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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Walker (ranked 20425 p4p, 133 weight class) and Papa John (ranked 7560 p4p, 128 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Papa John!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A chopping leg kick lands by John.
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
John steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
John avoids the head kick by Walker.
John moves out of range as Walker strikes.
John tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and John counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by John.
John tries a body shot but Walker blocks it.
John tries a body shot but Walker blocks it.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Walker.
John lands a head kick. Walker smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Walker misses with a low kick as John jumps back.
John looks to land a combination but Walker avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John tries to clinch up.
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
John stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Walker lands a shoulder strike.
John keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walker's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Walker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Walker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Walker can't break the clinch.
Walker lands a nice uppercut.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Walker has had enough of the clinch but John keeps him there for the moment.
John prevents Walker from breaking the clinch.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Walker manages to break the clinch.
John tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Walker throws a solid leg kick but John takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Walker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a lazy right hand but John sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker lands a jab.
John has Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
John comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
John keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walker's efforts to push away.
John misses with an elbow strike.
Walker tries to break the clinch but John is controlling the position.
John lands an elbow that stopped Walker in his tracks for a moment.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
John moves out of range as Walker strikes.
John drives through and clinches with Walker against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
John connects with a knee to the head.
John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John looking to stall.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walker blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from John.
Walker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
John is working Walker over against the cage.
A short right from Walker on the inside.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
John moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Walker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
John forces Walker back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John misses with a knee strike.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
John throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Walker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Walker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
John steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Walker.
Walker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but John checks it well.
John looks to throw the jab but Walker is out of range.
Walker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps John's head backwards.
John is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
Walker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it.
John lands a good knee to the midsection. Walker won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
John is looking to control Walker's arms but Walker gets an underhook and turns him. Now John has his back to the cage.
John lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John misses with a punch to the body.
John struggles to land a body shot inside as Walker controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa John dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
John drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Walker lands a right hook to the body.
Walker lands with a straight right. John didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Walker misses.
John is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker lands the left hand.
John avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice side step and John releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
John tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A body shot lands from Walker.
John scores with a knee to the head.
Walker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A shot in the inside from John.
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walker's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John tries to work over Walker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab lands there for Walker.
Walker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
John blocking some punches.
John lands an elbow just above Walker 's eye.
John prevents Walker from breaking the clinch.
Walker tries to circle away but John has him pinned against the cage.
John works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Walker tries to break the clinch but John is controlling the position.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walker blocks it with crossed arms.
John scores with a knee to the head.
John using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walker's elbow.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnny Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
John slips under a jab from Walker.
John gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John lands an elbow that stopped Walker in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John presses Walker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
John forces Walker back against the cage and clinches.
Walker takes a knee to the side of the body.
John utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but John has double underhooks.
Walker takes an elbow to the temple.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
John has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
John tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing John back against the cage.
John blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
Walker tries to break the clinch but John is controlling the position.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but John has double underhooks.
John lands a shoulder strike.
Papa John seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
John with a knee to the head.
John prevents Walker from breaking the clinch.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
John doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
John moves into the clinch successfully.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walker avoids a wild elbow strike from John.
Walker takes a shot to the head.
Walker prevents a body shot from John.
John lands an elbow inside.
Walker managing to block the knees to the body from John.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
John drops his hands momentarily and Walker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John clinches up against the cage.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
John lands a damaging elbow.
John lands an elbow just above Walker 's eye.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John misses with a knee strike.
John is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa John showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
John slips a straight right by Walker.
John throws a shot to the body.
John scores with a decent looking hook.
John fails to land with a series of punches.
John doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
John takes one on the chin but seems OK.
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John is looking to score with low kicks.
John is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
John wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker lands with a nice body punch.
Johnny Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
Walker moves into range and clinches up with John.
Walker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from John.
Walker is rocked!
John fails in his attempt to clinch.
John clinches up with Walker and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from John - that landed with a thud.
Walker tries to break free but John pushes him back against the cage.
John landing some nice looking knees to the body.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walker's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
John lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Walker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for John.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
John lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right hook to the body lands for John.
John misses with a knee strike.
John leaning against his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as John takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Walker tries to circle away but John has him pinned against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for John.
John connects with a knee to the head.
John lands a body punch.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
Walker is trying to push John away but John has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
John comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
John is trying to stall.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
John drives through and clinches with Walker against the cage.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
John creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Walker's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Walker drops to his knees and John pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Papa John!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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