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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Walburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walburg comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Here I Go Again, Whitesnake kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Walburg!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walburg closes the distance and pushes Brown back into the cage.
Walburg wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Walburg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown has Walburg pressed against the cage, preventing Walburg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Walburg blocks with his arms.
Brown tries a knee to the head but Walburg blocks it.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walburg's efforts to push away.
Walburg tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.
Brown throws an elbow but it misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brown with a knee to the head.
Brown with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walburg manages to break the clinch.
Walburg just misses with a punch to the body.
Walburg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown avoids the body shot from Walburg.
No joy there for Walburg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Walburg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Walburg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walburg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
Walburg walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walburg. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walburg misses with the combination.
Walburg swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Brown closes the distance and pushes Walburg back into the cage.
Walburg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown wants to clinch.
Walburg scores with a jab to the head.
Walburg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walburg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Walburg lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walburg forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walburg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Brown.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
Walburg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Walburg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Walburg tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
Brown lands a knee to the head.
Brown tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brown is looking to control Walburg's arms but Walburg gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brown has his back to the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Walburg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
Brown lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Walburg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
Brown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walburg's efforts to push away.
Brown scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walburg blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown stalling against the cage.
Walburg tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.
Brown has Walburg pressed against the cage, preventing Walburg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown stalling in the clinch but Walburg improves position.
Walburg is trying to break the clinch but Brown is controlling him.
Brown keeps control of Walburg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Walburg manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Walburg does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walburg misses with a two punch combination.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walburg throws a front kick aimed at Brown's knee but Brown avoids it well.
Walburg pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Walburg has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brown trying to control the position but instead, Walburg has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brown into the cage.
Walburg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walburg keeps the fight on the outside.
Walburg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brown counters with a head kick.
Brown rushes Walburg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Walburg working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walburg is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Walburg blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Walburg shrugs off.
Brown is looking to control Walburg's arms but Walburg gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brown has his back to the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walburg tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
Brown keeps control of Walburg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Walburg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
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 George Brown will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
George Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Walburg.
Walburg misses with a series of wild punches.
Walburg misses with a two punch combination.
Walburg tries a head kick but it misses.
Walburg misses with a double jab.
Walburg throws out a leg kick but Brown moves out of range and Walburg only half commits.
Walburg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown tries to clinch but Walburg moves out of range.
Brown wants to clinch.
Brown tries to clinch but Walburg is having none of it.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walburg avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown tries to clinch but Walburg is having none of it.
A combination from Walburg does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walburg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown wants to clinch.
Brown tries to clinch there but Walburg circles away.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Walburg pushes him off.
Walburg throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
Walburg blocks a head kick by Brown.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Walburg throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A combination from Walburg does no damage.
Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walburg as Brown tries to tie him up.
Walburg is trying to break the clinch but Brown is controlling him.
Brown taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Walburg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walburg throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Walburg blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Walburg down.
Brown tries to clinch but Walburg moves away
and Walburg counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Walburg pushes Brown away with a front kick.
Walburg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Walburg circles away.
Brown blocks a leg kick.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Walburg moves out of range easily.
Brown moves to clinch but Walburg breaks away
and Walburg counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Walburg both land. Nice combination.
Walburg throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Walburg is breathing heavily.
Brown wants to clinch up but Walburg keeps it at a distance.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walburg lands with a nice body kick.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walburg moves into the clinch successfully.
George Brown has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brown looking to stall.
Brown with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walburg breaks the clinch.
Walburg swinging wildly here.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walburg keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Walburg.
Walburg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Brown explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Walburg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walburg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walburg breaks the clinch.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Walburg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Walburg.
Walburg circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that George Brown will probably get the nod.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walburg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown wants to clinch up but Walburg keeps it at a distance.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Walburg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown moves into the clinch.
Walburg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Walburg can't break the clinch.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brown lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Walburg wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Brown keeps control of Walburg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Walburg tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Walburg blocks with his arms.
Walburg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown prevents Walburg from breaking the clinch.
Brown is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Walburg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown landing knees to the head.
Walburg is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walburg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Walburg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Walburg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brown takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A frustrated look appears on Walburg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walburg's face.
Walburg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown lands a left hand.
Brown looking to stall.
Brown prevents Walburg from breaking the clinch.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Walburg is blocking nicely.
Brown stalling in the clinch but Walburg improves position.
Walburg tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walburg blocks it with crossed arms.
Walburg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walburg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brown tries to clinch but Walburg is having none of it.
Walburg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Walburg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walburg swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walburg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walburg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walburg's face.
Walburg working hard to break the clinch.
Walburg wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Brown throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brown trying to control the position but instead, Walburg has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brown into the cage.
Brown slows down the pace here.
Walburg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown landing knees to the head.
Brown is trying to stall.
Walburg is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown is struggling to control the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brown tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brown is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by George Brown.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walburg throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Walburg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mark Walburg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walburg lands with a nice combination. Brown backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walburg misses with a combination
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Walburg stalks Brown and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brown's face. Brown staggers backwards, shaken.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walburg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walburg looks to land a combination. Brown sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Walburg tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown tries to clinch but Walburg moves out of range.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Walburg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Walburg circles away.
Brown is looking to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walburg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walburg throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
George Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown wants to clinch up but Walburg keeps it at a distance.
Walburg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brown makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mark Walburg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown darts in and clinches Walburg up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to George Brown.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brown, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Brown!
Our winner, George Brown, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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