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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Eric Cheese (ranked 9 p4p, 119 weight class) and Chumani Adofo (ranked 3 p4p, 13 weight class). Cheese comes to the cage accompanied by The Midnight NAMBLA. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 9 - 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 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Chumani Adofo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adofo lands a nice hook to Cheese's body. Cheese takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Adofo misses with a head kick.
Adofo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cheese's head backwards.
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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adofo. Cheese does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adofo throws an overhand right that lands on Cheese's shoulder, as Cheese tries to avoid the shot.
Adofo slips a straight right by Cheese.
Cheese misses with a low kick.
Adofo lands a lovely overhand right.
Cheese lands with a cross.
Adofo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cheese in his tracks.
Adofo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cheese ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adofo moves away.
Adofo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cheese looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cheese is looking to chop away at Adofo's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheese lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adofo at a distance.
Cheese throws a half hearted mid kick.
Adofo tries to clinch but Cheese moves out of range.
Adofo is looking to clinch.
Adofo scores with a sloppy right hand. Cheese should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Adofo.
Adofo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adofo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adofo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A clash of legs there as Cheese blocks the low kick.
A jab from Cheese does it's job there.
Adofo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Adofo clinches with his opponent.
Cheese tries to stall but Adofo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cheese lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adofo backwards.
Cheese blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cheese.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cheese.
Cheese softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Adofo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cheese backwards.
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!
Adofo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cheese creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cheese lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adofo lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Cheese scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adofo blocks a body shot from Cheese.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Cheese tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adofo swings wildly with an uppercut but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adofo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adofo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adofo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cheese cracks Adofo with a nice body shot.
Cheese swings wildly with an uppercut but Adofo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adofo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adofo lands a left hand.
Adofo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adofo throws a head punch that misses.
Cheese working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adofo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adofo tries to throw a body punch but Cheese avoids it by throwing Adofo back against the cage.
Cheese cracks Adofo with a nice body shot.
Cheese misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adofo misses with a body punch.
Cheese lands an uppercut.
Cheese blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adofo prevents a body shot from Cheese.
Adofo working aggressively here.
Cheese misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Cheese.
Adofo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cheese lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Cheese.
Cheese misses with the head strike.
Adofo has a couple of punches blocked by Cheese.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Cheese blocks a body shot from Adofo.
Adofo scores with a shoulder strike.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adofo.
Cheese blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adofo lands a hook that snaps the head of Cheese backwards.
Cheese misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adofo tries to throw a body punch but Cheese avoids it by throwing Adofo back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Adofo.
Cheese lands a shoulder strike.
Adofo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adofo stalling in the clinch.
Cheese stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Adofo lands a nice shot to the body.
Adofo tries to throw a body punch but Cheese avoids it by throwing Adofo back against the cage.
Adofo swings wildly with an uppercut but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheese lands a body shot in the clinch.
Adofo throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cheese.
Adofo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adofo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Adofo.
A right handed body shot lands from Cheese.
Cheese throws a head punch that misses.
Cheese tries to stall but Adofo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Adofo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chumani Adofo dominated that round.
That's time! Cheese's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cheese throws a nice looking combination but Adofo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cheese misses with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cheese.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Adofo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cheese.
Adofo has a couple of punches blocked by Cheese.
Adofo misses with a body punch.
Cheese misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo lands a left hand.
Adofo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adofo blocks an uppercut.
Adofo lands with a right to the head.
Adofo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chumani Adofo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese presses Adofo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cheese is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cheese tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cheese lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Adofo lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adofo misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese lands a nice uppercut.
Cheese lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Cheese on the inside.
Adofo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adofo lands a right hand.
Cheese blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cheese misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cheese is trying to stall.
Adofo misses with some punches.
Cheese lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cheese blocking some punches.
Adofo misses with a punch on the inside.
Cheese swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cheese.
Cheese blocks a body shot from Adofo.
Adofo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cheese backwards.
Adofo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cheese blocks a body shot from Adofo.
A right handed body shot lands from Cheese.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adofo misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adofo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cheese lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cheese has Adofo pushed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adofo.
Cheese prevents a body shot from Adofo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adofo.
Cheese throws a punch but it's blocked by Adofo.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo blocking some punches.
Adofo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adofo is trying to stall.
Adofo takes a shot to the head.
Adofo can't find room to land a body shot as Cheese controls the action.
Nice body punch from Cheese - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adofo.
A right handed body shot lands from Adofo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cheese.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese scores with a shot to the side of Adofo's head.
Adofo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Adofo tries to work over Cheese's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Cheese.
A head punch on the inside from Cheese fails to land.
Adofo digs a right hand underneath Cheese's ribcage. Cheese let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cheese tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cheese misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cheese swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cheese lands with a light punch inside.
