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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Walsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and FAST HANDS ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). FAST HANDS ali has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 cm
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190 lbs
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150 cm
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaac Walsh! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, FAST HANDS ali! The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Walsh closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like FAST HANDS ali has been cut. Walsh looks to land a combination. ali sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Walsh takes the fight into the clinch. Walsh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
ali misses with a body shot.
Walsh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. ali tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Walsh has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Walsh working away from the top, dropping strikes. Walsh prevents ali from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round. Walsh lands with some strikes. ali is looking to get to half guard. Walsh content just to control the position here. Walsh is landing with some decent strikes but ali is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Walsh looking to control but ali is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. ali working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Walsh working the ground and pound effectively.
ali is working to get back to half guard.
Walsh is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, ali has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Walsh will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. ali regains half guard. ali tries to roll over but Walsh keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Walsh is pressing down on ali's thigh, looking to free his foot. ali is holding on for now. Walsh with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. ali is looking for a sweep. Walsh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Walsh is looking to take a break and control but ali is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. ali looks like he's trying to stand up.
Walsh wants to stand up but ali manages to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Walsh wants to stand but ali has a closed guard, so he can't escape. ali should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. A nice combination there by Walsh.
Walsh is breathing heavily. ali shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. ali fails with the takedown and Walsh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Walsh closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Walsh lands in his opponent's guard. ali trying to keep a closed guard but Walsh is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Walsh stands up from guard. Let's bang! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Walsh dominated that round. The cut man is working on FAST HANDS ali's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
ali misses with a low kick.
ali takes a head kick and keeps coming.
ali fails miserably with a takedown attempt. ali tries for a takedown but Walsh circles away easily and Walsh counters with a single leg into guard. ali didn't expect that. Walsh is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Walsh forces his way into half guard. Walsh lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. ali has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Walsh is working away from the top position though. Walsh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for ali on the ground. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Walsh prevents ali from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round. ali wants to control but Walsh is keeping busy.
ali wants to get back to his feet. ali is pressing down on Walsh's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. ali trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Walsh tries for a takedown but ali sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. ali misses with a takedown attempt - Walsh sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Isaac Walsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of FAST HANDS ali. Walsh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Walsh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. ali closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walsh circles away. ali looks for a takedown but Walsh sprawls well. ali will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. ali looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Walsh is fending him off so far but ali persists. Nope, Walsh circles away and we're back to standing. Walsh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Walsh seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round. ali is staying active underneath Walsh, who seems content to just control the action from this position. ali wants to get back to his feet.
ali on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - ali has eaten all the pies! ali manages to get to full guard.
ali trying to keep a closed guard but Walsh is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Walsh trying to stand up but can't free himself from ali's guard. ali manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Walsh manages to get himself to full guard.
Walsh is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and ali dives into side control.
ali tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. ali tries to stand but Walsh is controlling his head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Walsh dominated that second round. The cut man is working on FAST HANDS ali's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Horrible takedown by ali or perhaps it was just good defense by Walsh which made him look bad. Walsh 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. Walsh prevents ali from getting back to his feet. Walsh tries to free his leg and advance position but ali is retaining full guard. Walsh wants to get up but he can't break ali's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. ali is looking to stand up but Walsh isn't so interested in that idea. ali is trying to control the position but Walsh postures up. Walsh landing some decent shots from guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily. ali keeping moving, preventing Walsh from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round. Walsh sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Walsh forces ali back against the cage and clinches. ali jumps guard but Walsh stands there with ali around his waist. ali gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Walsh works on ali's body with a couple of short punches. Walsh breaks from the clinch.
ali gets off balance looking for a body kick and Walsh counters with a nice kick to the body. Walsh stalks ali and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into ali's face. ali staggers backwards, shaken. Walsh changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. ali looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. ali tries to improve position but can't. ali regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Walsh prevents ali from improving his position. Walsh decides to stand up. Walsh drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Walsh has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of ali is proving hard to escape from. Walsh looking to sit in guard and control but ali gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. ali trying to control but Walsh is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Walsh throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Walsh striking from the bottom here. Walsh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. ali pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walsh is keeping the position for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground. Walsh closes the distance and clinches up with ali, looking for a takedown. Walsh pushes ali against the cage but ali circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Walsh lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Walsh closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. It looks like Walsh is going to stand back up.
ali trying to control from the bottom.
Walsh frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Walsh content just to control the position here. ali in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. FAST HANDS ali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. ali slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Isaac Walsh showed his dominance in that final round. Well Walsh 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27 Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27 Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaac Walsh!
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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
60% |
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