PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Cheeseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Chase
vs
Cheeseman

168 cm
21
160 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

174 cm
24
162 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charlie Chase!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brad Cheeseman!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheeseman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chase misses with a head kick.
Chase scores with a push kick.
Cheeseman scores with a head kick.

It looks like Charlie Chase has been cut.
Chase looks for the body kick but Cheeseman saw that one coming.
Cheeseman blocks a head kick by Chase.
Chase throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cheeseman's head.
A combination from Cheeseman does no damage.

Cheeseman moves into the clinch successfully.
Cheeseman blocks an elbow strike.
Chase misses with a knee strike.
Chase managing to block the knees to the body from Cheeseman.
Cheeseman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cheeseman crunches a lovely knee into Chase's ribcage.
Cheeseman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chase's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chase misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cheeseman.
Chase pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chase lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cheeseman works on Chase's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cheeseman tries a knee to the head but Chase blocks it.
Chase tries to pull guard but Cheeseman won't allow it.
Cheeseman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cheeseman looking to throw knees to the head but Chase is blocking nicely.
Chase misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase misses with a knee strike.
Cheeseman working Chase over with knees to the body.
Cheeseman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chase is breathing heavily.
Cheeseman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cheeseman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cheeseman scores with a shoulder strike.
Cheeseman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cheeseman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chase in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cheeseman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chase takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cheeseman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Cheeseman.
Cheeseman scores a nice knee to the body.
Cheeseman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cheeseman scores a nice knee to the body.
Cheeseman tries to land a knee to the head but Chase blocks with his arms.
A bit of stalling here from Cheeseman.
Cheeseman lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Cheeseman.
Cheeseman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cheeseman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cheeseman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee 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!
Cheeseman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseman lands a knee to the head.
Cheeseman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chase jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cheeseman walks away with a smile on his face. Chase gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cheeseman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chase tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cheeseman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chase 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.
Cheeseman swats away the attempt to clinch by Chase.
Chase scores with a jab to the head.
Chase misses with a hook.
Cheeseman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cheeseman looks to land a combination. Chase sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Cheeseman takes the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cheeseman obliges.
Cheeseman lands a knee to the body.
Chase with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cheeseman.
Chase jumps guard but Cheeseman stands there with Chase around his waist. Chase gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Chase. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chase avoids a wild elbow strike from Cheeseman.
Chase blocks an elbow strike from Cheeseman.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chase throws an elbow but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cheeseman obliges.
Cheeseman landing knees to the head.
Cheeseman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cheeseman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cheeseman lands a knee to the head.
Cheeseman scores a nice knee to the body.
Cheeseman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cheeseman lands a knee to the head.
Cheeseman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chase tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cheeseman smiles and moves away.
Cheeseman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cheeseman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chase. That did some damage!
Chase fails with a takedown attempt.
Cheeseman connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseman scores with a sloppy right hand. Chase should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from Cheeseman misses.
Chase wants to clinch but Cheeseman slips to the side
and Cheeseman counters with an outside leg kick.
Chase swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheeseman.
Cheeseman throws a sloppy head kick and Chase moves out of range easily.
Cheeseman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chase momentarily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cheeseman.
Cheeseman throws a lazy body kick
and Chase counters with a straight right hand.
Cheeseman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cheeseman slips a jab from Chase.
Chase takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A clash of legs there as Cheeseman blocks the low kick.
Cheeseman throws a body punch but Chase moves out of range.
Brad Cheeseman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Chase drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cheeseman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Cheeseman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Chase's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cheeseman scores with a jab to the head.
Nice body kick from Cheeseman.
Chase displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cheeseman throws out the jab.
Chase shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cheeseman sprawls well. Cheeseman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chase gets slowly back to his feet.
Cheeseman connects with a body shot.
Cheeseman throws a body punch but Chase moves out of range.
Cheeseman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A lazy left from Cheeseman finds it's target.
Cheeseman throws a leg kick that misses.
Chase misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cheeseman throws a body punch but Chase moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Chase misses.
Cheeseman thows a body shot but no joy.
Chase misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cheeseman throws a leg kick that misses.
Chase avoids the head kick by Cheeseman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheeseman avoids a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheeseman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chase keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chase keeps the fight on the outside.
Chase takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Cheeseman moves into the clinch.
Chase is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chase using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cheeseman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chase blocks the elbow strike.
Cheeseman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chase misses with an elbow over the top.
Cheeseman crunches a lovely knee into Chase's ribcage.
Chase tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cheeseman landing knees to the body.
Chase misses with the head strike.
Cheeseman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chase's face.
Cheeseman working Chase over with knees to the body.
Cheeseman prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Chase. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chase takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseman lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cheeseman obliges.
Cheeseman crunches a lovely knee into Chase's ribcage.
Cheeseman managing to block the knees to the body from Chase.
Cheeseman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brad Cheeseman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cheeseman lands a nice knee to the body.
Cheeseman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chase in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Cheeseman.
Cheeseman with a knee to the head.
Chase fails to pull guard.
Cheeseman misses with an elbow over the top.
Cheeseman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chase blocks an elbow strike from Cheeseman.
Cheeseman tries to land knees in the clinch but Chase avoids the damage to the body.
Chase is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cheeseman is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cheeseman gets through Chase's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chase using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cheeseman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chase tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cheeseman smiles and moves away.
Cheeseman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cheeseman takes the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cheeseman obliges.
Cheeseman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cheeseman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cheeseman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chase blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chase throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cheeseman blocks it with crossed arms.
Cheeseman lands a knee to the body.

