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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Walker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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189 cm
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Vegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Walker!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker shoots in but Vegas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Paul Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vegas looks for a takedown but Walker sprawls well.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Walker throws a series of punches but Vegas avoids them all with ease.
Vegas moves out of range of the body kick.
Walker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vegas.
Vegas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Vegas or perhaps it was just good defense by Walker, which made it look bad.
Vegas is breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vegas, right into the meat.
No luck for Vegas with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Vegas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker lands with a nice combination. Vegas backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker clinches up against the cage.
Vegas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vegas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Walker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vegas avoiding damage as Walker throws knees to the body.
Vegas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Vegas is working for takedown but Walker is calmly controlling the position for now.
Walker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vegas.
Walker lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker misses with a few strikes there.
Walker looks to land a combination but Vegas avoids it well.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Walker has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Walker misses with a head kick.
Walker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vegas defends it nicely.
Walker misses with a few strikes there.
Vegas throws a leg kick which misses Walker's front leg but catches the back leg as Walker tries to avoid it.
Walker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Vegas misses.
Walker is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Vegas's half guard.
Walker throwing shots but Vegas is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas wants to sweep but Walker has passed to side control!
Walker looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Vegas is avoiding damage well.
Vegas is not content to let Walker control the position.
Walker lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Vegas is trying to improve his position.
Walker thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Walker scores with a couple of short elbows.
Vegas regains half guard, as Walker was trying to land strikes.
Vegas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vegas is looking to control Walker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vegas avoid being mounted?
Walker is taking a breather. Vegas says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Walker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Walker misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Walker.
Walker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Walker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walker misses with a few strikes there.
Walker looks to land a combination but Vegas avoids it well.
Vegas throws a body shot but no joy.
Vegas tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Vegas dives in and grabs Walker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Walker pushes down on Vegas's head and hops out.
Johnny Vegas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Vegas moves out of range easily.
Walker stuffs the takedown attempt from Vegas. Vegas gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vegas slips a jab and a cross from Walker.
Sloppy strikes from Walker. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker looks to land a combination. Vegas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Walker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vegas looks for a takedown but Walker sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Vegas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vegas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vegas shoots in and drives through. Walker sprawls well.
Walker throws a head kick that misses
and Vegas counters with a nice leg kick.
Walker walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas avoids the head kick by Walker.
Walker misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vegas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vegas misses with a low kick as Walker jumps back.
Walker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Walker.
Walker connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick misses from Walker.
Paul Walker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walker tries to keep at a distance but Vegas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Walker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walker is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to take the fight to the mat but Vegas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Vegas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walker's efforts to push away.
Walker tries to circle away but Vegas has him pinned against the cage.
Vegas decides to pull guard.
Walker is looking to stand up but Vegas won't let him.
Walker stopping the sweep attempt from Vegas.
Vegas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Walker is aware though and is defending well.
Walker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Walker has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vegas is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vegas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Walker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Walker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vegas takes a step back to recover.
Vegas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Walker looks to land a body kick but Vegas moved away.
Walker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vegas.
Walker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vegas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul 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. And we move into the final round!
Vegas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walker.
Walker tries to clinch there but Vegas circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Walker finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Walker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vegas.
Vegas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Walker.
Vegas tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Walker defends well and Vegas ends up having to push Walker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Walker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vegas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vegas.
Walker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vegas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas dives in for a single leg takedown but Walker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Vegas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker lands a glancing blow to the side of Vegas's head.
Walker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walker tries to clinch but Vegas moves out of range.
Vegas misses with a head kick.
Walker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vegas is fending him off so far but Walker persists. Nope, Vegas circles away and we're back to standing.
Vegas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vegas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Walker smiles and moves away.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vegas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vegas.
Vegas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Walker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vegas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vegas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Walker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Walker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vegas throws a right and a left that Walker avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vegas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vegas.
Walker is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Walker throws a lazy head kick
and Vegas counters with a head kick. That will keep Walker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Vegas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Walker.
Vegas tries to clinch up.
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 closes the distance and clinches.
Walker tries to land knees in the clinch but Vegas avoids the damage to the body.
Walker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vegas.
Walker stops a takedown attempt from Vegas.
Walker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas is pressed up against the cage. Walker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vegas down to the mat. Vegas avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vegas shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Walker is trying to defend but Vegas finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Vegas stands up and beckons Walker to join him on the feet.
Paul Walker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Walker tries to clinch up.
Walker lands a head shot.
Walker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vegas.
Walker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnny Vegas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Walker!
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energy
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RATING
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