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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Beneke (ranked 1687 p4p, 2839 weight class) and Harun Aydin (ranked 221 p4p, 331 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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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 15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Beneke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harun Aydin!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aydin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beneke was well out of range. Poor timing from Aydin.
Beneke changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aydin tries to avoid it but Beneke manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aydin to the ground. Aydin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Beneke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Beneke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aydin.
Aydin slips under a jab from Beneke.
Aydin misses with a hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Beneke scores with a four punch combination!
Aydin sizes up Beneke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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.
Aydin misses with a straight left.
Aydin throws a poor cross that misses
and Beneke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beneke ducks under a wild hook from Aydin.
Beneke moves out of range of the strikes.
Aydin misses with an uppercut. Beneke saw that one coming.
Aydin looks to land a right hand but Beneke moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beneke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aydin.
Beneke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Beneke misses the target.
Aydin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Beneke misses with a straight right.
Aydin throws a hook but Beneke avoids it easily.
Aydin throws out a loose jab but Beneke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aydin lands with a hook. Beneke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aydin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aydin lands with a nice body punch.
Beneke moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Beneke.
Beneke is looking to break free of the clinch but Aydin has double underhooks.
I was talking to Beneke's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Aydin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Beneke breaks the clinch.
Beneke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aydin.
Beneke catches Aydin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Beneke moves out of range as Aydin strikes.
Beneke shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aydin as he jumps to the side.
Aydin misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Aydin.
Harun Aydin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aydin scores with a nice right hand.
Beneke throws a jab when Aydin was well out of range.
Beneke throws a jab when Aydin was well out of range.
Aydin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beneke throws a front kick aimed at Aydin's knee but Aydin avoids it well.
Beneke slips under a jab from Aydin.
Beneke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aydin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beneke throws a shot from downtown. Aydin moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Aydin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aydin throws a shot from downtown. Beneke moves away and avoids it.
Beneke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aydin punishes Beneke's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheers as Aydin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beneke doesn't seem phased though.
Aydin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beneke.
Beneke shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aydin as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Beneke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Beneke.
Beneke 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.
Aydin 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.
Beneke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aydin staying out of range there.
Beneke is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Beneke misses with a low kick.
Beneke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aydin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Aydin lands with an overhand left.
Aydin lands with a hook. Beneke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Beneke doesn't manage to clinch there - Aydin circles away.
Aydin just misses with a punch to the body.
Aydin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Beneke had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Beneke misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beneke throws the left hand but Aydin avoids the punch easily.
Beneke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aydin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Aydin misses the target.
Aydin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aydin moves out of range of the strikes.
Beneke misses with a hook
letting Aydin counter with a right hand.
Beneke lands with a right hand.
Aydin ducks under a wild hook from Beneke.
Mark Beneke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aydin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beneke.
Aydin thuds a left hand into Beneke's body.
Beneke throws a looping overhand right but Aydin ducks down to avoid it.
Beneke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beneke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Beneke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aydin takes a swing at Beneke's ribcage but misses.
Beneke lunges at Aydin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aydin's hand.
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!
Aydin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beneke.
Beneke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aydin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beneke with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beneke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aydin catches Beneke with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Beneke throws a right hand that misses
and Aydin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beneke blocks a jab.
Aydin takes a swing at Beneke's ribcage but misses.
Beneke throws a jab when Aydin was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Aydin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Aydin slips a straight right by Beneke.
Beneke lands the left hand.
Aydin lands with a cross.
Aydin moves away from the strike by Beneke.
Aydin thuds his right hand into Beneke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Beneke lands a jab-cross combination.
Decent striking displayed by Beneke there.
Aydin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aydin scores with a sloppy right hand. Beneke should have avoided that one.
Beneke connects with an inside leg kick.
Aydin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aydin throws a lazy right hand but Beneke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aydin misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harun Aydin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Aydin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Beneke with a hook.
Aydin misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Aydin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aydin throws a jab but it's blocked by Beneke.
The fighters circling - Aydin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beneke slips under a jab from Aydin.
Beneke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aydin in his tracks.
Aydin looks to land a left hand but Beneke moved out of range nicely.
Aydin keeps the fight on the outside.
Aydin walks into a jab.
Aydin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beneke at a distance.
A jab from Beneke misses.
Beneke slips a jab from Aydin.
Aydin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aydin throws a jab when Beneke was well out of range.
Beneke appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aydin connects with a nice looking jab.
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!
Beneke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aydin in his tracks.
Aydin misses the shot to the body.
Beneke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beneke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Beneke misses with a lunging right hand
and Aydin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aydin looks to score with a jab to the body but Beneke is just out of range.
Nice cross by Aydin.
Beneke moves out of range of the strikes.
Beneke missing with a left hand there. Aydin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beneke on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Beneke lands the left hand.
Aydin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Beneke fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Aydin misses.
Aydin walks into a left hand.
Beneke lunges at Aydin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aydin's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aydin connects with a nice looking jab.
Aydin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beneke.
Beneke closes the distance and clinches.
Aydin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aydin slips a straight right by Beneke.
Beneke moves into the clinch successfully.
Beneke crunches a lovely knee into Aydin's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aydin jumps guard but Beneke turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Aydin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Beneke is trying to pull guard but Aydin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Aydin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aydin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Beneke misses with a two punch combination.
Beneke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aydin counters with a left to the body.
Beneke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aydin but Aydin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Aydin tries to keep at a distance but Beneke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Beneke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beneke moves into the clinch.
Beneke misses with an elbow strike.
Beneke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beneke throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Beneke.
Aydin misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aydin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Beneke uses from the top position.
Aydin working for submissions but it's allowed Beneke to get to half guard.
Aydin wants to sweep but Beneke has passed to side control!
Aydin wants to control but Beneke postures up.
Beneke trying to control the position but Aydin is working away.
Beneke stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Beneke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aydin tests Beneke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beneke throws a right and a left that Aydin avoids nicely.
Beneke avoids the body shot from Aydin.
