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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Eric Cheese (ranked 3 p4p, 213 weight class) and Jim Bob Walton (ranked 1 p4p, 18 weight class). Cheese kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Midnight NAMBLA. Charles Eric Cheese has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 cm 30 145 29 - 8 - 0 |
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176 cm 26 135 13 - 6 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ World class boxer Granite chin |
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Good wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Eric Cheese! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 13 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jim Bob Walton! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cheese misses with a wild combination.
Walton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cheese doesn't seem bothered though. Walton digs a good body shot into Cheese's ribs. Cheese misses with a right hand and Walton counters with a straight right hand. Cheese misses the jab. Walton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Walton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Walton looks to score with a jab to the body but Cheese is just out of range. Cheese throws the kick towards the body but Walton avoids it. Walton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cheese at a distance.
Cheese is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walton. Walton throws a lazy right hand but Cheese sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Walton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Walton throws a big shot that misses. Cheese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walton manages to avoid it. Walton has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cheese is landing a low percentage of strikes. Cheese throws a body kick that misses. Cheese takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Walton misses with a kick to the body.
Walton slips a straight right by Cheese.
That's one minute gone in the round. Walton lands with a kick to the ribs.
Walton thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cheese if he has to take too many more of those.
Cheese walks into a straight right hand from Walton. Walton swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheese. Walton misses with a straight left. Walton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Walton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cheese looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Cheese moves out of range as Walton strikes. Cheese on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Cheese connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. A big left from Walton misses. Cheese throws a chopping leg kick but Walton manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Cheese blocks the body kick.
Jim Bob Walton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Cheese takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Walton darts in and clinches Cheese up against the cage. Cheese misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cheese misses with a punch on the inside.
Cheese cracks Walton with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Walton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Cheese lands a hook to the side of the head. Cheese pushes Walton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Walton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Cheese throws a body kick that misses. Walton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cheese. Walton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walton jabs Cheese right on the nose. Cheese blinks but takes it well. Walton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Walton. Cheese scores with a crisp jab that stopped Walton in his tracks. The fighters circling - Walton throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Walton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cheese. Cheese does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Walton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A shot to the liver by Walton. Beautiful body shot. We've been told by Cheese's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Walton scores with a hook to the body. Cheese takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Cheese avoids the body shot from Walton.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Walton cracks Cheese with a right hand to the side of the head. Walton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Cheese. Walton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Walton throws out a loose jab but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it. Walton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Walton loads up on a big right hand but Cheese slips the punch. A jab from Walton misses. Walton misses the shot to the body. Walton thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cheese if he has to take too many more of those.
Cheese misses with a leg kick and Walton counters with a lovely straight right hand! Cheese scores with a jab. Walton acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Walton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cheese. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Walton jabs Cheese to the body, keeping him at a distance. Walton scores with a nice right hand.
Cheese tries to clinch there but Walton circles away.
Cheese takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Nice shot lands for Walton.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Walton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Walton. Cheese throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Walton slips under a jab. Cheese blocks a head kick by Walton.
Walton lands with a good body shot. Walton bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Walton is looking to land body kicks. Cheese misses with an uppercut. Walton saw that one coming. Walton throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Cheese throws a low kick, looking for Walton's leg but Walton calmly moves out of range. Walton throws out a powerful jab. Cheese takes one to the chin there. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Cheese misses the shot to the body. Walton misses with an uppercut. Cheese saw that one coming. Walton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cheese doesn't seem bothered though. Walton misses with an uppercut
and Cheese counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Bob Walton dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Walton tries to clinch but Cheese moves out of range. Walton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cheese, pushing him back against the cage. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Walton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cheese's brow. A right handed body shot lands from Cheese.
Walton lands on the inside with an uppercut. A short right from Walton. Walton struggles to land a body shot inside as Cheese controls his hands.
Cheese will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Walton has a couple of punches blocked by Cheese.
Walton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cheese backwards. Walton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cheese ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Cheese tries to counter by clinching up but Walton breaks away and moves out of range. Walton jabs Cheese to the body, keeping him at a distance. Cheese is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walton. Walton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Walton throws a hook but Cheese avoids it easily. Nice uppercut there from Walton. Walton throws out a loose jab but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it. Cheese appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Cheese circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Walton throws a jab when Cheese was well out of range. Walton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Cheese throws a nice inside leg kick. Cheese has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Walton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walton misses with some punches.
Cheese tries to throw a body punch but Walton avoids it by throwing Cheese back against the cage. Walton working hard to break the clinch. Cheese tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walton's elbow. Walton lands on the inside with an uppercut. A right handed body shot lands from Cheese.
Cheese swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Walton tries to work over Cheese's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Cheese digs a right hand underneath Walton's ribcage. Walton let out a lung full of air as it connected. A head punch on the inside from Cheese fails to land. Cheese lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walton or not. Walton lands an uppercut. Cheese lands a right hand. Cheese has a couple of punches blocked by Walton.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Cheese makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Cheese has a couple of punches blocked by Walton.
Cheese goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walton working aggressively here.
Come on Cheese - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Walton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cheese.
