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C371: Cheese vs Walton III PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Colby Gebhardt (ranked 2995 p4p, 1640 weight class) and Tadahiro Nomura (ranked 176 p4p, 117 weight class). Nomura has chosen Nomura as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Colby Gebhardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tadahiro Nomura!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nomura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nomura takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nomura scores with a takedown into Gebhardt's guard.
Nomura stops Gebhardt from standing up.
Nomura trying to control the position from guard on top but Gebhardt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nomura stops Gebhardt from standing up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nomura cracks Gebhardt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gebhardt keeps Nomura at a distance using the push kick.
Nomura connects with a looping right hand.
Gebhardt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomura scores with a takedown into Gebhardt's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Gebhardt manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Nomura is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gebhardt to keep the fight standing.
Nomura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gebhardt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gebhardt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gebhardt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nomura counters with a nice uppercut.
Nomura looking to score a takedown here. Gebhardt is defending well but Nomura drives through and ends up in Gebhardt's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gebhardt wants to stand but Nomura is controlling the position.
Nomura forces his way into half guard.
Nomura is keen to just control but Gebhardt is a slippery customer.
Nomura is working for a submission of some sort.
Gebhardt wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nomura seems to be working for a kimura but Gebhardt defends the submission attempt.
Gebhardt pushes Nomura off and gets back to his feet.
Gebhardt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nomura throws a good cross that connects.
Gebhardt throws a lazy right hand but Nomura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gebhardt misses the jab.
Gebhardt staying out of range there.
Gebhardt misses the shot to the body.
Nomura takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gebhardt misses with a kick to the body
and Nomura counters with a stiff right hand.
Nomura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gebhardt.
Nomura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gebhardt walks into a stiff left hand from Nomura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomura is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Nomura shuts the power down on Gebhardt. Lights out, game over! Nomura is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tadahiro Nomura!
Tadahiro Nomura 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Gurizuri Nakamura (ranked 1610 p4p, 1648 weight class) and Bone Breaker (ranked 186 p4p, 192 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 28 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gurizuri Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bone Breaker!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Breaker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Breaker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nakamura.
Breaker dives in for a single leg takedown but Nakamura sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nakamura connects with a looping right hand.
Breaker misses with a takedown attempt - Nakamura sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nakamura displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Breaker.
Gurizuri Nakamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bone Breaker.
Nakamura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Breaker manages to avoid it.
Breaker is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nakamura's half guard.
Nakamura wants to get back to full guard.
Breaker is working for a kimura but Nakamura is defending it quite comfortably.
Nakamura is looking for a sweep. Breaker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker trying to control from half guard but Nakamura is working away.
Nakamura tries to get to full guard but Breaker has control of the leg.
Nakamura landing a few short strikes.
Breaker is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nakamura has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nakamura moves into full guard.
Breaker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Breaker tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker tries for a kimura but Nakamura is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Breaker trying to control the position but Nakamura is working away.
Nakamura throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Nakamura tries to bench press Breaker off him but Breaker keeps the position.
Breaker is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nakamura knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nakamura tries to buck Breaker off but Breaker is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breaker working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Breaker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nakamura is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nakamura tries to buck Breaker off but Breaker is having none of it.
Breaker advances to full mount.
Nakamura sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Breaker is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nakamura is just riding it out for now. Breaker eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breaker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nakamura does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Breaker works his way into side control.
Nakamura manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We've been hearing that Nakamura has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Breaker is pressing down on Nakamura's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Breaker is adopting a defensive guard.
Nakamura is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bone Breaker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Breaker looks for a takedown but Nakamura sprawls well.
Nakamura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Breaker was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakamura.
Breaker dives in and scores a takedown into Nakamura's guard.
Breaker preventing the sweep.
Bone Breaker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Breaker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nakamura manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakamura won't allow Breaker to pass to mount.
Breaker is keen to just control but Nakamura is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breaker moves nicely into side control.
Nakamura is looking to regain half guard here but Breaker keeps moving and retains side control.
Breaker works to advance to full mount. Nakamura defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to reverse the position but Breaker maintains control.
Breaker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Breaker looking for a guillotine from mount but Nakamura is having none of it.
Breaker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nakamura is looking to escape.
Breaker might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nakamura haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Breaker is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Nakamura is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bone Breaker!
A relieved looking Bone Breaker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mabahong Tae (ranked 1119 p4p, 4393 weight class) and Donovan Trumpinov (ranked 138 p4p, 418 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mabahong Tae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donovan Trumpinov!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trumpinov misses with a lunging right hand
and Tae counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Donovan Trumpinov has been cut.
Tae takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Trumpinov swings widly with a right hand
and Tae counters with a left and a right that stings Trumpinov.
Donovan Trumpinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tae clinches up with Trumpinov and pushes him back against the cage.
Trumpinov breaks the clinch.
Tae connects with a combination that backs up Trumpinov into the cage. Tae lands a flurry of punches that gets past Trumpinov's guard. Trumpinov is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Tae bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mabahong Tae!
Mabahong Tae spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danila Bagrov (ranked 645 p4p, 934 weight class) and August Thibodeaux (ranked 78 p4p, 118 weight class). Bagrov comes to the cage accompanied by Империя зла. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danila Bagrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, August Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bagrov.
Bagrov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Thibodeaux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bagrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bagrov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Thibodeaux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bagrov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bagrov blocks a jab.
Thibodeaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bagrov manages to avoid it.
Thibodeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Bagrov is just out of range.
Bagrov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Thibodeaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bagrov manages to avoid it.
Thibodeaux misses with a leg kick
so Bagrov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Thibodeaux pushes Bagrov off and gets back to his feet.
Bagrov slips a jab from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bagrov moves away.
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!
Thibodeaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bagrov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook. Bagrov ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thibodeaux. Bagrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bagrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thibodeaux throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bagrov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bagrov.
Bagrov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bagrov is working Thibodeaux over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bagrov is working Thibodeaux over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bagrov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thibodeaux is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bagrov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov throwing strikes from guard but Thibodeaux blocks nicely.
Thibodeaux wants to stand and escape but Bagrov is having none of it.
Thibodeaux trying to control the position.
Bagrov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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!
Bagrov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
An elbow from Bagrov crashes against the mat.
Bagrov lands a few punches from side control.
Thibodeaux is looking for a sweep.
Bagrov tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Thibodeaux taking a bit of punishment here - Bagrov scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux tries to buck Bagrov off but Bagrov is having none of it.
Bagrov scoring with punches from side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Bagrov is working Thibodeaux over with some ground and pound from side control.
We've been hearing that Bagrov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thibodeaux tries to buck Bagrov off but Bagrov is having none of it.
Bagrov working the body and head with strikes.
Bagrov working the ground and pound from side control.
Bagrov looks up at the clock and then as Thibodeaux takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bagrov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bagrov lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thibodeaux is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bagrov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bagrov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Thibodeaux keeping his opponent close.
Thibodeaux tries to bench press Bagrov off him but Bagrov keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov scores with a couple of short elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thibodeaux tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bagrov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Thibodeaux wants to get back to his feet but Bagrov drags him back down.
Bagrov landing strikes.
Thibodeaux stops Bagrov from passing to mount.
Bagrov lands a few punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Thibodeaux's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thibodeaux is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bagrov is staying active.
What's Thibodeaux going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Thibodeaux is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danila Bagrov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bagrov.
Bagrov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bagrov avoids the body shot from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws the left hand but Bagrov avoids the punch easily.
Bagrov feinted with a counter takedown.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook to the body
and Bagrov counters with a shoot takedown. Thibodeaux fights it but they end up in guard.
Thibodeaux wants to improve his position but instead Bagrov has moved into half guard.
Bagrov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bagrov working over Thibodeaux with some ground and pound. Thibodeaux looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bagrov is nestled in close to Thibodeaux, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Thibodeaux kicks off Bagrov and gets to his feet.
Thibodeaux misses with a straight right.
Bagrov tries to counter with a takedown but Thibodeaux is quick to defend against it.
Thibodeaux throws a leg kick
and Bagrov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Thibodeaux manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Bagrov keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bagrov tries to break free but Thibodeaux pushes him back against the cage.
Bagrov tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux breaks from the clinch.
Bagrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Thibodeaux misses with a wild combination.
Bagrov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thibodeaux sprawls and moves away.
Bagrov ducks under a wild hook from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot.
Bagrov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Thibodeaux misses with a few strikes there.
Thibodeaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bagrov manages to avoid it.