Cheese prevents a body shot from Adofo.
A head punch on the inside from Cheese fails to land.
Adofo misses with some punches.
Adofo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cheese.
Cheese swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adofo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cheese misses with the head strike.
Adofo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Adofo working aggressively here.
Cheese blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adofo lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adofo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheese lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adofo.
Adofo cracks Cheese with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Adofo trying to stall but Cheese improves his position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adofo.
Cheese blocks a body shot from Adofo.
Cheese blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Cheese.
Adofo tries to work over Cheese's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adofo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adofo prevents a body shot from Cheese.
Adofo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cheese tries to throw a body punch but Adofo avoids it by throwing Cheese back against the cage.
Adofo misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cheese.
Adofo tries to work over Cheese's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chumani Adofo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cheese on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adofo. Adofo obviously looking to wear him down.
Cheese throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adofo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Adofo moves out of range of the body kick from Cheese.
Cheese tries to land a front kick but Adofo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cheese lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Adofo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Adofo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A low kick lands for Adofo.
The fighters circling - Cheese throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adofo! But no joy.
Adofo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cheese.
Cheese throws a jab when Adofo was well out of range.
Cheese's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Adofo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cheese scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adofo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Adofo misses with a left hand
and Cheese counters with a nice leg kick.
Adofo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Adofo scores with a jab. Cheese acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Cheese misses its intended target.
Adofo lands with a good body shot.
Adofo with a nice calf kick.
Cheese misses with a low kick as Adofo jumps back.
Adofo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cheese sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cheese looks to land a left hand but Adofo moved out of range nicely.
Cheese attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cheese throws a shot from downtown. Adofo moves away and avoids it.
Adofo connects with a body shot.
Adofo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Adofo throws a body punch but Cheese moves out of range.
Cheese walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cheese slips a straight right by Adofo.
Chumani Adofo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheese lands a big head kick that sends Adofo tumbling to the mat! Cheese takes a step backwards and waves Adofo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Adofo is rocked!
It looks like Chumani Adofo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheese throws a leg kick but Adofo checks it.
Adofo is still on wobbly legs! Can Cheese finish him?
Cheese on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adofo. Adofo obviously looking to wear him down.
Adofo seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adofo moves in looking to clinch but Cheese pushes him off.
Cheese throws a looping overhand right but Adofo ducks down to avoid it.
Cheese scores with a jab to the body.
Cheese slips a jab from Adofo.
Adofo cracks Cheese with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Adofo throws out a powerful jab.
Adofo misses with a body shot.
Cheese tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adofo lands a nice looking body shot.
Chumani Adofo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cheese scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adofo doesn't seem bothered though.
Adofo tries to close the distance and clinch but Cheese swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adofo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cheese.
Adofo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adofo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cheese counters with a good, hard body kick but Adofo shrugs it off.
Adofo tries a low kick but Cheese avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adofo checks the leg kick.
Cheese is looking to chop away at Adofo's legs.
Adofo jabs at Cheese's body.
Cheese throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adofo.
Adofo lands with a good body shot.
Adofo tries to clinch up.
Adofo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Adofo.
A jab lands there for Adofo.
Adofo misses with a looping left.
Cheese jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Cheese doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Adofo lands a head kick. Cheese smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cheese 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.
Some bone on bone action there as Adofo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adofo lands a really nice looking cross but Cheese seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheese's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Adofo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cheese scrambles back to his feet.
Adofo with a nice calf kick.
Cheese throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adofo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cheese misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adofo.
Adofo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adofo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Adofo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good work by Adofo as he checks the leg kick.
Adofo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cheese looks to land a left hand but Adofo moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheese misses with an uppercut.
Cheese throws a leg kick but Adofo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab from Adofo finds it's way through Cheese's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Chumani Adofo just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Chumani Adofo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cheese misses with a low kick.
Adofo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cheese on the side of the head.
Cheese ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adofo works Cheese's body with a nice hook.
Cheese throws out a powerful jab.
Cheese is looking to chop away at Adofo's legs.
Cheese backing away here, and Adofo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Adofo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cheese takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cheese throws a hook but Adofo avoids it easily.
Cheese with the inside leg kick.
Adofo 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese looks to land a body kick but Adofo moved away.
Adofo slips under a jab.
Adofo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cheese checks a low kick from Adofo.
Adofo thumps Cheese with a low kick.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese throws a hook to the side of Adofo's head but Adofo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adofo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adofo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cheese has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Adofo rushes Cheese and presses him up against the cage.
Adofo misses with a punch to the body.
Adofo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cheese is keeping busy.
Adofo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cheese struggles to land a body shot inside as Adofo controls his hands.
