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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darko El Kharraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Walter (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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168 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Darko El Kharraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Walter!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Kharraz tries to clinch up.
El Kharraz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anton Walter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Kharraz tries to clinch up.
El Kharraz misses with a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Walter!
It looks like Darko El Kharraz has been cut.
El Kharraz tries to clinch up but Walter circles away and keeps his distance.
El Kharraz tries to clinch there but Walter circles away.
Walter throws a nice looking combination but El Kharraz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
El Kharraz avoids the body shot from Walter.
Walter swats away the attempt to clinch by El Kharraz.
A head kick misses from El Kharraz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Kharraz is looking to clinch but Walter is avoiding it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from El Kharraz.
Sloppy strikes from Walter. Those never looked like landing.
Walter misses with a body shot.
Walter keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walter. El Kharraz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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.
An inside leg kick lands from El Kharraz.
Walter just misses with a punch to the body.
Walter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by El Kharraz.
A telegraphed right hand from Walter misses the target.
Walter throws a nice looking combination but El Kharraz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Walter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Walter as El Kharraz shoots in.
El Kharraz tries a head kick but it misses.
El Kharraz is looking to clinch but Walter is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Kharraz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
El Kharraz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Walter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walter thows a left - swing and a miss!
El Kharraz slips a jab and a cross from Walter.
Walter takes a swing at El Kharraz's ribcage but misses.
Walter misses with a body shot.
El Kharraz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract El Kharraz.
El Kharraz tries to clinch but Walter is having none of it.
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.
Walter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
El Kharraz shoots in looking for a takedown. Walter tries to sprawl out of it but El Kharraz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Walter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darko El Kharraz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walter looks to score with a jab to the body but El Kharraz is just out of range.
Walter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
El Kharraz fails with a takedown attempt.
Walter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El Kharraz moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Walter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darko El Kharraz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
El Kharraz dodges the punch combination from Walter.
Walter missing with a left hand there. El Kharraz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
El Kharraz throws a push kick but Walter slaps the foot to one side.
El Kharraz moves in looking to clinch but Walter pushes him off.
Walter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Kharraz was well out of range. Poor timing from Walter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Walter. Those never looked like landing.
El Kharraz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walter throws out a loose jab but El Kharraz uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Kharraz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Walter pinned against the cage. Walter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Walter stuffs the takedown attempt from El Kharraz. El Kharraz gets slowly back to his feet.
Walter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Kharraz was well out of range. Poor timing from Walter.
Walter throws a right and a left that El Kharraz avoids nicely.
El Kharraz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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.
El Kharraz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from El Kharraz.
Walter throws a nice looking combination but El Kharraz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walter lands with a good body shot.
El Kharraz doesn't manage to clinch there - Walter circles away.
Walter misses with a double jab.
El Kharraz dodges the punch combination from Walter.
A combination from Walter does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Kharraz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from El Kharraz.
Walter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but El Kharraz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walter misses the shot to the body.
El Kharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walter tries to bum rush El Kharraz with a series of wild strikes but El Kharraz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
El Kharraz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Walter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walter thuds his right hand into El Kharraz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
El Kharraz avoids the body shot from Walter.
El Kharraz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Walter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darko El Kharraz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El Kharraz fails with the takedown.
Walter misses with a few strikes there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but El Kharraz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anton Walter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Darko El Kharraz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Walter fails to land with a series of punches.
Walter keeps the fight on the outside.
El Kharraz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walter.
El Kharraz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
El Kharraz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Walter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from El Kharraz.
Walter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Kharraz manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Kharraz shoots in and drives through. Walter sprawls well.
El Kharraz tries to clinch up but Walter circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from El Kharraz.
Walter misses the jab.
Walter keeps the fight on the outside.
El Kharraz wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Walter.
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.
El Kharraz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Walter defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darko El Kharraz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A shot to the liver by Walter. Beautiful body shot.
El Kharraz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Walter tries to avoid it but El Kharraz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Walter to the ground. Walter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
El Kharraz avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter misses the jab.
Walter misses with a few strikes there.
El Kharraz is looking to clinch but Walter is avoiding it.
Anton Walter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
El Kharraz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Walter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walter takes a swing at El Kharraz's ribcage but misses.
Walter misses with a wild body shot.
Walter throws a nice looking combination but El Kharraz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Walter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anton Walter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping El Kharraz at a distance.
Walter works El Kharraz's body with a nice hook.
El Kharraz throws a sloppy head kick and Walter moves out of range easily.
El Kharraz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Walter avoids it really well and circles away.
Walter just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Walter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walter 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Walter!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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