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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karel Sup (ranked 2873 p4p, 2534 weight class) and Rodrigo Duterte (ranked 332 p4p, 295 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 17 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Karel Sup! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodrigo Duterte! The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sup swings away with a body shot that misses
and Duterte counters with a stiff right hand. Duterte pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Sup throws a right hand that Duterte ducks under and follows up with a left that Duterte also avoids with ease. Sup throws the left hand but Duterte avoids the punch easily. Good shot there by Sup. Sup just misses with a punch to the body.
Duterte unleashes a big counter combination but Sup bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Duterte is looking to score with low kicks. Duterte takes a body punch but keeps moving. Duterte throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Sup looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Sup ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duterte moves away. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sup!
Duterte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sup throws out a loose jab but Duterte uses good head movement to avoid it. A decent looking cross lands there for Sup. Sup connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Sup throws a hook but Duterte blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. No joy there for Duterte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sup stuns Duterte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Duterte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sup. An attempted straight right counter from Sup misses the target. Sup misses the shot to the body. Duterte takes one to the side of the head.
Sup connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Sup misses with a right hand and Duterte counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Sup has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rodrigo Duterte! In his post fight interview, Rodrigo Duterte started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Haisam Moghadam (ranked 2314 p4p, 2507 weight class) and Harun Aydin (ranked 302 p4p, 327 weight class). Aydin has chosen Mockingbird - Eminem as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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181 cm 30 180 8 - 6 - 0 |
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180 cm 28 171 9 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler World class boxer Granite chin |
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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haisam Moghadam! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harun Aydin! The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Moghadam clinches up against the cage. Aydin manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Aydin misses. Aydin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moghadam. Moghadam looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Moghadam scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aydin doesn't seem bothered though. Aydin misses with a hook. Moghadam ducked under it nicely. Aydin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Moghadam looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Moghadam blocks a jab. Moghadam lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Moghadam loads up on a big right hand but Aydin slips the punch. Moghadam scores with a jab to the body. Aydin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Moghadams jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Aydin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Moghadam. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A swing and a miss from Aydin. A big right from Aydin misses. Aydin throws an overhand right that lands on Moghadam's shoulder, as Moghadam tries to avoid the shot. We've been informed that Aydin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Moghadam lands with an uppercut that bounces Aydin off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Moghadam is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Nice defenses there by Moghadam. Moghadam scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Aydin misses with an uppercut
and Aydin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Aydin is rocked! Moghadam fakes the body blow, causing Aydin to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Aydin goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Haisam Moghadam! A relieved looking Haisam Moghadam thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mabrouk Al Qirbi (ranked 2004 p4p, 1411 weight class) and Scott Thompson (ranked 245 p4p, 177 weight class). Thompson has chosen Redneck Summer - Ben Hudson as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mabrouk Al Qirbi had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Good wrestling World class boxer KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mabrouk Al Qirbi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Thompson! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Thompson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Al Qirbi to the mat! Al Qirbi manages to get full guard. Thompson wants to control from the top but Al Qirbi keeps moving. Thompson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Thompson is stalling in the full guard. Thompson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Thompson stands up over Al Qirbi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Thompson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Thompson happy to just control the position for now. Thompson landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Al Qirbi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Thompson.
Thompson trying to control the position but Al Qirbi is working away. Thompson just content to control the position. Thompson laying and praying for a moment but Al Qirbi takes advantage and regains half guard. Thompson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Thompson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Thompson not landing any meaningful shots this time. Thompson wants to control but Al Qirbi is keeping him busy. Thompson missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Thompson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Qirbi.
Al Qirbi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away. Thompson scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Mabrouk Al Qirbi has been cut. Thompson scores with a jab. Al Qirbi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thompson sees it coming and avoids it easily. A looping hook to the body misses from Al Qirbi. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet. Thompson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Thompson tries to work over Al Qirbi's front leg with a kick but Al Qirbi checks it. A jab from Al Qirbi misses. Al Qirbi walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thompson looking to score a takedown here. Al Qirbi is defending well but Thompson drives through and ends up in Al Qirbi's guard. Al Qirbi looking to control.
Thompson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Al Qirbi keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Thompson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Thompson advances position into side control! The ground and pound from Thompson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Al Qirbi is being controlled here. Thompson in side control lands a decent elbow. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Thompson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Al Qirbi parries the strikes from Thompson easily there. Thompson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Al Qirbi to escape.
The strikes coming from Thompson are missing the target in this wave of attacks. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Thompson dominated that round. The cut man is working on Mabrouk Al Qirbi's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. A left lands for Thompson. Thompson misses the shot to the body. Al Qirbi stuffs the takedown. A little feinted left hand from Al Qirbi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. A low kick lands for Thompson.