It looked like Beneke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aydin looks to land a right hand but Beneke moved out of range.
Aydin walks into a stiff left hand from Beneke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beneke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beneke is looking to land body kicks.
Aydin misses with a hook. Beneke ducked under it nicely.
Aydin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beneke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beneke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beneke cracks Aydin with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beneke slips a straight right by Aydin.
Nice defenses there by Aydin.
Beneke misses the jab.
A big left from Beneke misses.
Aydin ducks under a wild hook from Beneke.
Aydin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beneke.
Beneke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Beneke connects with a single shot there.
Aydin looks to score with a jab to the body but Beneke is just out of range.
Beneke thinks about countering with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Aydin misses its intended target.
Aydin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aydin throws an overhand right that lands on Beneke's shoulder, as Beneke tries to avoid the shot.
Beneke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aydin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beneke.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mark Beneke will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Aydin staying out of range there.
Beneke lands a head shot.
Aydin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beneke doesn't seem bothered though.
Beneke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aydin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Beneke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aydin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aydin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Aydin moves out of range as Beneke strikes.
Beneke slips under a jab from Aydin.
Harun Aydin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beneke slips a jab from Aydin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aydin. Beneke does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beneke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Beneke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Aydin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Beneke throws a head kick but Aydin moves out of range.
Beneke scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beneke connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beneke cracks Aydin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aydin scores with a sloppy right hand. Beneke should have avoided that one.
Beneke looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Aydin!
Aydin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Aydin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Aydin.
Aydin looking for a sweep. Not yet Aydin, not yet.
Beneke postures up.
Aydin keeping moving, preventing Beneke from controlling successfully.
Beneke stands up and waves to Aydin to follow him.
Aydin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beneke moves out of range as Aydin strikes.
Aydin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beneke moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aydin jumps guard but Beneke turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Beneke looking to stall.
Aydin is trying to pull guard but Beneke turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Beneke breaks from the clinch.
Aydin loads up on a big right hand but Beneke slips the punch.
Beneke seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Beneke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aydin counters with a left to the body.
Nice jab there from Beneke.
Aydin throws a hook but Beneke avoids it easily.
Beneke tries a head kick but it misses.
Aydin blocks a jab.
Beneke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Beneke lands a nice looking body shot.
Beneke throws a looping overhand right but Aydin ducks down to avoid it.
Beneke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aydin to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aydin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beneke.
Aydin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Aydin misses with an uppercut. Beneke saw that one coming.
Beneke is looking to counter punch.
Aydin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beneke.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aydin! But no joy.
Beneke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aydin was well out of range. Poor timing from Beneke.
Beneke thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Aydin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Beneke misses the target.
Beneke instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Aydin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Aydin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Aydin looking for a guillotine here but Beneke defends easily.
Aydin looking to control.
Aydin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beneke got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aydin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Beneke has managed to get both his arms back between Aydin's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beneke wants to stand but Aydin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aydin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Beneke escapes and throws Aydin's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Beneke stands up.
The fighters circling - Aydin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aydin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Aydin misses the target.
Beneke jabs at Aydin's body.
Beneke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aydin in his tracks.
Beneke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aydin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Beneke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Beneke 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Beneke!
Mark Beneke decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa McBeth (ranked 2014 p4p, 2512 weight class) and Drax Bautista (ranked 240 p4p, 290 weight class). Mustafa McBeth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mustafa McBeth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drax Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBeth takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bautista lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bautista tries a head kick but it misses.
Bautista looks to land a right hand but McBeth moved out of range.
Bautista misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McBeth lands with a nice body punch.
Bautista takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McBeth lands a nice looking body shot.
McBeth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bautista.
McBeth lands a glancing blow to the side of Bautista's head.
We've been told by McBeth's head coaches at Bronk´s GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McBeth takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bautista throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McBeth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bautista throws a head kick that misses
and McBeth counters with a straight right hand.
McBeth lands a nice shot to the body.
McBeth sends Bautista crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McBeth is motioning to the referee to let Bautista up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Bautista is rocked!
McBeth lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Bautista head around and knocks him out cold! McBeth hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mustafa McBeth!
A very excited looking Mustafa McBeth 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 Nikora Tama (ranked 1540 p4p, 1872 weight class) and Rodrigo Duterte (ranked 195 p4p, 234 weight class). Tama comes to the cage accompanied by Haka War Dance. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rodrigo Duterte was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikora Tama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodrigo Duterte!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tama shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Duterte pinned against the cage. Duterte gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tama misses with a body shot.
Duterte tries a quick counter leg kick but Tama is wise to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tama. Duterte does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Duterte misses its intended target.
We've been hearing reports that Tama has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tama looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tama will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikora Tama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tama. Duterte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tama fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tama shoots in looking for a takedown but Duterte manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tama's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Duterte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Duterte stuffs the takedown.
Tama shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Duterte swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duterte leaves Tama with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Duterte displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tama.
As Tama backs off Duterte throws a huge counter combo but Tama manages to avoid it all.
Duterte connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Tama covering up! Duterte comes in with a big uppercut and Tama goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ishmael Egyptian (ranked 572 p4p, 1171 weight class) and Lusmu Kutvonen (ranked 48 p4p, 92 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ishmael Egyptian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 24 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lusmu Kutvonen!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kutvonen works Egyptian's body with a nice hook.
Egyptian misses with a series of wild punches.
Egyptian looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kutvonen!
The referee asks Egyptian politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Egyptian prefers to stall for the moment though.
Egyptian wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kutvonen, who protects the arm well.
Kutvonen throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Kutvonen misses with a strike from the bottom.
Kutvonen misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Kutvonen is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kutvonen throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Kutvonen wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
A lull in the action here as Egyptian stalls from top position.
Egyptian blocks the strikes from Kutvonen.
Egyptian 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.
Kutvonen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Egyptian wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutvonen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Egyptian's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kutvonen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Egyptian trying to control from half guard but Kutvonen is working away.
Egyptian works his way into side control.
