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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ice Cube (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cube comes to the cage accompanied by Bow Down. Walker has chosen Flo Rida - Wild Ones ft. Sia as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ice Cube!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wes Walker!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker lands a glancing blow to the side of Cube's head.
Cube throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cube drops his hands momentarily and Walker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cube wants to clinch.
Cube moves into the clinch.
Walker lands with a light punch inside.
Cube throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cube has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Walker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cube wants a takedown but no success here.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Walker.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cube is working for takedown but Walker is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ice Cube. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cube looking for a takedown.
Cube pulls guard effortlessly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Walker wants to control from the top but Cube keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cube is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Walker is fighting to break Cube's control of his arms but Cube is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Walker wanted to stand there but Cube had control of the position.
Cube keeping full guard, as Walker tries to pass.
Walker advances to half guard.
Cube is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Walker is taking a breather. Cube says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cube trying to control but Walker postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Cube shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Walker defends it nicely.
Walker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Walker avoids the body shot from Cube.
Cube looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Walker is fending him off so far but Cube persists. Nope, Walker circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a hook. Cube ducked under it nicely.
Walker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Walker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab lands there for Walker.
Cube misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
Cube shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Walker as he jumps to the side.
Cube has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walker.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cube is defended easily by Walker.
Walker lands a jab to Cube's midsection.
Cube swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cube scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cube slips a straight right by Walker.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Cube ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Wes Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cube. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Cube as he checks the leg kick.
A cross from Walker lands.
Nice straight punches there by Walker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Walker.
Cube doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Walker throws out a leg kick but Cube moves out of range and Walker only half commits.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cube fails with an attempt to clinch.
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.
Wes Walker dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Walker cracks Cube with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Walker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cube.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cube.
Walker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cube takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cube looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Walker is fending him off so far but Cube persists. Nope, Walker circles away and we're back to standing.
Walker walks into a stiff left hand from Cube.
Cube lands a slapping body shot.
Wes Walker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walker throws a good cross that connects.
Walker darts in trying to clinch
and Cube counters with a stiff right hand.
Cube fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cube takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cube ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Wes Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cube takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walker.
Walker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cube checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Walker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walker lands with a hook. Cube tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Walker throws out a loose jab but Cube uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cube ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
A big left from Cube misses.
Cube fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cube throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Cube does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker misses with a looping right.
Walker throws a shot from downtown. Cube moves away and avoids it.
Cube misses with a wild body shot.
Cube fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker jabs Cube right on the nose. Cube blinks but takes it well.
Cube looks for a takedown but Walker sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ice Cube. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Cube misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a hook to the side of Cube's head but Cube sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cube avoids the body shot from Walker.
Walker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice jab there from Walker.
Walker misses with a low kick.
Cube swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Cube thuds his right hand into Walker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Walker throws out a leg kick but Cube moves out of range and Walker only half commits.
Cube shoots in but no luck this time.
Cube closes the distance and pushes Walker back into the cage.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
Cube lands a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cube trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
Walker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cube wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Walker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Walker looking for subs off his back but Cube has passed one foot through into half guard.
Walker is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Cube jumps into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wes Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cube shoots in for a double leg but Walker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cube avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cube steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Cube avoids the body shot from Walker.
A slow jab from Walker misses its intended target.
Cube throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker throws a leg kick but Cube sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cube shoots in but no luck this time.
Cube drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cube goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Walker rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cube's guard! Nice work there by Walker!
Walker trying to control but Cube is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cube lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Walker!
Walker is working to get back to half guard.
Cube swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Walker is now in Cube's guard. A big mistake from Cube there, giving up the dominant position!
Walker prevents Cube from getting back to his feet.
Ice Cube has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cube is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ice Cube overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cube wants to control but Walker is keeping him busy.
Walker is trying to get back to full guard.
Cube is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Walker has managed to free his arm - good work.
Walker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cube is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cube is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cube throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cube is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Walker defends it well.
Walker wants to control but Cube is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wes Walker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cube not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cube not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cube thows a huge punch but Walker dodges it nicely.
Walker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Walker wants to sweep but no luck.
Cube throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cube throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ice Cube showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Walker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wes Walker!
An out of breath and clearly excited Wes Walker thanked Ganja's Warehouse (95% Laundering) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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