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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jim Bob Walton (ranked 125 p4p, 279 weight class) and Pablo De Geno (ranked 11 p4p, 25 weight class). De Geno has chosen DE MEXICO SONG as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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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 17 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jim Bob Walton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo De Geno!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Geno throws the left hand but Walton avoids the punch easily.
A big right from De Geno misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Geno lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Walton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Walton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Geno slips a jab from Walton.
De Geno throws a lazy uppercut
and Walton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Geno gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Walton.
De Geno misses the jab.
De Geno lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Walton misses.
Walton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Geno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Walton to counter with a crisp jab.
De Geno darts in and clinches Walton up against the cage.
De Geno misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Walton avoids the body shot from De Geno.
Walton swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Walton misses with a wild body shot.
De Geno flicks out a counter leg kick but Walton steps away.
De Geno misses with a looping left.
Walton throws a counter high kick but De Geno was just alert enough to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for De Geno. That snapped Walton's head back.
De Geno connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Geno dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walton. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Geno scores with a nice head shot.
De Geno sizes up Walton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Geno feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Waltons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Geno looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Geno jabs Walton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Walton swings for the body but De Geno moves out of range.
Walton throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Geno throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for De Geno.
Walton throws a hook to the side of De Geno's head but De Geno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Geno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walton moves away.
Walton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Geno slips a jab from Walton.
De Geno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walton.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walton. De Geno does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Geno appeared to try and counter that last move with a 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!
De Geno throws a lazy right hand but Walton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Geno fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Geno finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Geno lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Geno.
De Geno is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice uppercut there from Walton.
Walton looks to score with a jab to the body but De Geno is just out of range.
Walton slips under a jab from De Geno.
Walton throws a nice head kick!
De Geno throws a leg kick that misses.
Walton connects with the punch.
De Geno scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Geno.
De Geno is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Walton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Decent striking displayed by Walton there.
Walton throws a big shot that misses.
Walton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walton throws a head kick but De Geno moves out of range.
Walton connects with a body shot.
De Geno looks to score with a jab to the body but Walton is just out of range.
Walton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Geno moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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 avoids the body shot from De Geno.
Walton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Geno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walton misses with a low kick.
Walton misses with a body shot.
De Geno connects with a leg kick.
Walton misses the shot to the body.
De Geno throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Geno throws a jab when Walton was well out of range.
Walton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Geno with a nice cross.
Walton throws a head kick but De Geno moves out of range.
De Geno thumps Walton with a low kick.
De Geno scores with the left hand. Walton knows he should have avoided that one.
De Geno is looking to slow Walton down with leg kicks.
De Geno 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.
De Geno tries to work over Walton's front leg with a kick but Walton checks it.
A jab from Walton misses.
Walton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walton throws a big counter combination but De Geno scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Geno throws a leg kick that misses.
De Geno scoring well with a low kick there.
De Geno connects with a crisp jab.
De Geno throws a leg kick but Walton sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Geno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walton.
Walton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
De Geno ducks under a wild hook from Walton.
Walton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Geno.
Walton was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Walton misses with an uppercut. De Geno saw that one coming.
Walton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Geno manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by De Geno.
De Geno slips a jab and a cross from Walton.
Walton throws a hook but De Geno avoids it easily.
De Geno flicks out a counter leg kick but Walton steps away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walton throws a jab when De Geno was well out of range.
A jab from De Geno does it's job there.
A slow jab from De Geno misses its intended target.
De Geno misses with a body shot.
De Geno lands with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo De Geno dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Walton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Geno.
De Geno lands a leg kick that knocks Walton off balance momentarily.
Walton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Walton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Geno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walton looks to score with a jab to the body but De Geno is just out of range.
Walton misses with an uppercut.
Walton lands a jab to De Geno's midsection.
De Geno lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Walton tries to move into range but De Geno moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Walton tries a head kick but it misses.
De Geno misses with a body shot.
De Geno has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
De Geno swinging wildly here.
Walton walks into a stiff left hand from De Geno.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Walton.
De Geno works Walton's body with a nice hook.
De Geno jabs at Walton's body.
De Geno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walton misses with an uppercut. De Geno saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from De Geno lands.
De Geno swings for the body but Walton moves out of range.
Walton ducks under a wild hook from De Geno.
A little feinted left hand from Walton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Walton throws a hook to the side of De Geno's head but De Geno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Geno dips to his left and cracks Walton with an uppercut!
Walton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Geno. De Geno obviously looking to wear him down.
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.
De Geno connects with a looping right hand.
De Geno fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Geno cracks Walton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Geno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Geno tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Geno misses with a hook.
De Geno lands a right hook to the body.
De Geno misses with a body shot.
De Geno misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick there by De Geno.
De Geno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Walton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Geno misses with a hook.
De Geno scores with a hook.
De Geno misses with an uppercut
letting Walton counter with a right hand.
Walton slips under a jab from De Geno.
An attempted straight right counter from Walton misses the target.
Walton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Walton misses.
Walton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Walton misses with a head kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walton scores with a sloppy right hand. De Geno should have avoided that one.