Thompson darts in looking for a takedown but Al Qirbi gets double underhooks and turns Thompson into the cage. Thompson dives in and grabs Al Qirbi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Al Qirbi pushes down on Thompson's head and hops out. Mabrouk Al Qirbi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Thompson. Al Qirbi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Thompson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Al Qirbi. Thompson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Al Qirbi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Qirbi moves away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Thompson moves out of range as Al Qirbi strikes. Thompson tests Al Qirbi's chin there with a solid looking shot. Al Qirbi misses with a straight left. Thompson throws a leg kick that misses. Thompson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Al Qirbi defends well and Thompson ends up having to push Al Qirbi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thompson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Thompson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Al Qirbi counters with a nice uppercut. We've been told by Al Qirbi's head coaches at BKC Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Al Qirbi moves out of range as Thompson strikes. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Al Qirbi. Al Qirbi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thompson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Thompson is breathing heavily. Al Qirbi throws a lazy right hand but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Thompson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Al Qirbi counters with a nice uppercut. Thompson works Al Qirbi's body with a nice hook. Thompson moves into range and connects with a jab. Mabrouk Al Qirbi's cut is getting worse. Thompson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Al Qirbi misses with a straight left. This has been an exciting period of action! Al Qirbi throws a big shot that misses. Thompson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Al Qirbi. Al Qirbi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Al Qirbi takes one to the chin there. Thompson fails miserably with a takedown attempt. A little feinted left hand from Al Qirbi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Thompson dives in and scores a takedown into Al Qirbi's guard. Thompson stopping the sweep attempt from Al Qirbi. Al Qirbi keeping full guard, as Thompson tries to pass. Thompson looking to sit in guard and control but Al Qirbi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Al Qirbi prevents Thompson from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Al Qirbi trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Thompson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Thompson trying to control but Al Qirbi is working from the bottom. Thompson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Thompson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Thompson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Thompson wants to control from the top but Al Qirbi keeps moving. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Al Qirbi being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Thompson throws a big right hand that misses. Thompson throwing strikes but missing. Thompson wants to control from the top but Al Qirbi keeps moving. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Al Qirbi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. Thompson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Al Qirbi does a little dance to reset his feet. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Mabrouk Al Qirbi's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round! Thompson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Al Qirbi swivels and escapes. Mabrouk Al Qirbi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Thompson scores with a decent looking hook. Thompson defending well as Al Qirbi loads up on a big left hand. A big right from Al Qirbi misses. Thompson throws a big shot that misses. Al Qirbi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Al Qirbi as he avoids it easily. Thompson fails miserably with a takedown attempt. It looked like Al Qirbi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Mabrouk Al Qirbi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Thompson. Thompson throws a hook but Al Qirbi blocks it. Oooooh!!! Al Qirbi has knocked Thompson down with a huge combo! Al Qirbi steps away and waves a wobbly Thompson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer! Thompson is rocked! It looks like Scott Thompson has been cut. This has been an exciting period of action! Al Qirbi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thompson at a distance.
Thompson is still on wobbly legs! Can Al Qirbi finish him? Thompson tries to get into range but Al Qirbi steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Thompson! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Al Qirbi scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mabrouk Al Qirbi! A very excited looking Mabrouk Al Qirbi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murfum Orcarm (ranked 1164 p4p, 1372 weight class) and Aqissiac Jacira (ranked 147 p4p, 170 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jacira's choice of entrance music: Cherokee War Song. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Murfum Orcarm! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aqissiac Jacira! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Horrible takedown attempt by Orcarm or perhaps it was just good defense by Jacira, which made it look bad. Orcarm shoots and misses and Jacira counters with a lovely straight right hand! Orcarm looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Jacira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Orcarm's hands. Jacira cracks Orcarm with a right hand to the side of the head. Orcarm misses with a takedown attempt - Jacira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murfum Orcarm. That's going to take a lot out of him. Orcarm walks into a stiff left hand from Jacira. Nice straight punches there by Jacira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jacira. Jacira lands a nice looking body shot.
Orcarm gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Jacira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Jacira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Orcarm moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jacira has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Jacira throws a shot to the body.
Orcarm is breathing heavily. A shot to the liver by Jacira. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Orcarm takes a body punch but keeps moving. Jacira dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Jacira swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Orcarm. Orcarm takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Murfum Orcarm has been cut. Jacira fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Orcarm to the ground. Jacira is now in Orcarm's guard. Orcarm might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Jacira trying to control the position from guard on top but Orcarm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Jacira throwing strikes from guard but Orcarm blocks nicely. Jacira landing with the ground and pound. Jacira scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Orcarm is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jacira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jacira with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Jacira with a flurry of punches that miss. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jacira chips away with some ground and pound. Jacira is in close to Orcarm's body, working some short punches and elbows. Jacira stands up over Orcarm, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Orcarm keeping moving, preventing Jacira from controlling successfully. Orcarm wants to sweep but no luck. Jacira content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Jacira works over Orcarm with some ground and pound from guard. Jacira stays in close to Orcarm's body and controls the position. Orcarm not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jacira wants to control from the top but Orcarm keeps moving. Jacira looking to pass the guard. Orcarm is adopting a defensive guard. Jacira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Jacira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Jacira works a leg free and moves into half guard. Orcarm wants to get back to full guard. Orcarm taking some punishment here, with Jacira in his half guard. Orcarm is not content to let Jacira control the position. Jacira performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jacira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Jacira prevents Orcarm from improving his position. Orcarm is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jacira scores with a couple of nice shots. Jacira lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Orcarm trying to hold on to Jacira's head to control him but Jacira postures up.
