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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miroslav Walker (ranked 3697 p4p, 438 weight class) and Conor Ward (ranked 5916 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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169 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miroslav Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Conor Ward!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ward finds it's way round the side to connect with Walker's head.
Ward looks for a takedown but Walker sprawls well.
Walker ducks right into an uppercut from Ward.
Walker misses with a kick to the body.
Ward misses with a leg kick
and Walker moves into the clinch.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ward quickly recovers to half guard.
Walker lands with a punch from half guard.
Ward wants to improve his position but Walker is controlling well.
Walker content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Walker is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Walker lands a couple of good shots and Ward has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Walker gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Ward is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Walker is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Ward defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Ward is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Walker.
Walker looking for the choke but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward breaks Walker's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ward postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Walker is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ward, into his guard.
Ward looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Walker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
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!
Ward 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.
Walker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Walker landing some decent shots from guard.
Ward lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Walker is pulling down on Ward's head. It's preventing any offense from Ward, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Walker has Ward pulled in close to control his posture.
Walker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ward is fighting to break Walker's control of his arms but Walker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ward throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ward trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Walker manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miroslav Walker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Walker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Walker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Walker is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ward is looking to regain half guard here but Walker keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Check out the look on Walker's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
You can see the frustration on Ward's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ward being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Walker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ward is still trying to improve position.
Ward looking for a sweep but Walker has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Ward tries to lock up and control but Walker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Walker controlling from the full mount.
Ward tries to improve his position but instead Walker has taken his back!
Miroslav Walker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward is really stuck here.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Walker is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Ward has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
What can Ward do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Walker has Ward flattened out and is raining down punches.
Ward wants to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Ward looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Walker trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Ward doesn't escape.
Walker is hanging on to Ward's back as he tries to escape.
Walker scores with strikes from the back.
Ward trying to control but not successfully.
Walker biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ward for as long as he can get away with.
Walker has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miroslav Walker dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ward scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ward closes the distance looking to clinch
and Walker counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ward looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Walker passes into side control.
Ward is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ward tries to bench press Walker off him but Walker keeps the position.
Walker connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ward some visible discomfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker staying calm.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Walker.
Walker gets to mount! Ward was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Walker pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Walker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward can't escape the position.
Walker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Walker dominating with strikes here.
Ward tries to hold on but Walker pushes him away.
Walker is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ward is surviving well by controlling Walker's body position as best he can.
Ward tries to lock up and control but Walker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ward is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Walker is staying active.
The referee warns Ward that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Walker content just to control the position here.
Walker punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Walker controlling the pace for now.
Walker working Ward over with strikes here.
Ward keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Walker controlling from the full mount.
Ward really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ward?
Ward really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Walker controlling from the full mount.
Walker prevents Ward from getting the reversal.
Walker controlling from mount.
Walker blocks Ward's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Conor Ward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miroslav Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walker controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miroslav 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miroslav Walker!
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