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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Gracia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kemba Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracia kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cucurucucu Paloma. The key to victory for Luis Gracia has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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207 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
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211 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luis Gracia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kemba Walker!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracia tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Gracia. No joy for Walker on that attempt.
Gracia tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Walker manages to circle out of the way.
Walker has his takedown stuffed
and Gracia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Kemba Walker has been cut.
Gracia tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Walker walks into a straight right hand from Gracia.
Gracia is looking to clinch.
Walker checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracia tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracia looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Gracia moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Walker throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gracia tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Walker is in Gracia's guard.
Gracia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Walker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Walker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracia 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.
Gracia being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracia is looking to stand up but Walker isn't so interested in that idea.
Gracia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Walker defends it easily.
Gracia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Walker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Walker trying to control but Gracia is working from the bottom.
Gracia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker trying to control but Gracia is working from the bottom.
Walker is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gracia wants to get back to his feet but Walker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gracia is trying to control the position but Walker postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gracia keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracia is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
Gracia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gracia defends it well.
Gracia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracia.
Gracia misses with a double jab.
Gracia tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracia is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Gracia wants to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracia fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Gracia.
And Walker tries to counter it with a takedown but Gracia pushes his down on his head and steps out.
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 Luis Gracia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kemba Walker's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gracia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracia tries to clinch up.
Walker with the counter takedown but Gracia avoids it easily.
Gracia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Walker working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gracia struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker tries for a kimura but Gracia is defending well.
Gracia is trying to control Walker's posture but Walker avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracia is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Gracia regains half guard there - taking advantage of Walker's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Walker looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gracia is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Walker trying to control from half guard but Gracia is working away.
Gracia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Walker looking to sit in guard and control but Gracia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Walker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Gracia from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracia is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Walker is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gracia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Walker wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracia forces his way into half guard.
Walker wants to control but Gracia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracia stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Gracia tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Luis Gracia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracia tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Walker's head.
Gracia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracia.
Walker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gracia is looking to clinch.
Walker feints the counter takedown.
Gracia gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Walker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kemba Walker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Walker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Walker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracia wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Walker stands up over Gracia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kemba Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kemba Walker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gracia tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gracia is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
Gracia tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Luis Gracia is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Gracia misses.
Gracia slaps away a takedown attempt from Walker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gracia tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gracia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Walker checks it well.
Walker closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracia struggling a bit here.
Walker tries to advance to mount but Gracia denies him.
You can see the frustration on Gracia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Walker working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gracia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gracia is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracia is trying to maintain the position but Walker is very close to passing his half guard.
Walker is working for a kimura but Gracia is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracia tries to kick Walker off but Walker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gracia trying to control from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Walker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gracia defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracia throws a head kick that misses.
Gracia throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Walker.
Gracia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
Walker with the counter takedown but Gracia avoids it easily.
Gracia tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gracia trying to keep a closed guard but Walker is proving a slippery customer.
Gracia 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.
Gracia working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Walker is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walker wants to control from the top but Gracia keeps moving.
Walker content to stall in guard here.
Walker has gone for a leg lock! Gracia slips out almost immediately though and dives into Walker's guard.
Gracia trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walker pulls Gracia in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kemba Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Walker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kemba Walker!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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