Orcarm blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jacira. Jacira passes to full mount! Jacira working the ground and pound effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aqissiac Jacira dominated that round. The cut man is working on Murfum Orcarm's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Good work by Orcarm as he checks the leg kick. A shot to the liver by Jacira. Beautiful body shot. Nice cross by Jacira. Jacira closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Jacira scoring with punches from side control. Jacira scores with punches from side control. Jacira is looking to take a break and control but Orcarm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Jacira landing a few strikes. Jacira working the ground and pound from side control. Jacira throwing shots but missing, from side control. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jacira in side control, throwing shots but Orcarm defends. Jacira working the ground and pound from side control. Orcarm is rocked! Jacira lands a strong strike to the head of Orcarm. That's dazed him! Jacira looking to finish here. Orcarm is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Jacira lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aqissiac Jacira!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theros Ironfeld (ranked 1518 p4p, 1426 weight class) and Sven Torvik (ranked 195 p4p, 179 weight class). Torvik has chosen MUPP & Sadfriendd - BLOODY! as his entrance music. Sven Torvik acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 24 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Theros Ironfeld! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 35 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Torvik! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Torvik connects with a body shot. Nice shot lands for Torvik. It looks like Theros Ironfeld has been cut. Ironfeld is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Torvik's half guard. Ironfeld has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Ironfeld seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Torvik is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Torvik wants to control but Ironfeld is keeping busy.
Ironfeld 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. Torvik is not content to let Ironfeld control the position. Ironfeld working Torvik over with strikes. Torvik is looking to control Ironfeld's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Torvik avoid being mounted? Ironfeld controlling the action here. Torvik works his way to full guard. Good work. Ironfeld is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Ironfeld stopping the sweep attempt from Torvik.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ironfeld postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Ironfeld lands a couple of elbows. Ironfeld content to stall in guard here. Torvik tries to land a sweep but no joy. Torvik looking to control.
Ironfeld wants to control from the top but Torvik keeps moving. Ironfeld controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Torvik looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Ironfeld looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Ironfeld trying to control but Torvik is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ironfeld won't allow Torvik to sweep him here. Torvik keeping full guard, as Ironfeld tries to pass. Torvik controlling the position. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Torvik wants to sweep but no luck. Ironfeld trying to control the position from guard on top but Torvik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Ironfeld lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Ironfeld scoring with punches to the head and body. Torvik trying to control the position.
Torvik wants to sweep but no luck. Ironfeld landing some decent shots from guard. Ironfeld seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Ironfeld scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Torvik looking to control.
Ironfeld won't allow Torvik to sweep him here. Ironfeld lands a couple of digs. Ironfeld won't allow Torvik to get back to his feet. Torvik wants to sweep here but Ironfeld controlling him for the moment. Ironfeld working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Ironfeld content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. We've been informed that Torvik has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Torvik keeping moving, preventing Ironfeld from controlling successfully. Ironfeld works over Torvik with some ground and pound from guard. Ironfeld preventing the sweep. Torvik is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ironfeld working some strikes from top position. Ironfeld lands a couple of elbows. Torvik is trying to keep Ironfeld in close.
Ironfeld pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torvik is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ironfeld wants to control from the top but Torvik keeps moving. Ironfeld preventing the sweep. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ironfeld stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torvik swivels though and keeps the full guard. Ironfeld is working Torvik over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Torvik wants to stand but Ironfeld is controlling the position. Ironfeld distracts Torvik with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Ironfeld controls from within his opponent's guard. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ironfeld's corner. There ya go! There ya go! The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Ironfeld with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Ironfeld content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Torvik keeping moving, preventing Ironfeld from controlling successfully. Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground! Torvik wants to sweep here but Ironfeld controlling him for the moment. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Theros Ironfeld dominated that round. The cut man is working on Theros Ironfeld's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Torvik ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Ironfeld takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Ironfeld steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torvik. Ironfeld shoots and misses enabling Torvik to counter with a crisp jab. Nice shot by Ironfeld. Torvik scores with a jab. Ironfeld acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Torvik sends Ironfeld crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Torvik is motioning to the referee to let Ironfeld up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet! Ironfeld is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ironfeld scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Torvik doesn't seem bothered though. Oh Ironfeld is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Ironfeld misses with a lunging right hand
and Torvik counters with a right hand from hell and Ironfeld is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sven Torvik! After the fight, Sven Torvik was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. Theros Ironfeld spoke after the fight, saying 'Came in here thinking I could get a chance at that belt, but when the pieces don't fit, the Blacksmith goes back to the forge. I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bone Breaker (ranked 910 p4p, 940 weight class) and The Jurassic Predator X (ranked 117 p4p, 121 weight class). Bone Breaker had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bone Breaker! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Jurassic Predator X! The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Predator X fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. It looks like Bone Breaker has been cut. Predator X throws a sloppy head kick and Breaker moves out of range easily. Breaker throws a poor cross that misses
and Predator X counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Breaker is defended easily by Predator X. Breaker shoots in and drives through. Predator X sprawls well. Breaker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bone Breaker. That's going to take a lot out of him. Predator X lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Breaker drives through with a takedown into Predator X's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Breaker has gone for a leg lock! Predator X slips out almost immediately though and dives into Breaker's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Breaker throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Predator X escapes and throws Breaker's legs to the side, diving into side control! Breaker tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round. Breaker struggling a bit here. Breaker is looking for a sweep. Breaker is trying to work for a sweep but Predator X has mounted him! Breaker tries to get back to half guard but can't. Breaker is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at CHECMATE PRIME MMA , so we'll see if he gets out of it. Breaker is working hard here to advance position. Predator X is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Breaker connects with the punch. Breaker checks a low kick from Predator X. Breaker shoots in looking for a takedown. Predator X tries to sprawl out of it but Breaker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Predator X manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Breaker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Predator X's waist but Predator X gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Breaker off to one side. Predator X throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Breaker shoots in but no luck this time. Predator X wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Breaker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Predator X is fending him off so far but Breaker persists. Nope, Predator X circles away and we're back to standing. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Predator X! But no joy. Predator X scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Breaker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Predator X as he jumps to the side. Breaker is breathing heavily. Breaker misses with a takedown attempt - Predator X sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Predator X is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Breaker with a body shot. Predator X throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Predator X lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Predator X dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Breaker. That did some damage! A jab from Predator X does it's job there. Breaker looks for a takedown but Predator X sprawls well. Predator X lands a big uppercut and Breaker crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Breaker looks OK. Predator X waves Breaker back to his feet! Breaker is rocked! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Breaker throws the left hand but Predator X avoids the punch easily. Oh Breaker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Predator X throws a hook to the side of Breaker's head but Breaker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Predator X cracks a nice hook into Breaker's ribs. Breaker dodges the punch combination from Predator X.
