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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gage Mickey (ranked 599 p4p, 1213 weight class) and Jim Bob Walton (ranked 40 p4p, 87 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 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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gage Mickey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Bob Walton!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mickey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mickey throws the left hand but Walton avoids the punch easily.
Walton misses with a wild body shot.
Mickey ducks under a wild hook from Walton.
Walton with a nice cross.
A jab from Walton misses.
It looked like Mickey was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Walton.
Walton misses the shot to the body.
Mickey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mickey blocks a jab.
Walton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mickey was well out of range. Poor timing from Walton.
Mickey takes a swing at Walton's ribcage but misses.
Walton misses with a left hand
and Walton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Walton missing with a left hand there. Mickey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mickey throws a body punch but Walton moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton misses with a straight right.
Mickey throwing a counter right hand but Walton manages to avoid it.
Mickey slips a jab and a cross from Walton.
Mickey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mickey fires out a quick counter leg kick but Walton just manages to avoid it.
Walton takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mickey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mickey throws a leg kick but Walton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mickey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mickey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Walton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mickey tries to move into range but Walton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mickey throws a body punch but Walton moves out of range.
Mickey moves out of range as Walton strikes.
Mickey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Walton. That snapped Mickey's head back.
Mickey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fighters circling - Walton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mickey is looking to counter punch.
Mickey pivots, looking for a leg kick but Walton is out of range and Mickey settles back down.
Walton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mickey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mickey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walton throws a body punch but Mickey moves out of range.
Walton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mickey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walton looks to land a left hand but Mickey moved out of range nicely.
Walton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mickey doesn't seem bothered though.
A telegraphed right hand from Walton misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton misses with a low kick.
Mickey is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Walton misses with a hook
and Walton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Walton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mickey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mickey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Walton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Walton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mickey looks to throw the jab but Walton is out of range.
Mickey looks to land a left hand but Walton moved out of range nicely.
Walton misses with a looping left.
Walton cracks a nice hook into Mickey's ribs.
Mickey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Walton throws an off balance right hand
and Mickey counters with a straight right hand.
Mickey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mickey throws a head kick that misses.
Mickey works the jab nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Mickey there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mickey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walton throws a right hand that Mickey ducks under and follows up with a left that Mickey also avoids with ease.
Walton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mickey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mickey lands with an overhand left.
Good shot there by Walton.
Walton lands a jab to the nose.
Walton misses with a left hand
enabling Mickey to counter with a crisp jab.
Walton throws a shot from downtown. Mickey moves away and avoids it.
Walton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mickey manages to avoid it.
Mickey went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mickey is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Walton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mickey thuds his right hand into Walton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Walton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mickey looks to land a left hand but Walton moved out of range nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mickey.
Walton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mickey lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton digs a good body shot into Mickey's ribs.
Walton scores with a jab to the body.
Mickey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Walton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good exchange - Walton coming out on top.
Mickey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mickey is rocked!
The fighters circling - Walton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oh Mickey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walton misses with an uppercut.
Mickey lands a head kick!
Mickey seems to have got his legs back now.
Mickey lands with an uppercut that bounces Walton off the cage and back into range.
Danga de danga de dang - Walton scores with a four punch combination!
Walton misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walton throws a hook but Mickey blocks it.
Walton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target.
Mickey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mickey appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jim Bob Walton will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Walton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Walton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walton misses with a wild combination.
Mickey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Walton throws a right and a left that both miss.
A quick step to the side and Mickey tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walton takes one on the button.
Mickey staying out of range there.
Mickey throwing a counter right hand but Walton manages to avoid it.
Walton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mickey misses with a right hand
letting Walton counter with a right hand.
Walton missing with a left hand there. Mickey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mickey scores with a jab to the body.
Mickey lands a nice shot that snaps Walton's head back.
Walton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mickey misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walton. Mickey does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walton misses with a hook. Mickey ducked under it nicely.
Mickey 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 misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton misses the shot to the body.
Mickey throws a right hand that misses
and Walton counters with a nice uppercut.
Mickey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Walton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mickey lands a nice looking body shot.
Mickey scores with a head kick. Walton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Walton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mickey lands with a cross.
Walton tries to bum rush Mickey with a series of wild strikes but Mickey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Walton avoids the head kick by Mickey.
Walton throws a body punch but Mickey moves out of range.
Walton moves out of range as Mickey strikes.
