker is trying to force a seperation but Vovchanchyn has the dominant position.
Vovchanchyn keeps control of Walker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Walker wants to break free but Vovchanchyn has control.
Vovchanchyn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Vovchanchyn wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Vovchanchyn closes the distance but Walker moves to the side
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vovchanchyn is looking to clinch.
Vovchanchyn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Walker wants to break free but Vovchanchyn has control.
Vovchanchyn misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Walker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn keeps control of Walker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vovchanchyn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vovchanchyn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vovchanchyn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vovchanchyn is looking to clinch.
Walker throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Vovchanchyn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vovchanchyn closes the distance and clinches.
Walker blocks a body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn cracks Walker with a nice body shot.
Vovchanchyn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Walker was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vovchanchyn.
Walker scores with a shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vovchanchyn lands with a hook. Walker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Vovchanchyn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker avoids the body shot from Vovchanchyn.
An attempted straight right counter from Walker misses the target.
Vovchanchyn gets a clinch.
Vovchanchyn has a couple of punches blocked by Walker.
Walker is trying to push Vovchanchyn away but Vovchanchyn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vovchanchyn works on Walker's body with a couple of short punches.
Walker is trying to break free.
Walker scores with a shot to the side of Vovchanchyn's head.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker throws a good cross that connects.
A swing and a miss from Vovchanchyn.
Good shot there by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hillbilly Walker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vovchanchyn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vovchanchyn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Walker on the side of the head.
Vovchanchyn moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker works the jab nicely.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn wants to counter with a clinch but Walker pushes him away.
Walker defending well as Vovchanchyn loads up on a big left hand.
Vovchanchyn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hillbilly Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
Vovchanchyn tests Walker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vovchanchyn moves to clinch but Walker breaks away
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vovchanchyn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vovchanchyn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Walker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vovchanchyn.
Igor Vovchanchyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vovchanchyn drives through and clinches with Walker against the cage.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vovchanchyn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vovchanchyn has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker blocks a jab.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Walker scores with a shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker appears to be looking for a big counter.
Vovchanchyn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vovchanchyn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vovchanchyn is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vovchanchyn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vovchanchyn can do to turn this around?
Vovchanchyn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Walker's head.
Walker with a nice cross.
Walker takes a swing at Vovchanchyn's ribcage but misses.
Walker jabs Vovchanchyn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Walker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vovchanchyn connects with a crisp jab.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook but Walker blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn staying out of range there.
Vovchanchyn misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Vovchanchyn misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vovchanchyn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vovchanchyn misses with an uppercut. Walker saw that one coming.
Walker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Vovchanchyn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walker catches Vovchanchyn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Vovchanchyn is just out of range.
Walker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vovchanchyn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walker counters with a nice body shot.
Vovchanchyn wants to clinch but Walker slips to the side
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Walker jabs at Vovchanchyn's body.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body punch
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Vovchanchyn misses.
Walker throwing a counter right hand but Vovchanchyn manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker with a hook.
Vovchanchyn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vovchanchyn is looking to clinch.
Vovchanchyn throws a poor cross that misses
and Walker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Walker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Vovchanchyn misses.
Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
Vovchanchyn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker connects with a looping right hand.
Vovchanchyn closes the distance but Walker moves to the side
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vovchanchyn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker throwing a counter right hand but Vovchanchyn manages to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn wants to clinch but Walker slips to the side
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walker.
Vovchanchyn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker takes one to the chin there.
Walker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vovchanchyn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walker.
It looked like Walker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Walker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Vovchanchyn avoids the body shot from Walker.
Walker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vovchanchyn cracks Walker with an open hand slap.
Vovchanchyn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hillbilly Walker dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vovchanchyn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vovchanchyn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook but Walker avoids it easily.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook but Walker avoids it easily.
Walker throws a body shot but no joy.
Vovchanchyn closes the distance and clinches.
Walker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vovchanchyn.
Walker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vovchanchyn.
Walker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Walker gets through Vovchanchyn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Vovchanchyn lands a jab.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vovchanchyn has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vovchanchyn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Walker throws a jab when Vovchanchyn was well out of range.
Vovchanchyn wants to counter with a clinch but Walker pushes him away.
Walker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vovchanchyn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vovchanchyn scores with a hook.
A left lands for Walker.
Good standup being displayed there by Vovchanchyn as he connects with a hook.
Walker sizes up Vovchanchyn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vovchanchyn lands with an overhand left.
Walker scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker misses with an uppercut. Vovchanchyn saw that one coming.
Vovchanchyn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Walker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Walker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn tries to move into range but Walker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vovchanchyn is looking to clinch.
Walker throws a hook but Vovchanchyn blocks it.
Walker stalks Vovchanchyn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vovchanchyn's face. Vovchanchyn staggers backwards, shaken.
Vovchanchyn throws a body shot but no joy.
Vovchanchyn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walker.
Vovchanchyn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walker throws a lazy right hand but Vovchanchyn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker swinging wildly here.
Walker scores with a body shot.
Vovchanchyn looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Walker is looking to counter punch.
Vovchanchyn moves out of range as Walker strikes.
