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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johny Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pluribus Unum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johny Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pluribus Unum!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unum scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Walker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Unum thows a huge punch but Walker dodges it nicely.
Walker is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker kicks Unum off and gets back to his feet.
Walker shoots in but Unum avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Unum fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walker, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Unum.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Unum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Unum tries a knee to the head but Walker blocks it.
A knee to the head by Unum.
It looks like Johny Walker has been cut.
Unum wants to take the fight to the mat but Walker manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Unum can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
Walker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Unum with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unum lands a knee to the head.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Unum is looking for a takedown.
Unum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Unum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Unum 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.
Johny Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pluribus Unum.
Unum tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Unum is blocking nicely.
Unum 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 manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Unum really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Walker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Walker trying to control the position.
Unum trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
Walker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Unum is aware though and is defending well.
Unum trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Unum must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unum slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Unum trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Unum trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pluribus Unum.
Walker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Unum counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Unum.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker is working for takedown but Unum is calmly controlling the position for now.
Unum is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Unum keeps control of Walker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Walker wants a takedown but no success here.
Unum leaning against his opponent.
Unum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walker blocks it with crossed arms.
Unum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walker gets control of Unum's arms and successfully pulls guard. Walker will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Unum trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Walker seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Unum wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Walker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Unum looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker has his hands on Unum's head, controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Walker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unum tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Unum has taken the fight to the clinch.
Unum is trying to drag Walker to the mat but Walker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Unum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Unum wants a takedown but no success here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Unum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Walker's brow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Walker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Unum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pluribus Unum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johny Walker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Walker pushes Unum up against the cage in a clinch.
Walker prevents the takedown attempt.
Walker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Walker can't get the takedown.
Unum lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Unum tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Unum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Unum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker manages to pull guard.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Unum from controlling successfully.
Walker controlling Unum's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Johny Walker wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Walker stuns Unum with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Unum is breathing heavily.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Unum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Unum working aggressively here.
Walker decides to pull guard.
Walker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Unum trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Unum wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Unum tries to break free.
Unum staying busy and making it hard for Walker to control.
Unum avoids the strikes from Walker.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is persistently looking for the submission but Unum is defending it well.
Walker not allowing Unum to control his hands.
Walker controlling from the back.
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.
Unum is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Walker tries to get the hooks in deep but Unum pushed the leg off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Unum is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johny Walker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johny Walker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Walker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Unum pinned against the cage. Unum gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Walker tries for a takedown but Unum sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Unum wants to clinch.
Johny Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unum wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Unum wants to clinch.
Unum tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unum tries to score a power double leg takedown but Walker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Unum somewhat.
Walker closes the distance and pushes Unum back into the cage.
Unum is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Walker to keep the fight standing.
Unum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Unum gets a clinch.
Unum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Unum misses with a knee to the head.
Unum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walker can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Unum tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Unum.
Unum with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Unum with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Unum 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.
Unum avoids the elbow strike from Walker, against the cage.
Walker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Unum gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Unum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Unum keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walker's efforts to push away.
Walker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Unum prevents Walker from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker stalling.
Walker tries to pull guard but Unum holds him up against the cage and eventually Walker drops back down to his feet.
Walker is pressed up against the cage. Unum has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Walker down to the mat. Walker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Walker shoots in looking for a takedown. Unum tries to sprawl out of it but Walker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Unum manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Walker has a takedown stuffed.
Walker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Unum moves into range and clinches up with Walker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Unum fails to land.
Unum tries for a takedown but Walker manages to get underhooks.
Walker is leaning against Unum and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Unum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Unum has him pressed against the cage.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Unum is controlling him.
Unum trying to control the position but instead, Walker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Unum into the cage.
Walker jumps into guard, dragging Unum to the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Unum stays in close to Walker's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pluribus Unum.
I think Unum 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Pluribus Unum!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Pluribus Unum!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Pluribus Unum!
Pluribus Unum wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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