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Event:
LIA 17: Mark It Zero!
Date: Nov 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frank was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Frank looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Walker fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Frank to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Frank looks to clinch but Walker throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Frank taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Melvin Walker!
After winning the bout, Melvin Walker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
LIA 16: Nice Marmot
Date: Nov 19, 2016 |
#R1#
Walker lands with a cross. #CUT#
It looks like Darce Weaver has been cut.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Weaver. #SUB2#
Weaver thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB2#
Weaver swings around for an armbar but Walker sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Weaver's guard.
Walker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Walker wants to control from the top but Weaver keeps moving.
Walker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Walker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weaver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Walker throwing strikes but missing.
Walker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB2#
Weaver is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Walker has his hands clasped together but Weaver extends and breaks Walker's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Weaver.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darce Weaver!
In his post fight interview, Darce Weaver started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Melvin Walker had this to say: 'Your sister's petunias!'.
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Event:
LIA 12: I Am The Walrus
Date: Nov 05, 2016 |
#R1#
Mcado throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Walker with a poor takedown
and Mcado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Mcado. No joy for Walker on that attempt.
Mcado scores with a one two! Walker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CUT#
It looks like Melvin Walker has been cut.#CL2#
Walker clinches up with Mcado and pushes him back against the cage.
Mcado on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mcado wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mcado letting Walker take a breather here.
Walker unloads a knee to the mid-section.#BC2#
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Walker has managed to clinch.
Mcado on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC2#
Walker breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcado misses with a two punch combination.
Mcado misses with the combination.
Mcado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
Walker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mcado throws a lazy uppercut
and Walker counters with a nice body shot.
Mcado is breathing heavily.#CL2#
Walker takes the fight into the clinch. #T1#
Walker lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Walker. #BC2#
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Walker rushes Mcado and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mcado is trying to push Walker away but Walker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Walker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stalling in the clinch from Walker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker.
Walker slowing the pace effectively.
Mcado takes a knee to the side of the body.
Walker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcado backwards. #BC2#
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Walker cracks Mcado with an open hand slap.#ROC2#
Mcado is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Walker engages and cracks Mcado with a massive lead left hook - Mcado tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Walker is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Melvin Walker!
A very excited looking Melvin Walker made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
LIA 7: Moses To Sandy Koufax
Date: Oct 19, 2016 |
#R1#
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Kazakov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #TD#
Kazakov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #SUB#
Kazakov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kazakov wants to take a breather but Walker is having none of it. #SUB#
Kazakov wants to work for an arm triangle but Walker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Walker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kazakov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kazakov works his way into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazakov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walker keeps working. #SUB#
Kazakov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T1##SUB#
Kazakov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Walker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kazakov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walker keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Kazakov in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Walker is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vasilliy Kazakov!
Melvin Walker spoke after the fight, saying 'Your sister's petunias!'.
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Event:
LIA 3: There's A Beverage Here
Date: Oct 05, 2016 |
#R1#
Hugh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hugh thinks about countering with a head kick.
Walker misses with an uppercut. Hugh saw that one coming.#KD#
Hugh lands a big head kick that sends Walker tumbling to the mat! Hugh takes a step backwards and waves Walker back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Walker is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Melvin Walker has been cut.
Melvin Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can Hugh finish him?
Walker tries to clinch up but Hugh circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL#
Hugh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hugh blocks a body shot from Walker.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker tries a body shot but Hugh blocks it.
Hugh prevents a body shot from Walker.
Walker seems to have recovered his senses.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Hugh has Walker pushed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hugh.
Walker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Walker's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Walker stops a takedown attempt from Hugh.
#T1##TD2#
Walker has Hugh pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Walker pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hugh tumbling to the mat - Walker dives into Hugh's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker forces his way into half guard.#SUB2#
Walker is trying to work for a kimura but Hugh is defending well.
Walker working Hugh over with strikes.
Hugh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Walker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Walker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Walker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Walker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hugh defending well though. #SUB2#
Walker is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#T2#
Hugh is looking for a sweep. Walker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hugh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Walker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Walker.
Hugh slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hugh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Walker throwing strikes from guard but Hugh blocks nicely.
Hugh has momentary wrist control but Walker slips an elbow through the middle.
Hugh on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hugh tries to get out of the position.
Hugh looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Walker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Walker working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hugh lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##T3#
Hugh wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Walker seems keen to control Hugh's posture.
Hugh pushing down on Walker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Walker is trying to stand back up but Hugh is controlling him
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hugh wants to take a breather but Walker is having none of it.
Hugh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hugh uses his free foot to push down on Walker's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Walker.
