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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nacho Cheese (ranked 796 p4p, 970 weight class) and Great Tiger (ranked 106 p4p, 129 weight class). Nacho Cheese could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Great Tiger's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nacho Cheese!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Great Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger misses with a wild body shot.
Tiger closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cheese to the mat! Cheese manages to get full guard.
Tiger won't allow Cheese to get back to his feet.
Tiger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cheese is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tiger is controlling him.
Tiger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cheese is keeping the position for now.
Tiger stops Cheese from standing up.
Cheese keeping full guard, as Tiger tries to pass.
Cheese utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cheese is looking to stand up but Tiger isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tiger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cheese gets caught flat footed, as Tiger shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cheese pushes Tiger off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've been told by Cheese's head coaches at Fireball Zone that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger moves out of range of the strikes.
Cheese misses with a hook.
Nacho Cheese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cheese.
Tiger jabs Cheese to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nacho Cheese is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiger avoids the body shot from Cheese.
Cheese lands a jab to the nose.
Tiger staying out of range there.
Cheese connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tiger's hands.
Cheese misses with a hook. Tiger ducked under it nicely.
Cheese throws a lazy right hand but Tiger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cheese throws a big shot that misses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Cheese enables Tiger to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cheese manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Tiger tries to free his leg and advance position but Cheese is retaining full guard.
Tiger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheese wants to stand and escape but Tiger is having none of it.
Tiger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tiger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tiger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tiger with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cheese wants to stand up but Tiger is controlling him.
Tiger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tiger slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cheese is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tiger is controlling him.
Cheese is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Tiger lands a right hand.
A short right from Tiger.
Tiger lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Tiger.
Cheese doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tiger lands with a right to the head.
Cheese throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiger.
Cheese tries to work over Tiger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cheeses head.
Tiger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tiger misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese tries a body shot but Tiger blocks it.
Cheese working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Tiger on the inside.
Cheese misses with the head strike.
Cheese breaks the clinch.
Cheese throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tiger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Tiger - just one landing.
Tiger shoots in and drives through. Cheese sprawls well.
Tiger drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cheese keeping full guard, as Tiger tries to pass.
Tiger trying to control the position from guard on top but Cheese is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tiger wants to pass the guard but Cheese is keeping the position.
Tiger won't allow Cheese to get back to his feet.
Tiger sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger tries to free his leg and advance position but Cheese is retaining full guard.
Tiger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tiger stops Cheese from standing up.
Tiger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tiger stops Cheese from standing up.
Tiger trying to control the position from guard on top but Cheese is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cheese throws a lazy right hand but Tiger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cheese looks to throw the jab but Tiger is out of range.
Tiger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheese gets caught napping as Tiger dives in and scores a takedown. Cheese manages to retain guard.
Tiger stands and throws Cheese's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ground and pound from Tiger seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Great Tiger dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tiger tests Cheese's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cheese is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiger.
Tiger cracks Cheese with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cheese displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tiger.
Cheese was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cheese staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Cheese on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cheese throws a shot from downtown. Tiger moves away and avoids it.
Tiger lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tiger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiger lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cheese backs up against the cage.
Tiger shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tiger was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cheese throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheese scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tiger doesn't seem bothered though.
Tiger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big left from Cheese misses.
Cheese swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Tiger tries to counter it with a takedown but Cheese pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cheese uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiger.
Tiger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger defending well as Cheese loads up on a big left hand.
Cheese defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tiger.
Tiger shoots in and bounces Cheese off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cheese keeping moving, preventing Tiger from controlling successfully.
Tiger tries to free his leg and advance position but Cheese is retaining full guard.
Cheese wants to get back to his feet but Tiger is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tiger is pushing down on Cheese's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cheese is fighting to maintain full guard but Tiger has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tiger stops Cheese from getting back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Tiger seems content to control.
Cheese is trying to stand back up but Tiger is controlling him
Great Tiger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cheese keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tiger stops Cheese from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger tries to pass to full mount but Cheese defends it.
Tiger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tiger thows a huge punch but Cheese dodges it nicely.
Cheese wants to get back to his feet.
