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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 24, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Pathak closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Walter did well to prevent Pathak getting side control.#ES#
Walter has one foot on Pathak's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Walter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#TD2#
Pathak shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Walter manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Walter keeping moving, preventing Pathak from controlling successfully.
Walter wants to stand up but Pathak is controlling him. #ES#
Walter wriggles free and stands up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD2#
Pathak shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Walter manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#ES#
Walter pushes Pathak off and scrambles back to his feet.
#T1#
Pathak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#TD2#
Pathak shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pathak showed some decent athleticism there.
Walter manages to get to full guard.
Walter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pathak is controlling him.
Pathak with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2#
Walter is looking to stand up but Pathak isn't so interested in that idea.
Pathak wants to control from the top but Walter keeps moving.
Pathak looks winded!#ES#
Walter pushes Pathak off and scrambles back to his feet.
#TD2#
Pathak dives in and scores a takedown into Walter's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walter is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T3#
Walter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pathak manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Walter is in close to Pathak's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Walter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pathak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Walter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Walter is in close to Pathak's body, working some short punches and elbows.#SU#
Walter decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pathak, up you get! #TD2#
Pathak shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pathak showed some decent athleticism there. #ES#
Walter has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Pathak is on him like a limpet, forcing Walter back against the cage.#T4##BC#
Walter manages to break the clinch.
#TD#
Walter fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pathak to the ground. Walter is now in Pathak's guard.
Pathak wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Walter manages to pass to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#REVB#
Walter working the head and body with strikes.
Pathak is looking to get back to full guard here but Walter has managed to pass to side control instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Walter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##TD#
Walter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Walter showed some decent athleticism there.
Pathak tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Walter manages to move to mount!
Walter prevents Pathak from getting the reversal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walter lands a couple of good shots and Pathak has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Walter is landing with strikes from the back.
Walter punches Pathak on the ear.
Pathak is breathing heavily.#T1#
Pathak is trapped and Walter is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Walter is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Pathak up.
Pathak covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Walter is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Walter gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Walter gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Walter apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Pathak wants to clinch up but Walter keeps it at a distance.#TD2#
Pathak throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Walter was covering up waiting for the punch and Pathak finishes the takedown easily into guard. #ES#
Walter pushes Pathak off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD#
Walter throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pathak tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Walter is in Pathak's guard.#T2#
Walter postures up and lands a big shot to Pathak's brow.
Walter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Walter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Walter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SU#
Pathak is working an open guard so Walter takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#TD#
Walter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pathak pushes Walter off but Walter dives into side control.
#T3#
Walter looks up at the clock and then as Pathak takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Walter smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Walter works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Walter creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
A lull in the action here.
Pathak is working to avoid the ground and pound but Walter connects with a decent elbow.
Walter scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pathak to see if he's OK.#T4##SU#
Walter decides to stand up, so the ref orders Pathak to his feet.
A head kick from Walter lands but Pathak takes it in his stride.
Pathak takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Walter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pathak can do to turn this around?#TD#
Walter looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pathak is looking to stand back up but Walter counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Pathak.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#REVB##SU#
Walter decides to stand and escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Walter dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Pathak tries to sprawl but Walter drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pathak scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Walter manages to mount him!
Walter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Walter cracks Pathak with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Walter looking to finish Pathak with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pathak!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walter avoids the attempt from Pathak to control.
Walter breaks from Pathak's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pathak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Walter scoring with strikes but Pathak is staying in there.
Walter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Walter raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Walter cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Walter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
BOOM! Walter connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Walter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Walter lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
#T2#
Walter unloading with bombs!
Walter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Walter landing shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walter is landing with some decent strikes but Pathak is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Walter lands with some strikes.
Walter looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Walter unloading with bombs!
BOOM! Walter connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Walter punishing his opponent with strikes. #T3#
Walter looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Walter lands a nice shot to the head.
Walter with shots to the head and body - Pathak looks very uncomfortable down there.
Walter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Walter lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Walter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Walter landing strikes, looking to finish!
Walter landing strikes from the mount and Pathak is in trouble! #T4#
Walter landing strikes from the mount.
Walter breaks from Pathak's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Walter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walter pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Walter raining down hammerfists from mount.
Walter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pathak?
Pathak is bucking up trying to escape but Walter cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pathak is in all sorts of trouble here.
Yash Pathak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pablo Walter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walter controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Walter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Walter 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Walter!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 16, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
John closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Walter did well to prevent John getting side control.#SUB2#
John is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Walter is just riding it out for now. John eventually gives up the hold.
Walter is trying to stand back up but John is controlling him
John controlling the action here.