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 lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jim Bob Walton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Walton avoids the body shot from Mickey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mickey is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Walton throws a lazy right hand but Mickey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mickey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good work by Mickey as he checks the leg kick.
Walton looks to land a left hand but Mickey moved out of range nicely.
Mickey lands a nice shot that snaps Walton's head back.
Walton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mickey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walton lands a glancing blow to the side of Mickey's head.
Mickey with a nice calf kick.
Mickey lands a head kick!
Sloppy strikes from Walton. Those never looked like landing.
Walton throws a body punch but Mickey moves out of range.
Walton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mickey was well out of range. Poor timing from Walton.
A telegraphed right hand from Mickey misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Walton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Walton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mickey scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mickey cracks a nice hook into Walton's ribs.
Walton misses with a hook
and Mickey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mickey ducks under a wild hook from Walton.
Mickey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walton.
Decent striking displayed by Mickey there.
Mickey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walton.
Mickey is looking to counter punch.
Walton misses with a hook to the body
and Mickey counters with a stiff right hand.
Mickey slips under a jab.
Walton misses with a double jab.
Mickey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walton.
Mickey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mickey throws the left hand but Walton avoids the punch easily.
Mickey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walton throws an overhand right that lands on Mickey's shoulder, as Mickey tries to avoid the shot.
Mickey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mickey lands a nice shot to the body.
Good shot there by Mickey.
Mickey staying out of range there.
Walton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mickey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mickey pushes Walton away with a front kick.
Walton scores with a jab to the head.
Mickey jabs at Walton's body.
Walton looks to land a combination but Mickey avoids it well.
Walton is breathing heavily.
Walton throws a body punch but Mickey moves out of range.
Mickey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mickey. Mickey obviously looking to wear him down.
Walton lands the left hand.
Walton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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 Gage Mickey will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Walton misses with a looping right.
Mickey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mickey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Walton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mickey misses with a hook. Walton ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Mickey.
A little feinted left hand from Mickey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Walton misses with a right hand
letting Mickey counter with a right hand.
Walton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Walton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mickey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Walton thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Mickey misses the target.
Walton misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mickey lands a jab to the head.
Walton throws an overhand right that lands on Mickey's shoulder, as Mickey tries to avoid the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mickey.
Mickey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Walton misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mickey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mickey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Walton. Walton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mickey ducks under a wild hook from Walton.
Walton's corner calls for a 1-2. Walton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Walton misses the shot to the body.
Mickey scores with a decent looking hook.
Mickey slips a jab and a cross from Walton.
Walton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Walton is rocked!
Mickey throws a leg kick
and Walton counters with a nice uppercut.
Walton throws an overhand right that lands on Mickey's shoulder, as Mickey tries to avoid the shot.
Walton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Walton is still on wobbly legs! Can Mickey finish him?
Walton throws an overhand right that lands on Mickey's shoulder, as Mickey tries to avoid the shot.
Walton seems to have recovered his senses.
Walton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mickey misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target.
Walton misses with a hook. Mickey ducked under it nicely.
Walton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Mickey.
Mickey throws a body punch but Walton moves out of range.
Walton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Walton misses with a body shot.
Mickey misses with an uppercut.
Walton misses with a lunging right hand
and Mickey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walton throws a series of punches but Mickey moves out of range.
Mickey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walton.
Mickey scores with a jab. Walton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mickey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walton manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Mickey.
Mickey misses the shot to the body.
Walton throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Mickey misses its intended target.
Walton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mickey connects with a single shot there.
Walton loads up on a big right hand but Mickey slips the punch.
Mickey lands a jab to the nose.
Mickey moves out of range as Walton strikes.
Mickey with a hook.
A head kick from Mickey lands but Walton takes it in his stride.
Walton misses with an uppercut. Mickey saw that one coming.
Walton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Walton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mickey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walton throws a hook to the side of Mickey's head but Mickey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Mickey lands a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Walton.
Walton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mickey drops his hands momentarily and Walton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mickey scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton misses with a body kick.
Mickey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Walton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mickey scrambles back to his feet.
Walton moves out of range as Mickey strikes.
Mickey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walton.
Walton looks to land a left hand but Mickey moved out of range nicely.
Mickey lands a slapping body shot.
Mickey slips a jab from Walton.
A jab from Walton misses.
Mickey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Walton misses with a jab to the body
and Mickey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walton throws a jab when Mickey was well out of range.
Mickey lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good exchange - Walton coming out on top.
The fighters circling - Walton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mickey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mickey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walton.
It looked like Mickey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gage Mickey clearly takes that round.
