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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nacho Cheese (ranked 1484 p4p, 562 weight class) and Rice Puto (ranked 187 p4p, 74 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nacho Cheese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rice Puto!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puto ducks under a wild hook from Cheese.
Cheese throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cheese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puto manages to avoid it.
Puto misses with a looping right.
Nacho Cheese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cheese.
Cheese lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cheese swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Puto slips under a jab from Cheese.
Cheese ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cheese throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese looks to land a right hand but Puto moved out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Cheese enables Puto to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cheese manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Puto throwing strikes from guard but Cheese blocks nicely.
Puto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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 is looking to stand up but Puto isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese being controlled here, momentarily.
Puto won't allow Cheese to get back to his feet.
Puto is standing up over Cheese. Cheese looks to escape but Puto dives into side control.
Puto tries to score with some ground and pound. Cheese controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Puto in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Puto is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Cheese's shoulder. That is not cool.
Cheese pushes Puto away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Puto gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Puto in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two 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.
Puto creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cheese sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cheese is letting Puto control him for a moment.
Cheese is trying to buck Puto off.
Puto working the head and body with strikes.
Puto working the ground and pound but Cheese is defending the strikes.
Cheese is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Puto asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Puto is staying tight to Cheese's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Cheese wants to get back to his feet.
Cheese dodges the ground and pound from Puto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cheese is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Puto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cheese looks a forlorn figure.
Cheese blocking the ground and pound.
Cheese is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Cheese is in a horrible position here. Puto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cheese is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puto with good strikes from the mount here!
Cheese trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Puto.
Cheese is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Puto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cheese wants to get back to his feet.
Puto throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cheese because Puto loaded up on that one.
Cheese blocking the ground and pound.
Puto throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puto landing strikes from the mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Puto there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cheese really wants to buck Puto off and get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rice Puto dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Puto throws a nice looking combination but Cheese bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cheese throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puto slips under a jab.
Cheese jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puto with a nice cross.
Puto ducks under a wild hook from Cheese.
Cheese connects with a body shot that sends Puto's belly button to the back.
Puto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cheese.
Cheese drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Puto blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puto.
Puto let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cheese waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puto.
A nice side step and Puto releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Puto scores with a jab to the body.
Cheese blocks a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Puto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Puto to counter with a crisp jab.
Puto swings for the body but Cheese moves out of range.
Cheese takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nacho Cheese is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Puto misses.
Puto just misses with a punch to the body.
Puto with a nice cross.
Cheese cracks Puto with a good jab.
Cheese throws a sloppy body shot
and Puto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cheese throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Puto.
Cheese misses with a hook to the body
and Puto counters with a nice uppercut.
Cheese throws a hook to the side of Puto's head but Puto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Puto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cheese throws a hook but Puto avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puto.
Puto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nacho Cheese is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheese takes a swing at Puto's ribcage but misses.
Puto jabs Cheese to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cheese misses with a hook
and Puto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cheese misses with a looping left.
Cheese swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cheese.
Cheese takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cheese walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cheese misses with a combination
and Cheese takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Puto works Cheese's body with a nice hook.
Cheese misses with an uppercut
and Puto counters with a nice body shot.
Cheese throws a lazy right hand but Puto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Puto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cheese.
Cheese misses with a hook
and Puto counters with a series of strikes. Cheese will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cheese takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cheese throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Puto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Puto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Puto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Puto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cheese throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab by Puto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Puto.
Cheese throws a hook but Puto avoids it easily.
Cheese ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puto moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cheese misses with an uppercut
and Puto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cheese looks to score with a jab to the body but Puto is just out of range.
Cheese misses with a straight right.
Cheese takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cheese on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cheese misses with a looping right.
A nice combination there by Puto.
Cheese ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puto moves away.
A nice side step and Puto releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Puto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cheese doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cheese.
Nice body punch from Puto.
Cheese just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rice Puto 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. This is the final round!
Cheese misses with an uppercut
and Puto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cheese thinking.
Cheese on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice defenses there by Puto.
Puto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cheese with a body shot.
Puto throws a jab when Cheese was well out of range.
Puto connects with a jab.
Puto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cheese was well out of range. Poor timing from Puto.
Cheese throws a lazy uppercut
and Puto counters with a straight right hand.
Cheese throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Puto counter with a right hand.
Puto ducks under a wild hook from Cheese.
A jab from Cheese misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puto.
Cheese misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puto.
Puto swings for the body but Cheese moves out of range.
Puto misses with a hook. Cheese ducked under it nicely.
Cheese takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese looks to land a left hand but Puto moved out of range nicely.
Jab by Cheese.
Cheese throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puto counters with a one-two to the body.
Cheese throws a lazy uppercut
and Puto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Puto lands a nice shot to the body.
Cheese misses with a lunging right hand
and Puto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A shot to the body from Cheese misses
and Puto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Puto throws an overhand right that lands on Cheese's shoulder, as Cheese tries to avoid the shot.
Puto scores with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Cheese.
Puto cracks Cheese with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheese misses with a lunging right hand
and Puto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Puto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nacho Cheese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puto scores with a body shot.
A left and a right from Puto both land. Nice combination.
Puto moves out of range as Cheese strikes.
Puto takes one to the side of the head.
Cheese throws a hook but Puto blocks it.
Puto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cheese throws out the jab.
Cheese throws out a loose jab but Puto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Puto throws a body punch but Cheese moves out of range.
Puto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Puto lands with a right hand.
Cheese closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cheese just misses with a punch to the body.
Puto tests Cheese's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cheese rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Puto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Puto feints the counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puto cracks Cheese with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cheese swings for the body but Puto moves out of range.
Puto slips under a jab from Cheese.
Rice Puto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Puto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cheeses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Puto cracks Cheese with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cheese throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cheese throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Puto.
Cheese throws a hook to the side of Puto's head but Puto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cheese misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Puto counter with a right hand.
A big left from Cheese misses.
Cheese throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cheese throws a jab but it's blocked by Puto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Puto slips under a jab from Cheese.
Cheese throws an off balance right hand
and Puto counters with a right hand to the body.
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 swings widly with a right hand
and Puto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Cheese lands an impressive looking overhand right. Puto doesn't seem phased though.
Cheese looks to land a combination but Puto avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cheese takes one to the chin there.
Puto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Puto is in close to Cheese's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cheese wants to stand up but Puto is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puto content to stall in guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rice Puto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Puto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rice Puto!
A very excited looking Rice Puto made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Nacho Cheese was interviewed post fight and said 'Cheese me'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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