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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Escargesa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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197 lbs
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200 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Escargesa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Walker!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker clinches up against the ropes.
Walker blocks a body shot from Escargesa.
The referee calls for Walker to work.
Walker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Escargesa fails to land.
I was talking to Escargesa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Escargesa wants to break free but Walker has control.
Walker looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from Walker.
Escargesa throws a head punch that misses.
Walker digs a right hand underneath Escargesa's ribcage. Escargesa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Escargesa throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escargesa misses with a jab to the body
and Walker counters by moving into the clinch.
Escargesa misses with some punches.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Escargesa doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walker.
Escargesa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escargesa gets a clinch.
We've been informed that Walker has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Escargesa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Escargesa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Walker tries to score a body lock takedown but Escargesa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Walker prevents Escargesa from breaking the clinch.
Escargesa misses with some punches.
Walker blocking some punches.
Walker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Walker is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Escargesa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Escargesa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Nice jab there from Escargesa.
It looks like Brandon Walker has been cut.
Walker jabs at Escargesa's body.
Walker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Escargesa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Walker moves out of range as Escargesa strikes.
Escargesa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Escargesa misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Walker does it's job there.
Escargesa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Escargesa tries to clinch up.
Walker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Walker moves into the clinch successfully.
Escargesa tries to circle away but Walker has him pinned against the ropes.
Escargesa is fighting off a takedown attempt but Walker is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Escargesa to the mat. Escargesa regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Escargesa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Escargesa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Walker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Walker pushes down on Escargesa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Escargesa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Walker pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa wants to control but Walker is keeping busy.
Walker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Escargesa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Walker is trying to control the action in half guard but Escargesa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Escargesa looking for submissions off his back.
Walker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Walker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Walker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Escargesa looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Escargesa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Escargesa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Walker is working away from the top position though.
Walker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Escargesa's head.
Walker slips a nice elbow through Escargesa's hands, connecting with Escargesa's forehead.
Escargesa wants to control but Walker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Walker trying to control from half guard but Escargesa is working away.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Walker working Escargesa over with strikes.
Walker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Escargesa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Escargesa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Walker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Walker's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Nice straight punches there by Escargesa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Escargesa.
Walker lands a high kick!
Escargesa lands with an uppercut that bounces Walker off the ropes and back into range.
Escargesa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walker.
Escargesa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walker, pushing him back against the ropes.
Walker lands a right hand.
Escargesa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker lands a high kick!
Escargesa is rocked!
Walker throws a jab but it's blocked by Escargesa.
Oh Escargesa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Escargesa misses with a body punch.
Escargesa seems to have got his legs back now.
Walker is trying to pull guard but Escargesa has him pressed against the ropes.
Escargesa is trying to break free.
Escargesa is looking to break free of the clinch but Walker has double underhooks.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Escargesa misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker slips under a jab from Escargesa.
Walker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escargesa.
Walker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Escargesa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walker.
A leg kick checked by Escargesa.
Walker sizes up Escargesa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Escargesa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Escargesa misses with a body punch
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.
Walker slips a jab and a cross from Escargesa.
Walker takes the fight into the clinch.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escargesa avoids the head kick by Walker.
Nice shot by Escargesa.
Escargesa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Walker throws a counter combo.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
Escargesa is looking to counter punch.
Escargesa tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escargesa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker walks into a left hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escargesa throws a hook to the side of Walker's head but Walker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Escargesa finds it's way round the side to connect with Walker's head.
Escargesa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Walker clinches up against the ropes.
Escargesa is trying to push Walker away but Walker has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Walker is looking to clinch but Escargesa is avoiding it.
Escargesa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vincent Escargesa is winning the standup battle so far.
Escargesa misses the jab.
Good exchange - Walker coming out on top.
Escargesa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Walker tries for a takedown but Escargesa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Walker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Escargesa.
Walker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Escargesa's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Escargesa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Escargesa throws a poor cross that misses
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.
Escargesa looks to throw the jab but Walker is out of range.
Walker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Walker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Escargesa finds it's way round the side to connect with Walker's head.
Sloppy strikes from Walker. Those never looked like landing.
Escargesa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Walker feints a jab promting Escargesa to slip. Walker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Escargesa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Walker throws a shot to the body.
Walker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escargesa.
Walker throws a fast counter high kick but Escargesa manages to duck under it in time.
Escargesa throws a shot from downtown. Walker moves away and avoids it.
Escargesa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Walker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Escargesa clobbers Walker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escargesa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walker doesn't seem bothered though.
Walker takes one on the button.
Vincent Escargesa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escargesa fails to land with a series of punches.
Walker shapes to counter with a head kick.
Walker throws a leg kick which misses Escargesa's front leg but catches the back leg as Escargesa tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Escargesa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Walker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Escargesa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Walker throws a series of punches but Escargesa moves out of range.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Walker missing with a left hand there. Escargesa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Walker throws a head kick but Escargesa moves out of range.
Escargesa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Escargesa misses with a hook to the body
and Walker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Escargesa thinking.
Escargesa works Walker's body with a nice hook.
Walker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escargesa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walker.
Escargesa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slow jab from Escargesa misses its intended target.
Escargesa misses with a left hand
and Walker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brandon Walker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Brandon Walker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Walker throws a looping overhand right but Escargesa ducks down to avoid it.
Escargesa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escargesa misses with a hook.
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Escargesa.
Escargesa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Escargesa throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Escargesa scores with a punch to the head.
Walker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escargesa.
Nice defenses there by Walker.
Walker steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Escargesa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escargesa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Walker misses with a body shot.
Walker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Escargesa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Escargesa. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker wants to clinch up but Escargesa keeps it at a distance.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Escargesa.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walker! But no joy.
Walker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escargesa throws out the jab.
Escargesa looks to land a right hand but Walker moved out of range.
A jab from Escargesa misses.
Walker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Walker misses with a hook. Escargesa ducked under it nicely.
Escargesa is looking for a counter combo.
Walker moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker throws a head kick that misses.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Walker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escargesa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Walker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Escargesa misses with a straight left.
Walker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Escargesa doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Walker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walker closes the distance and pushes Escargesa back into the ropes.
Escargesa working hard to break the clinch.
Escargesa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Escargesa. No joy for Walker on that attempt.
Escargesa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escargesa fails to land with a series of punches.
Escargesa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa is looking to clinch.
Walker scores with a leg kick.
Walker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Escargesa blocks a leg kick.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker looks to land a combination but Escargesa avoids it well.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escargesa.
Walker moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walker.
Escargesa tries to break the clinch but Walker is controlling the position.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Escargesa moves out of range easily.
Walker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Escargesa avoids the head kick by Walker.
An attempted straight right counter from Escargesa misses the target.
Walker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escargesa tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Walker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Escargesa gets back to full guard.
Escargesa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Walker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Walker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Escargesa keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
Walker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Escargesa working a defensive guard here.
Escargesa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walker is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Walker really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Walker's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Escargesa throws a hook but Walker avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Escargesa.
Escargesa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Walker scores with a head kick. Escargesa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Escargesa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Walker has time to react.
Walker is rocked!
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can Escargesa finish him?
Escargesa throws a hook but Walker avoids it easily.
Walker walks straight into a right hand from Escargesa - that's dropped him! Escargesa jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Walker from any more punishment! Walker complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vincent Escargesa!
An out of breath Vincent Escargesa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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