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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TW GC (ranked 3409 p4p, 3834 weight class) and Ethan Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walters has chosen Shepard Of Fire as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, TW GC!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ethan Walters!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from GC misses.
GC shoots in and bounces Walters off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Walters bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in GC's guard.
Walters tries to free his leg and advance position but GC is retaining full guard.
GC looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
GC is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
GC will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
GC keeping moving, preventing Walters from controlling successfully.
GC might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
GC striking off his back but it's not causing Walters any problems.
GC throws his legs up looking for a submission but Walters uses it to pass to side control.
Walters tries for a kimura but GC is defending well.
GC throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
GC is looking for a sweep.
GC tries to escape but Walters is in control.
Walters trying to control the position but GC is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
GC knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Walters on the ground.
Walters decides to stand back up. Walters steps back and let's GC get back to his feet.
GC wants to clinch.
GC wants to clinch.
GC looks to land a left hand but Walters moved out of range nicely.
Walters avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
GC throws a lazy uppercut
and Walters cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters moves out of range of the strikes.
GC gets a takedown into half guard.
Walters is looking for a sweep. GC is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
GC thows a huge punch but Walters dodges it nicely.
Walters wants to control but GC is keeping busy.
GC takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
GC not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Walters is looking to control GC's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Walters avoid being mounted?
GC content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walters trying to hold on to GC's head to control him but GC postures up.
GC content to control rather than advance.
Walters trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
GC looking for a submission but Walters manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walters not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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 TW GC will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Walters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice takedown defense from GC. No joy for Walters on that attempt.
GC closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Walters quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
GC performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
GC lands strikes from half guard.
GC thows a huge punch but Walters dodges it nicely.
Walters is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
GC not landing any meaningful shots this time.
GC takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
GC throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
GC controlling the action here.
Walters is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but GC pulls his head out easily.
Walters is breathing heavily.
GC missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
GC perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two 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.
GC throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Walters slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Walters trying to keep a closed guard but GC is proving a slippery customer.
Walters escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. GC gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
GC sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters doesn't manage to clinch there - GC circles away.
As Walters looks to move away, GC throws a big counter combo but Walters just gets out of the way.
GC closes the distance and pushes Walters back into the cage.
Walters prevents the takedown attempt.
GC is looking for a takedown.
GC lands a takedown into guard.
GC pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walters is keeping the position for now.
GC is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walters can do to turn this around?
GC with a flurry of punches that miss.
Walters avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Walters looking for a guillotine here but GC defends easily.
GC is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walters working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from GC.
Walters utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
GC postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
GC throws a big elbow that misses.
GC throws a big elbow that misses.
GC forces his way into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. GC lands a nice short elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
TW GC dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
GC drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
GC working away.
GC throwing shots but missing, from side control.
GC throwing shots but missing, from side control.
GC postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
GC controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
GC throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
GC tries to advance position but instead Walters slips a leg back in to half guard.
Still in half guard, GC seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
GC thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
GC not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Walters tries to roll over but GC keeps him under control.
Walters takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
GC is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
TW GC overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
GC looks to land a strike but Walters avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
GC with a flurry of punches that miss.
GC working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Walters working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from GC.
Walters wants to control but GC passes easily into half guard.
GC thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
GC slows the pace down in half guard.
GC seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
GC sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Walters defending well though.
Walters regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from GC.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Walters preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
GC slips nicely into half guard.
GC controlling the action here.
GC wants to pass to mount but Walters is defending the position.
GC sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Walters defending well though.
GC throwing shots but Walters is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
GC seems to be working for a kimura but Walters defends the submission attempt.
GC not doing much here.
GC is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Walters has managed to free his arm - good work.
GC keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ethan Walters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
GC will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
TW GC showed his dominance in that final round.
Well GC has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TW GC!
The defeated Ethan Walters had this to say: 'I think I was doing well, kept the game plan going. but couldn't get the job done, well bounce back and make a name for ourselves.'.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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