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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Fortuna (ranked 2641 p4p, 3914 weight class) and Kaiden Walsh (ranked 344 p4p, 470 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kaiden Walsh was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Fortuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaiden Walsh!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walsh connects with a crisp jab.
Fortuna takes one to the chin there.
Fortuna waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walsh.
Fortuna blocks the body kick.
Fortuna on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fortuna misses with a two punch combination.
Kaiden Walsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Walsh.
Walsh scores with a nice head shot.
Walsh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fortuna misses with a looping right.
Walsh scores with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walsh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fortuna takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Walsh moves away from the strike by Fortuna.
Walsh cracks Fortuna with an open hand slap.
Walsh cracks Fortuna with an open hand slap.
Walsh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Walsh. That snapped Fortuna's head back.
Fortuna gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Walsh.
Walsh lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Walsh has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Walsh with a jab.
Walsh slips under a jab.
Fortuna on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fortuna ducks right into an uppercut from Walsh.
Walsh is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fortuna had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Fortuna takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fortuna takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Walsh defending well as Fortuna loads up on a big left hand.
Fortuna misses with a hook. Walsh ducked under it nicely.
Walsh throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fortuna on the side of the head.
Fortuna on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Walsh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortuna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walsh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Walsh connects with the punch.
Walsh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fortuna looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Walsh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fortuna. Fortuna circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slow jab from Fortuna misses its intended target.
Fortuna looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Walsh swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fortuna.
Walsh pushes Fortuna away with a front kick.
Fortuna misses the shot to the body.
Fortuna takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fortuna takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fortuna takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fortuna on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Walsh slips a straight right by Fortuna.
Fortuna is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Walsh's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fortuna ducks right into an uppercut from Walsh.
Crunch! Walsh slams his shin into Fortuna's torso.
Fortuna lands with an uppercut that bounces Walsh off the cage and back into range.
Walsh misses with the combination.
Jab by Walsh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Walsh.
Fortuna walks into a jab.
Walsh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fortuna under the eye.
Jab from Walsh.
Walsh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walsh ducks under a wild hook from Fortuna.
Fortuna is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Walsh.
Fortuna takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fortuna is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fortuna takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fortuna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walsh circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fortuna throws a looping overhand right but Walsh ducks down to avoid it.
Walsh scores with a jab to the head.
Walsh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Walsh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fortuna takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Walsh tests Fortuna's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fortuna misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortuna takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fortuna misses with an uppercut.
Walsh throws a low kick but Fortuna avoids it.
We've been informed that Walsh has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Walsh connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jab by Fortuna.
Fortuna misses the jab.
Walsh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fortuna shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Walsh cracks Fortuna with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Walsh with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Walsh as he connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fortuna misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walsh lands a nice looking body kick.
Walsh throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Walsh takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiden Walsh dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fortuna needs to keep his hands up - Walsh had a free shot at his head there.
Fortuna takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fortuna throws a big shot that misses.
Walsh throws the kick towards the body but Fortuna avoids it.
Donk. Walsh catches Fortuna right on the button with a cross.
Walsh lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Walsh takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A left lands for Walsh.
Walsh scores with a punch to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Walsh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fortuna cracks Walsh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fortuna gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Walsh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Walsh lands a nice looking body kick.
Walsh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Walsh darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Walsh displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Walsh.
Walsh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fortuna looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Walsh with a hook.
A solid body kick from Walsh.
Fortuna looks to land a left hand but Walsh moved out of range nicely.
Fortuna will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Walsh lands a glancing blow to the side of Fortuna's head.
Walsh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walsh moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fortuna drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Walsh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fortuna in his tracks.
Walsh lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fortuna takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortuna misses with an uppercut.
Fortuna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walsh moves away.
Walsh with a jab.
Nice cross by Walsh.
Fabio Fortuna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walsh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortuna throws a hook to the side of Walsh's head but Walsh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walsh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Walsh throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fortuna on the side of the head.
Walsh lands with an uppercut that bounces Fortuna off the cage and back into range.
Fortuna takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fortuna takes a jab right on the kisser.
Walsh loads up on a big right hand but Fortuna slips the punch.