Cheese struggles to land a body shot inside as Adofo controls his hands.
Cheese lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adofo lands a nice shot to the body.
Adofo throws a punch but it's blocked by Cheese.
Adofo working aggressively here.
Cheese tries to throw a body punch but Adofo avoids it by throwing Cheese back against the cage.
Cheese lands with a light punch inside.
Adofo struggles to land a body shot inside as Cheese controls his hands.
Adofo working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cheese fails to land.
Cheese gets through Adofo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adofo misses with a body punch.
Adofo tries to work over Cheese's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adofo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adofo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adofo misses with some punches.
Adofo can't find room to land a body shot as Cheese controls the action.
Cheese swings wildly with an uppercut but Adofo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adofo tries to work over Cheese's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adofo lands a body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cheese's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adofo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cheese throws out the jab.
Adofo scores with a body shot.
Adofo connects with a jab.
Cheese fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Adofo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Adofo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cheese doesn't seem phased though.
Cheese scores with a shot to the body.
Adofo throws a lazy uppercut
and Cheese makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Adofo really felt that one!
Cheese throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Adofo throws a leg kick which misses Cheese's front leg but catches the back leg as Cheese tries to avoid it.
Adofo connects with a body shot that sends Cheese's belly button to the back.
Adofo lands a jab.
Cheese throws a low kick but Adofo moves out of range easily.
Cheese tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adofo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cheese is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Adofo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cheese in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Cheese.
Cheese misses with a looping right.
Cheese on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adofo. Adofo obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Adofo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adofo looks to score with a jab to the body but Cheese is just out of range.
Adofo feints and then cracks Cheese's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cheese down.
Cheese staying out of range there.
A jab from Adofo finds it's way through Cheese's defenses.
Adofo moves away from the strike by Cheese.
Adofo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cheese ducks under a wild hook from Adofo.
Adofo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cheese looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Adofo throws a jab when Cheese was well out of range.
And Cheese counters with a quick kick to the body but Adofo blocks it.
Adofo swings for the body but Cheese moves out of range.
Cheese scores with the left hand. Adofo knows he should have avoided that one.
Adofo connects with a single shot there.
Adofo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cheese walks into a stiff left hand from Adofo.
Adofo is looking to chop away at Cheese's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chumani Adofo dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Chumani Adofo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Adofo wants to clinch up but Cheese keeps it at a distance.
Adofo throws a hook to the side of Cheese's head but Cheese sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cheese was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cheese throws a looping overhand right but Adofo ducks down to avoid it.
Adofo lands a leg kick that knocks Cheese off balance momentarily.
Adofo with a jab.
Cheese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adofo manages to avoid it.
Adofo closes the distance and pushes Cheese back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adofo.
Cheese lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cheese stalling against the cage.
Cheese tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adofo's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cheese lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adofo blocks an uppercut.
Cheese doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adofo has a couple of punches blocked by Cheese.
Cheese has Adofo pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Adofo.
Cheese working aggressively here.
Adofo lands with a left to the head.
Cheese tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cheese blocking some punches.
Adofo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cheese blocks a body shot from Adofo.
Adofo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cheese.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adofo.
Adofo pushes Cheese back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cheese lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Adofo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adofo.
Charles Eric Cheese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adofo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adofo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cheese.
Cheese throws a punch but it's blocked by Adofo.
A hook to the body from Adofo.
Adofo misses with the head strike.
Cheese wants to stall.
Cheese tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adofo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Cheese breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adofo scoring well with a low kick there.
Adofo scores with a body shot.
Adofo scores with a sloppy right hand. Cheese should have avoided that one.
Cheese on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Adofo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Adofo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cheese.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese throws a hook but Adofo avoids it easily.
Adofo cracks a nice hook into Cheese's ribs.
Adofo works Cheese's body with a nice hook.
Cheese throws a lazy uppercut
and Adofo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cheese thinking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adofo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Cheese wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cheese jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adofo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cheese misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adofo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Adofo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cheese counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab by Adofo.
Cheese scores with a nice strike.
Adofo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cheese's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheese misses with a hook
and Adofo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cheese misses with a lunging right hand
and Adofo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adofo scores with a hook.
Adofo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Adofo lands a nice looking body shot.
Adofo defending well as Cheese loads up on a big left hand.
Cheese jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adofo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cheese displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adofo throws out the jab.
Adofo connects with the punch.
Adofo moves into range and clinches up with Cheese.
A left hand lands to the body for Cheese.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cheese.
Adofo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cheese.
A short right from Cheese on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Cheese on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chumani Adofo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Adofo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:50
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chumani Adofo!
Chumani Adofo is the new featherweight champion!
Chumani Adofo made sure to mention his sponsor, Conviction in his post fight interview.
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