Walker makes successful debut
Herschel Walker Dave Mandel for Sherdog.com Herschel Walker controlled nearly every minute of every round against Greg Nagy.
In his professional MMA debut, former NFL and college football star Herschel Walker controlled Greg Nagy and took home a third-round technical knockout victory by strikes.
Walker displayed an unorthodox striking style, standing upright and shimmying as he looked for an opening. It would not matter much because the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner from Georgia repeatedly took the fight to the ground, where he was clearly more comfortable.
Using a front headlock to wrangle Nagy, Walker transitioned from North-South to side control and to the back mount at will, punching his opponent at every opening. At 47 years of age, Walker showed an impressive fitness level as he outworked his much younger opponent and eventually wore him out.
Nagy tried to work his ground game, but ultimately, he could not keep up and seemed to give up near the end of the second round. Referee Troy Waugh seemed to be contemplating stopping the bout late in the frame, as Walker pounded away at Nagy from back control.
The third round was a near replica of the first two. Walker scored with the takedown, a slam from the clinch and took Nagy's back. From there, he punched his way to the stoppage while Nagy offered little resistance. The end came 2 minutes, 17 seconds into the final round.
"This was very tough," Walker said. "This is the hardest thing I've ever done."
Walker indicated he would allow his American Kickboxing Academy trainers to determine whether or not he would fight again.
"I've got to come back and train," Walker said. "They've got to make that decision for me."
