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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gurney Halleck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as George Walker enters the cage!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gurney Halleck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Walker!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker moves into range and clinches up with Halleck.
Walker can't get the takedown.
Walker fails to pull guard.
Halleck stalling the fight.
Halleck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halleck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gurney Halleck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Walker.
Walker has managed to clinch.
Halleck is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Walker looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Halleck just stands there and leans against the cage.
Halleck utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Halleck.
It looks like George Walker has been cut.
Halleck using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Halleck is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Halleck manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halleck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halleck is looking to clinch.
Walker shoots for a double leg takedown but Halleck sprawls well. He's pushed Walker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Halleck rushes Walker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Halleck lands a nice knee to the body.
Halleck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halleck moves into the clinch.
Halleck stalls.
Knees to the body from Halleck.
Halleck crunches a lovely knee into Walker's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halleck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker gets tackled into the cage by Halleck. Halleck maintains the clinch.
Halleck lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Halleck lands a good knee to the midsection. Walker won't want to take too many of those.
Halleck lands an elbow inside.
Halleck lands a knee to the body.
Walker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Halleck gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Halleck landing knees to the head.
Halleck unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Halleck creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walker's defenses.
Halleck manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Walker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Walker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Walker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halleck is trying to keep Walker in close.
Halleck wants to get back to his feet but Walker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Walker thows a big elbow that misses.
Walker wants to control from the top but Halleck keeps moving.
Walker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Halleck is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Walker has Halleck up against the cage in a clinch.
Halleck landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Walker takes an elbow to the temple.
Halleck content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Halleck lands a damaging elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Walker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halleck crunches a lovely knee into Walker's ribcage.
Halleck lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gurney Halleck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Walker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Halleck clinches with his opponent.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walker can't break the clinch.
Halleck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab, jab by Walker - just one landing.
Walker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Walker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Halleck wants to control but Walker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Walker lands a nice short elbow.
Halleck is defending against the submission attempts here by Walker.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Walker blocks the strikes from Halleck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halleck is refusing to be controlled, as Walker sits in half guard.
Walker is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Halleck tries to kick Walker off but Walker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Walker is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Halleck might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Walker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Halleck doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Walker.
Halleck is trying to stand up here but Walker is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halleck is in trouble now - Walker has advanced to mount!
Walker with good strikes from the mount here!
Walker throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Walker sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Walker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Halleck wants to hold on but Walker pushes him away.
Walker breaks from Halleck's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Halleck because Walker loaded up on that one.
Walker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Walker is working for a guillotine from mount but Halleck frees his head quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halleck is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Walker's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Halleck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halleck tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Halleck. No joy for Walker on that attempt.
Walker has managed to clinch.
A short right from Halleck on the inside.
Halleck missing with knees to the body.
Halleck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Halleck utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Halleck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker moves into range and clinches up with Halleck.
Halleck is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Halleck tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
Halleck lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Walker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Halleck obliges.
Halleck using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Halleck holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Halleck creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walker's defenses.
Halleck using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Halleck crunches a lovely knee into Walker's ribcage.
Halleck lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Halleck.
Halleck wants a takedown.
Halleck lands a damaging elbow.
Gurney Halleck has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Halleck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halleck was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Halleck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Halleck defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Walker.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
George Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker looks for a takedown but Halleck sprawls well.
Gurney Halleck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Walker.
Halleck tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker shoots in and drives through. Halleck sprawls well.
Halleck tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Halleck.
Walker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Halleck gets a clinch.
Walker is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Halleck.
Halleck tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
Halleck lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Halleck.
Halleck connects with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Halleck - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Halleck lands a good knee to the midsection. Walker won't want to take too many of those.
Halleck landing knees to the body.
Walker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Halleck is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halleck crunches a lovely knee into Walker's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halleck slows down the pace here.
Halleck landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gurney Halleck showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Halleck has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gurney Halleck!
After the fight, Gurney Halleck was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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