Bagrov attempts a counter takedown but Thibodeaux avoids it well and moves away.
Thibodeaux swings for the body but Bagrov moves out of range.
Thibodeaux throws a jab but it's blocked by Bagrov.
Bagrov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov avoids the body shot from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux misses with a looping left.
Bagrov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A low kick from Thibodeaux misses
and Bagrov counters with a shoot takedown. Thibodeaux fights it but they end up in guard.
Thibodeaux has momentary wrist control but Bagrov slips an elbow through the middle.
Bagrov stopping the sweep attempt from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bagrov works over Thibodeaux with some ground and pound from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thibodeaux preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bagrov landing with the ground and pound.
Bagrov passes into half guard.
Bagrov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bagrov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thibodeaux with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bagrov.
Bagrov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bagrov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bagrov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bagrov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bagrov stops Thibodeaux from getting back to his feet.
Bagrov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Thibodeaux trying to control from the bottom.
Bagrov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
 Thibodeaux is rocked!
Bagrov working Thibodeaux over with strikes.
Thibodeaux is still in real trouble! Can Bagrov finish him?
Bagrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thibodeaux can do to turn this around?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bagrov connects with a nice short shot to Thibodeaux's temple.
Bagrov thows a huge punch but Thibodeaux dodges it nicely.
Bagrov is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Thibodeaux reverses the position - he's now on top in Bagrov's guard.
Thibodeaux seems to have recovered his senses.
Thibodeaux has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bagrov is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danila Bagrov dominated that second round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Thibodeaux throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bagrov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thibodeaux scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bagrov checks a low kick from Thibodeaux.
Bagrov attempts a counter takedown but Thibodeaux avoids it well and moves away.
Thibodeaux throws a right and a left that Bagrov avoids nicely.
Thibodeaux misses with a low kick as Bagrov jumps back.
Thibodeaux is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bagrov rather than just go for the knockout.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bagrov counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bagrov lands an elbow.
Thibodeaux struggling a bit here.
Bagrov scoring with punches and elbows.
Bagrov has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Thibodeaux!
Bagrov unloading with bombs!
Thibodeaux is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux is trying to stand up.
Bagrov lands a nice shot to the head.
Bagrov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thibodeaux?
Bagrov breaks from Thibodeaux's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Thibodeaux is trying desperately to improve position.
Thibodeaux tries to hold on but Bagrov postures up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bagrov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bagrov is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Thibodeaux goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Bagrov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Danila Bagrov!
A very excited looking Danila Bagrov 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joon Sang Hun (ranked 946 p4p, 767 weight class) and Unang Zemin (ranked 75 p4p, 65 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Zemin's choice of entrance music: 부모님 은혜. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joon Sang Hun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Unang Zemin!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zemin throws a jab when Sang Hun was well out of range.
Zemin looks to land a right hand but Sang Hun moved out of range.
Sang Hun has been working on his boxing with his coaches at League of Shadows MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Zemin scores with a hook.
Zemin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Zemin.
Zemin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zemin closes the distance and clinches.
Sang Hun can't find room to land a body shot as Zemin controls the action.
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Sang Hun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sang Hun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zemin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Sang Hun fails to land.
Sang Hun is leaning against Zemin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Sang Hun.
A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sang Hun.
A right hook to the body lands for Sang Hun.
Sang Hun struggles to land a body shot inside as Zemin controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
Sang Hun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sang Hun pushes Zemin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zemin tries to land a knee to the head but Sang Hun blocks with his arms.
Sang Hun managing to block the knees to the body from Zemin.
Sang Hun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Sang Hun.
Sang Hun lands a nice uppercut.
Sang Hun lands a nice uppercut.
Zemin's coach down at Gold Samurai\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zemin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Sang Hun.
Sang Hun can't find room to land a body shot as Zemin controls the action.
Zemin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sang Hun misses with the head strike.
Sang Hun swings wildly with an uppercut but Zemin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sang Hun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zemin pushes Sang Hun back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sang Hun lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zemin backwards.
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!
Knees in the clinch landing for Zemin.
A short uppercut from Zemin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.
Sang Hun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sang Hun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zemin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sang Hun has a couple of punches blocked by Zemin.
Sang Hun blocks an uppercut.
Sang Hun misses with a body punch.
Sang Hun struggles to land a body shot inside as Zemin controls his hands.
Sang Hun misses with a punch to the body.
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Sang Hun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zemin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sang Hun.
Sang Hun misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land.
Zemin prevents a body shot from Sang Hun.
Zemin has a couple of punches blocked by Sang Hun.
Sang Hun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Zemin on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zemin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Sang Hun.
Sang Hun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zemin blocks an uppercut.
Zemin scores with a shoulder strike.
Sang Hun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sang Hun misses with a punch to the body.
Sang Hun throws a head punch that misses.
Zemin misses with some punches.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
Sang Hun tries a body shot but Zemin blocks it.
Sang Hun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zemin backwards.
Zemin has a couple of punches blocked by Sang Hun.
Zemin misses with some punches.
Sang Hun tries a body shot but Zemin blocks it.
Sang Hun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zemin lands with a right to the head.
Zemin throws a head punch that misses.
Zemin tries to throw a body punch but Sang Hun avoids it by throwing Zemin back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zemin has a couple of punches blocked by Sang Hun.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Sang Hun on the inside.
Sang Hun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sang Hun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zemin's elbow.
Sang Hun lands a shot to the body.
Zemin working aggressively here.
Sang Hun blocks an uppercut.
Zemin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zemin lands a shoulder strike.
Sang Hun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sang Hun lands an uppercut.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
Sang Hun pushes Zemin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zemin blocking some punches.
Sang Hun lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sang Hun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sang Hun tries to throw a body punch but Zemin avoids it by throwing Sang Hun back against the cage.
Sang Hun lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joon Sang Hun 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.
Zemin scores with a shot to the body.
Unang Zemin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sang Hun slips under a jab.
Zemin tries to keep at a distance but Sang Hun has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sang Hun working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zemin.
Sang Hun throws a punch but it's blocked by Zemin.
Sang Hun cracks Zemin with a nice body shot.
Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sang Hun tries to work over Zemin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sang Hun takes a shot to the head.
Zemin throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sang Hun tries to throw a body punch but Zemin avoids it by throwing Sang Hun back against the cage.
Sang Hun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sang Hun lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sang Hun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sang Hun stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Joon Sang Hun has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sang Hun tries to throw a body punch but Zemin avoids it by throwing Sang Hun back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zemin prevents a body shot from Sang Hun.
Sang Hun 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sang Hun tries to throw a body punch but Zemin avoids it by throwing Sang Hun back against the cage.
Sang Hun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zemin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sang Hun has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sang Hun throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sang Hun blocks an uppercut.
Sang Hun lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zemin missing with knees to the body.
Sang Hun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sang Hun tries to throw a body punch but Zemin avoids it by throwing Sang Hun back against the cage.
Sang Hun misses with a punch on the inside.
Zemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zemin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zemin blocks an uppercut.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
Zemin blocks an uppercut.
Sang Hun struggles to land a body shot inside as Zemin controls his hands.
Sang Hun misses with the head strike.
Zemin tries to land a knee to the head but Sang Hun blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sang Hun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sang Hun managing to block the knees to the body from Zemin.
Zemin prevents a body shot from Sang Hun.
Sang Hun throws a punch but it's blocked by Zemin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sang Hun throws a punch but it's blocked by Zemin.
Zemin scores with a shoulder strike.
Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sang Hun tries to throw a body punch but Zemin avoids it by throwing Sang Hun back against the cage.
Sang Hun struggles to land a body shot inside as Zemin controls his hands.
Zemin throws a head punch that misses.
Sang Hun throws a punch but it's blocked by Zemin.
A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land.
Zemin working aggressively here.
Sang Hun lands with a right to the head.
Zemin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zemin throws a head punch that misses.
Sang Hun scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Sang Hun.
Zemin misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sang Hun.
Sang Hun gets through Zemin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sang Hun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zemin's elbow.
Sang Hun letting Zemin take a breather here.
Zemin has a couple of punches blocked by Sang Hun.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sang Hun lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.
Sang Hun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sang Hun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sang Hun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin blocking some punches.
Sang Hun lands a right hand.
Sang Hun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sang Hun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sang Hun blocks an uppercut.
Sang Hun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sang Hun scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sang Hun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zemin's elbow.
Zemin prevents a body shot from Sang Hun.
Sang Hun lands a body shot.
