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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jared Walken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Neville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jared Walken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Neville!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walken shoots in looking for a takedown. Neville tries to sprawl out of it but Walken keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Neville manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Neville misses with a wild combination.
Walken showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neville.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neville stuffs the takedown.
Walken fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Neville sprawls well initially but Walken persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neville is defending against the submission attempts here by Walken.
Walken sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Walken throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neville really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Walken. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Walken looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two 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.
Walken is keen to just control but Neville is a slippery customer.
Walken looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Walken throwing shots but Neville is blocking nicely.
Walken stalling.
Walken works his way into side control.
Walken wants to lay and pray for a moment but Neville keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walken throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Walken sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Neville is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Neville defending against the ground and pound.
Neville avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Walken.
Walken wants to lay and pray for a moment but Neville keeps working.
Walken staying calm.
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.
Neville wants to get back to his feet.
An elbow from Walken crashes against the mat.
Walken scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Neville to see if he's OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ground and pound from Walken seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Walken is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Neville's shoulder. That is not cool.
Walken looks up at the clock and then as Neville takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Walken smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Walken dominated that round.
That's time! Walken's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Walken fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Walken drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Walken trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Neville manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Walken looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walken pulls Neville in to control the position.
Walken looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two 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.
Walken is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Walken is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Walken thows a huge punch but Neville dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walken looks to land a strike but Neville avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Walken postures up in Neville's guard and throws a big left but Neville blocks it.
Walken not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Neville avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Neville keeping moving, preventing Walken from controlling successfully.
Walken throwing strikes but missing.
Neville has momentary wrist control but Walken slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Walken missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Walken with a nice head shot there.
Neville keeping moving, preventing Walken from controlling successfully.
Walken working some strikes from top position.
Walken throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Neville works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neville avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Walken slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Walken in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Walken dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Neville rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walken moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walken avoids a punch combination nicely.
Neville stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Neville wants it to stay on the feet.
Neville throws a series of punches but Walken moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walken shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Neville as he avoids it easily.
Walken shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Neville pinned against the cage. Neville gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jared Walken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neville wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Walken shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Neville manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Walken tries to free his leg and advance position but Neville is retaining full guard.
Walken throwing strikes from guard but Neville blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walken tries to free his leg and advance position but Neville is retaining full guard.
Walken could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Walken loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Walken throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Neville works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neville keeping moving, preventing Walken from controlling successfully.
Walken is looking to work some ground and pound but Neville has wrist control.
Walken stops Neville from standing up.
Walken's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walken pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Neville is keeping the position for now.
Walken trying to control the position from guard on top but Neville is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walken distracts Neville with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ricky Neville has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walken might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Walken missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Walken is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jared Walken wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Walken feints and as Neville raises his hands in defense, Walken changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Walken throws a strike but Neville rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jared Walken is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walken pulls Neville in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jared Walken showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Walken, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jared Walken!
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