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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne has chosen Something in the Way by Nirvana as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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184 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronnie Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne lands with a hook. Walker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Walker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Walker.
Wayne misses with a leg kick.
Wayne takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Walker coming out on top.
Wayne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
Walker seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wayne looks to land a left hand but Walker moved out of range nicely.
Walker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wayne explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Walker lands a jab to Wayne's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wayne throws a looping overhand right but Walker ducks down to avoid it.
Walker throws a counter high kick but Wayne was just alert enough to avoid it.
Wayne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wayne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walker lands a head kick!
It looks like Ronnie Wayne has been cut.
Wayne slips a straight right by Walker.
Walker scores with a body shot.
Wayne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker has closed the distance and engaged Wayne in a clinch.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wayne avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Walker is trying to drag Wayne to the mat but Wayne just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Wayne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wayne misses with a looping left.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice jab there from Walker.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wayne flicks out a counter leg kick but Walker steps away.
Walker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Walker swings widly with a right hand
and Wayne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ronnie Wayne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker tries to clinch but Wayne is having none of it.
Wayne appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Walker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker connects with a body shot that sends Wayne's belly button to the back.
Wayne looks to throw the jab but Walker is out of range.
Walker throws a looping overhand right but Wayne ducks down to avoid it.
Wayne throws a big shot that misses.
Wayne throws a looping overhand right but Walker ducks down to avoid it.
Walker throws a front kick aimed at Wayne's knee but Wayne avoids it well.
Wayne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wayne shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Walker eats them both and turns towards Wayne to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Brandon Walker has been cut.
Wayne tries to score with a low kick but Walker moves his leg out of the way.
Walker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wayne throws a jab but it's blocked by Walker.
Walker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wayne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walker takes one to the side of the head.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Walker thumps Wayne with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne avoids the head kick by Walker.
Wayne was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wayne.
Walker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wayne takes a step back to recover.
Walker slips under a jab.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne flicks out a counter leg kick but Walker steps away.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wayne! But no joy.
Wayne lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Wayne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Wayne looks to throw the jab but Walker is out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Walker is defended easily by Wayne.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wayne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a leg kick which misses Walker's front leg but catches the back leg as Walker tries to avoid it.
Wayne avoids the head kick by Walker.
Walker throws a series of punches but Wayne moves out of range.
Walker backing away here, and Wayne unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Walker tries to clinch up but Wayne circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker looks to throw the jab but Wayne is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker looks to land a combination but Wayne avoids it well.
Walker pushes Wayne up against the ropes in a clinch.
Walker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Wayne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Wayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker looks to land a combination but Wayne avoids it well.
Wayne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ronnie Wayne will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wayne connects with a solid leg kick.
Wayne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Walker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wayne on the side of the head.
Walker darts in trying to clinch
and Wayne finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wayne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Walker.
Walker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wayne cracks a nice hook into Walker's ribs.
Nice straight punches there by Wayne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wayne.
Walker has managed to clinch.
Walker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wayne tries to work over Walker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walker has had enough of the clinch but Wayne keeps him there for the moment.
Walker blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but Wayne blocks with his arms.
Walker is trying to drag Wayne to the mat but Wayne just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Wayne misses with a knee strike.
Walker takes a shot to the head.
Wayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wayne slips a jab and a cross from Walker.
Wayne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wayne misses with a double jab.
Wayne swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wayne moves away.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker misses with a kick to the body.
Wayne steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Walker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wayne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a body shot.
Brandon Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Walker under the eye.
Walker lands the left hand.
Walker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Waynes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Wayne misses.
Nice body punch from Wayne.
Walker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wayne blocks a head kick by Walker.
Wayne cracks Walker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wayne misses with a head kick.
Walker tries to counter by clinching up but Wayne breaks away and moves out of range.
Walker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wayne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wayne lands with a nice body kick.
Wayne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walker.
Walker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wayne misses with a body kick.
Walker connects with a solid leg kick.
Wayne lands with a good body shot.
Ronnie Wayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wayne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wayne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walker.
Walker connects with a high kick.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wayne lands a body shot.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker throws a push kick but Wayne slaps the foot to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wayne! But no joy.
Wayne stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne avoids the head kick by Walker.
A punch combination from Walker misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Walker tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wayne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walker misses with a lunging right hand
and Wayne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walker checks a low kick from Wayne.
Wayne looks to land a combination but Walker avoids it well.
Walker throws a looping overhand right but Wayne ducks down to avoid it.
Wayne appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wayne thuds a left hand into Walker's body.
Wayne lands a jab to Walker's midsection.
Wayne keeps the fight on the outside.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Walker.
Walker blocks a head kick by Wayne.
Wayne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wayne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walker.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Walker!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Wayne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Walker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wayne is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Walker with a body shot.
Walker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wayne looks to land a left hand but Walker moved out of range nicely.
Wayne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walker throws a lazy head kick
and Wayne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wayne.
A swing and a miss from Wayne.
Walker throws a counter high kick but Wayne was just alert enough to avoid it.
Wayne is looking to land body kicks.
Wayne misses with a hook.
Walker is looking for a counter combo.
The fighters circling - Walker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wayne jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Walker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wayne.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker throws a head kick that misses.
Wayne is looking to chop away at Walker's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wayne.
Walker ducks right into an uppercut from Wayne.
Walker scores with a hook to the body. Wayne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Walker lands with a nice body punch.
Walker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walker moves into the clinch successfully.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wayne is looking to land body kicks.
Walker is looking to counter punch.
Wayne works the jab nicely.
A big left from Walker misses.
Wayne lands with a right hand.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Walker scores with a decent looking hook.
Walker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker clinches up with Wayne and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Wayne lands a hook that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Walker takes a shot to the head.
Walker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wayne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walker's elbow.
Wayne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walker blocks an elbow strike.
Walker blocking some punches.
Ronnie Wayne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Walker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wayne lands a damaging elbow.
Wayne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walker's efforts to push away.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Brandon Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walker is trying to push Wayne away but Wayne has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
Walker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wayne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wayne throws the left hand but Walker avoids the punch easily.
Walker cracks Wayne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A swing and a miss from Walker.
Wayne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker misses with a looping left.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Walker misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne scores with a nice strike.
Walker moves out of range as Wayne throws a body kick.
Walker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Wayne takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker works over Wayne's head and body with a nice combination.
Wayne avoids the head kick by Walker.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Walker is defended easily by Wayne.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wayne feints a jab promting Walker to slip. Wayne then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Walker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wayne.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Wayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wayne 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Wayne!
Ronnie Wayne spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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