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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eva Contonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes to the cage accompanied by Another One Bites the Dust. This should be a great matchup!
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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
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Eva Contonio!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Contonio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Contonio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Walker's head.
Walker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Contonio misses with a right hand
letting Walker counter with a right hand.
Contonio misses the jab.
Walker throws an off balance right hand
and Contonio counters with a stiff right hand.
Contonio closes the distance and clinches.
Contonio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Walker pushes Contonio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Contonio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Walker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Contonio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Contonio throws the left hand but Walker avoids the punch easily.
Walker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Contonio catches Walker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sloppy strikes from Contonio. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contonio moves into the clinch.
Contonio lands with a right to the head.
Contonio misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Contonio lands a body shot.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Contonio lands a head shot.
Contonio shoots in and drives through. Walker sprawls well.
Walker throws a counter high kick but Contonio was just alert enough to avoid it.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
John Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Contonio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Walker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Walker looks to land a combination but Contonio avoids it well.
Contonio tries to land a leg kick but Walker saw it coming and moves away.
Contonio moves out of range of the body kick from Walker.
Walker with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Contonio tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Walker scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Contonio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Walker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Contonio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Walker.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Contonio. Walker shrugs it off though.
The fighters circling - Contonio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Contonio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Walker. That one must have hurt.
Walker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Contonio responds with a good body kick, but Walker manages to step out the way in time.
Contonio throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Walker seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Walker blocks a head kick by Contonio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Walker scores with a spinning back kick!
Contonio moves out of range of the body kick.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
Contonio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Walker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick from Contonio misses.
A shot to the liver by Walker. Beautiful body shot.
Walker misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from Contonio misses.
Contonio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Contonio moves out of range of the body kick.
Contonio looks for the body kick but Walker saw that one coming.
Walker throwing a counter right hand but Contonio manages to avoid it.
Walker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Contonio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Contonio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walker circles away quickly and effectively.
Walker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Contonio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Walker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Walker misses with a left hand
and Contonio counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Contonio does no damage.
Walker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Walker was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Walker slips under a jab.
Walker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Contonio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Contonio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Contonio misses with a hook. Walker ducked under it nicely.
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 John Walker will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Walker lands with an overhand left.
Contonio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Walker. That one must have hurt.
Contonio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Contonio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Walker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Contonio's hands.
Contonio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Contonio avoids a kick to the body.
Contonio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Contonio is looking to clinch.
Walker scores with a head kick. Contonio tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Walker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Contonio moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Contonio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker throws a quick counter head kick but Contonio was just out of range.
Walker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Contonios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contonio blocks a head kick by Walker.
Contonio misses with a straight right.
Walker tried to counter with a leg kick but Contonio avoided it.
Walker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Contonio can do to turn this around?
Contonio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Contonio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Walker throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Walker.
Contonio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Contonio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Contonio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick lands from Contonio.
Contonio digs a good hook to Walker's body.
Contonio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Walker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Contonio lands with a kick to the temple. Walker shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker tries to land a front kick but Contonio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Walker lands a body shot.
Contonio lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Contonio ducks right into an uppercut from Walker.
Contonio cracks a nice hook into Walker's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Walker.
Contonio avoids the head kick by Walker.
Contonio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Walker throws a head kick but Contonio moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Contonio. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker lets loose with a powerful body kick. Contonio will feel that in the morning.
Contonio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walker.
Contonio has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Walker.
Contonio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contonio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Contonio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A lazy body kick from Walker
and Contonio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Contonio blocks a head kick by Walker.
Nice uppercut lands for Contonio. That snapped Walker's head back.
Contonio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walker takes a swing at Contonio's ribcage but misses.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Contonio tests Walker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Contonio avoids the body shot from Walker.
Contonio scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contonio tries to clinch up.
Contonio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Contonio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Contonio tries to land a front kick but Walker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Contonio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Walker throws a push kick but Contonio slaps the foot to one side.
John Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Contonio tries to clinch up.
Walker dips to his left and cracks Contonio with an uppercut!
Contonio lands a jab.
A low kick from Walker is predictable there
letting Contonio counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Walker dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Contonio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker swings for the body but Contonio moves out of range.
Contonio unleashes a big counter combination but Walker bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Contonio lands with an overhand left.
Contonio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Contonio connects with a body shot.
Walker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Walker backing away here, and Contonio unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Walker works Contonio's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Contonio avoids the head kick by Walker.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walker.
Walker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Contonio.
Walker swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Walker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Contonio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Contonio closes the distance and pushes Walker back into the cage.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab lands there for Contonio.
Walker throws a hook to the side of Contonio's head but Contonio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Contonio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Walker.
Contonio moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Walker throws a head kick that misses.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Contonio!
Contonio scores with a spinning back kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Contonio lands with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Contonio.
Walker throws a series of punches but Contonio moves out of range.
Contonio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Walker throwing a counter right hand but Contonio manages to avoid it.
Contonio lands with a cross.
The crowd cheers as Walker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Contonio doesn't seem phased though.
Contonio tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Contonio wants to clinch but Walker slips to the side
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walker lands an overhand right.
Contonio avoids the head kick by Walker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Walker misses with a few strikes there.
Contonio throws a push kick but Walker slaps the foot to one side.
Walker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Contonio clinches.
I was talking to Walker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Contonio fails to land the takedown.
Walker is looking for a counter combo.
Walker swings for the body but Contonio moves out of range.
Contonio wants to slow Walker down by chopping away at his legs.
Walker thows a body kick. Contonio tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Contonio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Walker was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Contonio.
Contonio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Contonio misses
and Walker counters with a two punch combo.
Contonio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Contonio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Contonio misses with a straight left.
Contonio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Contonio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Contonio.
Contonio lands a slapping body shot.
Eva Contonio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Walker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Contonio scores with a nice head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Walker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Walker!
John Walker really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that MayheM sportswear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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