Sang Hun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sang Hun can't find room to land a body shot as Zemin controls the action.
Zemin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
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 short right from Zemin on the inside.
Sang Hun has a couple of punches blocked by Zemin.
Zemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zemin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sang Hun can't find room to land a body shot as Zemin controls the action.
A short right from Sang Hun on the inside.
Sang Hun scores with a shot to the side of Zemin's head.
Sang Hun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sang Hun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zemin's elbow.
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Sang Hun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joon Sang Hun dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sang Hun blocks a jab.
Sang Hun half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sang Hun with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sang Hun staying out of range there.
Sang Hun is looking to clinch.
Zemin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sang Hun thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zemin if he has to take too many more of those.
Sang Hun lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sang Hun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zemin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sang Hun.
Zemin tests Sang Hun's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sang Hun instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sang Hun misses with a punch to the body.
Sang Hun is working Zemin over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sang Hun fails to land.
Sang Hun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zemin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sang Hun backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land.
Zemin prevents a body shot from Sang Hun.
Sang Hun misses with a body punch.
Sang Hun can't find room to land a body shot as Zemin controls the action.
A short right from Sang Hun on the inside.
Sang Hun lands with a short shot to the head.
Sang Hun lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sang Hun works on Zemin's body with a couple of short punches.
Sang Hun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Zemin on the inside.
Sang Hun tries to work over Zemin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Zemin.
Zemin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zemin misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Sang Hun fails to land.
Sang Hun scores with a shot to the side of Zemin's head.
Sang Hun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sang Hun misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sang Hun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zemin tries to stall but Sang Hun uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sang Hun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zemin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zemin working aggressively here.
Sang Hun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zemin's elbow.
Sang Hun blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zemin.
Sang Hun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zemin backwards.
Sang Hun lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Sang Hun - that landed with a thud.
Sang Hun misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sang Hun as Zemin tries to tie him up.
Sang Hun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zemin's elbow.
Sang Hun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sang Hun lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sang Hun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sang Hun scores with a shot to the side of Zemin's head.
Sang Hun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sang Hun lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zemin backwards.
Sang Hun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zemin can do to turn this around?
Zemin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sang Hun fails to land.
Sang Hun stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sang Hun's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sang Hun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sang Hun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sang Hun blocking some punches.
Sang Hun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sang Hun throws a punch but it's blocked by Zemin.
Zemin misses with the head strike.
Sang Hun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zemin misses with a body punch.
Sang Hun digs a right hand underneath Zemin's ribcage. Zemin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zemin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Sang Hun.
A head punch on the inside from Sang Hun fails to land.
Sang Hun lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zemin backwards.
Sang Hun takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short uppercut from Zemin.
Sang Hun misses with a punch on the inside.
Zemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sang Hun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sang Hun misses with a punch on the inside.
Sang Hun lands a shoulder strike.
Sang Hun digs a right hand underneath Zemin's ribcage. Zemin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sang Hun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Sang Hun.
Zemin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sang Hun backwards.
Zemin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Unang Zemin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zemin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joon Sang Hun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sang Hun, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joon Sang Hun!
A relieved looking Joon Sang Hun thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo De Geno (ranked 95 p4p, 330 weight class) and Ishmael Egyptian (ranked 8 p4p, 28 weight class). De Geno's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DE MEXICO SONG. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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33
140
21 - 12 - 2 |
Good wrestling
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World class boxer
Powerful |
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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 39 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo De Geno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ishmael Egyptian!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egyptian throws the left hand but De Geno avoids the punch easily.
Egyptian closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming De Geno to the mat! De Geno manages to get full guard.
De Geno keeping full guard, as Egyptian tries to pass.
Egyptian passes De Geno's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Egyptian thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Egyptian wants to work for an arm triangle but De Geno is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
De Geno is trying to stand up here but Egyptian is controlling him well.
My spies in The Infamous Duranto Gym inform me that Egyptian has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
De Geno manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Egyptian keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
De Geno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Geno thumps Egyptian with a low kick.
De Geno throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Geno looks to score with a jab to the body but Egyptian is just out of range.
Egyptian changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Geno misses with a body shot.
And Egyptian tries to counter it with a takedown but De Geno pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Egyptian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Egyptian with the counter takedown but De Geno avoids it easily.
Pablo De Geno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Egyptian jabs De Geno to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Geno misses with a wild body shot.
Egyptian changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
De Geno throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Geno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Egyptian.
De Geno keeps Egyptian at a distance using the push kick.
De Geno throws a body punch but Egyptian moves out of range.
De Geno looks to land a left hand but Egyptian moved out of range nicely.
And Egyptian tries to counter it with a takedown but De Geno pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Egyptian lands with a shot to the body.
De Geno throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Egyptian moves out of range as De Geno strikes.
De Geno swings for the body but Egyptian moves out of range.
Egyptian feints the counter takedown.
De Geno is looking to wear down Egyptian with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Egyptian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Egyptian throws a body punch but De Geno moves out of range.
Egyptian throws a body shot but no joy.
Egyptian fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging De Geno to the ground. Egyptian is now in De Geno's guard.
Egyptian with a flurry of punches that miss.
Egyptian showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egyptian prevents De Geno from getting back to his feet.
De Geno keeping moving, preventing Egyptian from controlling successfully.
Egyptian stops De Geno from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Geno has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Egyptian off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
De Geno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Egyptian doesn't seem bothered though.
De Geno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Geno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Geno lands a jab to the nose.
Egyptian throws a series of punches but De Geno avoids them all with ease.
De Geno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Geno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Egyptian lands a right hook to the body.
Egyptian looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for De Geno!
Egyptian creates some space and throws a big elbow, but De Geno sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
De Geno is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Egyptian asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Egyptian wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Geno keeps working.
Egyptian lands a nice forearm strike.
De Geno wants to get back to his feet but Egyptian drags him back down.
Egyptian is putting a hurting on De Geno here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Geno pushes Egyptian away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Egyptian gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
De Geno trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egyptian tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Egyptian has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Egyptian moves into full mount!
Egyptian working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
De Geno trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ishmael Egyptian will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Egyptian misses with a straight right.
De Geno takes a swing at Egyptian's ribcage but misses.
And Egyptian tries to counter it with a takedown but De Geno pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Egyptian moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Geno swings for the body but Egyptian moves out of range.
Egyptian misses the shot to the body.
De Geno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big left from De Geno misses.
Nice jab there from De Geno.
De Geno connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Geno just misses with a punch to the body.
De Geno lands a slapping body shot.
De Geno lands with a good body shot.
De Geno takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Geno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Egyptian.
De Geno looks to land a right hand but Egyptian moved out of range.
Egyptian checks a low kick from De Geno.
Egyptian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Geno misses with an uppercut
and Egyptian counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Egyptian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Geno is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Egyptian postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Egyptian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Geno is keeping the position for now.
De Geno wants to stand up but Egyptian is controlling him.
Egyptian trying to control but De Geno is working from the bottom.
De Geno wants to get back to his feet but Egyptian is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Egyptian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
De Geno is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
De Geno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Egyptian throws out the jab.
Egyptian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Geno.
De Geno with a hook.
Egyptian lands a slapping body shot.
Egyptian misses with a looping left.
Pablo De Geno is winning the standup battle so far.
De Geno thumps Egyptian with a low kick.
A low kick lands for De Geno.
De Geno throws out a loose jab but Egyptian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Egyptian.
De Geno uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Egyptian has time to react.
Egyptian comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Egyptian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Geno.
De Geno misses with a straight right.
Egyptian changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A big right from De Geno misses.
De Geno throws a shot from downtown. Egyptian moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Geno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Egyptian tries to counter it with a takedown but De Geno pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Egyptian checks a leg kick.
De Geno swings for the body but Egyptian moves out of range.
De Geno misses with a body shot.
Egyptian fails to land with a series of punches.
De Geno was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Egyptian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Geno manages to avoid it.
Egyptian takes a swing at De Geno's ribcage but misses.
Egyptian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Geno.
Egyptian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Egyptian throws a lazy right hand but De Geno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Geno scores with a punch to the head.
De Geno is looking to score with low kicks.
And Egyptian tries to counter it with a takedown but De Geno pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Egyptian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Geno throws a leg kick
and Egyptian counters with a nice double leg into side control. De Geno won't be happy with that.
De Geno bucks up and tries to throw Egyptian off but instead Egyptian has got his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egyptian patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Egyptian is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but De Geno has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Egyptian is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Egyptian tightening his grip on De Geno, looking for the choke.