Walton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cheese lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walton backwards. Cheese lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Cheese lands with a left to the head. Walton has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Walton has a couple of punches blocked by Cheese.
Cheese misses with some punches.
Walton scores with a shoulder strike. Walton is trying to stall.
Walton working aggressively here.
Walton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Cheese is trying to maintain a safe position but Walton gets an underhook and turns Cheese into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cheese controlling the action here for a moment.
Cheese lands a hook to the side of the head. Cheese is leaning against Walton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Cheese's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Good leg kick by Cheese. Cheese looks for the body kick but Walton saw that one coming. Walton moves into range and connects with a jab. Cheese misses with an attempted mid kick.
Walton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cheese stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Walton lands a nice hook to Cheese's body. Cheese takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Walton throws a head kick but Cheese moves out of range.
Nice shot by Cheese. Walton works Cheese's body with a nice hook. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Cheese throws an overhand right that lands on Walton's shoulder, as Walton tries to avoid the shot. Walton connects with a body shot that sends Cheese's belly button to the back. Walton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Walton looks to land a right hand but Cheese moved out of range. Cheese scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Walton looks to land a right hand but Cheese moved out of range. Cheese fires out a quick counter leg kick but Walton just manages to avoid it. Jim Bob Walton seems to be getting the better of the standup. Walton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cheese. Walton lands with a nice body punch. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Walton!
Cheese throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Cheese lands the left hand. Cheese moves out of range as Walton throws a body kick.
Cheese sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Walton throws a shot to the body.
Cheese misses with an attempted mid kick.
Walton tries to clinch but Cheese moves out of range. An attempted straight right counter from Cheese misses the target. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Walton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Walton moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A big right from Walton misses. Cheese moves out of range as Walton strikes. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Bob Walton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Cheese throws a big shot that misses. Walton slips a jab from Cheese. Walton throws the kick towards the body but Cheese avoids it. Walton staying out of range there. A jab from Walton does it's job there. A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target. Walton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Walton steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. Walton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheese manages to avoid it. Cheese looks to score with a jab to the body but Walton is just out of range. Cheese avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cheese. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Walton throws a jab but it's blocked by Cheese. Walton delivers a nice body kick. Cheese scores with a hook to the body. Walton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Cheese takes a shot right to the bread basket. Cheese throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Walton missing with a left hand there. Cheese was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round. Walton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Cheese uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walton. Cheese swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Cheese swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walton misses with a straight left. Cheese pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Walton scores with a kick to the body.
Walton moves out of range of the body kick from Cheese.
Cheese looks to throw the jab but Walton is out of range. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Walton throws a shot to the body.
Walton misses with an uppercut. Walton lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cheese will feel that in the morning. Walton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cheese on the side of the head. Cheese tries to clinch up but Walton circles away and keeps his distance. Walton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cheese. Cheese circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Walton. Walton takes a swing at Cheese's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Walton lands a jab to the nose. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Cheese walks into a straight right hand from Walton. Walton lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Walton misses the body punch and Cheese counters with a body kick that stops Walton in his tracks momentarily. Walton lands a slapping body shot.
Cheese takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Walton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cheese manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. A counter left hand to the body from Cheese misses its target. Walton lands a nice shot to the body.
Walton throws a hook to the side of Cheese's head but Cheese sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Cheese feinted there with a counter leg kick. Cheese displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walton throws out the jab. Cheese misses with a looping left. Walton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cheese counters with a nice body shot. Walton looks to land a right hand but Cheese moved out of range. Cheese tries to counter by clinching up but Walton breaks away and moves out of range. A big left from Walton misses. Walton fails in his attempt to clinch. Walton throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cheese misses with a looping right. Walton missing with a left hand there. Cheese was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A telegraphed right hand from Walton misses the target. A jab from Walton misses. Cheese thuds his right hand into Walton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Walton tests Cheese's chin there with a solid looking shot. Cheese looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Cheese scores with a decent looking hook. A big right from Walton misses. Cheese throws a quick counter kick to the body but Walton avoids it. Walton walks into a jab.
Walton is rocked! The crowd cheers as Walton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cheese doesn't seem phased though. Walton is still on wobbly legs! Can Cheese finish him? The fight stays on the outside here - Cheese looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Walton clinches up against the cage. Walton seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cheese lands with a short head shot on the inside. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Walton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walton fails to land with a series of punches.
Walton scores with a shot to the body.
Cheese throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Walton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cheese's knee momentarily. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cheese. Walton shrugs it off though. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cheese crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Walton - the referee stops the clock and Cheese gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Walton. Cheese manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Cheese misses with a low kick.
Walton appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Cheese throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Walton misses. Cheese misses with a hook. Walton ducked under it nicely. Walton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target. Cheese ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Walton avoids the body shot from Cheese.
Walton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cheese sees it coming and avoids it easily. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Bob Walton really dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Walton throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Walton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Cheese appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Cheese doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Walton looks for the body kick but Cheese saw that one coming. Walton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cheese throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walton. Cheese's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Walton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cheese scrambles back to his feet. Walton scores with a kick to the midsection. Cheese takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Walton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cheese.
