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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes to the cage accompanied by Conquistador. Steve Austin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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260 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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188 cm
28
252 lbs
10 - 13 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Austin!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Austin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Austin is looking for the big counter here.
Austin clinches with his opponent.
Austin scores with a shot to the side of Walker's head.
Austin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Walker is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Austin to the mat. Austin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Walker works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Austin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Austin wants to improve his position but Walker is controlling well.
Walker wants to pass the guard but Austin is defending well.
Walker working the head and body with strikes.
It looks like Steve Austin has been cut.
Walker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Austin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Austin trying to control but Walker postures up.
Walker lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Austin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Walker.
Walker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Walker has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Walker throwing shots but Austin is blocking nicely.
Austin is trying to get back to full guard.
Walker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Austin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That has opened up Steve Austin's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Walker scores with a couple of nice shots.
The cut above Steve Austin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Walker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Austin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Austin wants to improve his position but Walker is controlling well.
Walker throwing shots but Austin is blocking nicely.
Walker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Walker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Austin keeps working.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Austin is looking to control Walker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Austin avoid being mounted?
Walker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Steve Austin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Steve Austin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luke Walker!
In his post fight interview, Luke Walker started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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