Egyptian throwing damaging strikes from the back! De Geno could be in trouble here!
De Geno is trying to stand back up.
Egyptian is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. De Geno knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften De Geno for a finish.
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 Pablo De Geno will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Egyptian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Geno.
Egyptian checks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Egyptian.
De Geno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Egyptian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Geno throws a front kick aimed at Egyptian's knee but Egyptian avoids it well.
Nice body punch from De Geno.
De Geno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Egyptian.
Egyptian takes a swing at De Geno's ribcage but misses.
De Geno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Egyptian manages to avoid it.
Egyptian checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Geno stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Geno goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big left from De Geno misses.
Egyptian misses with a looping left.
Egyptian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Egyptian swings for the body but De Geno moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian lands a body shot.
Egyptian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pablo De Geno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Geno works Egyptian's body with a nice hook.
Egyptian takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Egyptian ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Egyptian shoots in for a takedown but De Geno shows good takedown defense.
Egyptian slips under a jab.
Egyptian throws a series of punches but De Geno avoids them all with ease.
De Geno scores with a leg kick.
Egyptian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Egyptian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Geno moves away.
De Geno scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Egyptian throws a body shot but no joy.
Egyptian with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Geno to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Geno throws a low kick but it's checked well by Egyptian.
Egyptian with the counter takedown but De Geno avoids it easily.
De Geno walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Egyptian checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Geno throws a body shot but no joy.
De Geno connects with a good right hand that stumbles Egyptian. Egyptian circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice takedown defense from De Geno. No joy for Egyptian on that attempt.
Pablo De Geno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ishmael Egyptian.
Egyptian drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Geno throws a predictable looking body shot
and Egyptian counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Egyptian.
De Geno pushes Egyptian off and gets back to his feet.
Egyptian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Geno.
Egyptian gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Geno looks to throw the jab but Egyptian is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Geno.
Egyptian throws a body shot but no joy.
Egyptian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Geno was well out of range. Poor timing from Egyptian.
De Geno connects with a solid leg kick.
De Geno's jab looks to have found its range, popping Egyptian under the eye.
De Geno looks to land a left hand but Egyptian moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Geno.
De Geno listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by De Geno.
De Geno scores with a nice right hand.
De Geno scores with a decent looking hook.
De Geno tries to score with a low kick but Egyptian moves his leg out of the way.
De Geno tries a low kick but Egyptian avoids it.
Egyptian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Egyptian 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Geno swings for the body but Egyptian moves out of range.
De Geno connects with a good right hand that stumbles Egyptian. Egyptian circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Geno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Egyptian.
De Geno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Egyptian.
De Geno gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Egyptian counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Egyptian is trying to work for a kimura but De Geno is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian is working for a kimura but De Geno is defending it quite comfortably.
Egyptian prevents De Geno from standing back up.
Egyptian wants to pass to mount but De Geno is defending the position.
Egyptian wants to work for an arm triangle but De Geno is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
De Geno pushes Egyptian off looking to stand but Egyptian dives back in and keeps control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo De Geno showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Geno has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo De Geno!
Pablo De Geno decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Ishmael Egyptian had this to say: 'What the hell was that?'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Gunnarsson (ranked 297 p4p, 132 weight class) and Bimbo Slaissi (ranked 41 p4p, 21 weight class). Gunnarsson comes into the arena with Björk - Army Of Me blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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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 32 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Gunnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bimbo Slaissi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slaissi misses the body punch
and Gunnarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slaissi lands a nice looking body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gunnarsson misses the target.
A jab from Gunnarsson misses.
Slaissi throws a hook but Gunnarsson blocks it.
Slaissi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Slaissi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunnarsson throws out the jab.
Gunnarsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gunnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slaissi.
Slaissi throws a hook but Gunnarsson avoids it easily.
Slaissi just misses with a punch to the body.
Slaissi tries to land a front kick but Gunnarsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gunnarsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slaissi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Slaissi loads up on a big right hand but Gunnarsson slips the punch.
Gunnarsson slips under a jab.
Slaissi slips under a jab from Gunnarsson.
Slaissi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gunnarsson misses with a leg kick
and Slaissi counters with a straight right 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!
Slaissi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gunnarsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Gunnarsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Slaissi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson connects with a crisp jab.
Slaissi throws a jab when Gunnarsson was well out of range.
Slaissi connects with an inside leg kick.
Gunnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slaissi.
A quick step to the side and Gunnarsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gunnarsson misses with a looping right.
Slaissi throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Gunnarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Gunnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slaissi loads up on a big right hand but Gunnarsson slips the punch.
Slaissi throws a leg kick but Gunnarsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gunnarsson throws a front kick aimed at Slaissi's knee but Slaissi avoids it well.
Slaissi staying out of range there.
Slaissi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gunnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slaissi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gunnarsson throws a leg kick but Slaissi moved away.
Slaissi lands with a good body shot.
Gunnarsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gunnarsson moves out of range as Slaissi strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunnarsson.
Slaissi punishes Gunnarsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slaissi misses with an uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gunnarsson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Slaissi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Slaissi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gunnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slaissi manages to avoid it.
Slaissi throws a looping overhand right but Gunnarsson ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Slaissi misses.
Gunnarsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Slaissi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slaissi throws a looping overhand right but Gunnarsson ducks down to avoid it.
Gunnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gunnarsson throws a hook to the side of Slaissi's head but Slaissi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Gunnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some bone on bone action there as Gunnarsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gunnarsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Gunnarsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Slaissi checks it well.
Slaissi throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson connects with a high kick.
Gunnarsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab from Slaissi misses.
A big right from Slaissi misses.
Gunnarsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gunnarsson misses with a head kick.
Gunnarsson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Slaissi 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.
A jab from Slaissi misses.
Slaissi lands with a hook. Gunnarsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gunnarsson scores with a nice strike.
Gunnarsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slow jab from Gunnarsson misses its intended target.
Slaissi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gunnarsson throws a leg kick but Slaissi moved away.
Slaissi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slaissi throws out a loose jab but Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Gunnarsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Slaissi is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunnarsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slaissi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice body punch from Slaissi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi misses the shot to the body.
Slaissi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gunnarsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slaissi is looking to land body kicks.
Gunnarsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gunnarsson with a jab.
Gunnarsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Slaissi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gunnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slaissi.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook
and Slaissi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gunnarsson thinking.
Slaissi throws a lazy uppercut
and Slaissi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gunnarsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gunnarsson lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slaissi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gunnarsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gunnarsson misses the shot to the body.
Gunnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bimbo Slaissi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gunnarsson digs a good body shot into Slaissi's ribs.
Gunnarsson works over Slaissi's head and body with a nice combination.
Slaissi misses with a looping right.
Gunnarsson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gunnarsson. That's going to slow Slaissi down.
Gunnarsson slips a jab from Slaissi.
Good shot there by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from Gunnarsson finds it's way through Slaissi's defenses.
Gunnarsson lands a head shot.
Slaissi misses the shot to the body.
Gunnarsson misses with a right hand
and Slaissi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Slaissi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gunnarsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Slaissi thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slaissi scores with a head kick.
Slaissi misses with a hook
and Gunnarsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gunnarsson cracks Slaissi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Slaissi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gunnarsson.
Gunnar Gunnarsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunnarsson throws the left hand but Slaissi avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Gunnarsson - just one landing.
Slaissi scoring well with a low kick there.
Gunnarsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Slaissi counters with a low kick, right behind Gunnarsson 's knee.
Slaissi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gunnarsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Slaissi misses with a head kick.
Slaissi checks a low kick from Gunnarsson.
Slaissi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunnarsson throws out the jab.
Slaissi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gunnarsson. Gunnarsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Slaissi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gunnarsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gunnarsson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gunnarsson tries a low kick but Slaissi avoids it.
A low kick from Slaissi misses
and Gunnarsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gunnarsson blocks a jab.
Slaissi checks a leg kick.
Slaissi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gunnarsson. That did some damage!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Slaissi 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.
Gunnarsson throws a looping overhand right but Slaissi ducks down to avoid it.
Gunnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi looks to throw the jab but Gunnarsson is out of range.
Slaissi throws an off balance right hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunnarsson wants to land a leg kick but Slaissi is out of range.
Gunnarsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Slaissi defending well as Gunnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
Gunnarsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Slaissi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gunnarsson moves out of range as Slaissi throws a body kick.
Slaissi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gunnarsson momentarily.
