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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lee Sin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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175 cm
25
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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179 cm
18
168 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Sin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Walker! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sin slips a jab and a cross from Walker.
Sin forces Walker back against the cage and clinches. Walker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sin gets a trip takedown into half guard. Sin trying to control the pace. Walker is defending against the submission attempts here by Sin.
Sin wants to pass the guard but Walker is defending well. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Walker is in trouble now - Sin has advanced to mount! Sin tries to control but Walker wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Walker wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sin wants to take his opponent's back but Walker doesn't allow it. Sin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Walker can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sin stands up from mount. Strange move. Eric Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Walker throws a nice head kick!
Walker throws a head kick that half lands.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sin clinches up with Walker and pushes him back against the cage. Sin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Sin looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Walker misses with the head strike.
Sin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Walker tries to work over Sin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Walker misses with a knee strike.
Sin blocks a body shot from Walker. Sin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Walker pulls him back up using the underhooks. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Sin. That's going to take a lot out of him. Sin has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Walker regains guard immediately. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sin is in close to Walker's body, working some short punches and elbows. Sin is working Walker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Sin chips away with some ground and pound. Sin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Sin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walker swivels though and keeps the full guard. Walker is looking to stand up but Sin isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sin sitting in guard here, content to control. Sin advances to half guard. Sin decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up. Sin gets a clinch. Walker trying to land knees to the body.
Sin is looking to take this one to the mat. Sin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Walker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Sin is breathing heavily. A nice glancing elbow lands by Walker. Sin looking for a takedown. Sin tries to pull guard but Walker holds him up against the cage and eventually Sin drops back down to his feet.
Walker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Walker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Sin turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Sin is looking to take a break and control but Walker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Sin swings around for an armbar but Walker sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sin's guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Walker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sin swivels though and keeps the full guard. Sin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Walker has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sin is proving hard to escape from. 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 Lee Sin will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Sin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Walker swivels and escapes. Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Walker as he avoids it easily. Sin 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 Lee Sin. That's going to take a lot out of him. Walker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Walker throws a head kick that half lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sin. Sin avoids the head kick by Walker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Sin does a little dance to reset his feet. Walker stuffs the takedown attempt from Sin. Sin gets slowly back to his feet. Walker raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Sin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Eric Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Walker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Sin is trying to trip Walker. He has hold of a leg but Walker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sin persists though and gets the takedown into guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Walker wants to get back to his feet but Sin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Walker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sin is controlling him. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Sin shoots in but no luck this time. Eric Walker seems to be getting the better of the standup. Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sin.
Sin takes a kick to the side of the head. Walker lands with a kick to the temple. Sin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sin is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Walker throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Sin is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Eric Walker!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
48% |
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