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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tetsuo Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes to the cage accompanied by Black Sabbath - Lord of This World. Chiba has chosen Chop Suey as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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185 cm
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
205 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dean Walker! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tetsuo Chiba! The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Chiba dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Chiba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker. Chiba ducks under a wild hook from Walker. Walker lands a jab to the head.
Chiba uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Walker has time to react. Chiba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Walker. Chiba shrugs it off though. Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chiba moves away. Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chiba was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker. Walker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chiba has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Chiba ducks under a wild hook from Walker. Chiba throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. A jab from Chiba misses. Walker misses with an uppercut
and Chiba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Dean Walker has been cut. Walker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Walker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Walker throws a wild body kick that Chiba sees coming a mile off. Chiba throws a looping overhand right but Walker ducks down to avoid it. Good shot there by Walker. Walker misses with a wild body shot. Chiba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Chiba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chiba avoids the body shot from Walker.
Chiba misses with a head kick.
Walker missing with a left hand there. Chiba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Walker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chiba sees it coming and avoids it easily. Chiba staying out of range there. Chiba ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Walker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Chiba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walker lands with a short shot to the head. Walker keeps control of Chiba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Chiba can't break the clinch.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Chiba avoids the body shot from Walker.
Chiba throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Walker misses with a straight left. Walker throws a push kick but Chiba slaps the foot to one side. Walker scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Walker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Chiba scores with a hook. Chiba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Chiba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walker. Chiba throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot. Walker misses with a hook. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. That kick from Walker tenderised Chiba's leg. Chiba is trying to keep his angry face on. A solid leg kick lands there for Walker.
Walker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chiba. Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chiba.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Chiba throws a series of punches but Walker moves out of range. Dean Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Chiba takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Jab from Walker. Walker has closed the distance and engaged Chiba in a clinch.
Walker presses Chiba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Walker dips down and scores with a jab to the body. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Chiba throws a jab when Walker was well out of range. Chiba tries a low kick but Walker avoids it. Walker throws a front kick that sends Chiba stumbling back into the cage. Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dean Walker will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Dean Walker's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Walker throws a lazy right hand but Chiba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Dean Walker is winning the standup battle so far. Walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chiba. Chiba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walker. A big left from Chiba misses. Walker has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Chiba takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Chiba pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Walker swings and misses with a shot to the body and Chiba counters with a straight right hand. Walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chiba. Walker dodges the punch combination from Chiba.
Chiba slips a jab from Walker. A looping hook to the body misses from Chiba. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet. Chiba ducks under a wild hook from Walker. Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chiba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker misses with a hook
and Chiba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walker is rocked! A slow jab from Chiba misses its intended target. Oh Walker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Walker slips under a jab from Chiba. Walker blocks a head kick by Chiba.
Chiba thows a left - swing and a miss! Chiba misses with a looping right. A jab from Chiba misses. Chiba throws a big shot that misses. Walker looks to throw the jab but Chiba is out of range. Walker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Walker moves away from the strike by Chiba. I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Chiba has cracked Walker with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Chiba lands another huge swinging hook and Walker tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Walker, before Chiba can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tetsuo Chiba!
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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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