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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Walton (ranked 2181 p4p, 2160 weight class) and Edward Sleon (ranked 270 p4p, 266 weight class). Sleon has chosen Shabba Madda Pot - Dexta Daps as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Walton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Sleon!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sleon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Walton on the side of the head.
Sleon avoids the head kick by Walton.
Walton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sleon tries a head kick but it misses.
Sleon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Walton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sleon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Walton.
Sleon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sleon takes one on the button.
Walton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sleon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sleon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sleon was well out of range. Poor timing from Walton.
Sleon feints a counter leg kick.
Sleon lunges at Walton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Walton's hand.
Walton blocks a jab.
Sleon misses with an uppercut. Walton saw that one coming.
Walton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Walton misses the target.
Sleon blocks a jab.
Sleon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walton.
Sleon raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Walton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sleon counters with a straight right hand.
Walton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Sleon.
Sleon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Walton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sleon misses with a hook.
Sleon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walton at a distance.
Sleon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walton is looking to counter punch.
Walton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sleon at a distance.
Sleon throws a head kick that half lands.
Walton checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sleon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sleon throws a solid leg kick but Walton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sleon.
Walton throws the left hand but Sleon avoids the punch easily.
Walton throws a hook to the side of Sleon's head but Sleon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sleon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sleon throws a leg kick but Walton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Walton scores with a nice strike.
Sleon throws an overhand right that lands on Walton's shoulder, as Walton tries to avoid the shot.
Sleon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Walton connects with a nice looking jab.
Walton misses the jab.
Walton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sleon. That's going to slow Walton down.
Sleon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton misses with an uppercut. Sleon saw that one coming.
Sleon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walton.
Walton loads up on a big right hand but Sleon slips the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sleon.
Sleon throws a sloppy head kick and Walton moves out of range easily.
Sleon fakes the leg kick and cracks Walton in the body.
Walton misses with a right hand
letting Sleon counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Walton.
Sleon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Walton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walton moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleon cracks Walton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sleon slips a jab from Walton.
Sleon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick lands for Sleon.
Walton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edward Sleon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walton defending well as Sleon loads up on a big left hand.
Sleon connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target.
Walton just misses with a punch to the body.
Sleon throws a body shot but no joy.
Walton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sleon throws a hook but Walton avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Sleon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Walton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot lands for Walton.
Sleon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Waltons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Sleon.
Sleon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Walton works Sleon's body with a nice hook.
Sleon connects with a nice looking jab.
Sleon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton tries a head kick but it misses.
Sleon swings for the body but Walton moves out of range.
Walton is looking to counter punch.
Walton throws a jab but it's blocked by Sleon.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sleon! But no joy.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Walton might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton scores with a nice right hand.
Walton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circling - Walton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sleon blocks a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Sleon misses.
Walton misses with a hook
and Sleon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sleon moves away from the strike by Walton.
Walton throws a sloppy head kick and Sleon moves out of range easily.
Sleon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Walton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Walton throws a head kick that misses.
Sleon lands a nice hook to Walton's body. Walton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Walton lands with a kick to the temple. Sleon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Walton lands an overhand right.
Edward Sleon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walton throws a head kick but Sleon moves out of range.
We've been told by Walton's head coaches at New York Public Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walton scores with a hook to the body. Sleon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sleon cracks Walton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sleon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sleon feints and then cracks Walton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walton down.
Sleon cracks Walton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Walton throws a jab when Sleon was well out of range.
Sleon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slow jab from Sleon misses its intended target.
Walton missing with a left hand there. Sleon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sleon.
Sleon ducks under a wild hook from Walton.
Sleon flicks out a counter leg kick but Walton steps away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleon misses with a looping right.
It looked like Walton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Walton lands a body shot.
Sleon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Sleon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Walton throws a jab but it's blocked by Sleon.
Sleon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sleon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sleon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sleon jabs Walton right on the nose. Walton blinks but takes it well.
Good exchange - Sleon coming out on top.
Sleon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walton. That did some damage!
Walton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sleon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walton is looking to counter punch.
Sleon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walton.
Sleon appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sleon avoids the body shot from Walton.
Walton throws a head kick but Sleon moves out of range.
It seemed like Sleon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walton throws an overhand right that lands on Sleon's shoulder, as Sleon tries to avoid the shot.
Sleon scores with a jab to the body.
Walton lands a nice shot to the body.
Sleon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Walton misses
and Sleon counters with a stiff right hand.
Walton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sleon.
A little feinted left hand from Walton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Walton misses the jab.
Sleon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Walton's head backwards.
Walton moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Edward Sleon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sleon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sleon throws a leg kick which misses Walton's front leg but catches the back leg as Walton tries to avoid it.
Sleon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sleon connects with a solid leg kick.
Sleon avoids the head kick by Walton.
Good exchange - Walton coming out on top.
A head kick by Walton misses
and Sleon counters with an outside leg kick.
Walton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sleon moves away.
Nice defenses there by Sleon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sleon.
Sleon misses with a looping left.
Sleon lands a jab to the head.
Walton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sleon appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Walton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleon misses with a body shot.
Walton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Walton swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Walton.
Walton misses with an uppercut. Sleon saw that one coming.
Sleon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sleon slips a straight right by Walton.
Walton scores with a body shot.
Sleon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Walton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sleon.
Sleon throws a body punch but Walton moves out of range.
Sleon misses with a lunging right hand
and Walton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sleon thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleon slips a jab from Walton.
Walton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Walton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sleon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sleon scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sleon lands a jab to the nose.
Sleon throws a solid leg kick but Walton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sleon.
Walton was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sleon thumps Walton with a low kick.
Sleon misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Sleon misses its intended target.
Sleon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Walton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sleon's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Walton.
Sleon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Walton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Walton throws a lazy uppercut
and Sleon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick by Sleon misses
letting Walton counter with a right hand.
Walton throws a monster overhand right that drops Sleon! Walton follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Walton!
Benjamin Walton was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Edward Sleon spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
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hype
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