Breaker seems to have got his legs back now. Breaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Predator X throws a leg kick which misses Breaker's front leg but catches the back leg as Breaker tries to avoid it. Predator X is pawing at Breaker, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Breaker's nose. Breaker is badly hurt! Predator X pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Breaker tries desperately to hold on but Predator X is relentless in his assault! As Breaker receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Predator X away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Jurassic Predator X! The Jurassic Predator X seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Blank (ranked 878 p4p, 669 weight class) and Bunny Anstey (ranked 114 p4p, 87 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 28 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Blank! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Blank throws a body punch but Anstey moves out of range. Anstey throws a counter combo. We've been hearing reports that Blank has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Jab by Anstey. Bunny Anstey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Anstey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blank. Blank circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Anstey dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Anstey looks to throw the jab but Blank is out of range. Blank was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Blank keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anstey. Blank fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Anstey tries to land a leg kick but Blank saw it coming and moves away.
Anstey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Nice defenses there by Anstey. Anstey misses with a two punch combination.
Anstey misses with the body kick and Blank counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blank. Blank is pressed up against the cage. Anstey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blank down to the mat. Blank avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Anstey jabbing away but nothing is landing. This has been an exciting period of action! Blank scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anstey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Anstey avoids the body shot from Blank.
Anstey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anstey takes a body punch but keeps moving. Anstey slips a straight right by Blank. Blank lands a nice hook to Anstey's body. Anstey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Anstey thows a left - swing and a miss! Anstey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blank counters with a right hand to the body. Blank throws a shot from downtown. Anstey moves away and avoids it. Blank misses with a looping right. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Anstey has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Blank throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Anstey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blank. Blank listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Blank lands a glancing blow to the side of Anstey's head. Anstey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blank. Anstey misses with a combination
and Blank counters with a lovely straight right hand! Anstey misses with a hook. Blank ducked under it nicely. Blank throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anstey. Anstey was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Anstey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Anstey misses the shot to the body. Blank with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anstey to score with a decent uppercut. Anstey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Anstey misses with a looping left. Blank throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Anstey thows a left - swing and a miss! Blank seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blank moves out of range as Anstey strikes. Anstey loads up on a big right hand but Blank slips the punch. A left lands for Blank. Blank connects with a nice looking jab.
Blank steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anstey. Blank is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anstey. Blank misses with a looping left. Blank feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ansteys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Anstey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Blank tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Anstey manages to circle out of the way. Blank lands with a good body shot. Blank lands a really nice looking cross but Anstey seems unphased.
Anstey throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Anstey swings and misses with a shot to the body and Blank counters with a left to the body. Anstey lands with a hook. Blank tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Blank is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Blank throws a jab but it's blocked by Anstey. Despite the aggression on Anstey's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Blank really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Anstey ducks under a wild hook from Blank. Anstey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blank displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anstey throws out the jab. Anstey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Anstey misses with a wild body shot. Blank slips under a jab. Blank misses with a wild body shot. Anstey looks to land a combination but Blank avoids it well. Anstey throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Blank to counter with a crisp jab. Blank is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Anstey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Anstey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Billy Blank will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Blank scores with a hook. Anstey misses with an uppercut. Blank takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Anstey takes a swing at Blank's ribcage but misses. Blank fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Blank jabs Anstey to the body, keeping him at a distance. Blank dodges the punch combination from Anstey.
Anstey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blank scores with a hook to the body. Anstey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Anstey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Anstey is breathing heavily. Blank slips a jab and a cross from Anstey.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Anstey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blank sees it coming and avoids it easily. Blank changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anstey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blank connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anstey scrambles back to his feet. Bunny Anstey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Anstey misses with a shot to the body letting Blank counter with a right hand. Anstey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Anstey is rocked! Blank throws a pinpoint strike between Anstey's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Anstey crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Blank scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Blank! After winning the bout, Billy Blank thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Rivera (ranked 738 p4p, 730 weight class) and Tony Viikinki (ranked 97 p4p, 96 weight class). Rivera comes to the cage accompanied by BAD COMPANY. Tony Viikinki told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Malcolm Rivera! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Viikinki! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Viikinki.