John is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walter wants to improve his position but John is controlling well.
Walter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Walter moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
John postures up in Walter's guard and throws a big left but Walter blocks it. #T1#
John trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Walter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
John throwing strikes but missing.
John postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
John trying to control the position from guard on top but Walter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walter pulls John in to control the position.
John trying to control but Walter is working from the bottom.
Walter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Walter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
John shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walter is trying to stand up here but John is controlling him well.
John winds up and cracks Walter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
John wants to take a breather but Walter is having none of it.
John working the head and body with strikes.
Walter is staying active underneath John, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
John scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#SUB#
Walter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T3#
Walter wants to control but John passes into side.
John tries to move into full mount but can't pass Walter's legs.
Walter takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#ROC2#
Walter is rocked!
John scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Walter is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and John can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan John!
Jordan John was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 13, 2017 |
#R1#
Walter dodges the punch combination from Slay.
Slay swinging wildly here.
Zay Slay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slay digs a good body shot into Walter's ribs.
Slay misses with a wild combination.
Walter throws a quick counter head kick but Slay was just out of range.
Slay misses with a double jab
#TD#
and Walter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Slay's guard.
Walter trying to stand up but can't free himself from Slay's guard.
Walter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Slay's head.
Walter wanted to stand there but Slay had control of the position. #SUB2#
Slay looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Walter has picked Slay up and slammed him! Slay can't keep hold of the triangle and Walter manages to pass to side control!#T1#
Walter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slay keeps working.
Slay takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Slay is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Slay looks to move to half guard but instead Walter has passed into mount! Damn!
Walter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Slay is trying to escape the mount.
#T2#
Slay should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Walter is landing with some decent strikes but Slay is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#CUT#
It looks like Zay Slay has been cut.
Walter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Slay keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Walter with shots to the head and body - Slay looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Slay can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slay is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Walter has taken his back.
Slay is in bad spot here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Slay rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
#SUB2#
Slay looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Walter scoring with strikes to the body and head. #SUB2#
Slay looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Slay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Slay actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Slay is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Walter pulls his head out easily. #T4#
Slay wants to get back to full guard but Walter has passed into side control.
Slay is looking for a sweep.
Slay tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Walter presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Slay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Walter is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Slay can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
#CUT#
The cut above Zay Slay's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zay Slay's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pablo Walter!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 19, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Walter gets caught napping as Hansen dives in and scores a takedown. Walter manages to retain guard.
Walter is adopting a defensive guard.
Walter'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.#SU2#
Hansen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #TD2#
Hansen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Walter napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walter is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hansen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Walter moves into full guard.
#ES#
Walter manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
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!#BC#
Walter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Hansen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#ES#
Walter makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hansen looks winded!#T1#
Hansen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hansen throws a combination. Walter tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Walter.
Hansen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walter paws at him with a jab and circles away.#TD#
Walter closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hansen quickly recovers to half guard.
Hansen is trying to escape back to his feet but Walter uses the scramble to pass into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hansen taking punishment in the form of punches.
#T2#
An elbow from Walter crashes against the mat.
#SU#
Walter stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Walter throws a sloppy head kick and Hansen moves out of range easily.
Hansen is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.#TD#
Hansen tries to sprawl but Walter drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hansen has hold of Walter's hands but Walter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Walter winds up and cracks Hansen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Walter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Walter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Walter drops an elbow to the side of Hansen's head. #T3#
Walter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #SU#
Walter stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being. #TD#
Walter fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hansen to the ground. Walter is now in Hansen's guard.#SU#
Hansen is working an open guard so Walter takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A head kick from Walter lands but Hansen takes it in his stride. #TD#
Walter closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hansen quickly recovers to half guard.
Hansen scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Walter manages to mount him!
#T4#
Walter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BOOM! Walter connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Walter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Walter content just to control the position here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee warns Hansen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Walter dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Walter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hansen's waist but Hansen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Walter off to one side. #TD#
Walter gets the takedown into side control.
Walter scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hansen to see if he's OK.
Walter lands an elbow.
Walter lands a nice forearm strike.
Hansen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Walter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SU#
Walter stands up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walter shoots for a double leg takedown but Hansen sprawls well. He's pushed Walter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Walter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hansen can do to turn this around?#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Walter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hansen taking a bit of punishment here - Walter scoring with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Walter working the ground and pound.#SU#
Walter stands up. #TD#
Walter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Walter is looking to work some ground and pound but Hansen has wrist control.
Walter throws a big elbow that misses. #T2#
Hansen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Walter throwing strikes from guard but Hansen blocks nicely.
Walter throwing strikes from guard but Hansen blocks nicely.
Walter chips away with some ground and pound.
