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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Unholy Confessions by Avenged Sevenfold. John Johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paul Walker's chin.
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175 lbs
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174 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Walker counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker fails with the takedown.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Walker counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Walker to acknowledge the strikes.
John Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Walker.
Johnson closes the distance but Walker moves to the side
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Walker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Walker tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker trying to pass the guard but Johnson defending well.
It looks like Walker is going to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Walker is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Walker is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Walker is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.
Walker stalling away here and it's allowed Johnson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Walker wants to stand and escape but instead Johnson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Walker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Walker wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Johnson manages to pass to side control.
Walker manages to get to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Walker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Walker counters with a left to the body.
Walker connects with a jab.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Walker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walker's efforts to push away.
Walker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
A right handed body shot lands from Walker.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paul Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker wants to stand up but Johnson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Walker trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker trying to control from Johnson's half guard. Johnson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Walkeris looking to pass into half guard but Johnson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Johnson is in guard.
Walker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Walker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Paul Walker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Walker tries to pass.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Walker trying to stand up but can't free himself from Johnson's guard.
Walker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Walker dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Johnson tries to clinch
and Walker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Walker does it's job there.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walker pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Walker.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Walker 's eye.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
It looks like Paul Walker has been cut.
Johnson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Walker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Walker lands an overhand right.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walker's efforts to push away.
Walker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Walker is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Walker tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Walker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson prevents Walker from breaking the clinch.
Walker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Paul Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson closes the distance but Walker moves to the side
letting Walker counter with a right hand.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Paul Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Walker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
John Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walker moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Walker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Walker!
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hype
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FIGHT
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