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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brady Walker (ranked 4345 p4p, 2600 weight class) and Pekka Haalvisto (ranked 252 p4p, 179 weight class). Haalvisto has chosen Fintelligens - Stockholm-Helsinki as his entrance music. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brady Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pekka Haalvisto!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haalvisto clinches.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Haalvisto on the side of the head.
Walker connects with an inside leg kick.
Walker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Haalvisto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Haalvisto is just out of range.
Haalvisto wants to counter the offense by Walker and move into the clinch position.
Walker misses with a hook. Haalvisto ducked under it nicely.
Haalvisto takes the fight into the clinch.
Haalvisto misses with an elbow over the top.
Walker avoids the elbow strike from Haalvisto, against the cage.
Haalvisto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haalvisto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Haalvisto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Walker looks to land a right hand but Haalvisto moved out of range.
Haalvisto has closed the distance and engaged Walker in a clinch.
Walker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haalvisto backwards.
Haalvisto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haalvisto manages to avoid it.
Haalvisto moves into the clinch successfully.
Walker lands a shot to the body.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walker throws a low kick but Haalvisto moves out of range easily.
Walker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Haalvisto forces Walker back against the cage and clinches.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Haalvisto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker lands a two punch combo.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Walker.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Haalvisto.
Walker throws a head kick that misses.
Haalvisto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walker throws out the jab.
Walker tries to keep at a distance but Haalvisto has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker blocking some punches.
Walker breaks the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walker.
Walker dives in for a single leg takedown but Haalvisto sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands with a short shot to the head.
Haalvisto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walker dodges an elbow strike from Haalvisto.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haalvisto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haalvisto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
Haalvisto's coach down at Rabid Dog was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Haalvisto's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Haalvisto tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Haalvisto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Walker's corner calls for a 1-2. Walker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Haalvisto wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Walker scores with a body shot.
Walker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Walker dips to his left and cracks Haalvisto with an uppercut!
Walker misses with a low kick.
Haalvisto takes one on the button.
Walker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Haalvisto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Haalvisto gets a clinch.
Walker avoids the elbow strike from Haalvisto, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haalvisto misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walker.
Haalvisto throws an elbow that misses.
Walker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haalvisto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Walker with a nice cross.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haalvisto moves away.
Walker throws a jab when Haalvisto was well out of range.
Haalvisto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Haalvisto in his tracks.
Haalvisto looks to land a combination but Walker avoids it well.
Haalvisto moves out of range as Walker throws a body kick.
Walker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haalvisto doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Haalvisto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Walker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Walker lunges at Haalvisto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Haalvisto's hand.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haalvisto wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walker misses with a body kick.
Walker throws a head kick but Haalvisto moves out of range.
Haalvisto tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Walker.
Haalvisto blocks a head kick by Walker.
That kick from Walker tenderised Haalvisto's leg. Haalvisto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Haalvisto moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Walker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Walker swings for the body but Haalvisto moves out of range.
Haalvisto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Haalvisto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haalvisto wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haalvisto swinging wildly here.
Haalvisto moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Haalvisto tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker tries to keep at a distance but Haalvisto has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Walker dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Walker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haalvisto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walker looks to throw the jab but Haalvisto is out of range.
Haalvisto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Haalvisto clinches.
Haalvisto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Haalvisto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Brady Walker has been cut.
Pekka Haalvisto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haalvisto tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Walker sizes up Haalvisto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Walker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
Pekka Haalvisto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker throws a looping overhand right but Haalvisto ducks down to avoid it.
Haalvisto throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haalvisto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker scores with a nice strike.
Haalvisto doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Walker cracks Haalvisto with an open hand slap.
Brady Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haalvisto avoids the body shot from Walker.
Walker misses with a double jab.
Haalvisto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haalvisto walks into a jab.
Haalvisto wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Haalvisto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Walker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Haalvisto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Haalvisto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Haalvisto is just out of range.
Haalvisto is looking to clinch.
Walker throws a body shot but no joy.
As Walker backs off Haalvisto throws a huge counter combo but Walker manages to avoid it all.
Walker digs a good hook to Haalvisto's body.
Haalvisto tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker tries to keep at a distance but Haalvisto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Walker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walker dodges an elbow strike from Haalvisto.