Walton misses with a straight left. Walton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Cheese takes a body punch but keeps moving. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Walton just misses with a punch to the body.
Walton takes one to the side of the head.
Walton takes one on the button. Walton throws a wild body kick that Cheese sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cheese gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Walton misses with a hook from the clinch. Walton misses with a punch on the inside.
Cheese misses with some punches.
Cheese leaning against his opponent.
Walton misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Cheese on the inside. Nice body punch from Cheese. Cheese misses with a hook from the clinch. Cheese doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walton is trying to stall.
Walton can't break the clinch.
Cheese has a couple of punches blocked by Walton.
Cheese misses with a punch to the body.
Walton misses with a body punch.
Walton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cheese misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Walton.
Cheese misses with a short punch on the inside. Walton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Cheese bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A big left from Walton misses. Cheese fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Walton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cheese with the inside leg kick. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target. Cheese half committed to a counter leg kick. Cheese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cheese, as that shot connected.
Walton digs a good hook to Cheese's body.
Cheese uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walton.
Cheese with a jab. Walton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cheese doesn't seem bothered though. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Cheese takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Walton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cheese throws out the jab. The fighters circling - Walton throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Cheese tries to land a leg kick but Walton saw it coming and moves away.
Walton connects with a looping right hand.
Walton has Cheese up against the cage in a clinch.
Cheese doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Walton - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Cheese fails to land. Cheese takes a shot to the head. Walton misses with some punches.
Cheese misses with a body punch.
Walton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Walton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cheese misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Walton lands a hook that snaps the head of Cheese backwards. Cheese blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Walton lands a hook to the side of the head. Walton swings wildly with an uppercut but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it. Walton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Walton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A low kick from Walton is predictable there and Cheese counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Walton slips under a jab from Cheese. A shot to the liver by Walton. Beautiful body shot. Walton tries to clinch up but Cheese circles away and keeps his distance. Walton moves out of range as Cheese throws a body kick.
Walton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Walton dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Walton ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Cheese looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cheese. That did some damage! And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jim Bob Walton will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Walton clinches. Cheese digs a right hand into Walton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walton's gas tank. Cheese lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Nice body punch from Cheese. Cheese gets through Walton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Walton lands a nice uppercut. Cheese swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charles Eric Cheese has scored more points in the clinch so far. Walton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Cheese. Walton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cheese misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cheese takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Walton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. A head kick misses from Walton. Cheese throws a low kick, looking for Walton's leg but Walton calmly moves out of range. Walton misses with an uppercut. Cheese saw that one coming. Walton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cheese swings for the body but Walton moves out of range.
Walton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Cheese slips a straight right by Walton. Cheese half committed to a counter leg kick. Cheese throws the kick towards the body but Walton avoids it. Cheese uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walton. Walton misses with a wild body shot. Cheese connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Walton momentarily.
Cheese gets tackled into the cage by Walton. Walton maintains the clinch. Walton misses with a hook from the clinch. Cheese manages to break the clinch.
Cheese lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Walton scores with a shot to the body.
Cheese showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walton.
A decent looking cross lands there for Walton. Charles Eric Cheese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cheese avoids the body shot from Walton.
Walton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cheese on the side of the head. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Nice defenses there by Cheese. Walton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Walton works Cheese's body with a nice hook. Cheese throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Walton lands a jab to Cheese's midsection. Cheese slips under a jab. Walton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cheese throws out the jab. Cheese cracks Walton with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cheese has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Walton to stand back up! Cheese looks for the body kick but Walton saw that one coming. Walton throws a push kick but Cheese slaps the foot to one side. Walton misses with a left hand and Cheese counters by clinching up. Cheese tries to work over Walton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Cheese tries to work over Walton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A head punch blocked on the inside by Walton. Walton lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cheese throws a punch but it's blocked by Walton. Walton struggles to land a body shot inside as Cheese controls his hands.
Walton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cheese doesn't manage to clinch there - Walton circles away.
Cheese throws a low kick but Walton avoids it. Walton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Cheese takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Walton throws a body punch but Cheese moves out of range. Walton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cheese sees it coming and avoids it easily. Cheese on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Cheese uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walton. Cheese tries to move into range but Walton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Cheese shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Cheese moves out of range as Walton throws a body kick.
Walton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cheese misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Walton fails in his attempt to clinch. Walton looks to throw the jab but Cheese is out of range. Cheese takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Walton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Jim Bob Walton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Cheese takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Walton moves out of range of the body kick from Cheese.
Cheese takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cheese moves away from the strike by Walton. Cheese takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Cheese throws a solid leg kick but Walton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cheese. Walton scores with a jab to the body. Cheese throws a leg kick but Walton moved away. Walton lands with a shot to the body. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Walton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cheese swings for the body but Walton moves out of range.
Walton cracks a nice hook into Cheese's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight! Jim Bob Walton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Walton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 45:50 Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 45:50 Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Bob Walton! Jim Bob Walton is the new bantamweight champion! Jim Bob Walton really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conviction logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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