That's time! Mickey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Walton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Walton misses with a few strikes there.
Mickey blocks a jab.
Walton needs to keep his hands up - Mickey had a free shot at his head there.
Mickey blocks a jab.
Mickey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walton.
Walton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mickey connects with a jab.
Walton scores with a jab. Mickey acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Walton throws a right hand that misses
and Mickey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mickey scores with a nice right hand.
Walton lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mickey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Walton throws a jab when Mickey was well out of range.
Mickey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Walton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Some bone on bone action there as Walton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target.
Walton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Walton misses with an uppercut. Mickey saw that one coming.
Mickey misses the jab.
Walton let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Walton moves forwards but Mickey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Walton misses with a straight right.
Mickey tries to land a leg kick but Walton saw it coming and moves away.
Walton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mickey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target.
Mickey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Walton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mickey blocks a jab.
A jab from Walton does it's job there.
Mickey throws a jab when Walton was well out of range.
Walton throws a nice looking combination but Mickey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mickey moves out of range of the strikes.
Mickey throws out a powerful jab.
The fighters circling - Mickey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walton misses with an uppercut
and Mickey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mickey scores with a nice head shot.
Walton cracks a nice hook into Mickey's ribs.
Walton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mickey doesn't seem bothered though.
Mickey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mickey moves away from the strike by Walton.
Walton takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mickey scores with a nice right hand.
Walton looks to land a combination but Mickey avoids it well.
Walton misses with a right hand
and Mickey counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from Walton.
Mickey is looking to counter with head kicks.
Walton is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Walton misses with a double jab.
Mickey walks into a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mickey!
Mickey slips under a jab.
Walton lands with a hook. Mickey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mickey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Walton. Walton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mickey lands a leg kick that knocks Walton off balance momentarily.
Jab, jab by Mickey - just one landing.
Mickey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mickey throws a lazy head kick
and Walton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mickey slips a straight right by Walton.
Walton lands a jab to Mickey's midsection.
Mickey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Walton.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walton. Mickey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walton misses with an uppercut. Mickey saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Mickey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mickey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Walton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mickey slips a jab from Walton.
Mickey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Walton misses with a right hand
and Mickey counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mickey lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walton slips under a jab from Mickey.
Mickey misses with the combination.
Walton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jim Bob Walton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Walton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mickeys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab lands there for Mickey.
Mickey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walton was well out of range. Poor timing from Mickey.
Mickey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mickey.
Mickey ducks under a wild hook from Walton.
Mickey catches Walton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mickey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walton.
Mickey clobbers Walton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mickey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walton.
Mickey throws a shot to the body.
Walton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mickey.
Walton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mickeys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mickey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Walton's head backwards.
Walton throws a hook but Mickey blocks it.
Mickey slips under a jab.
Mickey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walton's sensitive parts.
Mickey defending well as Walton loads up on a big left hand.
Walton looks to land a left hand but Mickey moved out of range nicely.
Mickey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Walton. Walton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mickey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walton.
Walton misses with a left hand
and Mickey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mickey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walton scores with a hook to the body. Mickey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Walton misses with a low kick.
Walton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mickey misses with a body shot.
Walton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walton throws a jab when Mickey was well out of range.
Walton cracks Mickey with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mickey misses with a straight right.
Mickey scores with a body shot.
Jab from Mickey.
Mickey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Walton in his tracks.
Walton shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mickey eats them both and turns towards Walton to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mickey scores with a shot to the body.
Mickey scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mickey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big left from Walton misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Walton misses with a looping right.
Walton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mickey.
Mickey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mickey cracks Walton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Walton scores with a jab.
Mickey misses with a hook. Walton ducked under it nicely.
Walton thuds his right hand into Mickey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Walton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mickey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mickey misses with an uppercut.
Walton throws a jab but it's blocked by Mickey.
A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target.
Walton walks into a straight right hand from Mickey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mickey moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big right from Walton misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mickey lands a nice hook to Walton's body. Walton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target.
Nice uppercut lands for Walton. That snapped Mickey's head back.
Walton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mickey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walton cracks Mickey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Walton throws a big shot that misses.
Walton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mickey on the side of the head.
Walton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mickey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walton misses with a hook. Mickey ducked under it nicely.
Mickey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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 Gage Mickey.
Well Mickey 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 47:49
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gage Mickey!
Gage Mickey retains his bantamweight title!
Jim Bob Walton spoke after the fight, saying '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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