Haalvisto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A body shot lands from Walker.
Walker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haalvisto can do to turn this around?
Haalvisto pushes Walker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Haalvisto tries to clinch up.
Haalvisto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Walker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Haalvisto's hands.
Haalvisto throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Walker with a jab.
Haalvisto 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 quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Walker throws a one two combo.
Haalvisto has closed the distance and engaged Walker in a clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Haalvisto in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
Haalvisto fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Walker was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Haalvisto.
Haalvisto is looking to clinch.
Haalvisto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Walker can pounce on him.
Haalvisto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Walker catches Haalvisto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Walker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Haalvisto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Walker cracks Haalvisto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sloppy strikes from Walker. Those never looked like landing.
Haalvisto checks a low kick from Walker.
Haalvisto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Walker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Haalvisto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Haalvisto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haalvisto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Haalvisto misses with an elbow strike.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haalvisto moves into the clinch.
Haalvisto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haalvisto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haalvisto.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haalvisto was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Haalvisto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walker takes a swing at Haalvisto's ribcage but misses.
Walker catches Haalvisto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Haalvisto tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Haalvisto tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Walker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haalvisto's sensitive parts.
Haalvisto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haalvisto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Haalvisto tries a knee to the head but Walker blocks it.
Haalvisto misses with a knee to the head.
Haalvisto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Walker lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haalvisto misses with a knee to the head.
Walker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Haalvisto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Walker manages to pull guard.
Walker wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Walker wants to get back to his feet but Haalvisto passes into half guard.
Walker is trying to stand back up but Haalvisto is controlling him
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haalvisto stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Walker to get to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Walker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brady Walker's cut.
That's time! Walker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Walker. Beautiful body shot.
Haalvisto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Walker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haalvisto. That did some damage!
Haalvisto slips a jab from Walker.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
Walker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haalvisto is out of range and Walker settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haalvisto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Walker. Those never looked like landing.
Haalvisto moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haalvisto tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haalvisto tries to clinch up.
Walker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Haalvisto tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker tries to bum rush Haalvisto with a series of wild strikes but Haalvisto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walker misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haalvisto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haalvisto 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 scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Walker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walker misses with a hook.
Walker lands a nice shot that snaps Haalvisto's head back.
Haalvisto tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Walker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haalvisto at a distance.
Haalvisto tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Haalvisto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haalvisto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Haalvisto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker dips to his left and cracks Haalvisto with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Walker.
Haalvisto wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Walker lands a really nice looking cross but Haalvisto seems unphased.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haalvisto moves away.
Walker motions for Haalvisto to come forward. Walker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walker misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Haalvisto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Haalvisto is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Walker throws a right hand that Haalvisto ducks under and follows up with a left that Haalvisto also avoids with ease.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haalvisto tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Walker throws the kick towards the body but Haalvisto avoids it.
Haalvisto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Haalvisto tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Haalvisto.
Walker misses with a looping left.
Haalvisto instigates a clinch.
Haalvisto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Haalvisto misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haalvisto moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Walker's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Walker duly obliges.
Haalvisto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haalvisto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Haalvisto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haalvisto tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
Walker connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Walker.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Walker was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Haalvisto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haalvisto clinches with his opponent.
Walker working hard to break the clinch.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Haalvisto is looking to clinch.
Haalvisto forces Walker back against the cage and clinches.
Haalvisto working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Walker.
Haalvisto misses with a knee to the head.
Walker avoids the elbow strike from Haalvisto, against the cage.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker lands a body shot.
Walker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haalvisto doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Walker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haalvisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Walker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brady Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Haalvisto rushes Walker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker.
Haalvisto misses with the head strike.
Haalvisto looking to throw knees to the head but Walker is blocking nicely.
Walker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Haalvisto has a couple of punches blocked by Walker.
Haalvisto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Walker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Haalvisto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Walker misses with a few strikes there.
Walker lands a head kick!
Walker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker takes a swing at Haalvisto's ribcage but misses.
Haalvisto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pekka Haalvisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker avoids the head kick by Haalvisto.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brady Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Walker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brady Walker!
A very excited looking Brady Walker rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Pekka Haalvisto spoke after the fight, saying 'f$$$$$$ck!!!!!'.
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