Rivera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Rivera looks to score with a jab to the body but Viikinki is just out of range. Viikinki scores with a hook to the body. Rivera takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Viikinki. Rivera went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Viikinki moves into range and connects with a jab. Rivera scores with a punch to the head. Viikinki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rivera. Viikinki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Viikinki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Malcolm Rivera has been cut. We've been told by Rivera's head coaches at 🤡Is It Avatary Enough?🤡 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Viikinki sends Rivera crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Viikinki is motioning to the referee to let Rivera up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet! This has been an exciting period of action! Viikinki thows a left - swing and a miss! Viikinki with a nice calf kick. Rivera defending well as Viikinki loads up on a big left hand. An inside leg kick lands from Viikinki. Oooooh!!! Viikinki has knocked Rivera down with a huge combo! Viikinki steps away and waves a wobbly Rivera back to his feet! This one might not go much longer! Rivera is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round. Viikinki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rivera. Viikinki moves forwards but Rivera connects with a nice, crisp jab. Viikinki steps in with a hook that catches Rivera right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Viikinki follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Rivera looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Viikinki! Tony Viikinki bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristoph Kringle (ranked 136 p4p, 177 weight class) and Parta Matti (ranked 17 p4p, 23 weight class). Matti comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Language (Hula Cam) - Porter Robinson kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kristoph Kringle! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Parta Matti! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Matti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Matti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kristoph Kringle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kringle darts in and clinches Matti up against the cage. Kringle pushes Matti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Kringle misses with the head strike.
Kringle scores with a shoulder strike. It looks like Parta Matti has been cut. Matti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Kringle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kringle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Kringle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kringle cracks Matti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Kringle tries to clinch but fails miserably and Matti counters with a stiff right hand. Kringle throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Matti moves away from the strike by Kringle. Kringle throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Matti.
That's one minute gone in the round. Matti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kringle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matti! But no joy. Nice uppercut lands for Kringle. That snapped Matti's head back.
Matti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kringle cracks Matti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Kringle scores with a kick to the body.
Kringle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matti. Matti circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Kringle lands with an overhand left. Kringle connects with a looping right hand.
That has opened up Parta Matti's cut even more. Kringle throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kringle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. This has been an exciting period of action! A jab from Kringle finds it's way through Matti's defenses. Matti looks to land a combination but Kringle avoids it well. An attempted straight right counter from Kringle misses the target. Kringle with a nice cross. We've been informed that Matti has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Kringle throws an overhand right that drops Matti like a sack of potatoes! Kringle dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kristoph Kringle! Kristoph Kringle decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. In defeat, Parta Matti stepped up to the mic, saying 'PARTY PARTY PARTY!!! Did I really lose if I get to PARTY?'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Eric Cheese (ranked 11 p4p, 57 weight class) and Pablo De Geno (ranked 2 p4p, 5 weight class). Cheese kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Midnight NAMBLA. De Geno is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: DE MEXICO SONG. On his way into the cage it seems that Charles Eric Cheese has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Charles Eric Cheese seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Eric Cheese! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 38 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo De Geno! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cheese wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Cheese really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. De Geno throws a jab when Cheese was well out of range. De Geno moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. De Geno misses with a body shot.
De Geno throws a jab but it's blocked by Cheese. Cheese connects with a looping right hand.
De Geno keeps Cheese at a distance using the push kick. De Geno misses with a straight left. A little feinted left hand from Cheese on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. De Geno tries to score with a low kick but Cheese moves his leg out of the way. De Geno slips under a jab from Cheese. De Geno misses with a body shot.
De Geno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cheese sees it coming and avoids it easily. The fight stays on the outside here - Cheese looks like he's thinking about clinching though. A chopping leg kick lands by De Geno. Cheese clobbers De Geno with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. De Geno throws a hook but Cheese blocks it. Cheese tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! De Geno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. A telegraphed right hand from De Geno misses the target. Cheese defending well as De Geno loads up on a big left hand. De Geno buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cheese will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cheese misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Geno swings for the body but Cheese moves out of range.
Cheese ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Geno moves away. Cheese avoids a kick to the body.
De Geno throws out a loose jab but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it. Cheese misses with a looping right. Cheese bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. De Geno fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Geno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cheese.
De Geno throws a front kick aimed at Cheese's knee but Cheese avoids it well. Cheese dodges the punch combination from De Geno.
De Geno lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cheese's sensitive parts. Cheese scores with a spinning back kick! Cheese lands a nice looking body shot.
De Geno throws a jab but it's blocked by Cheese. As De Geno backs away, Cheese returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Cheese defending well as De Geno loads up on a big left hand. De Geno throws out a loose jab but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it. Cheese throws a low kick, looking for De Geno's leg but De Geno calmly moves out of range. Cheese dips to his left and cracks De Geno with an uppercut! Pablo De Geno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. De Geno scores with the left hand. Cheese knows he should have avoided that one. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cheese throws a body shot but no joy. Cheese lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cheese cracks De Geno with a good jab. Cheese scores with a hook to the body. De Geno takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. De Geno looks to land a left hand but Cheese moved out of range nicely. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Nice uppercut there from Cheese. Cheese swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. De Geno throws out a counter right but Cheese avoids it with no problem. Cheese steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Geno. Cheese lands a front kick. De Geno punishes Cheese's body with a nice straight punch. De Geno works over Cheese's head and body with a nice combination. Cheese buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cheese scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Cheese checks the leg kick. Cheese feinted there with a counter leg kick. Cheese tries to land a leg kick but De Geno saw it coming and moves away.
