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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Johnny Vegas was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Vegas!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Walker misses.
Vegas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Walker's waist but Walker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vegas off to one side.
Walker misses with a wild combination.
Vegas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker lands a jab-cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vegas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Walker.
Walker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Walker looks for a takedown but Vegas sprawls well.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Vegas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Walker as he jumps to the side.
Paul Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Vegas.
Vegas looks to land a body kick but Walker moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throws a series of punches but Vegas avoids them all with ease.
Walker throws a combination that misses
enabling Vegas to counter with a crisp jab.
Vegas misses with an attempted mid kick.
A combination from Vegas does no damage.
Walker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vegas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walker throws a right hand that Vegas ducks under and follows up with a left that Vegas also avoids with ease.
Walker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vegas backs up against the cage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vegas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Walker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Walker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vegas dives in for a single leg takedown but Walker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Vegas jumps guard but Walker stands there with Vegas around his waist. Vegas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vegas is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Walker is defending well.
Vegas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Walker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas looking for a takedown.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker misses with a double jab.
Walker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Vegas misses the target.
Vegas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Walker pinned against the cage. Walker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Walker!
Vegas dodges the punch combination from Walker.
Vegas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vegas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Walker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Walker trying to land knees to the body.
Vegas tries to pull guard but Walker won't allow it.
Vegas pushes Walker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vegas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Walker just stands there and leans against the cage.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vegas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Walker as Vegas shoots in.
Vegas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vegas keeps the fight on the outside.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vegas moves into the clinch.
Vegas has Walker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Walker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice body punch from Walker - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker pulls Vegas into guard.
Vegas wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Walker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vegas controls the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Vegas controls from within his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Johnny Vegas.
Vegas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walker but Walker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Walker throws a head kick but Vegas moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny Vegas will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Vegas moves out of range easily.
Walker looks to land a combination but Vegas avoids it well.
Vegas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vegas misses with a wild body shot.
Walker moves in looking to clinch but Vegas pushes him off.
Walker closes the distance and clinches up with Vegas, looking for a takedown. Walker pushes Vegas against the cage but Vegas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Walker throws a nice looking combination but Vegas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vegas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Walker tries to avoid it but Vegas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Walker to the ground. Walker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
Vegas avoids the head kick by Walker.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sloppy strikes from Vegas. Those never looked like landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vegas.
Vegas dodges the punch combination from Walker.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vegas shoots in looking for a takedown but Walker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vegas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Paul Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Vegas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paul Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vegas gets a clinch.
Vegas misses with a body punch.
Vegas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker misses with a kick to the body.
No luck for Vegas with that takedown attempt.
Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
Vegas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Walker as he avoids it easily.
Walker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Walker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vegas tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas looks to clinch
and Walker counters with a nice kick to the body.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Vegas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Walker duly obliges.
Walker misses with a combination
and Vegas counters by moving into the clinch.
Vegas decides to pull guard.
Walker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Walker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vegas scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Walker.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Walker as Vegas shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker scores with a spinning back kick!
Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
Vegas tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vegas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Walker - the referee stops the clock and Vegas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Walker. Vegas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vegas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vegas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Paul Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
Walker clinches up with Vegas and pushes him back against the cage.
Walker trying to control the position but instead, Vegas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Walker into the cage.
Vegas jumps guard but Walker turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Walker lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Vegas has him pressed against the cage.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Walker is trying to drag Vegas to the mat but Vegas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vegas breaks the clinch.
Vegas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vegas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walker misses with a wild combination.
Vegas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
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 Paul Walker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick by Walker misses
and Vegas counters with a head kick.
Walker misses with a straight left.
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
Vegas fails with a takedown attempt.
Vegas fails with a takedown attempt.
Walker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Vegas tries for a takedown but Walker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paul Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Vegas.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vegas tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker tries to clinch there but Vegas circles away.
Vegas tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Walker jabs Vegas right on the nose. Vegas blinks but takes it well.
Vegas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Walker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Walker shoots in but Vegas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vegas wants to clinch.
Walker tries to clinch up but Vegas circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick from Walker lands but Vegas takes it in his stride.
Paul Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vegas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Walker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas throws a chopping leg kick but Walker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vegas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vegas has managed to clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Walker.
Walker wants a takedown but no success here.
Vegas managing to block the knees to the body from Walker.
Vegas is trying to pull guard but Walker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but Vegas has double underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vegas wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vegas shoots in but Walker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Walker misses with the combination.
Vegas looks for a takedown but Walker sprawls well.
Walker shoots in and drives through. Vegas sprawls well.
Vegas tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Vegas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Walker pinned against the cage. Walker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vegas swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Vegas clinches up with Walker and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas successfully pulls guard.
Walker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vegas working a defensive guard here.
Walker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vegas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Johnny Vegas was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A jab lands there for Walker.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
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 Paul Walker.
I think Walker 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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