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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Tempest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Tempest!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tempest swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tempest swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Tempest closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tempest using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walker lands an elbow inside that Tempest shrugs off.
It looks like Ryan Tempest has been cut.
Tempest connects with a knee to the head.
Tempest connects with a knee to the head.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tempest landing knees to the head.
Tempest throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tempest wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tempest tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
Walker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Tempest is blocking nicely.
Tempest is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tempest misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Walker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tempest's brow.
Tempest avoids the elbow strike from Walker, against the cage.
Walker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tempest has him pressed against the cage.
Walker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Walker tries a knee to the head but Tempest blocks it.
Walker tries to break the clinch but Tempest is controlling the position.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tempest has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tempest tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Nice jab there from Walker.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tempest wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Tempest circles away.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Tempest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Tempest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tempest has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Tempest.
Tempest is trying to break free.
Tempest scores with a knee to the head.
Tempest looks gassed!
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tempest has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walker scores with a knee to the head.
Tempest lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Walker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tempest throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker is looking to clinch.
Tempest circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tempest keeps the fight on the outside.
Walker tries to clinch there but Tempest circles away.
Walker tries to clinch but Tempest is having none of it.
Tempest is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker tries to clinch but Tempest is having none of it.
Tempest doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Tempest tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Tempest tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
Tempest tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker pushes off an throws an elbow but Tempest leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tempest swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker tries to clinch but Tempest moves out of range.
Tempest tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Tempest avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tempest is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Tempest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tempest keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Tempest circles away.
Tempest tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Walker throws out a loose jab but Tempest uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker is looking to clinch.
Walker tries to clinch but Tempest is having none of it.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tempest swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tempest circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walker tries to clinch but Tempest moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tempest.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Tempest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tempest misses with a knee to the head.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
Walker tries a knee to the head but Tempest blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Walker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tempest's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Walker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tempest's brow.
Walker misses with an elbow strike.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker wants to clinch up but Tempest keeps it at a distance.
Walker throws a hook but Tempest avoids it easily.
Tempest is looking to clinch.
Walker wants to clinch.
Tempest ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tempest swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Tempest circles away.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
Walker is looking to clinch but Tempest is avoiding it.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Walker moves in looking to clinch but Tempest pushes him off.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Tempest.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker avoids the head kick by Tempest.
Walker tries to clinch up but Tempest circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker lands the left hand.
Tempest tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Walker rushes Tempest and presses him up against the cage.
Walker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Walker lands an elbow just above Tempest 's eye.
Tempest blocks an elbow strike.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tempest has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Tempest won't allow it.
Tempest tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker misses with a straight left.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tempest slips under a jab.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tempest swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tempest fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walker tries to clinch but Tempest is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Walker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Tempest's cut.
That's time! Walker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Tempest circles away.
Tempest moves into the clinch successfully.
Walker has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tempest landing knees to the head.
Tempest blocks the elbow strike.
Tempest with a knee to the head.
Tempest dodges an elbow strike from Walker.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker throws a hook but Tempest blocks it.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Tempest takes the fight into the clinch.
Tempest landing knees to the head.
Tempest manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker tries to clinch there but Tempest circles away.
Tempest keeps the fight on the outside.
Tempest misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Tempest circles away.
Tempest throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tempest swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Walker tries to clinch up but Tempest circles away and keeps his distance.
Tempest is breathing heavily.
Tempest circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walker drives through and clinches with Tempest against the cage.
Walker throws an elbow that misses.
Walker is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tempest tries a knee to the head but Walker blocks it.
Walker throws an elbow that misses.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tempest blocks it with crossed arms.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Walker lands the left hand.
Tempest avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tempest swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker forces Tempest back against the cage and clinches.
Tempest blocks the elbow strike.
Tempest blocks the elbow strike.
Walker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Walker has had enough of the clinch but Tempest keeps him there for the moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Walker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tempest's brow.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker is looking to clinch.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tempest paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Tempest circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Tempest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tempest paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tempest avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Tempest.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Tempest circles away.
Walker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tempest, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tempest scores with a knee to the head.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Tempest is trying to break the clinch but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
Walker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tempest using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walker lands an elbow just above Tempest 's eye.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Tempest is blocking nicely.
Tempest tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Walker.
Tempest blocks an elbow strike from Walker.
Tempest with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Tempest is blocking nicely.
Tempest dodges an elbow strike from Walker.
Walker misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Walker.
Walker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tempest breaks from the clinch.
