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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ted Ershaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Ershaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Walker!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Ershaw circles away.
Horrible takedown by Ershaw or perhaps it was just good defense by Walker which made him look bad.
Ershaw shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ershaw with shots to the head and body - Walker looks very uncomfortable down there.
Walker swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Walker punching to the body and holding on for dear life.
Ershaw can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Walker is looking to escape.
Walker looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Ershaw doesn't have the hooks in and Walker manages to turn into his guard.
Walkeris looking to pass into half guard but Ershaw pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ershaw is in guard.
Walker is working an open guard so Ershaw takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ershaw fails with a takedown attempt.
Ershaw throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Walker's head.
It looks like Kyle Walker has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ershaw will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Ershaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is looking to clinch but Ershaw is avoiding it.
Ershaw gets the takedown into side control.
Walker tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ershaw is breathing heavily.
Walker misses with a strike from the bottom.
Walker manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ershaw's best efforts.
Ershaw prevents Walker from standing back up.
Ershaw is trying to control the action in half guard but Walker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Walker gets full guard.
Walker looking for a sweep. Not yet Walker, not yet.
Walker tries to strike from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Walker is on top in guard.
Walker works over Ershaw with some ground and pound from guard.
Walker gets to his feet - Ershaw follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker moves in looking to clinch but Ershaw pushes him off.
Walker tries to clinch up but Ershaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker is looking to clinch.
Kyle Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ershaw keeps the fight on the outside.
Walker is looking to clinch.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ershaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker wants to clinch up but Ershaw keeps it at a distance.
Walker wants to clinch up but Ershaw keeps it at a distance.
Ershaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walker is looking to clinch but Ershaw is avoiding it.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ershaw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker missing with a left hand there. Ershaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ershaw shoots for a double leg takedown but Walker sprawls well. He's pushed Ershaw's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ershaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ershaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Walker tries to clinch up but Ershaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker has Ershaw up against the cage in a clinch.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but Ershaw blocks with his arms.
Walker connects with a knee to the head.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Ershaw is blocking nicely.
Walker lands a knee to the head.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker throws a big shot that misses.
Walker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ershaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Walker tries to clinch there but Ershaw circles away.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ershaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker is looking to clinch but Ershaw is avoiding it.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ershaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker tries to clinch there but Ershaw circles away.
Ershaw with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Walker to score with a decent uppercut.
Ershaw ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker tries to clinch up but Ershaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker tries to clinch but Ershaw moves out of range.
Walker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ershaw, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ted Ershaw will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kyle Walker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ershaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ershaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ershaw keeps the fight on the outside.
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ershaw takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Walker tries to clinch but Ershaw is having none of it.
Walker is looking to clinch.
Walker has Ershaw up against the cage in a clinch.
Walker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ershaw's defenses.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker tries to clinch up but Ershaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Ershaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ershaw shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Ershaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walker is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ershaw's corner calls for a 1-2. Ershaw obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ershaw tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Walker swivels and escapes.
Ershaw keeps the fight on the outside.
Walker has managed to clinch.
Walker tries a knee to the head but Ershaw blocks it.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker tries to clinch but Ershaw is having none of it.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Ershaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ershaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Walker connects with a nice looking jab.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Ershaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Ershaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker tries to clinch up but Ershaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker has managed to clinch.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Walker moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters up against the cage, Walker throws an elbow but misses.
Ershaw blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Ershaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walker is looking to clinch.
Walker wants to clinch.
Ershaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Ershaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker looks to clinch
and Ershaw counters with a thumping low kick.
Ershaw circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ershaw makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Walker tries to clinch up
and Ershaw counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ershaw's best efforts.
Walker missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker missing with punches from the bottom.
Walker is looking for a sweep. Ershaw is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Walker is trying to stand.
Ershaw prevents Walker from improving his position.
Walker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Walker closes the distance but Ershaw moves to the side
and Ershaw counters with a takedown into side control.
Walker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ted Ershaw overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walker manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ershaw's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker is staying active underneath Ershaw, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Walker striking from half guard on the bottom.
Walker wants to improve his position but Ershaw is controlling well.
Ershaw trying to control from half guard but Walker is working away.
Walker tries to get to full guard but Ershaw has control of the leg.
Ershaw sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Walker defending well though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Walker darts in trying to clinch
and Ershaw counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Ershaw dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Walker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ershaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker tries to clinch up but Ershaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Ershaw keeps the fight on the outside.
Ershaw shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Walker moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Walker wants to sweep but no luck.
Walker throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Walker wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ershaw's guard.
Ershaw has a closed guard, preventing Walker from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Walker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Walker postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Walker stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Walker misses with an uppercut. Ershaw saw that one coming.
Ershaw looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Walker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ershaw counters by clinching up.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ershaw's face.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker forces Ershaw back against the cage and clinches.
Walker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ershaw's face.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ershaw takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ershaw blocks an elbow strike.
Ershaw blocks an elbow strike.
Walker pushes off an throws an elbow but Ershaw leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Walker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ershaw has him pressed against the cage.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker can't break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Walker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ershaw's brow.
Walker tries a knee to the head but Ershaw blocks it.
Ershaw jumps guard but Walker stands there with Ershaw around his waist. Ershaw gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ershaw counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Walker throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ershaw is stalling in the full guard.
Walker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Walker will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ershaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ershaw is one step ahead there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ershaw instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ershaw takes an elbow to the temple.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker clinches but Ershaw breaks the clinch
and Ershaw holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Walker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ershaw blocks it with crossed arms.
Walker lands a nice elbow.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Walker misses with a straight right.
Walker wants to clinch
and Ershaw counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Walker's guard now.
Ershaw pushing down on Walker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Walker moves into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker throwing short punches from the bottom.
Ershaw wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Kyle Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ted Ershaw is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walker working for a triangle but Ershaw defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ted Ershaw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ershaw, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Ershaw!
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