Egyptian wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kutvonen, who protects the arm well.
Kutvonen gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Kutvonen wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Egyptian is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kutvonen defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Kutvonen is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Egyptian off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Egyptian is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kutvonen defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen manages to reverse the position and now he's in Egyptian's guard. Nice work there by Kutvonen.
Egyptian has momentary wrist control but Kutvonen slips an elbow through the middle.
Egyptian working for a triangle but Kutvonen defends it easily.
Kutvonen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kutvonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Egyptian is keeping the position for now.
Kutvonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Egyptian pushes a forearm under Kutvonen's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Kutvonen is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ishmael Egyptian!
A very excited looking Ishmael Egyptian 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.
Lusmu Kutvonen spoke after the fight, saying 'I think this it is for me. Time to retire. Skills are gone..'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunny Anstey (ranked 983 p4p, 1658 weight class) and Murfum Orcarm (ranked 130 p4p, 212 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Murfum Orcarm!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey tries to bum rush Orcarm with a series of wild strikes but Orcarm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anstey swings for the body but Orcarm moves out of range.
Orcarm throws a sloppy head kick and Anstey moves out of range easily.
Anstey throws a big counter combination but Orcarm scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice uppercut lands for Anstey. That snapped Orcarm's head back.
Anstey tries to sprawl but Orcarm drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Anstey is staying active underneath Orcarm, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Orcarm throws a strike but Anstey avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Anstey keeping moving, preventing Orcarm from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orcarm postures up in Anstey's guard and throws a big left but Anstey blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey working a defensive guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Anstey looking for a sweep. Not yet Anstey, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Orcarm with a poor takedown
and Anstey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Murfum Orcarm has been cut.
The fighters circling - Anstey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orcarm moves forwards but Anstey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Anstey is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Anstey throws a one two combo.
Anstey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anstey tests Orcarm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orcarm shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anstey as he jumps to the side.
Orcarm tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Anstey defends well and Orcarm ends up having to push Anstey into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Anstey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bunny Anstey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murfum Orcarm.
Anstey lands a really nice looking cross but Orcarm seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anstey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice cross by Anstey.
Anstey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anstey's corner calls for a 1-2. Anstey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Orcarm shoots and misses
and Anstey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anstey just misses with a punch to the body.
Anstey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anstey throws an overhand right that lands on Orcarm's shoulder, as Orcarm tries to avoid the shot.
Anstey looks to land a left hand but Orcarm moved out of range nicely.
Anstey with a jab.
Anstey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Anstey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orcarm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anstey.
Orcarm dodges the punch combination from Anstey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Anstey leaves Orcarm with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Orcarm doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anstey scores with a hook.
Orcarm closes the distance and clinches up with Anstey, looking for a takedown. Orcarm pushes Anstey against the cage but Anstey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anstey appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sloppy strikes from Anstey. Those never looked like landing.
Orcarm shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Anstey's guard.
Orcarm stopping the sweep attempt from Anstey.
Orcarm trying to control the position from guard on top but Anstey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orcarm has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anstey throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Anstey looking for a sweep. Not yet Anstey, not yet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Anstey lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Orcarm is on top in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bunny Anstey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Murfum Orcarm's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anstey lands with a nice body punch.
Orcarm moves out of range as Anstey strikes.
Anstey is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Orcarm fails with a takedown attempt.
Anstey scores with a three punch combo!
Orcarm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anstey throws out the jab.
Anstey 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.
Orcarm dives in and grabs Anstey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anstey pushes down on Orcarm's head and hops out.
Orcarm dives in and grabs Anstey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anstey pushes down on Orcarm's head and hops out.
It looked like Anstey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bunny Anstey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murfum Orcarm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orcarm shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Anstey to counter with a crisp jab.
Anstey lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Orcarm can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Anstey and Orcarm drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Anstey.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bunny Anstey!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Bleak (ranked 1459 p4p, 1081 weight class) and Mike Haggar (ranked 186 p4p, 143 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruno Bleak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 51 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Haggar!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Haggar misses its intended target.
Haggar throws a looping overhand right but Bleak ducks down to avoid it.
Haggar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Haggar misses with a looping left.
Haggar blocks a head kick by Bleak.
Haggar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bleak tries a head kick but it misses.
Bleak looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bleak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haggar connects with a jab.
Bleak misses with a double jab.
Bleak throws a shot from downtown. Haggar moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Bleak.
Haggar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Haggar avoids the head kick by Bleak.
And Haggar tries to counter it with a takedown but Bleak pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Haggar throws out a loose jab but Bleak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bleak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bleak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Haggar clobbers Bleak with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bleak tries to clinch but Haggar moves away
and Haggar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Haggar looks to land a strike but Bleak avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bleak holds on and takes a little breather.
Haggar throws a strike but Bleak rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bleak stopping the sweep attempt from Haggar.
Haggar has Bleak pulled in close to control his posture.
Haggar wants to sweep but no luck.
Haggar looking to control.
Bleak sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bleak puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Haggar wants to get back to his feet.
Bleak is thwarting Haggar's attempts to control the position.
Haggar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar is refusing to be controlled, as Bleak sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Haggar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bleak.
Haggar closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bleak's guard.
Bleak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haggar.
Haggar wants to control from the top but Bleak keeps moving.
Haggar working some strikes from top position.
Bleak keeping full guard, as Haggar tries to pass.
Bleak is controlling Haggar's posture.
Haggar throws an elbow that misses. Bleak uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Haggar's guard. Nice move by Bleak!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggar has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bleak is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Haggar.
Haggar wants to control but Bleak postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haggar is not content to let Bleak control the position.
Haggar tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bleak presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Haggar is looking to get to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Haggar 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.
Bleak slips a jab from Haggar.
Haggar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Haggar drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Haggar postures up in Bleak's guard and throws a big left but Bleak blocks it.
Haggar trying to control but Bleak is working from the bottom.
Bleak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haggar throws an elbow that misses. Bleak uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Haggar's guard. Nice move by Bleak!