No joy there for Slaissi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gunnarsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Slaissi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Slaissi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Slaissi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slaissi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gunnarsson slips under a jab.
Slaissi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Slaissi. Slaissi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gunnarsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gunnarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick by Gunnarsson misses
and Slaissi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slaissi jabs Gunnarsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gunnarsson blocks a low kick nicely.
Slaissi moves out of range as Gunnarsson strikes.
Gunnarsson moves out of range as Slaissi throws a body kick.
Gunnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slaissi defending well as Gunnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
Gunnarsson jabs Slaissi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gunnarsson.
Slaissi throws the left hand but Gunnarsson avoids the punch easily.
Gunnarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Slaissi.
Slaissi misses with a left hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slaissi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slaissi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gunnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slaissi.
Gunnarsson throws a quick counter head kick but Slaissi was just out of range.
Slaissi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gunnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slaissi moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Gunnarsson misses the target.
Slaissi swings for the body but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Slaissi scores with a jab. Gunnarsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gunnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gunnarsson motions for Slaissi to come forward. Gunnarsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gunnarsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gunnarsson throws out a leg kick but Slaissi moves out of range and Gunnarsson only half commits.
Gunnarsson throws a hook but Slaissi avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunnarsson connects with a looping right hand.
Nice defenses there by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson is looking to chop away at Slaissi's legs.
Slaissi throws a shot from downtown. Gunnarsson moves away and avoids it.
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 Gunnar Gunnarsson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gunnarsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gunnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slaissi drops his hands momentarily and Gunnarsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gunnarsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Slaissi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Slaissi misses with a hook. Gunnarsson ducked under it nicely.
Gunnarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slaissi looks to land a right hand but Gunnarsson moved out of range.
Slaissi swings widly with a right hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A low kick lands for Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson sizes up Slaissi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gunnarsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gunnarsson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Slaissi back to the cage. Gunnarsson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Slaissi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slaissi avoids the body shot from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson throws a right hand that misses
and Slaissi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Slaissi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Slaissi lands a nice looking body kick.
Gunnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaissi throws a body shot but no joy.
Gunnarsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Slaissi misses with an uppercut.
Slaissi lands a leg kick that knocks Gunnarsson off balance momentarily.
Gunnarsson lands a head shot.
Slaissi throws out a loose jab but Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gunnarsson misses with a straight left.
Slaissi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slaissi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Slaissi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Slaissi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slaissi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gunnarsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Gunnarsson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Slaissi throws a jab when Gunnarsson was well out of range.
Slaissi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gunnarsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Slaissi is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson scores with a hook to the body. Slaissi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Slaissi misses the target.
Slaissi throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slaissi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gunnarsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Slaissi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A leg kick checked by Slaissi.
Slaissi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gunnarsson motions for Slaissi to come forward. Gunnarsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gunnarsson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Slaissi eats them both and turns towards Gunnarsson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Slaissi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Slaissi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Slaissi slips a straight right by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson misses with a looping right.
Gunnarsson connects with the punch.
Gunnarsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slaissi.
Slaissi with the inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slaissi at a distance.
Gunnarsson misses with a low kick.
Gunnarsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slaissi checks a leg kick.
Gunnarsson misses with a low kick.
Gunnarsson misses the shot to the body.
Slaissi loads up on a big right hand but Gunnarsson slips the punch.
It looked like Gunnarsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Slaissi.
Slaissi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gunnarsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Slaissi.
Slaissi just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunnarsson throwing a counter right hand but Slaissi manages to avoid it.
Slaissi loads up on a big right hand but Gunnarsson slips the punch.
Slaissi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Slaissi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunnarsson.
Slaissi throws a looping overhand right but Gunnarsson ducks down to avoid it.
Slaissi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Slaissi.
Gunnarsson throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi scores with a hook.
Slaissi scores with a sloppy right hand. Gunnarsson should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slaissi throws a hook but Gunnarsson blocks it.
Slaissi throws a body kick that misses.
Slaissi tried to score with a low kick but Gunnarsson checks it.
Gunnarsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Slaissi's head.
Slaissi defending well as Gunnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
Slaissi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gunnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gunnarsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Slaissi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot by Gunnarsson.
A swing and a miss from Gunnarsson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunnarsson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Slaissi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gunnarsson with a body shot.
Gunnarsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gunnarsson punishes Slaissi's body with a nice straight punch.
Gunnarsson looks for the body kick but Slaissi saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Gunnarsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gunnarsson 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Gunnarsson!
An out of breath Gunnar Gunnarsson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Babcock (ranked 100 p4p, 263 weight class) and Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit (ranked 17 p4p, 38 weight class). Babcock comes into the arena with Raiders Attack Vault City blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 24 - 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 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Babcock strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Babcock seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Babcock cracks Sitsongrit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Nice sprawl there from Sitsongrit as Babcock shoots in.
Babcock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Babcock on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Babcock lands a leg kick that knocks Sitsongrit off balance momentarily.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Babcock is just out of range.
Babcock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Babcock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sitsongrit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sitsongrit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Babcock.
Babcock connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babcock's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sitsongrit under the eye.
Babcock throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Babcock misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Babcock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
That kick from Babcock tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Babcock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Babcock.
Babcock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Babcock there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Babcock takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sitsongrit connects with a nice looking jab.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Danga de danga de dang - Babcock scores with a four punch combination!
Babcock needs to keep his hands up - Sitsongrit had a free shot at his head there.
Babcock throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babcock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Babcock 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.
Babcock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sitsongrit's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Babcock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Babcock strikes.
Babcock connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Babcock's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Babcock slips the punch.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Babcock blocks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Babcock's leg but Babcock calmly moves out of range.
Babcock half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Babcock lands a right hook to the body.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babcock moves away.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Babcock was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Babcock lands a jab.
Babcock moves into range and clinches up with Sitsongrit.
Babcock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Babcock.
Babcock blocks an uppercut.
Babcock leaning against his opponent.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babcock's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock looking to slow down the pace here.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Babcock backwards.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Babcock blocks an uppercut.
Babcock tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Babcock's ribcage. Babcock let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Babcock.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Babcock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Babcock.
Babcock wants to break free but Sitsongrit has control.
Babcock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Babcock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Babcock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
Babcock prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Babcock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Babcock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Babcock backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Babcock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Babcock tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Babcock controls the action.
Babcock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Babcock blocks it.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Babcock backwards.
Babcock wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babcock lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Babcock - that landed with a thud.
Sitsongrit is working Babcock over against the cage.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick from Babcock.
Babcock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Nice body punch from Babcock.
Babcock throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Babcock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Babcock throws a right hand that Sitsongrit ducks under and follows up with a left that Sitsongrit also avoids with ease.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Babcock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jim Babcock is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Babcock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab. Babcock acknowledges it with a nod 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!
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Babcock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Babcock.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Babcock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Babcock fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sitsongrit just manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Babcock.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Babcock is out of range.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Babcock.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Babcock throws a body kick.
Babcock bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit lands a jab.
Babcock throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Babcock takes one to the chin there.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Babcock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Babcock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Babcock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Babcock bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sitsongrit throws Babcock to one side and escapes!
Sitsongrit has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Babcock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Babcock. That did some damage!
Sitsongrit lands with an overhand left.
Babcock throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Babcock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sitsongrit but Sitsongrit pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Babcock tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Some bone on bone action there as Babcock checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit defending well as Babcock loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Babcock off balance momentarily.
Babcock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Babcock was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Babcock avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Babcock feinted with a counter takedown.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Babcock.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Babcock avoids it with no problem.
Babcock misses with a double jab
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Babcock shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Babcock was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sitsongrit is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock working the head and body with strikes.
Babcock wants to pass the guard but Sitsongrit is defending well.
Babcock is trying to control. Sitsongrit wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Babcock not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Babcock wants to free his trapped foot but Sitsongrit is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sitsongrit manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Babcock keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Babcock tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babcock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Babcock blocking some punches.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Babcock avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Babcock backwards.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Babcock controls his hands.
Babcock can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Babcock blocks an uppercut.
Babcock has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sitsongrit after a bit of a struggle.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Babcock blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
Babcock goes for a takedown attempt but Sitsongrit pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Babcock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Babcock.
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Babcock avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babcock.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Babcock tries a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Babcock was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
An attempted straight right counter from Babcock misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babcock throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sitsongrit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the head.
Sitsongrit cracks Babcock with a right hand to the side of the head.
Babcock shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Babcock drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jim Babcock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Babcock throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Babcock.
Sitsongrit scores with a kick to the midsection.
