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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between carson nomad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Declan Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 cm
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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187 cm
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185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, carson nomad! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Declan Walker! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! nomad throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Walker's waist but Walker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing nomad off to one side. nomad is trying hard to land a takedown here. Walker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Walker has managed to clinch.
Walker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A right hand to the body from Walker.
nomad tries to break the clinch but Walker is controlling the position. nomad wants to stall.
nomad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walker's efforts to push away. nomad breaks the clinch.
Walker looks to land a combination. nomad sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Walker looks to land a combination but nomad avoids it well. nomad misses with a head kick.
Walker clinches up against the cage. nomad is trying to break free. nomad wants to stall.
Walker lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. nomad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walker's elbow. Walker taking a breather. Walker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite nomad's efforts to push away. nomad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it. A frustrated look appears on nomad's face as he tries to break the clinch. nomad is looking to break free of the clinch but Walker has double underhooks. nomad trying to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Walker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite nomad's efforts to push away. Walker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning nomad up against the cage. nomad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. nomad looks to clinch and Walker counters into the clinch. Nicely done. nomad is trying to force a seperation but Walker has the dominant position. nomad working hard to break the clinch. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Walker receives a warning from the referee for stalling. Walker gets control of nomad's arms and successfully pulls guard. Walker will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. nomad decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Walker, up you get! nomad misses with a double jab
letting Walker counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. nomad misses with a straight right. nomad falls off balance throwing a combination
and Walker counters with a two punch combo. The fight moves into the clinch position. nomad breaks from the clinch.
Walker misses with a double jab.
Walker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. nomad is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Walker is controlling him. Walker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Walker is looking to stand up but nomad won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. nomad is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Walker is controlling him. Walker stands up from guard. Let's bang! Walker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from nomad. Walker lands a head shot. nomad throws a combination that misses and Walker counters with a nice low kick that buckles nomad's knee momentarily. Walker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. nomad is breathing heavily. Walker tries to score with some ground and pound. nomad controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. nomad is not content to let Walker control the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Declan Walker dominated that round. That's time! nomad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
nomad throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab. Walker gets in close and instigates a clinch. Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
nomad moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Walker moves in looking to clinch but nomad pushes him off. nomad is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
nomad doesn't succeed with the takedown and Walker counters with a shoot takedown. nomad fights it but they end up in guard. Walker postures up in nomad's guard and throws a big left but nomad blocks it. nomad is trying to control the position from the bottom.
nomad manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Walker manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Walker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. nomad manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but nomad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Walker wants to get up but he can't break nomad's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Walker wants to control from the top but nomad keeps moving. nomad looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. nomad is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Walker defends well.
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 trying to control but nomad is working from the bottom. nomad manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Walker has taken the fight to the clinch.
nomad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. nomad fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. carson nomad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. nomad swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker. Walker thuds a left hand into nomad's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. nomad tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Walker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in nomad's guard. Walker sitting in guard, not really doing much. nomad controls Walker momentarily but Walker frees himself. Walker gets to his feet - nomad follows without any prompting. Walker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Walker misses with a few strikes there.
nomad throws a head kick that misses and Walker counters with a left and a right that stings nomad. Walker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Walker clinches with his opponent.
Walker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. nomad gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Walker takes a knee to the side of the body. Walker stalling.
nomad is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Walker is keeping busy. nomad scores with a shoulder strike. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. nomad is trying to force a seperation but Walker has the dominant position. nomad has Walker pressed against the cage, preventing Walker from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Both fighters working to control the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Declan Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! nomad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Walker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. nomad tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Walker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. nomad manages to break the clinch.
nomad tries a head kick but it misses.
carson nomad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Walker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on nomad if he has to take too many more of those.
nomad avoids a punch combination nicely.
nomad throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Walker counters with a leg kick. nomad misses with a double jab
and Walker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Walker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Walker takes the fight into the clinch. Both fighters are breathing heavily. nomad lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. nomad is trying to force a seperation but Walker has the dominant position. A short right hand to the side of the head by Walker. nomad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. nomad is trying to force a seperation but Walker has the dominant position. nomad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Walker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has nomad pinned against the cage. nomad gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Nice takedown defense from Walker. No joy for nomad on that attempt. nomad misses with a double jab
and Walker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Walker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Walker passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for nomad! Walker jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but nomad manages to avoid the submission attempt. nomad can't do much from the bottom here. Walker decides to stand back up. Walker steps back and let's nomad get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. nomad throws a left and a right that both miss
and Walker counters with a left and a right that stings nomad. A punch combination from Walker misses. nomad closes the distance but Walker moves to the side and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. carson nomad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Walker has taken the fight to the clinch.
nomad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Walker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walker stalling against the cage.
nomad drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Walker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Walker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Walker throws a series of strikes that have nomad backpedaling.
nomad throws the kick towards the body but Walker avoids it. nomad gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Walker counters with a takedown into side control. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for carson nomad. That's going to take a lot out of him. Walker postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
nomad tries to buck Walker off but Walker is having none of it. Declan Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Walker taking a breather here. Walker stands up.
And that's the end of the fight! Declan Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Walker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30 Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30 Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Declan Walker!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
59% |
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