Tiger wants to pass the guard but Cheese is defending well.
Tiger is looking for a kimura here.
Cheese is staying active underneath Tiger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tiger sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cheese is not content to let Tiger control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cheese defending well though.
Tiger is keen to just control but Cheese is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiger thows a huge punch but Cheese dodges it nicely.
Tiger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cheese is defending against the submission attempts here by Tiger.
Tiger trying to control the action but Cheese is working from the bottom.
Tiger throwing shots but Cheese is blocking nicely.
Tiger wants to control but Cheese is keeping him busy.
Cheese avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tiger.
Tiger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tiger works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese really wants to buck Tiger off and get back to his feet.
Tiger tries to control but Cheese wriggling away.
Cheese knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tiger on the ground.
Tiger throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tiger trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cheese wants to get back to his feet.
Tiger tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tiger wants to control the pace but Cheese is squirming around nicely.
Cheese is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Great Tiger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Cheese's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cheese connects with a right hand. Tiger shakes it off.
Tiger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cheese connects with the punch.
Cheese throws a lazy uppercut
and Tiger counters with a nice body shot.
Tiger looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cheese misses with a jab to the body
and Tiger counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice cross by Cheese.
Cheese throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cheese lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tiger lands a jab to the head.
Tiger shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cheese is trying to defend but Tiger finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiger is controlling the pace.
Cheese looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger slows the pace down in half guard.
Cheese is trying to stand back up but Tiger is controlling him
Tiger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cheese tries to kick Tiger off but Tiger keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tiger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cheese's head.
Tiger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cheese wants to get back to his feet.
Tiger is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tiger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cheese pushes Tiger off looking to stand but Tiger dives back in and keeps control.
Tiger moves nicely into side control.
Tiger works to advance to full mount. Cheese defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Cheese is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Tiger sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tiger thowing shots but they're missing.
Cheese squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Tiger thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cheese is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Tiger thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tiger throwing strikes here but Cheese is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Cheese wants to try and get back to his feet.
Tiger thowing shots but they're missing.
Tiger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tiger tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Tiger content just to control the position here.
Cheese is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Tiger looking to ground and pound but Cheese is blocking nicely.
Tiger won't let Cheese get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Tiger controlling from mount.
Cheese really wants to buck Tiger off and get back to his feet.
Tiger thowing shots but they're missing.
Tiger throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tiger trying to control but Cheese is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger punching from mount but Cheese doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Cheese blocking the ground and pound.
Cheese is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Tiger has hold of Cheese's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cheese manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cheese is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Tiger thowing shots but they're missing.
Cheese holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tiger tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Cheese is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Cheese holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tiger tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Cheese's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Great Tiger really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cheese looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiger is just out of range.
Tiger misses with the combination.
Cheese jabs at Tiger's body.
Cheese misses with a looping left.
Cheese throws a right hand that misses
and Tiger counters with a nice uppercut.
Cheese scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nacho Cheese is winning the standup battle so far.
Cheese looks to land a left hand but Tiger moved out of range nicely.
Tiger tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tiger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cheese was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiger.
Cheese throws a lazy right hand but Tiger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tiger tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tiger staying out of range there.
Tiger drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cheese defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Cheese misses.
Tiger lunges at Cheese with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cheese's hand.
Cheese misses the shot to the body.
Tiger misses with a wild body shot.
Tiger misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tiger bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tiger throws an elbow but Cheese slips to the side and avoids it well.
Tiger throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tiger is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cheese is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cheese wants to get back to his feet but Tiger drags him back down.
Cheese avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tiger.
Tiger trying to control the action but Cheese is working from the bottom.
Cheese pushes Tiger away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tiger gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee asks Tiger politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tiger prefers to stall for the moment though.
Cheese is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger tries to move into full mount but can't pass Cheese's legs.
Cheese wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Tiger lands some shots froms side control.
Cheese wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Tiger tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tiger has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Cheese is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Tiger yanks on the arm and Cheese is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Tiger.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Great Tiger!
Great Tiger is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Great Tiger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Nacho Cheese had this to say: 'Cheese me'.
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