Walter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hansen's head.#T3#
Walter chips away with some ground and pound.
Walter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Walter stands up over Hansen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Walter is working Hansen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SU#
Walter gets to his feet. Hansen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Walter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hansen is fending him off so far but Walter persists. Nope, Hansen circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Walter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hansen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #T4#
Walter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hansen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walter.
Walter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#ROC#
Hansen is rocked!
Hansen gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pablo Walter!
The defeated Viggo Hansen had this to say: 'I will train even harder for the next fight.'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 15, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Walter closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #ES2#
Rennick throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Rennick takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Walter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walter misses with a head kick.
Walter fails to land the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rennick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walter seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Walter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#TD#
Walter shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rennick wants to get back to his feet.#T1#
Rennick wants to control but Walter is keeping busy.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rennick is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Walter is staying active.
Rennick wants to get back to full guard.
Rennick is trying to stand back up but Walter is controlling him
#ES2#
Rennick manages to escape and get back to his feet! #CL2#
Rennick has managed to clinch.
Good body shot from Rennick.
#T2##TD#
Walter jumps into guard, dragging Rennick to the mat.
Walter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rennick throws a big right hand that misses.
Walter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rennick is one step ahead there.
Walter is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rennick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rennick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rennick passes Walter's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T3#
Rennick stops Walter from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walter is breathing heavily.
Rennick is nestled in close to Walter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Walter wants to improve his position but Rennick is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Rennick is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rennick looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rennick prevents Walter from improving his position.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Walter is trying to stand back up but Rennick is controlling him
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Rennick is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Walter sees it coming and defends easily.
Rennick trying to mount his opponent but Walter defends it. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Walter enables Rennick to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Walter manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Walter is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Walter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Rennick dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Rennick looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Walter!
Rennick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walter is not content to let Rennick control the position. #SUB2#
Rennick swings around for an armbar but Walter sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rennick's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU#
Walter stands up from Rennick's guard - Walter perhaps looking for a knockout. #TD#
Walter looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#T1#
Rennick has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Walter is working away from the top position though.
Rennick tries to get to full guard but Walter has control of the leg.
Walter lands with a punch from half guard.
Walter tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Rennick. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Walter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Walter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #ES2#
Rennick has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Walter is on him like a limpet, forcing Rennick back against the cage.
Walter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rennick's face.
Rennick stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#TD#
Walter successfully pulls guard.
Rennick throws a big elbow that misses.
Rennick postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jim Rennick has got the better of the ground game so far.#T3#
Walter wants to stand up but Rennick is controlling him.
Rennick is pushing down on Walter's leg trying to pass to half guard. Walter is fighting to maintain full guard but Rennick has managed to sneak the leg through.
Walter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rennick is breathing heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rennick connects with a nice short shot to Walter's temple.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rennick in particular looking to stall.
Walter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Walter trying to control from the bottom.
Rennick slows the pace down in half guard.
Walter keeping hold of Rennick's head, controlling as best he can. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Walter pushes Rennick off looking to stand but Rennick dives back in and keeps control.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rennick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rennick paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rennick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rennick tries to clinch but Walter moves out of range. #CL2#
Rennick instigates a clinch.
Walter wants to break free but Rennick has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pablo Walter will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Rennick looking to score a takedown here. Walter is defending well but Rennick drives through and ends up in Walter's guard.
Walter is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Rennick dives into side control.
#REVR#
Walter is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Walter pushes Rennick off looking to stand but Rennick dives back in and keeps control.
Rennick seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Walter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Walter wants to get back to full guard.
Rennick seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Walter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walter wants to get back to his feet.
Rennick is trying to control the action in half guard but Walter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T1#
Rennick controlling the action here.
Walter tries to get to full guard but Rennick has control of the leg.
Rennick wants to advance to full mount but Walter doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Walter keeping moving, preventing Rennick from controlling successfully.
Rennick controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rennick throws a big elbow that misses. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Walter swats away the attempt to clinch by Rennick.
Rennick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walter lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rennick tries to clinch up.#TD2#
Rennick shoots in and gets a takedown into Walter's guard.
Rennick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#ES#
Walter pushes Rennick off and scrambles back to his feet.
#TD2#
Rennick gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Walter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T3#
Walter is trying to buck Rennick off.#SUB2#
Rennick goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Walter rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rennick's guard! Nice work there by Walter!
Walter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Walter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Walter is looking to work some ground and pound but Rennick has wrist control.#T4#
Rennick pulls Walter in close to prevent any damage.
Walter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Walter throws a strike but Rennick rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Rennick stands and throws Walter's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walter is looking for a sweep.
Rennick working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pablo Walter.
I think Walter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pablo Walter!
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