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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moore kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Five Finger Death Punch - Dying Breed. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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180 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clayton Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Walker!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore moves into the clinch successfully.
Moore trying to control the position but instead, Walker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Moore into the cage.
Walker lands a knee to the body.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker successfully pulls guard.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
Walker wants to sweep but no luck.
Walker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Walker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moore can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Walker is trying to control the position but Moore postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Moore stands up out of Walker's guard for a moment - Walker manages to land a nice upkick.
Walker striking off his back but it's not causing Moore any problems.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker looks to clinch
and Moore counters with a big head kick but Walker shrugs it off.
Moore misses with an uppercut. Walker saw that one coming.
Walker looks to clinch
and Moore holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Walker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walker tries a knee to the head but Moore blocks it.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moore leaning his opponent against the cage.
Moore trying to stall but Walker improves his position.
Nice elbow from Moore.
Moore is looking to control Walker's arms but Walker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moore has his back to the cage.
Walker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Moore smiles and moves away.
Moore tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to clinch
and Moore counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Walker is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Walker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Moore finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Moore.
Moore pushes Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
Moore is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walker is defending well for now.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moore blocks it with crossed arms.
Moore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walker as Moore tries to tie him up.
Moore landing knees to the head.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Moore is blocking nicely.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Moore counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Moore.
Moore lands a nice elbow.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Moore is blocking nicely.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walker looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walker as Moore tries to tie him up.
Walker has had enough of the clinch but Moore keeps him there for the moment.
Moore comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Moore takes a knee right on the jaw!
Walker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Moore creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walker's defenses.
Moore looking to stall.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moore.
Moore is trying to stall.
Walker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moore avoids it.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker tries a knee to the head but Moore blocks it.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moore tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moore gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Moore.
Moore pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four 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.
Moore trying to land knees to the body.
Moore lands a damaging elbow.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Walker looking to slow down the pace here.
Moore stalling in the clinch but Walker improves position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Moore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moore taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Moore takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moore tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but Moore blocks with his arms.
Moore lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Moore gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Moore as Walker tries to tie him up.
Walker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moore misses with a knee to the head.
Moore is looking to control Walker's arms but Walker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moore has his back to the cage.
Moore slowing the pace effectively.
Moore is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walker is defending well for now.
Moore is trying to maintain a safe position but Walker gets an underhook and turns Moore into the cage.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Clayton Moore will probably get the nod.
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.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt
and Moore counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Moore.
Walker with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Moore lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moore trying to stall but Walker improves his position.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moore blocks it with crossed arms.
Moore managing to block the knees to the body from Walker.
Moore lands an elbow inside that Walker shrugs off.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but Moore blocks with his arms.
Moore wants to stall.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Moore is blocking nicely.
Moore is trying to maintain a safe position but Walker gets an underhook and turns Moore into the cage.
Moore misses with an elbow over the top.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice elbow from Moore.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Moore is blocking nicely.
Moore is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore lands a damaging elbow.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but Moore blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Moore pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Walker lands a knee to the head.
Moore lands an elbow just above Walker 's eye.
Moore lands an elbow inside.
Walker dodges an elbow strike from Moore.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moore stalling in the clinch but Walker improves position.
Walker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moore lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Moore is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moore blocks it with crossed arms.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Walker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Walker misses with a knee strike.
That's two 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.
Walker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moore.
Moore lands an elbow inside that Walker shrugs off.
Moore avoiding damage.
Moore is trying to stall.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moore blocks it with crossed arms.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moore is defending well for now.
Moore misses with a knee strike.
Walker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moore avoids it.
Moore looking to slow down the pace here.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moore stalling against the cage.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Walker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moore landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Walker tries a knee to the head but Moore blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore pushes off an throws an elbow but Walker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Walker tries to land knees in the clinch but Moore avoids the damage to the body.
Moore looking to slow down the pace here.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Moore is blocking nicely.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Moore won't allow it.
Moore landing knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walker as Moore tries to tie him up.
Walker taking a breather.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moore looking to stall.
Moore pushes off an throws an elbow but Walker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Walker landing knees to the head.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moore blocks it with crossed arms.
Moore looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moore avoiding damage as Walker throws knees to the body.
Walker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Moore is blocking nicely.
Walker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four 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.
Moore avoiding damage as Walker throws knees to the body.
Moore is looking to control Walker's arms but Walker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moore has his back to the cage.
Moore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walker jumps guard and drags Moore to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Walker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Walker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moore is one step ahead there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walker striking off his back but it's not causing Moore any problems.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johnny Walker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Moore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker tries to clinch but Moore moves away
and Moore counters with a head kick. That will keep Walker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Walker closes the distance but Moore moves to the side
and Moore counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Walker is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A combination from Walker does no damage.
Walker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Moore counters with a head kick. That will keep Walker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Moore with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Walker to score with a decent uppercut.
Moore tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Moore!
Walker wants to clinch but Moore slips to the side
and Moore counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walker trying to land knees to the body.
Walker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moore is looking to control Walker's arms but Walker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moore has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Moore is blocking nicely.
Walker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moore lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Moore managing to block the knees to the body from Walker.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Walker avoiding damage as Moore throws knees to the body.
Moore trying to stall but Walker improves his position.
Moore throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker lands a takedown into guard.
Moore working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walker.
Walker throws and elbow that misses. Moore uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Walker's guard. Nice move by Moore!
Walker is striking from the bottom but Moore uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Walker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Walker throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker is trying to stand back up but Moore is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt
and Moore counters with an outside leg kick.
Walker tries to clinch but Moore moves away
and Moore counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Walker darts in trying to clinch
and Moore counters by clinching up.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a knee to the head.
Moore stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Moore throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Walker tries a knee to the head but Moore blocks it.
Moore looking to throw knees to the head but Walker is blocking nicely.
Moore lands an elbow that stopped Walker in his tracks for a moment.
Walker managing to block the knees to the body from Moore.
Walker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walker trying to land knees to the body.
Moore controlling the action here for a moment.
Moore looking to slow down the pace here.
Walker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Moore just misses with a elbow thrown towards Walker's brow.
Walker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Walker takes an elbow to the temple.
Moore misses with a knee to the head.
Walker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four 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.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Moore is blocking nicely.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but Moore blocks with his arms.
Moore taking a breather.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick from Moore lands but Walker takes it in his stride.
Johnny Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker tries to clinch but Moore moves away
and Moore counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Walker fails to pull guard.
Walker tries a knee to the head but Moore blocks it.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
Moore comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but Moore blocks with his arms.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moore blocks it with crossed arms.
Moore utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moore tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Walker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Clayton Moore.
I think Moore 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Clayton Moore!
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hype
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