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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Hide (ranked 1407 p4p, 2527 weight class) and Jimmy Walker (ranked 52 p4p, 113 weight class). Jimmy Walker will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Hide!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Walker!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Hide throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Hide.
Despite the aggression on Walker's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hide looks to land a left hand but Walker moved out of range nicely.
We've been told by Hide's head coaches at Xtreme Fighting Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hide moves away from the strike by Walker.
Hide is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hide connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hide throws a jab but it's blocked by Walker.
A little jabbing left from Walker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hide waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walker.
Walker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Walker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A swing and a miss from Hide.
Walker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Hide.
Despite the aggression on Walker's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hide throws a shot from downtown. Walker moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Walker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Walker has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hide throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Hide throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hide rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hide swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hide throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker slips a straight right by Hide.
A countering left hand to the body from Walker misses.
Hide rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Hide misses.
Hide missing with a left hand there. Walker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Walker.
Hide throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker slips a jab and a cross from Hide.
Hide is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice uppercut there from Hide.
Hide is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walker.
A little jabbing left from Walker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hide lands with a cross.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice defenses there by Walker.
Walker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Walker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hide.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Hide dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slow jab from Hide misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Hide misses its intended target.
Hide misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hide swings widly with a right hand
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walker slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Hide.
It seemed like Walker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hide misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hide scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hide jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Walker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hide will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Walker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hide misses with a left hand
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hide throws a lazy uppercut
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hide throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hide is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
Walker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hide throws out the jab.
Hide swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gregory Hide is winning the standup battle so far.
Hide throws a hook to the side of Walker's head but Walker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walker lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hide throws a right hand that misses
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walker slips a straight right by Hide.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hide throws a right and a left that Walker avoids nicely.
Walker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Walker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hide throws an off balance right hand
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hide lands with a cross.
Hide is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Walker's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hide throws a hook but Walker blocks it.
Walker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hide misses with a hook
and Walker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Walker slips under a jab from Hide.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch lands to the side of Walker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Walker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hide.
Hide is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walker.
Walker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Walker might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hide has got the better of the exchanges.
Hide bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Walker's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hide misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Hide dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hide misses with a series of wild punches.
Hide misses with a hook.
Hide throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hide misses with a combination
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hide.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hide throws the left hand but Walker avoids the punch easily.
Walker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hide.
Walker unleashes a big counter combination but Hide bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hide misses with a straight left.
Hide swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hide misses with a left hand
and Hide takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hide throws a hook but Walker avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hide rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Hide looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hide misses with a right hand
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Hide throws a hook but Walker avoids it easily.
Walker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hide swings widly with a right hand
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Hide throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hide misses with a looping right.
A big left from Hide misses.
Hide throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gregory Hide seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hide throws a shot from downtown. Walker moves away and avoids it.
Walker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hide throws a combination that misses
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hide throws an off balance right hand
and Walker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hide looks to land a right hand but Walker moved out of range.
Walker slips a straight right by Hide.
As Hide backs off Walker throws a huge counter combo but Hide manages to avoid it all.
Hide misses with a right hand
and Walker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hide thinking.
Hide misses with a lunging right hand
and Walker counters with a left to the body.
Walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hide.
A little feinted left hand from Hide on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hide.
Walker unleashes a big counter combination but Hide bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Walker really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Hide throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Hide misses its intended target.
Walker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hide.
It seemed like Walker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hide throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walker! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hide misses with a hook
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Walker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hide pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hide misses with a hook.
Walker unleashes a big counter combination but Hide bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Walker misses.
Hide looks to land a right hand but Walker moved out of range.
A jab from Hide misses.
Walker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Walker misses with a wild combination.
Hide is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hide connects with the punch.
Walker slips a straight right by Hide.
Hide misses the jab.
Hide throws an off balance right hand
and Walker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hide throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hide misses.
Walker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hide swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Walker defending well as Hide loads up on a big left hand.
Walker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab from Hide.
Hide throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Walker lands.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
Hide looks to land a left hand but Walker moved out of range nicely.
Walker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hide with a body shot.
Walker slips under a jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice side step and Walker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Hide had his way with Jimmy Walker in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hide throws a hook but Walker avoids it easily.
Walker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hide looks to throw the jab but Walker is out of range.
Hide is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walker.
Hide throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Walker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hide throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walker! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hide jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hide lands with a nice combination. Walker backs away looking to recover.
Hide missing with a left hand there. Walker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hide throws a right hand that misses
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
Hide tests Walker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hide fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Walker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to move into range but Hide moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hide misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Walker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hide misses with a hook
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Walker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hide throws an off balance right hand
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hide throws an off balance right hand
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Hide - just one landing.
Walker moves away from the strike by Hide.
Hide swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
Hide throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
Walker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hide misses with a right hand
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hide paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker blocks a jab.
Hide misses with an uppercut.
Hide backing away here, and Walker unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hide waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walker.
A nice side step and Walker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hide misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Walker misses.
Hide misses with a hook
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hide misses with a hook
and Hide takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory Hide showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hide 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 49:46
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Hide!
Gregory Hide retains his super heavyweight title!
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