Cheese avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Cheese goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Cheese scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Geno doesn't seem bothered though. De Geno throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Cheese is looking to counter with a body kick. Cheese ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Cheese fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Geno is out of range. De Geno swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. De Geno has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cheese finds it's way round the side to connect with De Geno's head. De Geno takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Cheese chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Geno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looks like Cheese has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him. De Geno walks into a jab. De Geno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. De Geno swings for the body but Cheese moves out of range.
Cheese throws a leg kick which misses De Geno's front leg but catches the back leg as De Geno tries to avoid it. De Geno looks to land a body kick but Cheese moved away. De Geno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cheese.
Cheese slips a straight right by De Geno. Cheese takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cheese is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. De Geno takes a swing at Cheese's ribcage but misses. De Geno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cheese throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Geno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cheese was well out of range. Poor timing from De Geno. Cheese on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Geno. De Geno obviously looking to wear him down.
De Geno slips a jab from Cheese. De Geno misses with a series of wild punches.
De Geno's corner calls for a 1-2. De Geno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Cheese throws a low kick but De Geno moves out of range easily. De Geno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cheese.
De Geno throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. 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! Cheese keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Geno. Cheese scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. De Geno connects with a body shot. Cheese turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Cheese slips a straight right by De Geno. De Geno misses with a body kick. Cheese scores with a leg kick.
De Geno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Nice body punch from Cheese. Cheese is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Cheese looks to score with a jab to the body but De Geno is just out of range. Cheese throws a half hearted mid kick. Cheese slips a jab from De Geno. Cheese with the inside leg kick. De Geno buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Geno throws a hook but Cheese avoids it easily. De Geno 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. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Cheese scores with a body shot.
Cheese's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Geno under the eye. Cheese keeps De Geno at a distance using the push kick. De Geno throws a chopping leg kick but Cheese manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Cheese misses with a body kick. De Geno avoids a lazy jab quite easily. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Charles Eric Cheese will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Cheese throws a leg kick but De Geno sees it coming and checks it nicely. De Geno avoids the body shot from Cheese.
Good leg kick by Cheese. Cheese scores with a hook. Cheese misses with a hook. Cheese lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. A slapping body kick lands there for Cheese. De Geno throws out a loose jab but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it. Cheese was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Cheese misses with a looping right. A looping hook to the body misses from De Geno. Cheese does a little dance to reset his feet. Cheese takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Cheese finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Geno thinks about the counter body kick. De Geno looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. A telegraphed right hand from De Geno misses the target. Cheese lands with a good body shot. De Geno checks a leg kick. De Geno misses with a straight left. Cheese misses with an uppercut. De Geno lands with a nice body punch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! De Geno throws a hook but Cheese blocks it. Cheese fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Cheese throws a hook to the side of De Geno's head but De Geno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Geno throws a leg kick that misses. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. De Geno takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cheese. Cheese looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Cheese moves out of range of the strikes. Cheese with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cheese throws a quick inside leg kick. Cheese slips under a jab from De Geno. Cheese throwing a counter right hand but De Geno manages to avoid it. De Geno tried to score with a low kick but Cheese checks it. De Geno moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cheese. Cheese chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Geno can pounce on him.
De Geno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Cheese seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Cheese ducks right into an uppercut from De Geno. Cheese uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Geno has time to react. Cheese throws out a powerful jab. Charles Eric Cheese is winning the standup battle so far. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Cheese slips under a jab from De Geno. De Geno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cheese throws a body kick that misses. Cheese slips under a jab. Cheese ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cheese slips under a jab. Cheese throws a body shot but no joy. A swing and a miss from De Geno. Cheese attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. De Geno looks to score with a jab to the body but Cheese is just out of range. Cheese was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Cheese connects with a looping right hand.
Cheese misses with a straight right. Cheese scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. De Geno tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Cheese connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. De Geno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. A telegraphed right hand from De Geno misses the target. Cheese looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Cheese takes the fight into the clinch. De Geno misses with a hook from the clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by De Geno. De Geno working some nice short punches in the clinch. Cheese working aggressively here.
De Geno blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cheese. De Geno wants to break free but Cheese has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cheese is trying to stall.
Cheese can't find room to land a body shot as De Geno controls the action.
Cheese scores with a shot to the side of De Geno's head. De Geno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Cheese prevents a body shot from De Geno. Cheese has a couple of punches blocked by De Geno.
Cheese working aggressively here.
Cheese struggles to land a body shot inside as De Geno controls his hands.
De Geno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. De Geno tries a body shot but Cheese blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cheese. De Geno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. De Geno misses with the head strike.
De Geno takes a shot to the head. De Geno blocks an uppercut.
Cheese working some nice short punches in the clinch. De Geno misses with a short punch on the inside. Charles Eric Cheese has scored more points in the clinch so far. Cheese doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cheese working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Geno misses with a body punch.
De Geno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Geno misses with a short punch on the inside. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! De Geno has a couple of punches blocked by Cheese.
De Geno misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Geno lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cheese or not. De Geno misses with some punches.
