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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Plum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plum has chosen Oficina G3 - Depois da Guerra as his entrance music. Edgar Plum will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edgar Plum!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plum throws a one two combo.
Plum misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Plum sprawls well. Plum wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Walker gets slowly back to his feet.
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Plum.
Plum is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plum fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Plum.
Edgar Plum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Plum swinging wilding here.
Plum fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Walker lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Edgar Plum has been cut.
Walker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Plum lands a with a good body shot.
Plum looks to land a combination. Walker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Plum stuffs the takedown attempt from Walker. Walker gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plum wants to clinch.
Walker avoids the body shot from Plum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Walker fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plum misses with a two punch combination.
Walker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Walker shoots in for a double leg but Plum sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Plum fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Plum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edgar Plum's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Walker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Walker shoots in looking for a takedown. Plum tries to sprawl out of it but Walker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Plum manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Walker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Plum swivels and escapes.
Plum lands a nice hook to Walker's body. Walker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Plum.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Plum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Plum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walker circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Plum throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Walker shoots in and drives through. Plum sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plum fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Horrible takedown by Walker or perhaps it was just good defense by Plum which made him look bad.
Walker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Plum counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plum pushes Walker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Walker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Plum prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walker is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Plum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Plum is looking to clinch.
Walker misses with a takedown attempt
and Plum makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Plum lands a jab to the head.
Plum misses with a double jab
and Walker counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Plum's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plum wants to stand but Walker is controlling the position.
Walker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Plum is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Walker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Walker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Plum wants to get back to his feet but Walker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plum working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walker.
Walker drops back looking for a leg! Plum is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Plum manages to kick Walker off! Walker jumps back into Plum's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Plum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edgar Plum's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Walker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Edgar Plum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker shoots in for a double leg but Plum sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Walker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Plum stuffs the takedown.
Walker misses with a straight right.
Walker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plum is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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.
Plum throws a sloppy body shot
and Walker counters with a series of strikes. Plum will be more careful next time no doubt.
Plum tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Plum counters with a left and a right that stings Walker.
Plum throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
Walker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Plum defends it nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Walker.
Paul Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plum stops Walker from passing to mount.
The strikes coming from Walker are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Walker tries for a kimura but Plum is defending well.
Edgar Plum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Plum is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Plum pushes Walker away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Walker gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Walker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Plum is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Edgar Plum.
I've got Plum winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgar Plum!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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