Bruno Bleak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haggar looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bleak passes into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haggar keeps working.
Haggar is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak wants to control but Haggar is keeping him busy.
Haggar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bleak wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Haggar tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bleak presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Haggar regains half guard.
Haggar is looking for a sweep. Bleak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bleak is trying to control. Haggar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar is looking for a sweep. Bleak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bleak tries to pass to full mount but Haggar defends it.
Haggar is trying to get back to full guard.
Haggar misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Haggar punching from the bottom.
Haggar is looking to control Bleak's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Haggar avoid being mounted?
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar cracks Bleak with an open hand slap.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bleak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bleak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haggar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Haggar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haggar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bleak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haggar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haggar misses the jab.
Bleak wants to clinch up but Haggar keeps it at a distance.
Haggar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bleak in his tracks.
Bleak slips a straight right by Haggar.
Haggar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Haggar's corner calls for a 1-2. Haggar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bleak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haggar manages to avoid it.
Haggar avoids the head kick by Bleak.
Mike Haggar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bleak throws a head kick but Haggar moves out of range.
Haggar dodges the punch combination from Bleak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haggar.
Haggar loads up on a big right hand but Bleak slips the punch.
Haggar throws a body punch but Bleak moves out of range.
Bleak looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Haggar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bleak staying out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bleak scores with a jab.
Bleak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Haggar closes the distance and clinches up with Bleak, looking for a takedown. Haggar pushes Bleak against the cage but Bleak circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bruno Bleak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Haggar.
Bleak lands a two punch combo.
Bleak wants to clinch.
Bleak changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bleak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Haggar misses the target.
Haggar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bruno Bleak will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bleak takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bleak moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bleak tries a head kick but it misses.
Haggar fails with the takedown.
Haggar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bleak throws a nice looking combination but Haggar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bleak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haggar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bleak.
Bleak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haggar.
Haggar swings for the body but Bleak moves out of range.
Bleak lands with a straight right. Haggar didn't see that one coming.
Bleak swings for the body but Haggar moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bleak swinging wildly here.
Bruno Bleak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bleak stalks Haggar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Haggar's face. Haggar staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Haggar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haggar.
Haggar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haggar.
A little feinted left hand from Bleak on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bruno Bleak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haggar needs to keep his hands up - Bleak had a free shot at his head there.
Bleak throws a sloppy head kick
and Haggar counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bleak!
Haggar tries to score with some ground and pound. Bleak controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ground and pound from Haggar seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Haggar tries to score with some ground and pound. Bleak controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Haggar lands an elbow.
Haggar taking a break here but Bleak is having none of it and regains half guard.
Haggar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haggar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haggar throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bleak to regain full guard.
Bleak has momentary wrist control but Haggar slips an elbow through the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bleak keeping full guard, as Haggar tries to pass.
Bleak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haggar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Haggar throwing strikes but missing.
Bleak keeping moving, preventing Haggar from controlling successfully.
Bleak is trying to keep Haggar in close.
Haggar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haggar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Haggar working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Haggar throws an elbow that misses. Bleak uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Haggar's guard. Nice move by Bleak!
Haggar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bleak is controlling him.
Haggar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Haggar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haggar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bleak is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Haggar defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haggar works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Haggar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bleak is not content to let Haggar control the position.
Haggar wants to pass to mount but Bleak is defending the position.
Haggar working the head and body with strikes.
Haggar trying to control from half guard but Bleak is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Haggar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Haggar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Haggar!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Koba Takanori (ranked 796 p4p, 560 weight class) and Seamus O Brien (ranked 107 p4p, 73 weight class). O Brien has chosen Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill as his entrance music. Koba Takanori could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Seamus O Brien's 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 Las Vegas, Koba Takanori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus O Brien!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brien misses with a body punch
and Takanori counters with a straight right hand.
Takanori feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends O Brien sprawling to the canvas! O Brien rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Takanori finish him?!
Takanori gets tackled into the cage by O Brien. O Brien maintains the clinch.
Takanori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takanori tries a knee to the head but O Brien blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Takanori.
O Brien trying to land knees to the body.
Takanori tries a knee to the head but O Brien blocks it.
O Brien missing with knees to the body.
O Brien tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Takanori takes a knee right on the jaw!
O Brien swings wildly with an uppercut but Takanori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takanori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
O Brien missing with knees to the body.
Takanori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Brien on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Takanori takes a knee to the side of the body.
Takanori putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has O Brien in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Takanori with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from O Brien fails to land.
O Brien lands a right hand.
O Brien swings wildly with an uppercut but Takanori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takanori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Brien's elbow.
O Brien misses with some punches.
O Brien is working Takanori over against the cage.
O Brien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Brien lands on the inside with an uppercut.
O Brien misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takanori landing knees to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Brien.
Takanori tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Brien avoids it.
Takanori managing to block the knees to the body from O Brien.
Takanori blocks an uppercut.
Takanori managing to block the knees to the body from O Brien.
O Brien cracks Takanori with a nice body shot.
Takanori stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
O Brien lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Brien using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takanori has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Takanori misses with the head strike.
Takanori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Brien's elbow.
Takanori lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Takanori missing with knees to the body.
O Brien lands a hook that snaps the head of Takanori backwards.
O Brien tries to land knees in the clinch but Takanori avoids the damage to the body.
Takanori tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
O Brien blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
O Brien blocking some punches.
O Brien on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
O Brien tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takanori's elbow.
O Brien misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Brien scores with a shoulder strike.
O Brien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Takanori.
It looks like Seamus O Brien has been cut.
Nice body punch from O Brien - that landed with a thud.
Takanori tries to throw a body punch but O Brien avoids it by throwing Takanori back against the cage.
O Brien working some nice short punches in the clinch.
O Brien lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanori is leaning against O Brien and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
O Brien throws a punch but it's blocked by Takanori.
Takanori scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Takanori managing to block the knees to the body from O Brien.
O Brien working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Takanori tries to work over O Brien's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from O Brien.
