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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker has chosen Darude - Sandstorm as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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170 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, James Walker!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Walker is fending him off so far but King persists. Nope, Walker circles away and we're back to standing.
King fails with the takedown
and Walker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Walker has King pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Walker pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending King tumbling to the mat - Walker dives into King's guard.
Walker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
King moves to clinch but Walker breaks away
and Walker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Walker closes the distance and clinches.
King tries to pull guard but Walker holds him up against the cage and eventually King drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker with a knee to the head.
Walker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King tries for a takedown but Walker manages to get underhooks.
Walker has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed King clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Walker 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.
Walker lands a shot to the body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to escape but Walker has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Walker scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Walker controlling well, preventing King from escaping the position.
King fending off the submission attempt from Walker.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Walker has eaten all the pies!
King tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Walker controlling the pace for now.
Walker stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Walker closes the distance and pushes King back into the cage.
Walker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Walker is working away from the top position though.
King is breathing heavily.
Walker decides to return to a standing position.
Walker bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Walker decides to stand up, so the ref orders King to his feet.
Walker drives through with a takedown into King's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Walker decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
James Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker clinches up against the cage.
King wants to break free but Walker has control.
Walker lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Walker controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker stands up and beckons King to join him on the feet.
Walker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Walker wants the takedown. King is fighting it off but Walker persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in King's guard against the cage.
Walker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Walker stands up from King's guard - Walker perhaps looking for a knockout.
Walker shoots in and gets a takedown into King's guard.
Walker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Walker gets to his feet - King follows without any prompting.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Walker rushes King and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Walker.
Walker connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
Walker connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
Walker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
King tries to break free but Walker pushes him back against the cage.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
King is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
King tries to score a body lock takedown but Walker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker lands a knee to the body.
Walker has picked King up - he's going for a ride! Walker dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Walker stands up and beckons King to join him on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Walker dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Crunch! King slams his shin into Walker's torso.
Walker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Walker wants it to stay on the feet.
Walker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Walker wants it to stay on the feet.
Walker closes the distance and pushes King back into the cage.
Walker slows down the pace here.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Walker with a knee to the head.
Walker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walker drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walker fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging King to the ground. Walker is now in King's guard.
Walker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker stands up and waves to King to follow him.
Steve King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Walker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
King shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker clinches.
Walker lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
King tries to kick Walker off but Walker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King wants to get back to full guard.
King manages to get to full guard.
Walker decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Walker decides to stand back up.
King tries for a takedown but Walker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Walker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Walker is trying to trip King. He has hold of a leg but King is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Walker persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Walker wants to stand but King has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
King is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Walker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
King is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Walker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time King.
Walker is trying to stand.
King is keen to just control but Walker is a slippery customer.
Walker looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker has one foot on King's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
King closes the distance but Walker moves to the side
and Walker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Walker slows down the pace here.
Walker gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
King is looking to control Walker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can King avoid being mounted?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker stalling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows King to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Walker instigates a clinch.
King is trying to break the clinch but Walker is controlling him.
King takes a knee to the side of the body.
Walker has hold of one of King's legs. King is fighting the takedown attempt but Walker gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Walker gets to his feet. King looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Walker pushes King up against the cage in a clinch.
King is fighting off a takedown attempt but Walker is just too persistent for him and manages to trip King to the mat. King regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker stands and steps away. King gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Walker landing knees to the head.
King is trying to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King moves to clinch but Walker breaks away
and Walker counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for King!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker avoids the attempt from King to control.
King is trying desperately to improve position.
King is working hard here to advance position.
King wants to hold on but Walker pushes him away.
King is wriggling around trying to escape.
Walker controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that Walker has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King tries to hold on but Walker pushes him away.
Walker is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Walker rushes King and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker has King pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Walker pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending King tumbling to the mat - Walker dives into King's guard.
King is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Walker is aware though and is defending well.
Walker won't allow King to get back to his feet.
Walker lands a couple of digs.
Walker stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Walker clinches.
Walker is trying to trip King. He has hold of a leg but King is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Walker persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Walker wants to get up but he can't break King's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on King, up you get!
Walker shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches King napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Walker decides to stand up, so the ref orders King to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Walker with that takedown attempt.
Walker scores with a takedown into King's guard.
Walker tries to stand but King is controlling from the bottom.
King not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Walker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with King. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker stands up from King's guard - Walker perhaps looking for a knockout.
Steve King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King gets caught napping as Walker dives in and scores a takedown. King manages to retain guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Walker!
James Walker decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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