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Event:
QFC Tournament 1015 Round 1
Date: Oct 17, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD#
Legrand closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Walker did well to prevent Legrand getting side control.
Legrand prevents Walker from standing back up.
Walker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Walker is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#SUB#
Legrand seems to be looking for submissions.
Legrand working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Walker's thigh. Walker counters though and makes it back to full guard. #ES2#
Walker uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Legrand tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Legrand shoots in for a double leg but Walker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Legrand shoots for a takedown but Walker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Walker scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Walker.
Walker throws a right hand that Legrand ducks under and follows up with a left that Legrand also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Walker misses.
Walker throws a series of strikes that have Legrand backpedaling.
#T1#
A punch combination from Walker misses. #CL#
Legrand closes the distance and pushes Walker back into the cage.
Walker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Walker is trying to push Legrand away but Legrand has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Walker fails to pull guard.
Walker tries to pull guard but Legrand holds him up against the cage and eventually Walker drops back down to his feet.
#TD2#
Walker successfully pulls guard.
Legrand is standing up over Walker. Walker looks to escape but Legrand dives into side control.
Legrand in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Legrand advances to mount.
Legrand trying to control but Walker is having none of it. #T2#
Walker is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Walker is in a horrible position here. Legrand smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Walker wants to get back to his feet.
Legrand lands a big shot there that rocks Walker but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
#ES2#
Walker bucks up and throws Legrand to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
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!
Walker lands a nice shot that snaps Legrand's head back.
#CL#
Legrand clinches up against the cage.
Walker is trying to pull guard but Legrand turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pierre Legrand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Walker.#BC#
Legrand pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Walker moves into the clinch.#T3##TD#
Legrand manages to pull guard.
Legrand working a defensive guard here.
Legrand has Walker pulled in close to control his posture. #SU2#
Legrand is working an open guard so Walker takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Walker stuffs the takedown.
Walker lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Walker misses with a low kick.
Walker throws a series of punches but Legrand moves out of range.
Walker just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLegrand.#CL#
Legrand clinches up with Walker and pushes him back against the cage.#TD#
Legrand has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Walker uses from the top position. #SU2#
Walker stands up from guard. Let's bang! #T4##TD#
Legrand changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Walker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Legrand is breathing heavily.#ES2#
Walker bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Walker. #TD#
Legrand drives through with a takedown into Walker's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Walker wants to stand up but Legrand is controlling him.
Legrand working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Walker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Legrand is controlling him. #SUB#
Legrand drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Walker dives on top into guard.#REVB#
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#SU2#
Walker decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Walker dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Legrand moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walker looks to land a combination but Legrand avoids it well.
Walker tries to bum rush Legrand with a series of wild strikes but Legrand uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#TD#
Legrand shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Walker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Walker is looking to stand back up but Legrand counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Walker. #REVB#
Legrand stops Walker from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Legrand is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Walker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Legrand prevents Walker from standing back up.
Walker is breathing heavily.#T1#
Legrand controlling the action here. #SU#
Legrand stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Pierre Legrand is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker slaps away a takedown attempt from Legrand, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Despite the aggression on Walker's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Walker misses with a leg kick.
Walker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Walker.#TD#
Legrand shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Legrand landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Legrand wants to take a breather but Walker is having none of it. #T2#
Legrand seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Walker is looking to escape.#SU#
Legrand decides to stand and escape the position.
Legrand shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense.
Walker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Legrand manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Legrand is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Walker pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Legrand back to the cage. Walker follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
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!
Some wild striking there from Legrand.
Walker throws a leg kick
and Legrand counters with a head kick.
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T3#
Legrand shoots in looking for a takedown. Walker tries to sprawl out of it but Legrand keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Walker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Legrand. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker throws a series of punches but Legrand moves out of range. #TD#
Legrand scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#ES2#
Walker bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Left hook, right uppercut from Walker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Legrand misses with a takedown attempt
and Walker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Legrand takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Walker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#T4##TD#
Legrand shoots in and bounces Walker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Walker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Legrand is controlling him. #ES2#
Walker manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Legrand fails to pull guard.
Walker is trying to drag Legrand to the mat but Legrand just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Legrand drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but Legrand has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Legrand is looking for a counter combo.
Walker scores with a hook to the body. Legrand takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
Legrand has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Walker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Legrand has time to react.
Walker connects with the punch.
Legrand tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Legrand shoots for a double leg takedown but Walker sprawls well. He's pushed Legrand's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Walker as he connects with a hook.
Legrand shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#CL2#
Walker moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker tries to score a body lock takedown but Legrand shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Legrand swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T1#
Walker is trying to force a seperation but Legrand has the dominant position.#BC#
Legrand manages to break the clinch.
Walker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Legrand is able to avoid easily.
Walker misses with the combination.
Legrand tries to counter by clinching up but Walker breaks away and moves out of range.
Walker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Legrand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Legrand. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker throws a front kick aimed at Legrand's knee but Legrand avoids it well.
Walker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Walker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Walker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#T2#
Walker is pressed up against the cage. Legrand has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Walker down to the mat. Walker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Walker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Legrand appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
No luck for Legrand with that takedown attempt.
Legrand checks a leg kick nicely.
Walker works over Legrand's head and body with a nice combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Legrand blocks the leg kick.
Walker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Legrand circles away quickly and effectively.
Walker tries to bum rush Legrand with a series of wild strikes but Legrand uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Legrand appears to be looking for a big counter.
Legrand shoots for a double leg takedown but Walker sprawls well. He's pushed Legrand's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker throws a right hand that Legrand ducks under and follows up with a left that Legrand also avoids with ease.
Legrand throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range. #T3#
Walker scores with a punch to the head.
Walker misses with a two punch combination.
#TD#
Legrand shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Legrand showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker is looking to get back to is feet but Legrand passes into side control.
Legrand trying to control the position but Walker is working away.
Legrand tries to move to mount but Walker blocks the move with his legs.
Legrand sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Walker is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Legrand laying and praying for a moment but Walker takes advantage and regains half guard. #T4#
Legrand stops Walker from getting back to his feet.
Legrand wants to control but Walker is keeping him busy.
Legrand stops Walker from getting back to his feet.
#SUB#
Legrand is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Walker is looking to escape.
Pierre Legrand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#ES2#
Walker kicks off Legrand and gets to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Walker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight for Mike Walker!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Mike Walker!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Mike Walker!
Mike Walker wins by unanimous decision! |
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