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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jim Bob Walton (ranked 542 p4p, 1134 weight class) and Frank Dux (ranked 38 p4p, 87 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dux's choice of entrance music: Bloodsport. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Frank Dux enters the ring!
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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 11 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jim Bob Walton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Dux!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dux.
Nice sprawl there from Walton as Dux shoots in.
Dux shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dux showed some decent athleticism there.
Walton is in trouble now - Dux has advanced to mount!
Dux looking to control but Walton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Walton is trying desperately to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux with shots to the head and body - Walton looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dux with a couple of short strikes.
Walton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux working Walton over with strikes here.
Walton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dux looking to ground and pound but Walton is blocking nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Dux there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dux fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Walton tries to lock up and control but Dux gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dux wants to control the pace but Walton is squirming around nicely.
Dux raining down shots from the mount!
Dux has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dux scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dux cracks Walton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dux controlling the position easily from mount.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Dux working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux looking to ground and pound but Walton is blocking nicely.
Dux looking to control but Walton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dux lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Walton hang on?
Dux with the ground and pound from mount.
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!
Dux looking to control but Walton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dux throwing strikes here but Walton is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux thowing shots but they're missing.
Poor strikes thrown by Dux there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dux tries to control but Walton wriggling away.
Walton holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dux tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dux punching from mount but Walton doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Walton is squirming around, avoiding Dux's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dux fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dux looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dux.
Walton avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dux.
Dux misses with a head shot.
Walton wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dux.
Dux tries to control but Walton wriggling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dux dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Walton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walton.
Dux takes one on the button.
Walton leaves Dux with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dux scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dux trying to control from half guard but Walton is working away.
Dux lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux looks to land a strike but Walton avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dux loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux wants to control from the top but Walton keeps moving.
Dux in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dux throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dux throws an elbow that misses. Walton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dux's guard. Nice move by Walton!
Dux trying to keep a closed guard but Walton is proving a slippery customer.
Dux looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dux keeps trying to improve his position.
Walton looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton trying to control but Dux is working from the bottom.
Dux not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Walton trying to control but Dux is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dux walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walton.
Dux is looking to clinch but Walton is avoiding it.
Dux darts in and clinches Walton up against the ropes.
Walton has had enough of the clinch but Dux keeps him there for the moment.
Dux jumps guard and drags Walton to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Walton won't allow Dux to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux controlling Walton's posture.
Walton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dux wants to sweep here but Walton controlling him for the moment.
Walton wants to control from the top but Dux keeps moving.
Walton stopping the sweep attempt from Dux.
Walton looking to sit in guard and control but Dux gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dux is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Walton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dux has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dux wants to control from the top but Walton keeps moving.
Walton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dux throwing strikes from guard but Walton blocks nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dux looking to pass the guard.
Dux preventing the sweep.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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 Jim Bob Walton 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.
Dux shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Walton pinned against the ropes. Walton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dux clinches up with Walton and pushes him back against the ropes.
Walton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Walton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dux tries to pull guard but Walton won't allow it.
Walton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dux misses with a takedown attempt
and Walton counters with a stiff right hand.
Jim Bob Walton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Dux.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Walton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Dux.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dux.
Walton throws a jab but it's blocked by Dux.
A leg kick checked by Dux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dux works his way into full mount!
Dux trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dux landing shots from mount.
Dux wants to control the pace but Walton is squirming around nicely.
Dux dominating with strikes here.
Dux thowing shots but they're missing.
Dux lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dux dominating with strikes here.
BOOM! Dux connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dux with the ground and pound from mount.
Dux lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Walton hang on?
Dux wants to control the pace but Walton is squirming around nicely.
Dux with a couple of short strikes.
Walton is rocked!
The referee warns Walton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Walton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dux lands a big shot there that rocks Walton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dux looking to ground and pound but Walton is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton is squirming around, avoiding Dux's attempts to control the action.
Dux fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Walton manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Walton seems to have got his legs back now.
Dux slips a nice elbow through Walton's hands, connecting with Walton's forehead.
Dux is keen to just control but Walton is a slippery customer.
Dux working Walton over with strikes.
Walton has hold of Dux's hands but Dux slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dux looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Walton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dux scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dux wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walton keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dux.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walton is staying active underneath Dux, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dux is controlling the pace.
Walton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Dux there.
Dux content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dux lands with a punch from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dux really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dux throws a lazy right hand but Walton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dux misses with a hook. Walton ducked under it nicely.
Dux has Walton up against the ropes in a clinch.
Walton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dux throws a punch but it's blocked by Walton.
Dux makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Walton wants to get back to striking at distance but Dux won't allow it.
Dux lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walton backwards.
Dux tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton can't break the clinch.
Dux fails to pull guard.
Walton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dux looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jim Bob Walton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Dux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dux moves in looking to clinch but Walton pushes him off.
Frank Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Dux.
Walton gets tackled into the ropes by Dux. Dux maintains the clinch.
Walton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dux closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Walton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Walton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Walton working hard to break the clinch.
Walton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dux up against the ropes.
Dux has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Walton uses from the top position.
Walton trying to control the position from guard on top but Dux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dux bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Walton's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux trying to control the position from guard on top but Walton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frank Dux has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dux postures up and lands a big shot to Walton's brow.
Dux trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Walton manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Dux wants to sweep here but Walton controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dux holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Dux keeping full guard, as Walton tries to pass.
Dux lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dux throws a big right hand that misses.
Dux pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walton is keeping the position for now.
Dux passes Walton's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dux drops an elbow to the side of Walton's head.
Dux working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dux missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dux thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Walton's head.
Walton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dux in particular looking to stall.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dux is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dux trying to control the action but Walton is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dux dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Dux looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dux in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Walton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dux trying to control but Walton is working from the bottom.
Dux passes into half guard.
Dux looks to land a strike but Walton avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dux works over Walton with some ground and pound from guard.
Dux advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux is putting a hurting on Walton here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dux scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Walton to see if he's OK.
Dux working the ground and pound.
Dux is working Walton over with some ground and pound from side control.
The strikes coming from Dux are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Walton avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dux.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Walton regains half guard there - taking advantage of Dux's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Dux passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Walton!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jim Bob Walton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dux is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dux cracks Walton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dux controlling the position easily from mount.
Dux punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dux pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Walton tries to reverse the position but Dux maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Walton takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dux controlling from the full mount.
Dux working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dux scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dux raining down hammerfists from mount.
Dux trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Walton taking shots to the head.
Walton takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dux tries to control but Walton wriggling away.
Dux cracks Walton with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Dux!
Frank Dux is the new bantamweight champion!
A victorious Frank Dux thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Jim Bob Walton stepped up to the mic, 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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