Babcock throws a low kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Babcock manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Babcock wants to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Babcock avoids a kick to the body.
Babcock misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Babcock thinking.
Babcock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Babcock throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Babcock walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sitsongrit manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit keeping moving, preventing Babcock from controlling successfully.
Babcock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock is fighting to break Sitsongrit's control of his arms but Sitsongrit is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Babcock working some strikes from top position.
Babcock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sitsongrit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sitsongrit keeping full guard, as Babcock tries to pass.
Babcock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Babcock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sitsongrit is keeping the position for now.
Babcock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Babcock's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit has got the better of the ground game so far.
Babcock won't allow Sitsongrit to get back to his feet.
Babcock trying to control the position from guard on top but Sitsongrit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babcock postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sitsongrit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Babcock trying to control but Sitsongrit is working from the bottom.
Babcock works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sitsongrit is staying active underneath Babcock, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Babcock has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Babcock wants to free his trapped foot but Sitsongrit is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sitsongrit is trying to stand.
Sitsongrit kicks Babcock off and gets back to his feet.
Babcock misses with a body punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Babcock momentarily.
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babcock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sitsongrit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Babcock throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Babcock walks into a straight right hand from Sitsongrit.
A bone on bone clash there as Sitsongrit blocks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch there but Babcock circles away.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Babcock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit leaves Babcock with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Babcock doesn't manage to clinch there - Sitsongrit circles away.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Babcock avoids it with no problem.
Babcock takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Babcock is out of range.
A jab from Babcock misses.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babcock throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit gets caught flat footed, as Babcock shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sitsongrit pushes Babcock off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babcock shoots for a double leg takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls well. He's pushed Babcock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
Sitsongrit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Babcock sees coming a mile off.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
Babcock fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it well.
Sitsongrit is trying to counter with his kicks.
Babcock will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Babcock.
A lazy left from Sitsongrit finds it's target.
Sitsongrit cracks Babcock with an open hand slap.
Babcock takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Babcock looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A lazy body kick from Babcock
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Babcock on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sitsongrit 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit!
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Da Jiang (ranked 63 p4p, 80 weight class) and Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad (ranked 9 p4p, 10 weight class). Ferkingstad is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Try That In A Small Town. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Da Jiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiang rushes Ferkingstad and presses him up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Jiang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ferkingstad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Jiang's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ferkingstad misses with the head strike.
Ferkingstad lands a body shot.
Ferkingstad tries a body shot but Jiang blocks it.
Jiang misses with a punch to the body.
Ferkingstad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jiang's elbow.
Jiang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ferkingstad is defending well for now.
A short left from Jiang.
Ferkingstad tries to land knees in the clinch but Jiang avoids the damage to the body.
Ferkingstad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferkingstad has a couple of punches blocked by Jiang.
Jiang blocks an uppercut.
Jiang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferkingstad.
Jiang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Jiang fails to land.
Jiang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jiang closes the distance and pushes Ferkingstad back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jiang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ferkingstad blocks it with crossed arms.
Ferkingstad lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jiang or not.
Jiang misses with some punches.
Ferkingstad tries to work over Jiang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferkingstad lands with a left to the head.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferkingstad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jiang tries a body shot but Ferkingstad blocks it.
Jiang prevents a body shot from Ferkingstad.
Jiang tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferkingstad avoids the damage to the body.
Jiang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ferkingstad or not.
Jiang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ferkingstad avoids it.
Jiang working Ferkingstad over with knees to the body.
Ferkingstad gets through Jiang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jiang trying to land knees to the body.
Ferkingstad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jiang's elbow.
Ferkingstad has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jiang seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ferkingstad can turn it around.
Ferkingstad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jiang with a knee to the head.
It looks like Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad has been cut.
Ferkingstad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jiang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ferkingstad scores with a shot to the side of Jiang's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jiang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jiang lands a left hand.
Jiang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ferkingstad is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad has a couple of punches blocked by Jiang.
Jiang manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiang. Ferkingstad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jiang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ferkingstad throws a big shot that misses.
Jiang closes the distance but Ferkingstad moves to the side
and Ferkingstad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jiang wants to land a leg kick but Ferkingstad is out of range.
Ferkingstad doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jiang pushes Ferkingstad up against the cage in a clinch.
Ferkingstad scores with a shoulder strike.
Ferkingstad throws a punch but it's blocked by Jiang.
Jiang looking to throw knees to the head but Ferkingstad is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Jiang scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ferkingstad is defending well for now.
Ferkingstad lands a shoulder strike.
Ferkingstad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jiang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ferkingstad is defending well for now.
Ferkingstad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ferkingstad lands a body shot.
Jiang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jiang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jiang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ferkingstad.
Jiang thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ferkingstad if he has to take too many more of those.
Ferkingstad misses the jab.
Jiang explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jiang, as that shot connected.
Ferkingstad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jiang loads up on a big right hand but Ferkingstad slips the punch.
Ferkingstad moves out of range of the body kick from Jiang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ferkingstad has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jiang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jiang instigates a clinch.
Jiang blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jiang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jiang landing knees to the body.
Ferkingstad tries to stall but Jiang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jiang manages to break the clinch.
Jiang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jiang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jiang connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jiang tries to clinch but Ferkingstad is having none of it.
Jiang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Da Jiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferkingstad throws a hook to the side of Jiang's head but Jiang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ferkingstad misses with a low kick.
Jiang looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Da Jiang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ferkingstad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jiang counters with a stiff right hand.
Ferkingstad scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Da Jiang is winning the standup battle so far.
Jiang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferkingstad throws a poor cross that misses
and Ferkingstad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jiang lands a slapping body shot.
Jiang misses with a body kick.
Ferkingstad throws a lazy uppercut
and Jiang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jiang clinches up against the cage.
Ferkingstad throws a head punch that misses.
Jiang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick
and Jiang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jiang lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferkingstad throws a body kick that misses.
Ferkingstad attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jiang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ferkingstad throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Ferkingstad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ferkingstad.
Decent striking displayed by Jiang there.
Jiang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ferkingstad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jiang. Jiang obviously looking to wear him down.
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferkingstad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jiang fakes the leg kick and cracks Ferkingstad in the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Decent striking displayed by Jiang there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jiang.
Jiang lands a nice looking body kick.
Jiang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ferkingstad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ferkingstad throws a looping overhand right but Jiang ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferkingstad avoids a kick to the body.
Jiang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ferkingstad. That did some damage!
Jiang scores with a shot to the body.
Jiang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jiang lands a head kick. Ferkingstad smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jiang cracks a nice hook into Ferkingstad's ribs.
Jiang staying out of range there.
Ferkingstad throws an off balance right hand
and Jiang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jiang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferkingstad can do to turn this around?
A decent looking cross lands there for Jiang.
Ferkingstad throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jiang on the side of the head.
Jiang lands a slapping body shot.
Ferkingstad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jiang. Jiang obviously looking to wear him down.
Jiang lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang lands a body shot.
Jiang looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferkingstad is just out of range.
Jiang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jiang feints and then cracks Ferkingstad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ferkingstad down.
Ferkingstad misses with the body kick
and Jiang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ferkingstad misses with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiang. Ferkingstad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jiang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferkingstad tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jiang is able to avoid easily.
Jiang misses with a hook.
Ferkingstad steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Jiang tries to clinch but Ferkingstad moves out of range.
Ferkingstad throws a hook to the side of Jiang's head but Jiang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jiang looks for the body kick but Ferkingstad saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jiang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jiang scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jiang checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A low kick lands for Jiang.
Jiang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jiang cracks Ferkingstad with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jiang is looking to slow Ferkingstad down with leg kicks.
Ferkingstad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jiang scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jiang looks to throw a body kick
and Ferkingstad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jiang blocks a leg kick.
Ferkingstad loads up on a big right hand but Jiang slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Da Jiang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jiang, as that shot connected.
Ferkingstad throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jiang.
Ferkingstad checks a leg kick.
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferkingstad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jiang throws a body punch but Ferkingstad moves out of range.
Ferkingstad takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jiang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ferkingstad throws a big shot that misses.
Ferkingstad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang throws a nice outside leg kick.
A lazy left from Jiang finds it's target.
Jiang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jiang moves away from the strike by Ferkingstad.
Jiang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ferkingstad. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad checks the leg kick.
Jiang connects with a solid leg kick.
Jiang thuds a left hand into Ferkingstad's body.
