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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Mike (ranked 1431 p4p, 2163 weight class) and Jake Walton (ranked 207 p4p, 292 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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190 cm 28 218 10 - 7 - 0 |
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183 cm 28 195 9 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling Solid Muay Thai Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt Excellent boxer Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Crazy Mike! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Walton! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mike rushes Walton and presses him up against the cage. Mike throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Waltons head. Mike is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Walton has had enough of the clinch but Mike keeps him there for the moment. Walton lands a body shot. Mike goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walton is looking to break free of the clinch but Mike has double underhooks. Mike definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Mike will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Walton up against the cage. Walton swings wildly with an uppercut but Mike uses good head movement to avoid it. Walton wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mike makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Walton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Mike prevents Walton from breaking the clinch. Mike keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walton's efforts to push away. Mike slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mike slowing the pace effectively. Mike blocks a body shot from Walton. Walton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Walton can't find room to land a body shot as Mike controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mike. Walton is trying to push Mike away but Mike has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. A quick uppercut on the inside from Walton. Stalling in the clinch from Mike.
Stalling in the clinch from Mike.
Mike effectively controlling the action here. Walton breaks from the clinch.
Walton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Mike was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Mike keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walton.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mike lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Jake Walton has been cut. Mike lands a big uppercut and Walton crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Walton looks OK. Mike waves Walton back to his feet!
Walton is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Walton misses with an uppercut. Walton is still on wobbly legs! Can Mike finish him? Mike misses with a looping left. Walton seems to have recovered his senses. Mike throws out a loose jab but Walton uses good head movement to avoid it. Walton looks like he wants to counter punch here. Walton jabs Mike right on the nose. Mike blinks but takes it well. Mike closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. A frustrated look appears on Walton's face as he tries to break the clinch. Mike is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mike blocks an uppercut.
Mike content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Walton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Mike lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Walton. A right handed body shot lands from Mike.
Walton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mike has Walton pushed against the cage. Mike pressing his opponent against the cage. Walton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mike's elbow. Walton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Walton can't find room to land a body shot as Mike controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Mike.
Mike is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Walton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walton swings widly with a right hand
and Mike counters by clinching up. Mike stalls. Walton working aggressively here.
Mike lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walton backwards. Walton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mike's elbow. A nice left hand lands by Walton.
Mike lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mike works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mike takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Mike leaning his opponent against the cage. Mike blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Mike dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jake Walton's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mike closes the distance and clinches. Walton gets through Mike's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Walton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Walton lands with a light punch inside. Mike lands a shoulder strike. Mike stalling.
Walton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walton is trying to break the clinch but Mike is controlling him. A quick uppercut on the inside from Walton. Mike lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mike. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A short right hand to the side of the head by Walton.
Mike is rocked! Mike blocking some punches.
Oh Mike is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Walton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walton swings wildly with an uppercut but Mike uses good head movement to avoid it. Mike blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walton lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Mike up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Walton from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Mike's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jake Walton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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