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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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235 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrei Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Swagger!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swagger moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Swagger looks for a takedown but Walker sprawls well.
Walker shoots and misses
and Swagger counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Swagger trying to control the pace.
Swagger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Walker's head.
Swagger is trying to control. Walker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Swagger is just content to waste time from the top position. Walker takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Swagger postures up in Walker's guard and throws a big left but Walker blocks it.
Swagger wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Swagger throws a big right hand that misses.
Swagger wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Swagger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Walker throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Swagger looking to pass the guard.
Walker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Walker tries to get out of the position.
Swagger trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swagger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Swagger throwing strikes from guard but Walker blocks nicely.
Swagger controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Swagger trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jack Swagger hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Walker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Swagger goes for a takedown in the clinch but Walker prevents it.
Swagger has Walker pushed against the cage.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker shoots and misses
and Swagger counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Walker!
Swagger unloading with bombs!
Walker is trying to stand up.
Swagger looking to control but Walker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger wants to finish this one by submission but Walker is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Swagger.
Swagger is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Walker is surviving well by controlling Swagger's body position as best he can.
Walker blocking the ground and pound.
Swagger scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Walker?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swagger raining down shots from the mount!
Swagger is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Walker can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swagger punching from mount but Walker doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Walker wants to hold on but Swagger pushes him away.
Swagger cracks Walker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Swagger throws some wild stikes that Walker manages to avoid easily.
Swagger lands a big shot there that rocks Walker but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Swagger is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Swagger pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Walker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Swagger on the ground.
Swagger landing strikes from the mount.
Swagger controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Swagger dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice body punch from Walker.
Walker tries to sprawl but Swagger drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Swagger frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Walker is in a horrible position here. Swagger smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Swagger working for a submission but Walker is keeping him at bay.
Swagger in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Walker can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swagger throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Walker because Swagger loaded up on that one.
Swagger looking to control but Walker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Swagger scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Walker?
Jack Swagger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Walker is trying desperately to improve position.
Swagger fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Swagger trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Swagger working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swagger lands a big shot there that rocks Walker but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like Andrei Walker has been cut.
Swagger controlling the pace for now.
Swagger lands a big shot there that rocks Walker but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Walker wants to control but Swagger is having none of it.
Walker taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger raining down shots from the mount!
Walker is looking to get to half guard.
Swagger sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swagger working Walker over with strikes here.
Swagger landing strikes from the mount and Walker is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Swagger punishing his opponent with strikes.
Walker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Swagger raining down shots from the mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Swagger pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Walker is squirming around, avoiding Swagger's attempts to control the action.
Swagger landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swagger sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Swagger unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Swagger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrei Walker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Swagger blocks a leg kick.
Swagger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Walker looks to land a strike but Swagger avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Walker scoring with some ground and pound.
Walker wants to stand and escape but instead Swagger has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Swagger seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Swagger decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swagger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walker circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swagger shoots in for a double leg but Walker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Swagger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Walker avoids it really well and circles away.
Andrei Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Swagger.
Walker darts in and clinches Swagger up against the cage.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Swagger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Walker pinned against the cage. Walker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Swagger rushes Walker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Swagger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Swagger.
Swagger doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Walker tries a low kick but Swagger avoids it.
Walker closes the distance and clinches up with Swagger, looking for a takedown. Walker pushes Swagger against the cage but Swagger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Walker misses.
Andrei Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
Swagger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Walker.
Swagger drives through with a takedown into guard.
Swagger throws a big right hand that misses.
Swagger is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Swagger is working Walker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Swagger stands up from Walker's guard - Swagger perhaps looking for a knockout.
Swagger fails with a takedown attempt.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger shoots in looking for a takedown. Walker tries to sprawl out of it but Swagger 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 misses with a takedown attempt - Swagger sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Swagger feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Walker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Swagger.
Jack Swagger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Swagger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Swagger controlling from the top position.
Swagger advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swagger is nestled in close to Walker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Swagger controlling the action here.
Swagger working Walker over with strikes.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Walker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Swagger.
Walker is trying to control but can't.
Andrei Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Swagger in particular looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Swagger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Swagger winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Swagger!
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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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