De Geno is leaning against Cheese and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. De Geno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Cheese walks into a jab. Cheese throws a jab but it's blocked by De Geno. Cheese uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Geno. De Geno missing with a left hand there. Cheese was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. De Geno lands with a shot to the body. Cheese lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Cheese connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Cheese fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Cheese looks to score with a jab to the body but De Geno is just out of range. Cheese checks a leg kick nicely. Cheese tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Eric Cheese dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! De Geno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cheese. Cheese misses with a straight left. De Geno dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Cheese throws a body shot but no joy. Cheese throws a jab when De Geno was well out of range. De Geno misses with a hook. Cheese takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. The fighters circling - De Geno throws out the jab but it was never going to land. De Geno scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Cheese scores with a jab to the jaw. Cheese misses with a wild body shot. De Geno changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Cheese throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Jab, jab by De Geno - just one landing. Cheese connects with a right hand. De Geno shakes it off. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cheese uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Geno. De Geno fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Good leg kick by De Geno. De Geno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cheese. Cheese has closed the distance and engaged De Geno in a clinch.
Cheese lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Geno backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Geno misses with a body punch.
Cheese tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Geno's elbow. De Geno lands with a left to the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cheese. Cheese lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Geno backwards. De Geno scores with a nice hook to the head. Cheese blocks a body shot from De Geno. De Geno has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. De Geno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Nice body punch from De Geno - that landed with a thud.
Cheese misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from De Geno. De Geno gets through Cheese's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. De Geno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Geno can't find room to land a body shot as Cheese controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cheese. A left hand lands to the body for Cheese.
De Geno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Cheese fails to land. De Geno pushes Cheese back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Cheese's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Cheese digs a right hand into De Geno's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Geno's gas tank. Cheese scores with a shoulder strike. Cheese blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Geno blocks a body shot from Cheese. Cheese lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Cheese misses with a punch to the body.
Cheese tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Cheese escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cheese has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Geno can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from De Geno. De Geno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. De Geno lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cheese or not. A body shot lands from De Geno.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. De Geno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Geno swings for the body but Cheese moves out of range.
De Geno throws a low kick, looking for Cheese's leg but Cheese calmly moves out of range. Cheese throwing a counter right hand but De Geno manages to avoid it. De Geno throws a leg kick which misses Cheese's front leg but catches the back leg as Cheese tries to avoid it. Cheese fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Geno checks it well. De Geno throws out a counter right but Cheese avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Geno works Cheese's body with a nice hook. Cheese tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Cheese takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Cheese throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Geno. Cheese throws a shot from downtown. De Geno moves away and avoids it. De Geno scores with a jab to the body. De Geno throws a low kick, looking for Cheese's leg but Cheese calmly moves out of range. De Geno tries to score with a low kick but Cheese moves his leg out of the way. De Geno throws a body kick that misses. De Geno throws a chopping leg kick but Cheese manages to avoid taking any serious damage. A little feinted left hand from Cheese on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cheese. De Geno shrugs it off though. De Geno scores with a jab to the body. Cheese throws a chopping leg kick but De Geno manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Cheese stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Geno. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Geno. Cheese scores with a hook. Good work by Cheese as he checks the leg kick. Cheese misses with a wild body shot. This has been an exciting period of action! Cheese misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Geno throws a jab when Cheese was well out of range. De Geno throws a body shot but no joy. Cheese thuds his right hand into De Geno's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. De Geno throws a leg kick which misses Cheese's front leg but catches the back leg as Cheese tries to avoid it. Cheese slips under a jab from De Geno. De Geno looks to land a combination but Cheese avoids it well. Cheese bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. De Geno with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cheese to score with a decent uppercut. De Geno lands a nice looking body shot.
De Geno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cheese ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. De Geno connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. De Geno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cheese.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cheese lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Geno has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Geno and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. De Geno takes one to the side of the head.
De Geno has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cheese. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. De Geno blocks a low kick nicely. De Geno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Cheese misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Geno.
Cheese scores with a jab. Cheese connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Geno momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Pablo De Geno just about did enough to take it. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! De Geno throws a nice inside leg kick. De Geno throws a shot from downtown. Cheese moves away and avoids it. Cheese scores with a head kick.
De Geno throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Cheese takes a swing at De Geno's ribcage but misses. De Geno pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cheese is out of range and De Geno settles back down. De Geno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Cheese tries to clinch up but De Geno circles away and keeps his distance. De Geno misses with a low kick as Cheese jumps back. Cheese dips to his left and cracks De Geno with an uppercut! De Geno throws a jab but it's blocked by Cheese. Cheese throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cheese moves away from the strike by De Geno. Cheese is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Geno. De Geno was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. De Geno jabs Cheese right on the nose. Cheese blinks but takes it well. Cheese moves in looking to clinch but De Geno pushes him off. De Geno swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. De Geno lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cheese backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cheese misses with a looping right. De Geno dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cheese. That did some damage! A nice leg kick from De Geno, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cheese checks a low kick from De Geno. De Geno throws a looping overhand right but Cheese ducks down to avoid it. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cheese. De Geno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cheese. De Geno avoids the body shot from Cheese.
De Geno throws out a loose jab but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it. De Geno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. De Geno takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Cheese slips under a jab from De Geno. A shot to the liver by De Geno. Beautiful body shot. Cheese displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Geno throws out the jab. Cheese scores with a nice body kick.
De Geno lands an overhand right. Cheese lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. De Geno chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Geno misses with a hook. Cheese ducked under it nicely. De Geno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cheese throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Geno stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. 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! De Geno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Cheese looks to land a left hand but De Geno moved out of range nicely. De Geno feints a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Geno cracks Cheese with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. De Geno misses with a left hand and Cheese counters with a nice uppercut. Cheese fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. De Geno blocks the body kick.