Walton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
De Geno pivots, looking for a leg kick but Walton is out of range and De Geno settles back down.
Pablo De Geno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Geno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Walton 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 just misses with a punch to the body.
Walton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Geno.
Walton is looking to counter punch.
Walton misses with an uppercut. De Geno saw that one coming.
De Geno showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Geno lands with an overhand left.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Geno.
De Geno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walton.
De Geno is looking to chop away at Walton's legs.
Walton misses with a few strikes there.
That kick from De Geno tenderised Walton's leg. Walton is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Geno throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Walton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Geno looks to land a combination. Walton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
De Geno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walton moves away.
Walton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like De Geno was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Walton slips under a jab from De Geno.
Walton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walton throws a jab when De Geno was well out of range.
Walton throws a big shot that misses.
Walton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pablo De Geno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Geno throws a combination that misses
and Walton counters with a stiff right hand.
Walton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Walton pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces De Geno back to the cage. Walton follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A clash of legs there as Walton blocks the low kick.
Walton scores with the left hand. De Geno knows he should have avoided that one.
Walton misses with an uppercut.
De Geno connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Geno missing with a left hand there. Walton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walton is looking for a counter combo.
De Geno throws a hook to the side of Walton's head but Walton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walton checks a low kick from De Geno.
De Geno slips under a jab from Walton.
De Geno lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Walton ducks under a wild hook from De Geno.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Geno throws a shot from downtown. Walton moves away and avoids it.
Walton throws a head kick that misses.
Walton ducks under a wild hook from De Geno.
De Geno connects with a body shot that sends Walton's belly button to the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo De Geno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
De Geno loads up on a big right hand but Walton slips the punch.
De Geno scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Geno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walton.
Walton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
De Geno shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Left hook, right uppercut from De Geno.
Walton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walton moves forwards but De Geno connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Geno misses the jab.
Walton throws the left hand but De Geno avoids the punch easily.
De Geno bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Walton's head backwards.
De Geno throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Geno slips under a jab.
Nice straight punches there by De Geno. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Geno.
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!
Donk. De Geno catches Walton right on the button with a cross.
De Geno stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Geno.
De Geno throws a low kick but Walton avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Geno misses with a wild body shot.
Walton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Geno.
De Geno throws a low kick, looking for Walton's leg but Walton calmly moves out of range.
As De Geno looks to move away, Walton throws a big counter combo but De Geno just gets out of the way.
Walton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Geno takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Walton staying out of range there.
Walton throws a big counter combination but De Geno scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
De Geno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walton manages to avoid it.
De Geno looks to throw the jab but Walton is out of range.
De Geno throws a leg kick but Walton checks it.
Walton is looking for a counter combo.
Walton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Geno bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Walton's head backwards.
De Geno connects with a body shot that sends Walton's belly button to the back.
De Geno misses with a low kick.
De Geno's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Walton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Geno scrambles back to his feet.
De Geno tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Geno thows a leg kick but Walton checks it
and Walton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
De Geno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Geno loads up on a big right hand but Walton slips the punch.
Walton tests De Geno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jim Bob Walton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Geno is rocked!
Walton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Geno is still on wobbly legs! Can Walton finish him?
Walton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Geno seems to have recovered his senses.
De Geno scores with a jab to the head.
De Geno throws a poor cross that misses
and Walton counters with a stiff right hand.
De Geno throws a jab when Walton was well out of range.
A big right from Walton misses.
De Geno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walton.
Walton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Geno.
De Geno on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Geno lands a jab.
De Geno lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Geno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walton at a distance.
De Geno throws a lazy head kick
enabling Walton to counter with a crisp jab.
De Geno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walton.
It looked like Walton was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from De Geno.
De Geno throws a leg kick
and Walton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A good leg kick by De Geno.
De Geno keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Walton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Geno.
De Geno scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Geno lands a leg kick that knocks Walton off balance momentarily.
Walton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Walton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Geno was well out of range. Poor timing from Walton.
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 tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Geno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Geno lands a nice hook to Walton's body. Walton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Geno throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Walton finds it's way through De Geno's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Geno missing with a left hand there. Walton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walton takes a swing at De Geno's ribcage but misses.
Walton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Geno.
A big left from De Geno misses.
Walton blocks the body kick.
De Geno throws an overhand right that lands on Walton's shoulder, as Walton tries to avoid the shot.
De Geno connects with a right hand. Walton shakes it off.
Nice jab there from De Geno.
De Geno throws a nice inside leg kick.
Walton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Geno scoring well with a low kick there.
De Geno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walton was well out of range. Poor timing from De Geno.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Geno.
De Geno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by De Geno.
Pablo De Geno is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice shot lands for De Geno.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo De Geno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Geno 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo De Geno!
After winning the bout, Pablo De Geno thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Jim Bob Walton was interviewed post fight and said 'I am surprised I made it to the cage to be honest. One hell of a Night Last night. Congrats to the other guy over there. We will run it back one day when im not all f'd up on hallucinogens. '.
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