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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jones Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wyatt Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones Walker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wyatt Black's 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jones Walker!
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, Wyatt Black!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black misses with a double jab.
Walker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Black looks to land a combination but Walker avoids it well.
Black throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Black misses with a double jab.
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
Walker tries to clinch but Black moves out of range.
Black shoots in for a double leg but Walker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Black swinging wilding here.
Walker misses with a double jab
and Black counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Black looking to finish!
Walker is rocked!
Walker working for submissions but it's allowed Black to get to half guard.
Oh Walker is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black wants to take a breather but Walker is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black decides to stand and escape the position.
Walker seems to have got his legs back now.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walker slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Walker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Walker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Walker wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Walker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker stops Black from standing up.
Walker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Walker throws a big right hand that misses.
Walker is stalling in the full guard.
Walker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now.
Walker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to stand but Walker is controlling the position.
Walker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Walker trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Walker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Walker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jones Walker just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Walker slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Black shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walker but Walker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Black swinging wilding here.
Walker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Walker showed some decent athleticism there.
Black looks gassed!
Walker stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Black to get to his feet.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Walker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Walker shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker throwing strikes but missing.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Walker here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Walker throwing strikes but missing.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Walker wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Black throws a right and a left that Walker avoids nicely.
No luck for Walker with that takedown attempt.
Walker gets the takedown into side control.
Black is trying to control Walker's posture but Walker avoids it.
Black sneaks back into half guard.
Black is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Black is looking to escape.
Walker throwing shots but Black is blocking nicely.
Walker stalling.
Black trying to hold on to Walker's head to control him but Walker postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Black with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Walker not doing much here.
Walker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Walker slips a nice elbow through Black's hands, connecting with Black's forehead.
Walker could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Walker content to control rather than advance.
Walker throws a strike but Black avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Walker landing some decent shots from guard.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker is looking to work some ground and pound but Black has wrist control.
Walker looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Walker dominated that second round.
That's time! Walker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Black wants to clinch
and Walker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Black's guard.
Walker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Walker advances to half guard.
Walker sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Black wants to improve his position but Walker is controlling well.
Walker with the ground and pound but Black uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Black wants to sweep here but Walker controlling him for the moment.
Walker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Black keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Black works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Black wants to stand and escape but Walker is having none of it.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Walker landing a few strikes.
Walker stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Walker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Black to the mat! Black manages to get full guard.
Walker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Black working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Walker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Walker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Walker looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Walker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wyatt Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker chips away with some ground and pound.
Walker trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Walker sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jones Walker just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Walker lands strikes from half guard.
Jones Walker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walker prevents Black from standing back up.
Black is trying to maintain the position but Walker is very close to passing his half guard.
Walker is trying to control the action in half guard but Black is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jones Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Walker, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jones Walker!
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hype
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