O Brien tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by O Brien.
Takanori can't find room to land a body shot as O Brien controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Takanori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Brien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Brien unloads a knee to the mid-section. Takanori lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
O Brien working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
O Brien scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Takanori lands a good knee to the midsection. O Brien won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Brien misses with some punches.
Takanori trying to land knees to the body.
Takanori scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takanori misses with a body punch.
Takanori avoiding damage as O Brien throws knees to the body.
Takanori tries to throw a body punch but O Brien avoids it by throwing Takanori back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Takanori fails to land.
Nice body punch from O Brien.
Takanori misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Brien lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from O Brien.
O Brien lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
O Brien throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Takanori blocks it with crossed arms.
O Brien lands a right hand.
O Brien lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Takanori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Brien swings wildly with an uppercut but Takanori uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takanori lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from O Brien on the inside.
Takanori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from O Brien.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Seamus O Brien will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Seamus O Brien's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
O Brien misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from Takanori misses its target.
Takanori on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
O Brien looks to score with a jab to the body but Takanori is just out of range.
Takanori looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Takanori moves out of range of the body kick.
Takanori was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
O Brien moves out of range as Takanori strikes.
O Brien misses with a leg kick
and Takanori counters with a stiff right hand.
Takanori on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Seamus O Brien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Brien rushes Takanori and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takanori managing to block the knees to the body from O Brien.
Takanori landing knees to the body.
Takanori is leaning against O Brien and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Takanori prevents a body shot from O Brien.
O Brien tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Brien scores a nice knee to the body.
O Brien tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Takanori missing with knees to the body.
O Brien avoiding damage as Takanori throws knees to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from O Brien in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
O Brien struggles to land a body shot inside as Takanori controls his hands.
Takanori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Brien has a couple of punches blocked by Takanori.
Takanori lands with a left to the head.
O Brien blocks an uppercut.
Takanori lands with a short shot to the head.
Takanori trying to land knees to the body.
O Brien misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takanori.
A short right from Takanori.
O Brien tries to work over Takanori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takanori lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Takanori can't find room to land a body shot as O Brien controls the action.
O Brien misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Brien.
O Brien misses with the head strike.
O Brien missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takanori backwards.
O Brien misses with some punches.
Takanori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takanori scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
O Brien tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takanori's elbow.
Takanori tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
O Brien lands a knee to the body.
O Brien throws a head punch that misses.
Takanori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Brien.
O Brien tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seamus O Brien seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Takanori avoiding damage as O Brien throws knees to the body.
O Brien tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takanori avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Brien.
Takanori misses with a punch to the body.
O Brien blocks a body shot from Takanori.
Takanori has a couple of punches blocked by O Brien.
Takanori throws a punch but it's blocked by O Brien.
O Brien missing with knees to the body.
O Brien misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanori throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takanori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takanori tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Takanori tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Brien avoids it.
Takanori lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Brien or not.
O Brien tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takanori lands a shoulder strike.
Takanori lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
O Brien blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takanori avoiding damage as O Brien throws knees to the body.
Takanori blocks a body shot from O Brien.
O Brien misses with a punch to the body.
Takanori avoiding damage as O Brien throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Takanori scores with a nice short uppercut.
Takanori throws a head punch that misses.
O Brien misses with some punches.
O Brien blocks an uppercut.
Takanori is working O Brien over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takanori pushes O Brien back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Takanori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
O Brien is breathing heavily.
O Brien lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Brien misses with the head strike.
O Brien scores with a nice hook to the head.
Takanori lands a knee to the head.
Takanori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takanori scores with a shot to the side of O Brien's head.
O Brien tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takanori's elbow.
Takanori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
O Brien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Brien lands with a short shot to the head.
Takanori trying to land knees to the body.
Takanori missing with knees to the body.
Takanori throws a punch but it's blocked by O Brien.
A short left from O Brien.
Takanori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Takanori missing with knees to the body.
Takanori prevents a body shot from O Brien.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Koba Takanori will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Seamus O Brien's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Takanori throws an off balance right hand
and O Brien counters with a nice uppercut.
Takanori fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with O Brien, pushing him back against the cage.
Takanori has a couple of punches blocked by O Brien.
O Brien misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Brien lands with a light punch inside.
Takanori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Brien lands a right hand.
Takanori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takanori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takanori misses with a knee strike.
Takanori lands a hook that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
O Brien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takanori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Brien is defending well for now.
Takanori misses with a punch on the inside.
O Brien works on Takanori's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by O Brien.
O Brien is leaning against Takanori and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Brien lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanori tries to land knees in the clinch but O Brien avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O Brien.
Takanori blocks an uppercut.
Takanori tries a knee to the head but O Brien blocks it.
O Brien stalling.
O Brien gets through Takanori's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O Brien lands with a light punch inside.
Takanori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takanori managing to block the knees to the body from O Brien.
O Brien with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Takanori's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Takanori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from O Brien.
Nice body punch from O Brien - that landed with a thud.
O Brien is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takanori is defending well for now.
Takanori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takanori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Takanori managing to block the knees to the body from O Brien.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takanori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by O Brien.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takanori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from O Brien fails to land.
Takanori connects with a nasty looking knee right to O Brien's face.
Takanori tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Takanori looking to throw knees to the head but O Brien is blocking nicely.
O Brien can't find room to land a body shot as Takanori controls the action.
O Brien misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Brien tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takanori avoids it.
Takanori takes a shot to the head.
Takanori lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
O Brien connects with a nasty looking knee right to Takanori's face.
Takanori lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt O Brien or not.
A short left from O Brien.
O Brien is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takanori is defending well for now.
O Brien has a couple of punches blocked by Takanori.
O Brien misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanori lands with a right to the head.
O Brien tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Brien lands with a short punch from the clinch.
O Brien throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Takanori blocks it with crossed arms.
O Brien lands with a short punch from the clinch.
O Brien misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Brien misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, O Brien scores with a nice short uppercut.
O Brien can't find room to land a body shot as Takanori controls the action.
