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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joey Hood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 cm
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280 lbs
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191 cm
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273 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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 New York, Dean Walker! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Hood! The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hood is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
Walker lands a leg kick that knocks Hood off balance momentarily. That kick from Walker tenderised Hood's leg. Hood is trying to keep his angry face on. Hood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Hood. Those never looked like landing. Walker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Hood tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range. Hood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hood's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hood duly obliges.
It looks like Dean Walker has been cut. Walker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Hood tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance. Hood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walker. Walker obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A low kick from Hood is predictable there and Walker counters with a nice body kick. Hood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hood swinging wildly here.
Walker connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hood misses the shot to the body. Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Hood lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Walker counters with a body kick that stops Hood in his tracks momentarily. Walker could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Hood looks gassed! Walker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Hood stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walker. Hood closes the distance but Walker moves to the side and Walker counters with a thumping low kick. Walker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Joey Hood has been cut. 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 lands with a slapping head kick. Walker thuds his shin into the meat of Hood's side. Walker connects with a leg kick. Hood looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Walker scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A nice inside leg kick there by Walker. That's going to slow Hood down. Walker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hood's head. Walker is looking to slow Hood down with leg kicks. Hood tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Walker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. A decent looking body kick lands there for Walker. Walker delivers a nice body kick. Walker lands a head kick. Hood smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Dean Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Walker feints and then cracks Hood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hood down. Walker connects with a solid leg kick. Walker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hood's sensitive parts. Walker lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A slapping leg kick lands for Walker.
Walker lands a high kick!
That has opened up Joey Hood's cut even more. Walker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hood. Both fighters circling a little - Walker finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Walker lands a high kick!
Hood wants to clinch and Walker counters with a solid body kick. Hood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Hood tries to clinch but fails miserably and Walker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Hood's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Walker goes for a high kick. It partially lands. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hood shoots in looking for a takedown. Walker tries to sprawl out of it but Hood keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Walker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Walker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Walker scores with a head kick.
Walker slips a jab and a cross from Hood.
Joey Hood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hood clinches but Walker breaks the clinch and Walker counters with an outside leg kick.
Walker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Walker cracks the inside of Hood's front leg. Walker delivers a nice body kick. Hood has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Walker. A nice leg kick lands there from Walker. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Walker scores with a push kick. Walker feints and then cracks Hood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hood down. Walker throws a head kick that Hood semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Walker dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Walker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Hood doesn't succeed with the takedown and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. A slapping leg kick lands for Walker.
Hood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker slips a jab from Hood. Walker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hood if he has to take too many more of those.
Joey Hood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Hood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Hood swinging wildly here.
Hood is breathing heavily. A nice leg kick lands there from Walker. Walker throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hood thows a leg kick but Walker checks it and Walker counters with a good low kick that Hood was not able to check. Walker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Hood moves out of range easily. Walker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hood can do to turn this around? Walker throws a head kick that half lands.
Horrible takedown by Hood or perhaps it was just good defense by Walker which made him look bad. Hood tries to clinch but Walker moves away and Walker counters with a low kick, right behind Hood 's knee. Walker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hood's head.
The cut above Joey Hood's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Walker lands with a nice body kick. Walker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hood takes a step back to recover. Hood swinging wildly here.
Hood shoots in looking for a takedown. Walker tries to sprawl out of it but Hood keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Walker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Dean Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Hood.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Hood moves out of range easily. Hood is trying desperately to land a takedown but Walker is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hood. No joy there for Hood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hood walks forward, straight into a front kick from Walker. Walker scores with a leg kick.
Hood is trying hard to land a takedown here. Walker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Walker lands with a kick to the temple. Hood shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Walker goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hood.
Hood swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Some wild striking there from Hood.
Hood misses with a wild combination.
Good leg kick by Walker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hood stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walker. Hood clinches but Walker breaks the clinch and Walker counters with a nice body kick.
Hood misses with a few strikes there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hood might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Walker has got the better of the exchanges. Hood scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hood throws a lazy body kick and Walker counters with an inside leg kick. Walker throws a nice head kick!
Hood thows a body shot but no joy. Hood avoids the head kick by Walker.
Hood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Walker counters with a big head kick but Hood shrugs it off.
Joey Hood's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Walker throws a head kick that misses. Hood wants to clinch and Walker counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hood tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault. A good leg kick by Walker. Hood throws a nice looking combination but Walker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Walker dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hood tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Walker counters with a good, hard body kick but Hood shrugs it off. Hood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
Hood tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Hood swinging wildly here.
Hood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Walker connects with a leg kick. Hood looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hood shoots in and drives through. Walker sprawls well. Hood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Walker can pounce on him.
Walker fakes the leg kick and cracks Hood in the body. Hood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Walker dodges the punch combination from Hood.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hood misses with a leg kick and Walker counters with a body kick. Walker connects with a solid leg kick. Walker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Walker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Walker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walker throws a nice head kick!
Walker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hood's calf. A nice inside leg kick there by Walker. That's going to slow Hood down. Walker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hood's calf. Walker throws a nice inside leg kick. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. A thudding body kick lands there by Walker!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Walker, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Walker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Hood has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walker. Hood has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walker. A combination from Hood does no damage. Walker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. A head kick from Walker lands but Hood takes it in his stride. Hood misses with a double jab
and Walker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hood's knee momentarily. Walker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hood's head. Hood fails to land with a series of punches.
Hood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hood misses with a series of wild punches.
Hood tries to clinch but fails miserably and Walker counters with a nice body kick. Hood wants to clinch and Walker counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Hood takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Walker throws a quick inside leg kick. Walker feints and then cracks Hood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hood down. Walker lands a leg kick that knocks Hood off balance momentarily. Walker scores with a head kick.
Hood steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Walker. That one must have hurt. Hood takes a kick to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joey Hood's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dean Walker!
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