Fortuna walks into a left hand.
Walsh lands a really nice looking cross but Fortuna seems unphased.
Walsh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A left lands for Walsh.
Walsh ducks under a wild hook from Fortuna.
Walsh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fortuna has time to react.
Fortuna misses with a body shot.
Walsh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fortuna's head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Walsh!
Walsh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walsh scores with the left hand. Fortuna knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fortuna walks into a straight right hand from Walsh.
Fortuna throws out a loose jab but Walsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walsh lands with a right hand.
Fortuna takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Walsh lands a nice looking body kick.
Fortuna misses the shot to the body.
Fortuna throws a jab when Walsh was well out of range.
Fortuna slips a jab and a cross from Walsh.
Walsh misses with an uppercut. Fortuna saw that one coming.
Walsh slips under a jab.
Walsh catches Fortuna with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Walsh scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
Fortuna fails to land with a series of punches.
Walsh connects with a right hand. Fortuna shakes it off.
A jab from Fortuna misses.
Walsh throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fortuna on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walsh connects with a single shot there.
Fortuna throws a hook but Walsh avoids it easily.
Walsh lands a jab.
Walsh clobbers Fortuna with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Walsh does it's job there.
Nice cross by Walsh.
Walsh lands with a right hand.
Fortuna's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Walsh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fortuna scrambles back to his feet.
Fortuna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walsh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walsh tries to land a front kick but Fortuna steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fortuna misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walsh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walsh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fortuna takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Walsh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiden Walsh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fortuna takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fortuna gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Walsh.
Walsh scores with a nice strike.
Fortuna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walsh.
Kaiden Walsh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab lands there for Walsh.
Fortuna jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walsh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Walsh does it's job there.
Walsh scores with a nice head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Walsh as he connects with a hook.
Walsh lands with a nice combination. Fortuna backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Fortuna misses.
Fortuna gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Walsh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Walsh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fortuna doesn't seem phased though.
Fortuna closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Walsh thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fortuna if he has to take too many more of those.
Walsh lands with a straight right. Fortuna didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Walsh as he connects with a hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Walsh.
Fortuna walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by Walsh.
Fortuna throws a body shot but no joy.
Fortuna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walsh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walsh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Walsh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Walsh as he connects with a hook.
Donk. Walsh catches Fortuna right on the button with a cross.
Fortuna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walsh moves away.
Walsh bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fortuna on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortuna looks to land a combination but Walsh avoids it well.
Walsh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Walsh looks to move away, Fortuna throws a big counter combo but Walsh just gets out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Fortuna.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Walsh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fortuna doesn't seem phased though.
Fortuna takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Walsh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Walsh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fortuna.
Walsh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Walsh is looking to land body kicks.
Walsh scores with a nice head shot.
Walsh throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Walsh sizes up Fortuna with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Walsh slips under a jab from Fortuna.
A combination from Fortuna does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Fortuna. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Fortuna misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fortuna moves forwards but Walsh connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walsh connects with the punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Walsh.
Fortuna misses with an uppercut. Walsh saw that one coming.
Walsh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Walsh cracks Fortuna with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Walsh scores with a one two! Fortuna had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Walsh lands an overhand right.
Walsh with a nice cross.
Walsh fails to land with a series of punches.
Walsh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Fortuna. Those never looked like landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Walsh, as that shot connected.
Fortuna lands a nice shot that snaps Walsh's head back.
Walsh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortuna takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Donk. Walsh catches Fortuna right on the button with a cross.
Fortuna takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Walsh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice uppercut there from Walsh.
A slow jab from Fortuna misses its intended target.
Walsh connects with a right hand. Fortuna shakes it off.
The fighters circling - Fortuna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fortuna ducks right into an uppercut from Walsh.
Fortuna misses with a body shot.
Fortuna throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Kaiden Walsh has been cut.
Walsh lands a glancing blow to the side of Fortuna's head.
Fabio Fortuna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walsh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Walsh cracks Fortuna with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fortuna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fortuna throws a hook but Walsh blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaiden Walsh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walsh 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaiden Walsh!
During a confident post fight interview, Kaiden Walsh thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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