Takanori throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Briens head.
Takanori misses with a punch to the body.
Takanori working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Takanori digs a right hand into O Brien's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Brien's gas tank.
Takanori throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Takanori lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Brien.
Takanori lands with a right to the head.
Takanori scores with a shot to the side of O Brien's head.
O Brien is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takanori unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Takanori lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
O Brien is still on wobbly legs! Can Takanori finish him?
Takanori with an attempt at a knee that misses.
O Brien seems to have recovered his senses.
O Brien throws a head punch that misses.
O Brien tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takanori avoids it.
Takanori lands a hook that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
O Brien swings wildly with an uppercut but Takanori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takanori working aggressively here.
Takanori makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Takanori scores with a nice hook to the head.
Takanori struggles to land a body shot inside as O Brien controls his hands.
Takanori lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takanori.
Takanori using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Brien has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Takanori misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Brien misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takanori.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seamus O Brien.
I think O Brien has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seamus O Brien!
Seamus O Brien bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Babcock (ranked 123 p4p, 460 weight class) and D.C. Benny (ranked 18 p4p, 62 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Babcock might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Raiders Attack Vault City. Benny has chosen D.C. Benny - Unagi Standup Bit 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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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 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, D.C. Benny!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Benny napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Benny tries to bench press Babcock off him but Babcock keeps the position.
Babcock wants to control but Benny is keeping him busy.
Babcock working the head with strikes.
Benny wants to control but Babcock postures up.
Benny tries to buck Babcock off but Babcock is having none of it.
Babcock lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Benny down.
Benny is looking to regain half guard here but Babcock keeps moving and retains side control.
Babcock has hold of Benny's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Benny tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Babcock cranks the arm and Benny screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Benny, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jim Babcock!
Jim Babcock thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takeda Shida (ranked 43 p4p, 248 weight class) and Gothic Line (ranked 6 p4p, 33 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Takeda Shida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gothic Line!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Line with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Line throws a lazy uppercut
and Shida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shida slips a straight right by Line.
Line takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Line throws a body punch but Shida moves out of range.
Shida swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Line drops his hands momentarily and Shida takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shida.
Shida connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Line momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shida.
Line's corner calls for a 1-2. Line obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Line closes the distance looking to clinch
and Line takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Line throws out a counter right but Shida avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shida blocks a jab.
Shida swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Line throws a sloppy head kick and Shida moves out of range easily.
Shida swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shida looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shida takes a swing at Line's ribcage but misses.
Line let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Line throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shida misses the jab.
Shida avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida lands a big head kick that sends Line tumbling to the mat! Shida takes a step backwards and waves Line back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Line checks a leg kick nicely.
Line uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shida.
Line doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Shida lands a big uppercut and Line crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Line looks OK. Shida waves Line back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shida avoids the body shot from Line.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shida misses with a kick to the body
and Shida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Line keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shida lands a nice shot that snaps Line's head back.
Line throws a looping overhand right but Shida ducks down to avoid it.
Line uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shida.
Line rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shida counters with a nice kick to the body.
Shida throws a jab but it's blocked by Line.
Line looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takeda Shida dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A lazy left from Shida finds it's target.
Shida lands with an overhand left.
Shida lands a nice looking kick to the body. Line takes a step back to recover.
Shida throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shida takes a swing at Line's ribcage but misses.
Line misses with a straight right.
Shida is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Line keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Line pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shida. Line does a little dance to reset his feet.
Line looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Line misses with a jab to the body
and Shida counters with a good low kick that Line was not able to check.
Shida darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shida lands a really nice looking cross but Line seems unphased.
Line misses with an uppercut. Shida saw that one coming.
Shida throwing a counter right hand but Line manages to avoid it.
Line throws a hook but Shida blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Shida misses the target.
Shida sizes up Line with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Line throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Line uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida throws a body shot but no joy.
Line shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shida takes a swing at Line's ribcage but misses.
Line swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shida throws a head kick that misses.
Shida lands with an uppercut that bounces Line off the cage and back into range.
Line moves out of range of the body kick from Shida.
It seemed like Line was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shida gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shida drops Line with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Line looks back up at him and smiles so Shida waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Line is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shida throws a series of punches but Line avoids them all with ease.
Line looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shida closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Line! Shida dives in looking to finish! Line is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takeda Shida!
Takeda Shida 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Eric Cheese (ranked 3 p4p, 213 weight class) and Jim Bob Walton (ranked 1 p4p, 18 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. Charles Eric Cheese has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 29 - 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 13 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jim Bob Walton!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheese misses with a wild combination.
Walton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cheese doesn't seem bothered though.
Walton digs a good body shot into Cheese's ribs.
Cheese misses with a right hand
and Walton counters with a straight right hand.
Cheese misses the jab.
Walton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Walton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Walton looks to score with a jab to the body but Cheese is just out of range.
Cheese throws the kick towards the body but Walton avoids it.
Walton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cheese at a distance.
Cheese is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walton.
Walton throws a lazy right hand but Cheese sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walton throws a big shot that misses.
Cheese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walton manages to avoid it.
Walton has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cheese is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cheese throws a body kick that misses.
Cheese takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Walton misses with a kick to the body.
Walton slips a straight right by Cheese.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton lands with a kick to the ribs.
Walton thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cheese if he has to take too many more of those.
Cheese walks into a straight right hand from Walton.
Walton swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheese.
Walton misses with a straight left.
Walton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cheese looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cheese moves out of range as Walton strikes.
Cheese on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cheese connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big left from Walton misses.
Cheese throws a chopping leg kick but Walton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cheese blocks the body kick.
Jim Bob Walton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheese takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walton darts in and clinches Cheese up against the cage.
Cheese misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cheese misses with a punch on the inside.
Cheese cracks Walton with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cheese lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cheese pushes Walton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cheese throws a body kick that misses.
Walton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cheese.
Walton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walton jabs Cheese right on the nose. Cheese blinks but takes it well.
