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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steven Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bro Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lee's choice of entrance music: Enter the Dragon. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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170 lbs
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163 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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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
11 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Steven Walter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bro Lee!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walter clinches up against the cage.
Walter is looking for a takedown.
Walter blocks an elbow strike.
Walter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Walter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lee has managed to clinch.
Walter can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Walter misses with a punch to the body.
Lee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A right hook to the body lands for Walter.
Walter jumps guard but Lee stands there with Walter around his waist. Walter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Walter jumps guard but Lee stands there with Walter around his waist. Walter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Walter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walter tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Walter is trying to pull guard but Lee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Walter shrugs off.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Walter keeps him there for the moment.
Walter pulls Lee into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Walter is trying to keep Lee in close.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Walter is retaining full guard.
Lee wants to control from the top but Walter keeps moving.
Walter trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Walter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Walter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bro Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walter sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Walter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee tries to keep at a distance but Walter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Walter.
Walter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to circle away but Walter has him pinned against the cage.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Walter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lee smiles and moves away.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Walter shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee with a hook.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Walter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Walter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Walter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
Walter is breathing heavily.
Walter has a takedown stuffed.
Lee rushes Walter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter has clasped his hands together around Lee's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lee is looking to reverse the position.
Lee is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Walter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lee wants to control but Walter postures up.
Walter stands up and beckons Lee to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Walter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bro Lee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Walter circles away.
Walter tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Walter is out of range.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Walter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lee tries to clinch there but Walter circles away.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Walter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walter tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Walter shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee gets caught flat footed, as Walter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Walter won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Walter wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Walter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Walter wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Walter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Steven Walter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Walter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Walter is trying to stall.
Walter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lee walks away with a smile on his face. Walter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Walter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice cross by Lee.
Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
Walter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lee smiles and moves away.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Walter slips the punch.
Bro Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee tries to work over Walter's front leg with a kick but Walter checks it.
Walter checks a leg kick.
Walter fails to land the takedown.
Walter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Walter trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Walter trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Walter wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Lee being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walter postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee tries to clinch there but Walter circles away.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walter looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Walter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Walter sees coming a mile off.
No luck for Walter with that takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walter pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Walter is trying to pull guard but Lee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Walter is working for takedown but Lee is calmly controlling the position for now.
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 Steven Walter will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Walter moves to clinch but Lee breaks away
and Lee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Walter tries to clinch up.
Walter tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Walter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Walter gets the takedown into side control.
Lee regains half guard.
Walter prevents Lee from standing back up.
Lee wants to control but Walter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee is staying active underneath Walter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Walter is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is trying to control but can't.
Lee might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Walter kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Walter passes to full mount!
Lee is squirming around, avoiding Walter's attempts to control the action.
Lee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter throws some wild stikes that Lee manages to avoid easily.
Walter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lee takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lee is desperately trying to improve his position but Walter has a good base and remains in mount.
Walter trying to control but Lee is having none of it.
Lee manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lee is trying is best to control the position here.
Walter tries to pass to full mount but Lee defends it.
Walter is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Walter seems to be working for a kimura but Lee defends the submission attempt.
Walter is trying to control. Lee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Walter is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Walter passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Walter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Walter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Walter!
Steven Walter managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brute, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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