Walker throws a hook to the side of Vovchanchyn's head but Vovchanchyn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walker misses with a few strikes there.
Walker swings for the body but Vovchanchyn moves out of range.
Walker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vovchanchyn.
Walker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vovchanchyn's head backwards.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Walker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walker moves out of range as Vovchanchyn strikes.
Walker defending well as Vovchanchyn loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vovchanchyn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vovchanchyn closes the distance and clinches.
Walker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vovchanchyn working aggressively here.
Walker blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vovchanchyn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vovchanchyn.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Vovchanchyn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vovchanchyn throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Vovchanchyn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Walker throws a right and a left that Vovchanchyn avoids nicely.
Vovchanchyn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hillbilly Walker clearly takes that 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.
Vovchanchyn doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Vovchanchyn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook.
Vovchanchyn looks to throw the jab but Walker is out of range.
Vovchanchyn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Walker slips under a jab from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Vovchanchyn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vovchanchyn missing with a left hand there. Walker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walker misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Vovchanchyn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vovchanchyn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walker.
Walker throws a series of punches but Vovchanchyn avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn takes one to the side of the head.
Vovchanchyn misses with a looping right.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Vovchanchyn throws a good cross that connects.
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice jab there from Walker.
Vovchanchyn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn closes the distance and clinches.
Vovchanchyn has Walker pushed against the cage.
Igor Vovchanchyn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vovchanchyn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
Vovchanchyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Vovchanchyn as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn lands a jab to the nose.
Vovchanchyn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walker swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vovchanchyn was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Walker swings for the body but Vovchanchyn moves out of range.
Walker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vovchanchyn.
Walker throws a nice looking combination but Vovchanchyn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vovchanchyn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vovchanchyn throws a poor cross that misses
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vovchanchyn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vovchanchyn thuds his right hand into Walker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vovchanchyn connects with a body shot.
Walker swings for the body but Vovchanchyn moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch up.
Vovchanchyn closes the distance but Walker moves to the side
and Walker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vovchanchyn misses the shot to the body.
Walker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vovchanchyn throws an off balance right hand
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vovchanchyn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vovchanchyn misses with a right hand
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vovchanchyn wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Vovchanchyn is looking to clinch.
Vovchanchyn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vovchanchyn prevents Walker from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vovchanchyn is trying to maintain a safe position but Walker gets an underhook and turns Vovchanchyn into the cage.
Walker tries to break the clinch but Vovchanchyn is controlling the position.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Vovchanchyn throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn throws a body shot but no joy.
Vovchanchyn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Walker was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vovchanchyn is looking to clinch.
It looked like Walker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vovchanchyn looks to throw the jab but Walker is out of range.
Walker defending well as Vovchanchyn loads up on a big left hand.
Walker connects with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Hillbilly Walker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Walker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vovchanchyn.
Walker jabs at Vovchanchyn's body.
Walker throws a jab but it's blocked by Vovchanchyn.
Good shot there by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Walker lands with a hook. Vovchanchyn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vovchanchyn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walker throws a nice looking combination but Vovchanchyn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A quick step to the side and Walker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walker lands with a nice combination. Vovchanchyn backs away looking to recover.
Walker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vovchanchyn under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Nice jab there from Walker.
Walker thuds a left hand into Vovchanchyn's body.
Walker slips a jab from Vovchanchyn.
It looked like Walker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vovchanchyn throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Walker's hands.
Walker works Vovchanchyn's body with a nice hook.
Vovchanchyn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Vovchanchyn is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
Walker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vovchanchyn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Walker looks to land a combination but Vovchanchyn avoids it well.
Vovchanchyn throws a poor cross that misses
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Vovchanchyn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a slapping body shot.
Walker gets tackled into the cage by Vovchanchyn. Vovchanchyn maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vovchanchyn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Walker is keeping busy.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Walker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vovchanchyn keeps control of Walker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walker is trying to force a seperation but Vovchanchyn has the dominant position.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vovchanchyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walker's elbow.
Walker prevents a body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn throws a head punch that misses.
Vovchanchyn throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walker has had enough of the clinch but Vovchanchyn keeps him there for the moment.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but Vovchanchyn has double underhooks.
Walker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Vovchanchyn has him pressed against the cage.
Vovchanchyn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
A short right from Vovchanchyn on the inside.
Vovchanchyn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vovchanchyn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hillbilly Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walker working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vovchanchyn.
A nice left hand lands by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn misses with some punches.
Vovchanchyn scores with a shot to the side of Walker's head.
Vovchanchyn tries a body shot but Walker blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to circle away but Vovchanchyn has him pinned against the cage.
Vovchanchyn working aggressively here.
Vovchanchyn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Walker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Vovchanchyn won't allow it.
Walker can't break the clinch.
Vovchanchyn working aggressively here.
Walker blocks an uppercut.
Vovchanchyn lands with a left to the head.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Vovchanchyn is controlling him.
Vovchanchyn digs a right hand underneath Walker's ribcage. Walker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vovchanchyn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Igor Vovchanchyn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vovchanchyn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Igor Vovchanchyn.
I think Walker 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hillbilly Walker!
Hillbilly Walker is the new welterweight champion!
Hillbilly Walker took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Uncle Rufus Clothing .Co for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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