Walton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Walton.
Cheese scores with a crisp jab that stopped Walton in his tracks.
The fighters circling - Walton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cheese.
Cheese 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.
Walton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A shot to the liver by Walton. Beautiful body shot.
We've been told by Cheese's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Walton scores with a hook to the body. Cheese takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cheese avoids the body shot from Walton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton cracks Cheese with a right hand to the side of the head.
Walton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Cheese.
Walton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Walton throws out a loose jab but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Walton loads up on a big right hand but Cheese slips the punch.
A jab from Walton misses.
Walton misses the shot to the body.
Walton thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cheese if he has to take too many more of those.
Cheese misses with a leg kick
and Walton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cheese scores with a jab. Walton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Walton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cheese.
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!
Walton jabs Cheese to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Walton scores with a nice right hand.
Cheese tries to clinch there but Walton circles away.
Cheese takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Walton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Walton.
Cheese throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Walton slips under a jab.
Cheese blocks a head kick by Walton.
Walton lands with a good body shot.
Walton bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Walton is looking to land body kicks.
Cheese misses with an uppercut. Walton saw that one coming.
Walton throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cheese throws a low kick, looking for Walton's leg but Walton calmly moves out of range.
Walton throws out a powerful jab.
Cheese takes one to the chin there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cheese misses the shot to the body.
Walton misses with an uppercut. Cheese saw that one coming.
Walton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cheese doesn't seem bothered though.
Walton misses with an uppercut
and Cheese counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Bob Walton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Walton tries to clinch but Cheese moves out of range.
Walton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cheese, pushing him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Walton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cheese's brow.
A right handed body shot lands from Cheese.
Walton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Walton.
Walton struggles to land a body shot inside as Cheese controls his hands.
Cheese will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Walton has a couple of punches blocked by Cheese.
Walton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cheese backwards.
Walton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cheese ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cheese tries to counter by clinching up but Walton breaks away and moves out of range.
Walton jabs Cheese to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cheese is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walton.
Walton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Walton throws a hook but Cheese avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Walton.
Walton throws out a loose jab but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheese appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheese circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton throws a jab when Cheese was well out of range.
Walton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cheese throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cheese has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Walton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walton misses with some punches.
Cheese tries to throw a body punch but Walton avoids it by throwing Cheese back against the cage.
Walton working hard to break the clinch.
Cheese tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walton's elbow.
Walton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Cheese.
Cheese swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Walton tries to work over Cheese's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cheese digs a right hand underneath Walton's ribcage. Walton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Cheese fails to land.
Cheese lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walton or not.
Walton lands an uppercut.
Cheese lands a right hand.
Cheese has a couple of punches blocked by Walton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cheese makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cheese has a couple of punches blocked by Walton.
Cheese goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walton working aggressively here.
Come on Cheese - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Walton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cheese.
Walton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cheese lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walton backwards.
Cheese lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cheese lands with a left to the head.
Walton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walton has a couple of punches blocked by Cheese.
Cheese misses with some punches.
Walton scores with a shoulder strike.
Walton is trying to stall.
Walton working aggressively here.
Walton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cheese is trying to maintain a safe position but Walton gets an underhook and turns Cheese into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese controlling the action here for a moment.
Cheese lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cheese is leaning against Walton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cheese's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good leg kick by Cheese.
Cheese looks for the body kick but Walton saw that one coming.
Walton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cheese misses with an attempted mid kick.
Walton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cheese stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Walton lands a nice hook to Cheese's body. Cheese takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Walton throws a head kick but Cheese moves out of range.
Nice shot by Cheese.
Walton works Cheese's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheese throws an overhand right that lands on Walton's shoulder, as Walton tries to avoid the shot.
Walton connects with a body shot that sends Cheese's belly button to the back.
Walton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton looks to land a right hand but Cheese moved out of range.
Cheese scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Walton looks to land a right hand but Cheese moved out of range.
Cheese fires out a quick counter leg kick but Walton just manages to avoid it.
Jim Bob Walton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cheese.
Walton lands with a nice body punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Walton!
Cheese throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cheese lands the left hand.
Cheese moves out of range as Walton throws a body kick.
Cheese sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Walton throws a shot to the body.
Cheese misses with an attempted mid kick.
Walton tries to clinch but Cheese moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Cheese misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Walton moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A big right from Walton misses.
Cheese moves out of range as Walton strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Bob Walton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Cheese throws a big shot that misses.
Walton slips a jab from Cheese.
Walton throws the kick towards the body but Cheese avoids it.
Walton staying out of range there.
A jab from Walton does it's job there.
A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target.
Walton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walton steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Walton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheese manages to avoid it.
Cheese looks to score with a jab to the body but Walton is just out of range.
Cheese avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cheese.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton throws a jab but it's blocked by Cheese.
Walton delivers a nice body kick.
Cheese scores with a hook to the body. Walton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cheese takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cheese throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walton 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!
Walton missing with a left hand there. Cheese was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cheese uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walton.
Cheese swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cheese swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walton misses with a straight left.
Cheese pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walton scores with a kick to the body.
Walton moves out of range of the body kick from Cheese.
Cheese looks to throw the jab but Walton is out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walton throws a shot to the body.
Walton misses with an uppercut.
Walton lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cheese will feel that in the morning.
Walton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cheese on the side of the head.
Cheese tries to clinch up but Walton circles away and keeps his distance.
Walton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cheese. Cheese circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Walton.
Walton takes a swing at Cheese's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton lands a jab to the nose.
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 walks into a straight right hand from Walton.
Walton lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Walton misses the body punch
and Cheese counters with a body kick that stops Walton in his tracks momentarily.
Walton lands a slapping body shot.
Cheese takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Walton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cheese manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A counter left hand to the body from Cheese misses its target.
Walton lands a nice shot to the body.
Walton throws a hook to the side of Cheese's head but Cheese sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cheese feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cheese displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walton throws out the jab.
Cheese misses with a looping left.