Walker clinches.
Walker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tempest has him pressed against the cage.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Walker tries to clinch but Tempest moves out of range.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tempest paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tempest keeps the fight on the outside.
Tempest throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Walker's head.
Walker tries to clinch but Tempest moves out of range.
Walker moves in looking to clinch but Tempest pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker moves in looking to clinch but Tempest pushes him off.
Tempest shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Walker gets a clinch.
Tempest has had enough of the clinch but Walker keeps him there for the moment.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Tempest is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walker throws an elbow but it misses.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Tempest lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tempest can't break the clinch.
Tempest blocks an elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Tempest.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Tempest has him pressed against the cage.
Walker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tempest connects with a knee to the head.
Walker misses with an elbow strike.
Tempest throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tempest looking to throw knees to the head but Walker is blocking nicely.
Walker keeps control of Tempest as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker tries a knee to the head but Tempest blocks it.
A knee to the head by Tempest.
Tempest using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walker misses with an elbow strike.
Tempest throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walker blocks it with crossed arms.
Tempest prevents Walker from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tempest tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker wants to clinch.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Walker takes the fight into the clinch.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tempest blocks it with crossed arms.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tempest escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tempest wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Tempest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Walker wants to clinch.
Tempest fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tempest avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker tries to clinch up but Tempest circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker moves in looking to clinch but Tempest pushes him off.
Walker clinches with his opponent.
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 Kyle Walker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryan Tempest's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tempest moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Tempest fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tempest tries to clinch up.
Walker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tempest tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Walker can't break the clinch.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Tempest lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Walker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tempest has him pressed against the cage.
Walker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tempest's face.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Tempest has him pressed against the cage.
Tempest is looking to break free of the clinch but Walker has double underhooks.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tempest has closed the distance and engaged Walker in a clinch.
Walker pushes off an throws an elbow but Tempest leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Walker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tempest breaks from the clinch.
Walker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Walker throws an elbow but misses.
Tempest with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Walker misses with an elbow over the top.
Tempest wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tempest tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
Walker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker connects with a knee to the head.
Tempest blocks an elbow strike from Walker.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Walker.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
Walker throws an elbow that misses.
Tempest connects with a knee to the head.
Tempest looking to throw knees to the head but Walker is blocking nicely.
Tempest with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tempest throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tempest blocks it with crossed arms.
Tempest scores with a knee to the head.
Walker misses with an elbow over the top.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker is looking to clinch.
Walker takes the fight into the clinch.
Walker prevents Tempest from breaking the clinch.
Walker misses with an elbow over the top.
Walker with a knee to the head.
Tempest throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tempest lands a knee to the head.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tempest circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tempest fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Walker is looking to clinch.
Tempest slips a jab from Walker.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Tempest circles away.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Tempest.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Tempest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker blocks a head kick by Tempest.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Tempest circles away.
Tempest avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tempest swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Tempest moves out of range of the strikes.
Tempest keeps the fight on the outside.
Tempest tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tempest ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker is looking to clinch but Tempest is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tempest tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker loads up on a big right hand but Tempest slips the punch.
Walker wants to clinch.
Tempest tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Tempest moves away from the strike by Walker.
Tempest is looking to clinch.
Walker wants to clinch up but Tempest keeps it at a distance.
Walker tries to clinch up but Tempest circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker is looking to clinch.
Walker is looking to clinch.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Tempest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tempest steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Tempest tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tempest swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tempest swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Tempest fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker tries to clinch there but Tempest circles away.
Walker tries to clinch but Tempest moves out of range.
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker is looking to clinch but Tempest is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Walker moves in looking to clinch but Tempest pushes him off.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Tempest has closed the distance and engaged Walker in a clinch.
Walker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tempest connects with a knee to the head.
Tempest misses with a knee to the head.
Walker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Walker.
Walker pushes off an throws an elbow but Tempest leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Walker throws an elbow but it misses.
Tempest connects with a knee to the head.
Tempest blocks the elbow strike.
Walker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Walker tries to break the clinch but Tempest is controlling the position.
Walker lands an elbow inside that Tempest shrugs off.
Walker lands a damaging elbow.
Tempest blocks an elbow strike.
Tempest blocks an elbow strike from Walker.
Tempest misses with a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tempest blocks the elbow strike.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but Tempest has double underhooks.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but Tempest blocks with his arms.
Ryan Tempest has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A knee to the head by Tempest.
Walker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
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 Kyle Walker.
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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Walker!
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FIGHT
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