Ferkingstad throws a chopping leg kick but Jiang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jiang throws a big shot that misses.
Jiang thows a leg kick but Ferkingstad checks it
and Ferkingstad counters with a straight right hand.
Jiang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jiang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jiang blocks an uppercut.
Ferkingstad wants to stall.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ferkingstad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferkingstad misses with some punches.
Ferkingstad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ferkingstad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jiang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Jiang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ferkingstad avoids it.
Jiang trying to control the position but instead, Ferkingstad has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jiang into the cage.
Ferkingstad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Ferkingstad - that landed with a thud.
Jiang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ferkingstad backwards.
Ferkingstad working aggressively here.
Jiang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ferkingstad fails to land.
Jiang blocks a body shot from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jiang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Ferkingstad fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jiang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jiang scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Jiang.
Ferkingstad swings wildly with an uppercut but Jiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ferkingstad.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad misses with a punch on the inside.
Jiang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jiang.
Jiang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferkingstad.
Jiang is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ferkingstad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferkingstad has a couple of punches blocked by Jiang.
A right hook to the body lands for Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang lands a nice shot to the body.
Jiang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ferkingstad lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ferkingstad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferkingstad avoiding damage as Jiang throws knees to the body.
Ferkingstad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ferkingstad lands with a left to the head.
Da Jiang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jiang breaks from the clinch.
Jiang closes the distance but Ferkingstad moves to the side
and Ferkingstad counters with a straight right hand.
Jiang bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ferkingstad's head backwards.
Jiang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ferkingstad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick that misses.
Jiang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ferkingstad gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jiang.
Jiang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Da Jiang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jiang 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Da Jiang!
During a confident post fight interview, Da Jiang thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Eric Cheese (ranked 15 p4p, 78 weight class) and Jim Bob Walton (ranked 3 p4p, 6 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cheese might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Midnight NAMBLA. 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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135
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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 30 - 9 - 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 14 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jim Bob Walton!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cheese on the side of the head.
Walton scoring well with a low kick there.
Cheese looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Walton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Walton doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Walton scores with a hook to the body. Cheese takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cheese misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Walton to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Walton.
Walton takes a swing at Cheese's ribcage but misses.
Cheese was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cheese misses with a hook. Walton ducked under it nicely.
Walton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cheese.
Cheese scores with a body shot.
Walton needs to keep his hands up - Cheese had a free shot at his head there.
Walton looks to land a right hand but Cheese moved out of range.
Cheese looks to throw a body kick
and Walton counters with a thumping low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheese comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cheese misses with a double jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Walton misses.
Cheese with a hook.
Walton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cheese to score with a decent uppercut.
Walton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Walton slips a jab from Cheese.
Cheese changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cheese swings widly with a right hand
and Walton counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walton. Cheese does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cheese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walton misses with a wild body shot.
Walton throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cheese.
Walton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cheese rather than just go for the knockout.
Cheese throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice jab there from Cheese.
Cheese uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walton.
Walton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Some bone on bone action there as Walton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Walton throws out a leg kick but Cheese moves out of range and Walton only half commits.
Walton swings for the body but Cheese moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cheese lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Walton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Walton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Walton moves out of range of the strikes.
Walton tries a quick counter leg kick but Cheese is wise to it.
Cheese throws a half hearted mid kick.
Walton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cheese has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Walton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walton scores with a hook to the body. Cheese takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheese misses with a lunging right hand
and Walton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Walton blocks the leg kick.
Cheese throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Walton looks to land a right hand but Cheese moved out of range.
Cheese throws a nice inside leg kick.
That kick from Walton tenderised Cheese's leg. Cheese is trying to keep his angry face on.
A low kick from Cheese misses
and Walton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cheese throws a low kick but Walton avoids it.
Walton moves out of range as Cheese strikes.
Cheese tests Walton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Walton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cheese.
Cheese works Walton's body with a nice hook.
Walton lands a jab.
Cheese connects with an inside leg kick.
Cheese slips under a jab from Walton.
Walton moves out of range of the strikes.
Walton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Walton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cheese jabs Walton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Walton. That's going to slow Cheese down.
Charles Eric Cheese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheese goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Walton checks a low kick from Cheese.
Cheese lands with a thumping leg kick.
Walton with the inside leg kick.
Cheese moves out of range of the strikes.
Cheese jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cheese throws a solid leg kick but Walton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cheese.
Walton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Walton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Walton throws a leg kick which misses Cheese's front leg but catches the back leg as Cheese tries to avoid it.
Cheese avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cheese tried to score with a low kick but Walton checks it.
Walton appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cheese throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It seemed like Walton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cheese misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walton.
Cheese is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cheese misses with an uppercut
and Walton counters with a stiff right hand.
Walton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cheese throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walton has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton just misses with a punch to the body.
Walton takes one on the button.
Cheese lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cheese scores with a jab to the head.
Cheese slips a straight right by Walton.
Cheese throws a lazy body kick
and Walton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walton scores with a nice head shot.
Walton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cheese.
Cheese dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walton. That did some damage!
Cheese throws a shot to the body.
Cheese tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Walton lands a nice hook to Cheese's body. Cheese takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cheese throws a jab but it's blocked by Walton.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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.
Cheese tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Walton is able to avoid easily.
Walton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cheese momentarily.
A low kick from Cheese is predictable there
and Walton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Charles Eric Cheese will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cheese finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Walton misses.
Charles Eric Cheese is winning the standup battle so far.
Cheese takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cheese with the inside leg kick.
Cheese is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walton.
Walton lands a slapping body shot.
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 defending well as Cheese loads up on a big left hand.
Cheese chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cheese feints a jab promting Walton to slip. Cheese then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Walton slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cheese misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Walton counter with a right hand.
Cheese looks to throw a body kick
letting Walton counter with a right hand.
Walton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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.
Cheese swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Walton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cheese misses with a hook
and Walton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Cheese misses.
A jab from Walton misses.
Walton slips a straight right by Cheese.
Walton throws out a counter right but Cheese avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walton.
Walton needs to keep his hands up - Cheese had a free shot at his head there.
Walton has closed the distance and engaged Cheese in a clinch.
Walton lands a nice uppercut.
Walton is trying to stall.
Walton can't find room to land a body shot as Cheese controls the action.
Cheese lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Walton throws a punch but it's blocked by Cheese.
Walton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cheese working aggressively here.
Cheese lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walton fails to pull guard.
Walton lands with a right to the head.
Cheese pushes Walton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cheese swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cheese is struggling to control the position.
Cheese misses with a punch to the body.
Cheese leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheese struggles to land a body shot inside as Walton controls his hands.
Cheese stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Walton blocking some punches.
Walton misses with a body punch.
Cheese stalling against the cage.
Walton blocks an uppercut.
Walton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walton blocks an uppercut.
Cheese tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cheese slips under a jab from Walton.
The fighters circling - Cheese throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Walton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Walton moves out of range of the body kick from Cheese.
Walton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab from Walton.
Walton misses with an uppercut. Cheese saw that one coming.
Walton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cheese.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese avoids the body shot from Walton.
Cheese misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walton. Cheese does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cheese lands a lovely overhand right.
A head kick misses from Cheese.
Cheese ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cheese avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
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.
Walton 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.
Cheese looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walton throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Cheese throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Walton looks to land a right hand but Cheese moved out of range.
Cheese on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walton. Walton obviously looking to wear him down.
Walton swings for the body but Cheese moves out of range.
Cheese misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Walton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cheese works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cheese scores with a sloppy right hand. Walton should have avoided that one.
Walton misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick from Cheese, right into the meat of the thigh.
Walton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Walton misses with a wild combination.
Cheese fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Walton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Walton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheese manages to avoid it.
Walton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cheese to score with a decent uppercut.
Walton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cheese.
Walton just misses with a punch to the body.
Cheese swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cheese throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Walton misses.
Walton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cheese can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cheese.
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 Charles Eric Cheese will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Walton throws a body punch but Cheese moves out of range.
Cheese throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cheese dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walton wants to clinch up but Cheese keeps it at a distance.
Cheese throws a low kick but it's checked well by Walton.
Walton lands with an uppercut that bounces Cheese off the cage and back into range.
Walton throws a body shot but no joy.
Cheese ducks under a wild hook from Walton.
Walton clinches.
Charles Eric Cheese has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Walton has a couple of punches blocked by Cheese.
A shot in the inside from Cheese.