A leg kick checked by De Geno. De Geno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Cheese misses with a looping right. A left lands for Cheese. De Geno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cheese. De Geno jabbing away but nothing is landing. A shot to the liver by De Geno. Beautiful body shot. Cheese lands with a thumping leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Cheese there. De Geno is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Cheese looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Cheese will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Geno tries to keep at a distance but Cheese has taken the fight into the clinch. Cheese misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Geno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. De Geno throws a lazy body kick and Cheese counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Cheese works De Geno's body with a nice hook. Cheese swings for the body but De Geno moves out of range.
De Geno comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Cheese looks to land a left hand but De Geno moved out of range nicely. De Geno lands a really nice looking cross but Cheese seems unphased.
Cheese looks to land a left hand but De Geno moved out of range nicely. De Geno let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Cheese moves out of range of the strikes. Cheese lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Cheese scores with a nice strike. A good leg kick by Cheese. De Geno misses the shot to the body. De Geno fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cheese is out of range. Cheese moves away from the strike by De Geno. Cheese connects with a solid leg kick. De Geno checks a leg kick. 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! De Geno just misses with a punch to the body.
De Geno shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Cheese lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Geno's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cheese swings for the body but De Geno moves out of range.
De Geno throws a shot from downtown. Cheese moves away and avoids it. Cheese displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Geno throws out the jab. De Geno throws an overhand right that lands on Cheese's shoulder, as Cheese tries to avoid the shot. De Geno misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Cheese misses the target. De Geno lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Geno lands a right hook to the body.
Cheese avoids the body shot from De Geno.
Cheese avoids the body shot from De Geno.
De Geno gets tackled into the cage by Cheese. Cheese maintains the clinch. De Geno swings wildly with an uppercut but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it. De Geno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A head punch on the inside from Cheese fails to land. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. De Geno blocks a body shot from Cheese. Cheese misses with a punch on the inside.
Cheese tries to work over De Geno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Cheese lands with a left to the head. De Geno digs a right hand underneath Cheese's ribcage. Cheese let out a lung full of air as it connected. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Charles Eric Cheese will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round! Cheese displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Geno throws out the jab. De Geno misses with an uppercut. Cheese saw that one coming. De Geno misses with a low kick. Cheese's corner calls for a 1-2. Cheese obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Cheese displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Geno throws out the jab. Some bone on bone action there as De Geno checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. De Geno tries a quick counter leg kick but Cheese is wise to it. De Geno throws a hook but Cheese blocks it. Cheese moves into range and clinches up with De Geno. De Geno has a couple of punches blocked by Cheese.
De Geno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. De Geno has had enough of the clinch but Cheese keeps him there for the moment. De Geno misses with a body punch.
De Geno throws a punch but it's blocked by Cheese. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. De Geno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. De Geno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Geno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Cheese scores with a nice short uppercut. Cheese doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from De Geno as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Geno struggles to land a body shot inside as Cheese controls his hands.
De Geno lands a body punch in the clinch. Cheese misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Geno scores with a shoulder strike. De Geno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. De Geno throws a punch but it's blocked by Cheese. Cheese prevents a body shot from De Geno. De Geno presses Cheese against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. De Geno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Geno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. De Geno throws a head punch that misses. Cheese blocks an uppercut.
Cheese taking a breather. De Geno swings wildly with an uppercut but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it. A short right hand to the side of the head by Cheese. A quick uppercut on the inside from Cheese. De Geno blocks an uppercut.
Cheese trying to control the position but instead, De Geno has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cheese into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cheese lands with a light punch inside. Cheese blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Geno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Cheese is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Geno is keeping busy. De Geno tries a body shot but Cheese blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Geno. Cheese swings wildly with an uppercut but De Geno uses good head movement to avoid it. De Geno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cheese working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. De Geno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cheese explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. De Geno scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Cheese throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. De Geno misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cheese keeps De Geno at a distance using the push kick. De Geno misses with a wild body shot. Cheese misses with a straight left. A big right from De Geno misses. A solid leg kick lands there for Cheese.
De Geno slips under a jab from Cheese. Cheese fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Geno, pushing him back against the cage. De Geno struggles to land a body shot inside as Cheese controls his hands.
De Geno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A short right from Cheese on the inside. A short right from De Geno. A short right hand to the side of the head by De Geno. De Geno prevents a body shot from Cheese. De Geno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cheese backwards. Cheese tries to throw a body punch but De Geno avoids it by throwing Cheese back against the cage. Cheese lands with a left to the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. De Geno throws a punch but it's blocked by Cheese. De Geno blocks a body shot from Cheese. Cheese lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cheese goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Geno lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cheese or not. Cheese throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. De Geno has a couple of punches blocked by Cheese.
Cheese keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Geno's efforts to push away. De Geno scores with a shoulder strike. De Geno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Cheese gets through De Geno's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A head punch on the inside from De Geno fails to land. De Geno misses with a short punch on the inside. Cheese is leaning against De Geno and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. De Geno misses with a body punch.
De Geno blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cheese. Cheese blocks an uppercut.
Pablo De Geno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Charles Eric Cheese is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Cheese lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Geno backwards. De Geno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 Charles Eric Cheese. Well Cheese 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 49:46 Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 49:47 Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Charles Eric Cheese! Charles Eric Cheese retains his bantamweight title! Our winner, Charles Eric Cheese, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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