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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Eric Cheese (ranked 212 p4p, 348 weight class) and Ryan Montana (ranked 19 p4p, 30 weight class). Cheese comes into the arena with The Midnight NAMBLA blaring out of the sound system. 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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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Eric Cheese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Montana!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheese fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Montana checks it well.
Montana wants to counter with a clinch but Cheese pushes him away.
Cheese scores with a jab to the jaw.
Montana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cheese.
Cheese cracks Montana with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Montana is rocked!
Cheese is looking to chop away at Montana's legs.
Charles Eric Cheese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheese looks to land a right hand but Montana moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana ducks under a wild hook from Cheese.
Montana tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cheese throws a hook but Montana avoids it easily.
Montana wants to counter the offense by Cheese and move into the clinch position.
Cheese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montana manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese tries to score with a low kick but Montana moves his leg out of the way.
Montana wants to counter with a clinch but Cheese pushes him away.
Cheese is looking to chop away at Montana's legs.
Montana is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cheese works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Montana takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Montana is still on wobbly legs! Can Cheese finish him?
The fighters circling - Cheese throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Montana slips a straight right by Cheese.
Montana wants to counter the offense by Cheese and move into the clinch position.
Montana seems to have recovered his senses.
Cheese connects with a looping right hand.
Montana moves out of range of the leg kick from Cheese.
Montana steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cheese.
Cheese tries to land a front kick but Montana steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cheese sets himself, and Montana steps forward looking for the clinch! Cheese avoids it this time.
Cheese lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana moves out of range of the strikes.
Montana tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cheese attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Cheese misses.
Montana is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Montana blocks a head kick by Cheese.
Montana tries to counter with a clinch but Cheese shakes him off and moves away.
A slow jab from Cheese misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheese looks for the body kick but Montana saw that one coming.
Montana wants to counter the offense by Cheese and move into the clinch position.
Cheese wants to land a leg kick but Montana is out of range.
Montana tries to counter with a clinch but Cheese shakes him off and moves away.
Montana blocks a leg kick.
Cheese throws a jab when Montana was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Cheese throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese misses with a body shot.
Montana wants to counter the offense by Cheese and move into the clinch position.
Cheese throws a right hand that misses
and Montana holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cheese tries to stall but Montana uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
I was talking to Cheese's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Montana tries to pull guard but Cheese forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cheese is leaning against Montana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cheese lands a left hand.
Montana tries to pull guard but Cheese won't allow it.
Montana fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Charles Eric Cheese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Montana.
Cheese throws a head punch that misses.
Montana tries to pull guard but Cheese forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cheese misses with some punches.
Cheese stalling in the clinch.
Montana tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Montana fails to pull guard.
Cheese makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Montana jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cheese walks away with a smile on his face. Montana gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cheese moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Montana defending well as Cheese loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cheese.
Cheese takes a swing at Montana's ribcage but misses.
Montana wants to counter the offense by Cheese and move into the clinch position.
A slow jab from Cheese misses its intended target.
Cheese throws a leg kick but Montana sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Montana wants to counter the offense by Cheese and move into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montana ducks under a wild hook from Cheese.
Montana wants to counter with a clinch but Cheese pushes him away.
Montana slips a straight right by Cheese.
Cheese sets himself, and Montana steps forward looking for the clinch! Cheese avoids it this time.
Nice straight punches there by Cheese. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cheese.
Cheese throws an overhand right that lands on Montana's shoulder, as Montana tries to avoid the shot.
Montana tries to counter with a clinch but Cheese shakes him off and moves away.
Cheese fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Montana checks it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Eric Cheese dominated that round.
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.
A jab from Cheese misses.
Montana wants to counter with a clinch but Cheese pushes him away.
Montana avoids a kick to the body.
Montana wants to counter with a clinch but Cheese pushes him away.
Cheese misses with a hook. Montana ducked under it nicely.
Cheese throws an overhand right that lands on Montana's shoulder, as Montana tries to avoid the shot.
Cheese sets himself, and Montana steps forward looking for the clinch! Cheese avoids it this time.
Cheese motions for Montana to come forward. Cheese throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy body kick from Cheese
and Montana holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Montana fails to pull guard.
Montana looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cheese.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana jumps guard but Cheese stands there with Montana around his waist. Montana gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cheese tries to throw a body punch but Montana avoids it by throwing Cheese back against the cage.
Montana is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cheese pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Montana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese misses with an uppercut. Montana saw that one coming.
Cheese sets himself, and Montana steps forward looking for the clinch! Cheese avoids it this time.
Montana takes a jab right on the kisser.
Montana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cheese.
Montana tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cheese swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Montana wants to counter with a clinch but Cheese pushes him away.
Cheese throws a looping overhand right but Montana ducks down to avoid it.
Cheese misses with a hook.
Cheese finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Montana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cheese.
Cheese fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cheese is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montana can do to turn this around?
A big left from Cheese misses.
Montana wants to counter the offense by Cheese and move into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cheese thows a leg kick but Montana checks it
and Montana moves into the clinch.
Montana pulls guard.
Montana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheese stopping the sweep attempt from Montana.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montana has Cheese pulled in close to control his posture.
Montana looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cheese passes into half guard.
Montana trying to control but Cheese postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana is controlling Cheese's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Cheese controlling the pace.
Cheese moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Montana.
Montana tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cheese just content to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Montana is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cheese's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cheese looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Montana is trying to control but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Montana is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cheese performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Eric Cheese dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cheese.
Cheese sets himself, and Montana steps forward looking for the clinch! Cheese avoids it this time.
Ryan Montana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cheese throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Montana wants to counter the offense by Cheese and move into the clinch position.
Cheese thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Montana if he has to take too many more of those.
Cheese throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Montana moves out of range of the body kick.
Montana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cheese.
Montana wants to counter with a clinch but Cheese pushes him away.
Montana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cheese.
Montana tries to counter with a clinch but Cheese shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cheese sets himself, and Montana steps forward looking for the clinch! Cheese avoids it this time.
A slow jab from Cheese misses its intended target.
Cheese lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese throws a low kick, looking for Montana's leg but Montana calmly moves out of range.
Montana wants to counter with a clinch but Cheese pushes him away.
Cheese throws a hook but Montana blocks it.
Montana looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cheese throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Montana counters by clinching up.
Montana tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Montana jumps into guard, dragging Cheese to the mat.
Montana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Montana working for a triangle but Cheese defends it easily.
Montana has Cheese pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cheese gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Montana had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cheese defends it easily.
Cheese controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Montana is looking for a triangle but Cheese pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cheese controlling from the top position.
Montana wants to control the position but Cheese says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Montana wants to control but Cheese is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cheese in particular looking to stall.
Montana trying to control from the bottom.
Montana keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cheese lands a big head kick that sends Montana tumbling to the mat! Cheese takes a step backwards and waves Montana back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A bone on bone clash there as Montana blocks the leg kick.
Cheese misses with a body shot.
Cheese misses with the combination.
Montana tries to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cheese pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Charles Eric Cheese is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cheese misses with a right hand
and Montana counters by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Eric Cheese showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cheese has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Eric Cheese!
A relieved looking Charles Eric Cheese thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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