A shot in the inside from Walton.
Cheese pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cheese. Walton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cheese slips a straight right by Walton.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cheese.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheese slips a jab and a cross from Walton.
A clash of legs there as Walton blocks the low kick.
Walton is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton checks the leg kick.
Cheese with the inside leg kick.
Cheese bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cheese lands a leg kick that knocks Walton off balance momentarily.
Cheese pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cheese misses with a left hand
and Walton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cheese.
Donk. Cheese catches Walton right on the button with a cross.
Walton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cheese misses with a hook
and Cheese takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Walton cracks Cheese with an open hand slap.
Walton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cheese sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cheese lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Walton staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Walton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cheese connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Cheese misses the target.
Cheese is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton missing with a left hand there. Cheese was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cheese tries to land a front kick but Walton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cheese throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Walton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cheese missing with a left hand there. Walton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cheese throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walton jabs at Cheese's body.
Cheese keeps the fight on the outside.
Walton throws a lazy right hand but Cheese sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cheese throws out the jab.
Walton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Walton misses with a kick to the body.
Walton throws a looping overhand right but Cheese ducks down to avoid it.
Walton tries to move into range but Cheese moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Walton throws a big shot that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cheese.
Walton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cheese.
Walton jabs Cheese right on the nose. Cheese blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Cheese backs off Walton throws a huge counter combo but Cheese manages to avoid it all.
Cheese looks to land a right hand but Walton moved out of range.
Walton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cheese moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cheese throws a leg kick
and Walton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cheese scores with a nice strike.
Walton throws a shot from downtown. Cheese moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Cheese does it's job there.
Cheese avoids the body shot from Walton.
Walton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cheese rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Walton throws a body punch but Cheese moves out of range.
Cheese ducks under a wild hook from Walton.
Cheese swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cheese.
Walton appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Walton misses the target.
Cheese misses with an uppercut.
Walton slips a jab from Cheese.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese tries to score with a low kick but Walton moves his leg out of the way.
Cheese punishes Walton's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheese moves out of range as Walton throws a body kick.
Cheese ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Cheese counters with a quick kick to the body but Walton blocks it.
Walton lands a leg kick that knocks Cheese off balance momentarily.
Walton throws a hook but Cheese avoids it easily.
Cheese staying out of range there.
Walton lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Walton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cheese works the jab nicely.
Walton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Walton moves out of range as Cheese strikes.
The fighters circling - Cheese throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cheese misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheese with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Walton to score with a decent uppercut.
Walton wants to land a leg kick but Cheese is out of range.
Walton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cheese was well out of range. Poor timing from Walton.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Charles Eric Cheese did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Cheese's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Walton moves away from the strike by Cheese.
Cheese connects with a right hand. Walton shakes it off.
Walton moves out of range as Cheese throws a body kick.
Walton misses with an uppercut. Cheese saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Cheese.
Cheese throws an off balance right hand
and Walton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cheese scores with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Cheese blocks the low kick.
Walton lands a nice shot to the body.
Cheese takes a swing at Walton's ribcage but misses.
Walton defending well as Cheese loads up on a big left hand.
Cheese connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Walton does it's job there.
Cheese swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cheese with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cheese with a nice calf kick.
Walton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese misses the jab.
Walton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cheese lands a glancing blow to the side of Walton's head.
Cheese tries a low kick but Walton avoids it.
Walton misses with a hook. Cheese ducked under it nicely.
Walton just misses with a punch to the body.
Cheese tries a head kick but it misses.
Walton moves out of range of the strikes.
Cheese fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Walton on the side of the head.
Walton slips a jab from Cheese.
A good leg kick by Walton.
A clash of legs there as Walton blocks the low kick.
Cheese misses with a shot to the body
and Walton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walton missing with a left hand there. Cheese was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cheese throws a half hearted mid kick.
Walton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cheese wants to slow Walton down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese tries to land a front kick but Walton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walton! But no joy.
Cheese stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walton just misses with a punch to the body.
Walton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Walton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walton blocks a jab.
Walton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cheese.
Cheese connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cheese misses the shot to the body.
Cheese misses with a low kick.
Cheese looks to throw the jab but Walton is out of range.
Walton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cheese.
Walton misses with a low kick as Cheese jumps back.
Walton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cheese.
A swing and a miss from Walton.
Cheese takes a swing at Walton's ribcage but misses.
Cheese walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Waltons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A low kick from Cheese misses
and Walton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cheese misses with the body kick
and Walton counters with a stiff right hand.
Cheese pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Walton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cheese looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An inside leg kick from Cheese misses.
Cheese misses with a hook.
Walton appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walton. Cheese does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walton looks to land a left hand but Cheese moved out of range nicely.
Walton jabs Cheese right on the nose. Cheese blinks but takes it well.
Cheese scores with a jab.
Walton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cheese.
Cheese misses with a looping right.
Cheese jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walton appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walton tries to clinch but Cheese is having none of it.
Cheese half committed to a counter leg kick.
Walton scoring well with a low kick there.
Cheese misses with a right hand
and Walton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Walton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cheese takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cheese loads up on a big right hand but Walton slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Cheese.
Walton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walton missing with a left hand there. Cheese was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walton misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Cheese misses the target.
Nice shot lands for Cheese.
Cheese tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Walton avoids a kick to the body.
A nice side step and Walton releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
No joy there for Cheese, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheese moves away from the strike by Walton.
Cheese throws a wild body kick that Walton sees coming a mile off.
Cheese waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walton.
It seemed like Walton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Charles Eric Cheese will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Cheese misses with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Cheese.
Cheese throws a jab when Walton was well out of range.
Walton drops his hands momentarily and Cheese takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cheese connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Walton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cheese was well out of range. Poor timing from Walton.
Cheese blocks a jab.
A clash of legs there as Walton blocks the low kick.
Cheese connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Walton scores with a leg kick.
Walton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cheese sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cheese throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cheese takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cheese throws a combination that misses
and Walton counters with a nice body shot.
Walton connects with a nice looking jab.
Walton misses the shot to the body.
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 ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Walton throws a big shot that misses.
Cheese misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Walton misses.
Cheese wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cheese misses with a leg kick
and Walton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cheese is looking to land body kicks.
Cheese takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cheese thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cheese lunges at Walton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Walton's hand.
Cheese just misses with a punch to the body.
Walton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cheese misses with a low kick.
Walton misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Walton.
Cheese was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cheese slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese throws out a powerful jab.
Walton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cheese can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cheese loads up on a big right hand but Walton slips the punch.
Jim Bob Walton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cheese misses with a straight left.
Cheese throws a leg kick
and Walton counters with a leg kick.
Walton scoring well with a low kick there.
Walton misses with a straight left.
Cheese lands a nice looking kick to the body. Walton takes a step back to recover.
Cheese takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Walton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cheese under the eye.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cheese, as that shot connected.
Walton missing with a left hand there. Cheese was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Walton - that will leave a mark!
Walton scores with a decent looking hook.
Walton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton misses the shot to the body.
Walton tried to score with a low kick but Cheese checks it.
Cheese throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Walton looks to score with a jab to the body but Cheese is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Walton misses the target.
Walton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cheese thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Walton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cheese fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Walton misses with a straight left.
Walton looks to land a combination but Cheese avoids it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cheese, as that shot connected.
An inside leg kick lands from Cheese.
Walton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Walton misses with a straight left.
Cheese looks to land a body kick but Walton moved away.
Cheese looks for the body kick but Walton saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Walton misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton lands a leg kick that knocks Cheese off balance momentarily.
Cheese throws a poor cross that misses
and Walton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheese lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cheese.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cheese darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cheese darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cheese fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Walton has Cheese up against the cage in a clinch.
Walton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cheese has him pressed against the cage.
Cheese pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cheese throws a looping overhand right but Walton ducks down to avoid it.
Nice cross by Cheese.
Walton misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Walton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cheese was well out of range. Poor timing from Walton.
Cheese slips a jab and a cross from Walton.
Charles Eric Cheese is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters circling a little - Cheese finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Charles Eric Cheese.
Well Cheese has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:46
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Eric Cheese!
Charles Eric Cheese retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Charles Eric Cheese thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Jim Bob Walton was interviewed post fight and said 'I am surprised I made it to the cage to be honest. One hell of a Night Last night. Congrats to the other guy over there. We will run it back one day when im not all f'd up on hallucinogens. '.
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