Hugh wants to control but Walker has made it back to half guard. Nice work. #T4#
Hugh tries to stand but can't do so whilst Walker controls his leg.
Walker gets full guard.
Walker is adopting a defensive guard.#SUB2#
Walker looking for a guillotine here but Hugh defends easily.
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 Roy Hugh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Melvin Walker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Hugh shoots in for a double leg but Walker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hugh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walker shoots in for a takedown but Hugh shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Walker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hugh.
Walker misses with a straight right.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hugh slips under a jab.
Walker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker lands a nice hook to Hugh's body. Hugh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker misses with an uppercut. Hugh saw that one coming.
Hugh is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Walker.
Hugh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#TD2#
Walker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Walker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hugh keeps working. #T1#
Hugh can't do much from the bottom here.
Hugh misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Hugh struggling a bit here.
Hugh is looking to reverse the position.
Hugh struggling a bit here.
Hugh is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Walker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hugh 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.
Hugh wants to control but Walker postures up.
Walker working the head with strikes.
Hugh manages to work his way to half guard, despite Walker's best efforts.#T2#
Walker thows a huge punch but Hugh dodges it nicely.
Walker content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hugh has hold of Walker's hands but Walker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Walker drops an elbow to the side of Hugh's head.
Walker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB2#
Walker is looking for a kimura here.
#SUB2#
Hugh is defending against the submission attempts here by Walker.
Hugh is trying to maintain the position but Walker is very close to passing his half guard.#T3#
Walker stalling.
Walker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Walker stops Hugh from getting back to his feet.
Walker is nestled in close to Hugh, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Walker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hugh's head. #SUB#
Hugh actively working from the bottom here.
Hugh is trying to maintain the position but Walker is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB#
Hugh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Walker with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Walker passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hugh!
Walker raining down shots from the mount!
Walker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hugh is bucking up trying to escape but Walker cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Walker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hugh is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hugh can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Melvin Walker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Hugh fails with a takedown attempt.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hugh manages to avoid it.
Hugh is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Walker.
Hugh fails with a takedown attempt.
Hugh 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 tries a head kick but it misses.
Hugh thinks about countering with a head kick.
Hugh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Walker is fending him off so far but Hugh persists. Nope, Walker circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Hugh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hugh slips a jab and a cross from Walker.
Hugh tries to counter by clinching up but Walker breaks away and moves out of range.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Hugh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Walker swivels and escapes.
Walker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hugh defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Walker.
No luck for Hugh with that takedown attempt. #CL#
Hugh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T1#
Walker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Walker - that landed with a thud.
Walker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Walker lands an uppercut.
Walker trying to stall but Hugh improves his position.
Walker blocks an elbow strike.#BC2#
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker throws a low kick but Hugh moves out of range easily.
Hugh appears to be looking for a big counter.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walker stuffs the takedown attempt from Hugh. Hugh gets slowly back to his feet.
Walker throws a right and a left that Hugh avoids nicely.
Roy Hugh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD2#
Walker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#T2#
Hugh gets back to full guard.
Walker content to stall in guard here.
Walker wants to control from the top but Hugh keeps moving.
Hugh is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hugh thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hugh has momentary wrist control but Walker slips an elbow through the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker postures up in Hugh's guard and throws a big left but Hugh blocks it. #T3#
Walker is working Hugh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Walker trying to control but Hugh is working from the bottom.
Hugh lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Hugh won't allow Walker to sweep him here.
Hugh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hugh looking to sit in guard and control but Walker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Hugh wants to stand but Walker is controlling the position.
Hugh will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
#T4##SUB#
Walker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hugh wants to stand and escape but Walker is having none of it.
Walker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hugh's head.
Walker trying to move into half guard but instead Hugh has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Walker is pulling down on Hugh's head to control his posture. #SUB2#
Walker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hugh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hugh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hugh being controlled here momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melvin Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melvin Walker!
A victorious Melvin Walker thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Rykkelejr leaves Walker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rykkelejr scores with a jab. Walker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rykkelejr throws a low kick but Walker moves out of range easily.
Walker misses with an uppercut. Rykkelejr saw that one coming.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rykkelejr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rykkelejr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Walker. No joy for Rykkelejr on that attempt.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rykkelejr manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker misses with an uppercut.
Rykkelejr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#TD2#
Rykkelejr drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Walker bucks up and tries to throw Rykkelejr off but instead Rykkelejr has got his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rykkelejr has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Walker. #T1#
Walker is really stuck here.
#SUB2#
Rykkelejr has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Walker is in real trouble here. Rykkelejr gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Walker is tapping out! Rykkelejr wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sarah Rykkelejr!
Melvin Walker was interviewed post fight and said 'Your sister's petunias!'.
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