Walton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cheese counters with a nice body shot.
Walton looks to land a right hand but Cheese moved out of range.
Cheese tries to counter by clinching up but Walton breaks away and moves out of range.
A big left from Walton misses.
Walton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walton throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese misses with a looping right.
Walton missing with a left hand there. Cheese was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Walton misses the target.
A jab from Walton misses.
Cheese thuds his right hand into Walton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Walton tests Cheese's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cheese looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cheese scores with a decent looking hook.
A big right from Walton misses.
Cheese throws a quick counter kick to the body but Walton avoids it.
Walton walks into a jab.
Walton is rocked!
The crowd cheers as Walton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cheese doesn't seem phased though.
Walton is still on wobbly legs! Can Cheese finish him?
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheese looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walton clinches up against the cage.
Walton seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Walton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walton fails to land with a series of punches.
Walton scores with a shot to the body.
Cheese throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Walton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cheese's knee momentarily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cheese. Walton shrugs it off though.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cheese crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Walton - the referee stops the clock and Cheese gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Walton. Cheese manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cheese misses with a low kick.
Walton appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cheese throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Walton misses.
Cheese misses with a hook. Walton ducked under it nicely.
Walton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target.
Cheese ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walton avoids the body shot from Cheese.
Walton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cheese sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Bob Walton really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Walton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cheese appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cheese doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Walton looks for the body kick but Cheese saw that one coming.
Walton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cheese throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walton.
Cheese's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Walton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cheese scrambles back to his feet.
Walton scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cheese takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Walton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cheese.
Walton misses with a straight left.
Walton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cheese takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walton just misses with a punch to the body.
Walton takes one to the side of the head.
Walton takes one on the button.
Walton throws a wild body kick that Cheese sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Walton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walton misses with a punch on the inside.
Cheese misses with some punches.
Cheese leaning against his opponent.
Walton misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Cheese on the inside.
Nice body punch from Cheese.
Cheese misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cheese doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walton is trying to stall.
Walton can't break the clinch.
Cheese has a couple of punches blocked by Walton.
Cheese misses with a punch to the body.
Walton misses with a body punch.
Walton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Walton.
Cheese misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cheese bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Walton misses.
Cheese fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Walton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cheese with the inside 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!
A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target.
Cheese half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cheese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cheese, as that shot connected.
Walton digs a good hook to Cheese's body.
Cheese uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walton.
Cheese with a jab.
Walton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cheese doesn't seem bothered though.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cheese takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cheese throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Walton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cheese tries to land a leg kick but Walton saw it coming and moves away.
Walton connects with a looping right hand.
Walton has Cheese up against the cage in a clinch.
Cheese doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Walton - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Cheese fails to land.
Cheese takes a shot to the head.
Walton misses with some punches.
Cheese misses with a body punch.
Walton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Walton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cheese misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton lands a hook that snaps the head of Cheese backwards.
Cheese blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walton swings wildly with an uppercut but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Walton is predictable there
and Cheese counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Walton slips under a jab from Cheese.
A shot to the liver by Walton. Beautiful body shot.
Walton tries to clinch up but Cheese circles away and keeps his distance.
Walton moves out of range as Cheese throws a body kick.
Walton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cheese looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cheese. That did some damage!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jim Bob Walton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Walton clinches.
Cheese digs a right hand into Walton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walton's gas tank.
Cheese lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Cheese.
Cheese gets through Walton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Walton lands a nice uppercut.
Cheese swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charles Eric Cheese has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Walton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cheese.
Walton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cheese misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cheese takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Walton.
Cheese throws a low kick, looking for Walton's leg but Walton calmly moves out of range.
Walton misses with an uppercut. Cheese saw that one coming.
Walton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese swings for the body but Walton moves out of range.
Walton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cheese slips a straight right by Walton.
Cheese half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cheese throws the kick towards the body but Walton avoids it.
Cheese uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walton.
Walton misses with a wild body shot.
Cheese connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Walton momentarily.
Cheese gets tackled into the cage by Walton. Walton maintains the clinch.
Walton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cheese manages to break the clinch.
Cheese lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Walton scores with a shot to the body.
Cheese showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walton.
A decent looking cross lands there for Walton.
Charles Eric Cheese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese avoids the body shot from Walton.
Walton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cheese on the side of the head.
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!
Nice defenses there by Cheese.
Walton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Walton works Cheese's body with a nice hook.
Cheese throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Walton lands a jab to Cheese's midsection.
Cheese slips under a jab.
Walton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cheese throws out the jab.
Cheese cracks Walton with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cheese has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Walton to stand back up!
Cheese looks for the body kick but Walton saw that one coming.
Walton throws a push kick but Cheese slaps the foot to one side.
Walton misses with a left hand
and Cheese counters by clinching up.
Cheese tries to work over Walton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cheese tries to work over Walton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walton.
Walton lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese throws a punch but it's blocked by Walton.
Walton struggles to land a body shot inside as Cheese controls his hands.
Walton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cheese doesn't manage to clinch there - Walton circles away.
Cheese throws a low kick but Walton avoids it.
Walton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cheese takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Walton throws a body punch but Cheese moves out of range.
Walton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cheese sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cheese on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cheese uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walton.
Cheese tries to move into range but Walton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cheese shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cheese moves out of range as Walton throws a body kick.
Walton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cheese misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walton looks to throw the jab but Cheese is out of range.
Cheese takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Walton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jim Bob Walton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheese takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Walton moves out of range of the body kick from Cheese.
Cheese takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cheese moves away from the strike by Walton.
Cheese takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cheese throws a solid leg kick but Walton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cheese.
Walton scores with a jab to the body.
Cheese throws a leg kick but Walton moved away.
Walton lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cheese swings for the body but Walton moves out of range.
Walton cracks a nice hook into Cheese's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Bob Walton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Walton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 45:50
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Bob Walton!
Jim Bob Walton is the new bantamweight champion!
Jim Bob Walton really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conviction logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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