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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between jack walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Carpenter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). walker comes to the cage accompanied by The Doors - Peace Frog. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jimmy Carpenter was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, jack walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Carpenter!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carpenter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Carpenter.
Jab from Carpenter.
walker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carpenter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but walker circles away quickly and effectively.
Carpenter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carpenter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carpenter misses with a takedown
and walker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Carpenter has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. walker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carpenter goes for a takedown attempt but walker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
jack walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Carpenter.
Carpenter closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling walker to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Jimmy Carpenter has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpenter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and walker counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Carpenter's guard now.
walker pushes down on Carpenter's leg and manages to get into half guard.
walker performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
walker tries to stand but can't do so whilst Carpenter controls his leg.
Carpenter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
walker is controlling the pace.
walker tries to pass the half guard into mount. Carpenter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Carpenter tries to roll over but walker keeps him under control.
walker trying to mount his opponent but Carpenter defends it.
walker perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
walker has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
walker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
walker trying to mount his opponent but Carpenter defends it.
Carpenter trying to control here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
walker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carpenter closes the distance looking to clinch
and walker counters with a single leg into guard. Carpenter didn't expect that.
walker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter wants to sweep but no luck.
walker looking to sit in guard and control but Carpenter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carpenter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
walker wants to sweep here but Carpenter controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
walker is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jack walker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Carpenter'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.
walker fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from walker as Carpenter shoots in.
walker misses with a combination
and Carpenter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
walker misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carpenter misses the body punch
and walker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
walker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carpenter fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
walker tries to clinch but Carpenter moves out of range.
walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carpenter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
walker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Carpenter is breathing heavily.
Carpenter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? walker is fending him off so far but Carpenter persists. Nope, walker circles away and we're back to standing.
jack walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Carpenter.
walker tries to work over Carpenter's front leg with a kick but Carpenter checks it.
walker lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
walker throws a combination that misses
and Carpenter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
walker tries for a takedown but Carpenter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carpenter darts in trying to clinch
and walker moves into the clinch.
Carpenter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carpenter jumps guard but walker stands there with Carpenter around his waist. Carpenter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Carpenter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
walker gets underhooks to prevent Carpenter's takedown attempt.
Carpenter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carpenter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. walker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter throws a right and a left that walker avoids nicely.
Carpenter keeps the fight on the outside.
Excellent takedown into side control there by walker.
Carpenter is trying to get back to his feet.
Carpenter stops walker from passing to mount.
walker is working hard here to advance position.
walker is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Carpenter's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter is looking for a sweep.
Carpenter looks frustrated here - throwing a couple of shots from the bottom though.
walker tries to move into full mount but can't pass Carpenter's legs.
Carpenter is trying to control walker's posture but walker avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jack walker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Carpenter's cut.
That's time! walker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Carpenter shoots in for a double leg but walker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
walker misses with the combination.
Carpenter throws a hook but walker blocks it.
Danga de danga de dang - walker scores with a four punch combination!
Carpenter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has walker pinned against the cage. walker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jimmy Carpenter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carpenter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
walker is looking to chop away at Carpenter's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
walker throws a shot to the body.
walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carpenter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carpenter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and walker counters with a nice leg kick.
walker throws a right hand that Carpenter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carpenter also avoids with ease.
walker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Carpenter is staying active underneath walker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with walker in particular looking to stall.
walker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
walker stalling.
walker's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Carpenter gets full guard.
walker is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Carpenter is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Carpenter has escaped and now he's on top!
Carpenter wants to control from the top but walker keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
walker is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
walker working a defensive guard here.
walker throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
jack walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
walker looking for a sweep. Not yet walker, not yet.
Carpenter is in close to walker's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carpenter thows a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carpenter scores a takedown into full mount!
walker wants to hold on but Carpenter pushes him away.
Jimmy Carpenter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carpenter prevents walker from getting the reversal.
Carpenter is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Carpenter looking to control but walker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Carpenter lands with some strikes.
Carpenter punching from mount but walker doing a good job of avoiding damage.
walker working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
jack walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well walker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jack walker!
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hype
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