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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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192 cm
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280 lbs
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195 cm
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Walker! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Good! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Walker shoots for a takedown but Good saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Excellent takedown into side control there by Walker. Walker is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Good knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Good sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Good kicks off Walker and gets to his feet. Walker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Good looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Walker is looking to improve his position.
Good thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Good wants to stand up but Walker has a hold of him and won't allow it. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Good connects with a nice short shot to Walker's temple. Good looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Walker is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round. Good looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Walker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Walker trying to control from the bottom.
Good stands up and beckons Walker to join him on the feet. Walker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Good closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Walker is pushing Good's head away, looking to escape. Good manages to hold on to the position though. Walker is breathing heavily. Walker manages to get back to half guard. Good is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Good drops an elbow to the side of Walker's head.
Walker is rocked! Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Good stands up from half guard. Oh Walker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Walker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Good pinned against the cage. Good gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Good looks to land a combination. Walker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Good clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Good drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Good goes for a takedown attempt but Walker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Walker shoots in and drives through. Good sprawls well. Walker seems to have got his legs back now. Good fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walker, pushing him back against the cage. Walker wants a takedown.
Walker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Walker drags the fight down to the ground.
Good stands and steps away. Walker gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Walker moves into range and clinches up with Good. Walker prevents the takedown attempt.
Walker lands a knee to the head.
Good tries for a takedown. No joy.
Good is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Walker can't fight it off and eventually Good manages to take the fight to the floor. Walker looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Walker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Good is one step ahead there. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Good trying to stand up but can't free himself from Walker's guard. Walker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Good manages to get himself to full guard.
Walker stands and throws Good's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Walker wants to control but Good is keeping him busy. Good is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Walker asserts his dominance and retains side control. Walker decides to stand back up. Walker has closed the distance and engaged Good in a clinch.
Good has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Walker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Good jumps guard.
Walker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Walker prevents Good from getting back to his feet. Good uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Good circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Good does no damage. Good fails to land with a series of punches.
Walker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Good pinned against the cage. Good gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Walker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Good is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Good kicks off Walker and gets to his feet. Good keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Walker fails with a takedown attempt. Benjamin Good seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Good has Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
Walker turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Walker manages to end up in side control. 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 stands up and we're back to a striking position. Good fails to land with a series of punches.
Walker doesn't succeed with the takedown and Good counters with a left and a right that stings Walker. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Good keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Good lands with a nice combination. Walker backs away looking to recover. A right-left combo lands from Good. Good misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Good dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Walker. Good misses with a few strikes there.
Good scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Good throwing shots but Walker is blocking nicely. Walker gets back to full guard.
Good won't allow Walker to sweep him here. Good trying to stand up but can't free himself from Walker's guard. Good avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Good wants to stand but Walker is controlling his posture from full guard. Walker keeping full guard, as Good tries to pass. Good won't allow Walker to sweep him here. Walker throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Good working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Walker's head. Good must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round. Walker wants to sweep here but Good controlling him for the moment. Good stands up from guard. Let's bang! Good keeps the fight on the outside. Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
Walker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Walker shoots in for a double leg but Good sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Good throws a nice looking combination but Walker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Good misses with a double jab.
Walker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Walker stands up from half guard. Good misses with a two punch combination.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Good. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man. Walker wants to clinch up but Good keeps it at a distance. Walker fails with a takedown attempt from distance. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him. Walker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Good pinned against the cage. Good gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Walker looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Good misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Walker looks for a takedown but Good sprawls well. Good lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Good. Good fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walker could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Good throws a one two combo.
Good scores with a one two! Walker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Walker fails to land the takedown. Good throws a combination that misses and Walker counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Walker. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Good is looking to stand up but Walker isn't so interested in that idea. Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Good is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Good is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Walker is controlling him. Walker is pushing down on Good's leg trying to pass to half guard. Good is fighting to maintain full guard but Walker has managed to sneak the leg through. Walker looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Good is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Walker looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Walker wants to free his trapped foot but Good is holding on for dear life with his legs. Nelson Walker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Good is looking to escape. Walker wants to control but Good is keeping him busy. Good looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. A jab from Walker misses. Walker dodges the punch combination from Good.
Walker misses with a head kick.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch. Good changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Walker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Good grinds an elbow into Walker's temple. Good stands up and we're back to a striking position. Good gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Walker stands up from guard. Let's bang! Good moves into the clinch successfully.
Walker pulls guard effortlessly. Good chips away with some ground and pound. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage! Good wants to stand and escape but instead Walker has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Good wants to stand but Walker is controlling the position. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Walker wants to control from the top but Good keeps moving. Good wants to stand up but Walker is controlling him. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nelson Walker will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Good avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Walker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Walker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Good gets back to half guard. Good is trying to stand back up but Walker is controlling him
Walker is trying to control the action in half guard but Good is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Walker lands a nice short elbow. Good is refusing to be controlled, as Walker sits in half guard. Good is trying to stand up here but Walker is controlling him well. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Good rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Walker throws a push kick but Good slaps the foot to one side. Good shoots in and bounces Walker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Good decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Good has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Walker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Good tries to score a body lock takedown but Walker shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Good wants a takedown but no success here.
Nelson Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamin Good. Good gets a trip takedown into half guard. Walker moves into full guard.
Walker is trying to control the position but Good postures up. Good decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Good misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Good counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Good. Walker pulls guard. Good stands up and waves to Walker to follow him. Walker wants to clinch. Nelson Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Walker fails with the takedown and Good counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Walker misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Good decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up. Nice sprawl there from Good as Walker shoots in. Good misses with a wild combination.
Good shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Walker as he jumps to the side. Walker fails with the takedown. A punch combination from Good misses. Walker shoots for a takedown but Good saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Good swinging wilding here.
Walker shoots in but no luck this time. Walker tries to clinch but Good is having none of it. Walker clinches up against the cage. Walker breaks the clinch.
Walker with a poor takedown and Good counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Good.
Walker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Good in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Good is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Walker trying to control but Good is having none of it. Good stops Walker from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better. Walker looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. Walker landing strikes from the mount and Good is in trouble!
It looks like Benjamin Good has been cut. Walker trying to control but he's not successful this time. Good defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Walker. Good's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. Walker is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Good is surviving well by controlling Walker's body position as best he can. Good is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Good is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. Good is looking to get to half guard. Good's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. Walker has control of Good's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Good regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Walker thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Good squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Good tries to reverse the position but Walker maintains control. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Walker lands a big shot to the head and Good winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nelson Walker!
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