Chase pulls guard successfully.
Cheeseman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chase is trying to keep Cheeseman in close.
Cheeseman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cheeseman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chase looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Cheeseman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Chase looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cheeseman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chase can pounce on him.
Cheeseman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cheeseman cracks a nice hook into Chase's ribs.
Cheeseman misses with a body kick.
Cheeseman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cheeseman scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheeseman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Cheeseman misses.
Cheeseman throws a right hand that Chase ducks under and follows up with a left that Chase also avoids with ease.
Chase misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Cheeseman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Charlie Chase's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Chase moves out of range of the body kick.
Cheeseman throws a right hand that Chase ducks under and follows up with a left that Chase also avoids with ease.
Chase fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cheeseman.
Cheeseman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chase takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice body punch from Chase.
Chase shoots in but no luck this time.

Chase gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cheeseman looking to throw knees to the head but Chase is blocking nicely.
Cheeseman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chase throws an elbow but misses.
Chase tries to pull guard but Cheeseman won't allow it.
Cheeseman lands a body shot.
Cheeseman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chase misses with a knee strike.
Chase tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cheeseman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cheeseman.
Cheeseman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chase jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cheeseman walks away with a smile on his face. Chase gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Chase. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cheeseman scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheeseman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chase takes a step back to recover.
Cheeseman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chase's head.
Cheeseman throws a shot to the body.
Cheeseman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A left and a right from Cheeseman both land. Nice combination.
Cheeseman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cheeseman avoids the head kick by Chase.
Cheeseman checks a low kick from Chase.

Cheeseman closes the distance and clinches.
Chase using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cheeseman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cheeseman lands a hook that snaps the head of Chase backwards.
Cheeseman crunches a lovely knee into Chase's ribcage.
Cheeseman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chase lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cheeseman crunches a lovely knee into Chase's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cheeseman.
Chase is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cheeseman is defending well for now.
Cheeseman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cheeseman looking to throw knees to the head but Chase is blocking nicely.
Chase will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Chase misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Cheeseman.
Chase creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cheeseman missing with knees to the body.
Cheeseman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cheeseman working Chase over with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Cheeseman.
Cheeseman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chase in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cheeseman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chase has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chase lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cheeseman or not.
Cheeseman avoiding damage as Chase throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cheeseman.
Chase lands a knee to the head.
Cheeseman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Cheeseman.
Chase works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cheeseman lands a good knee to the midsection. Chase won't want to take too many of those.
Cheeseman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chase pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cheeseman crunches a lovely knee into Chase's ribcage.
Chase is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cheeseman is keeping busy.
Cheeseman landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase misses with an elbow over the top.
Cheeseman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cheeseman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chase tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cheeseman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chase throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cheeseman lands a good knee to the midsection. Chase won't want to take too many of those.
Cheeseman throws an elbow that misses.
Chase slowing the pace effectively.
Cheeseman landing knees to the body.
Cheeseman misses with a knee strike.
Cheeseman missing with knees to the body.
Cheeseman working Chase over with knees to the body.
Cheeseman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chase misses with a knee strike.
Cheeseman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chase is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cheeseman is defending well for now.
Chase takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cheeseman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Chase - that landed with a thud.
Chase on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chase blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

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.
Cheeseman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chase lands a knee to the body.
Cheeseman scores with a knee to the head.
Chase goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chase is trying to stall.
Chase takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cheeseman scores a nice knee to the body.
Chase landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chase tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cheeseman avoids it.
Chase comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cheeseman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice body punch from Cheeseman - that landed with a thud.
Chase fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chase lands a shot to the body.
Chase tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cheeseman avoids it.
Cheeseman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chase lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chase looking to throw knees to the head but Cheeseman is blocking nicely.
Chase takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cheeseman trying to land knees to the body.
Chase has a couple of punches blocked by Cheeseman.
Chase with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cheeseman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Cheeseman really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Chase's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cheeseman stalks Chase and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chase's face. Chase staggers backwards, shaken.

Chase shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cheeseman's guard.
Chase postures up in Cheeseman's guard and throws a big left but Cheeseman blocks it.
Chase thows a big elbow that misses.
Cheeseman pulls Chase in close to prevent any damage.
Cheeseman is looking to stand up but Chase isn't so interested in that idea.
Chase wants to control from the top but Cheeseman keeps moving.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Cheeseman pushes Chase off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheeseman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brad Cheeseman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cheeseman misses with a body shot
and Chase counters with a head kick.
Cheeseman misses with a double jab.
Chase scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chase. That's going to slow Cheeseman down.
Chase scores with a shot to the body.
Cheeseman tries to close the distance and clinch but Chase swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chase is looking to wear down Cheeseman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cheeseman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chase shoots in looking for a takedown. Cheeseman tries to sprawl out of it but Chase keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cheeseman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cheeseman moves out of range of the body kick from Chase.
Chase tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cheeseman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cheeseman is looking to land body kicks.
Chase walks into a straight right hand from Cheeseman.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chase will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheeseman manages to avoid it.
Cheeseman keeps Chase at a distance using the push kick.
Chase missing with a left hand there. Cheeseman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cheeseman throws a leg kick but Chase checks it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chase takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cheeseman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chase tries to land knees in the clinch but Cheeseman avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Cheeseman.
Knees to the body from Cheeseman.
Cheeseman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cheeseman scores with a knee to the head.
Cheeseman pushes Chase back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chase using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cheeseman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cheeseman obliges.
Chase's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cheeseman landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chase in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cheeseman presses Chase against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cheeseman avoiding damage as Chase throws knees to the body.
Cheeseman landing knees to the head.
Chase with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chase pushes off an throws an elbow but Cheeseman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cheeseman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chase can't get the takedown.
Cheeseman crunches a lovely knee into Chase's ribcage.
Cheeseman is stalling here.
A short body shot lands from Cheeseman as the two fighters clinch.
Chase creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cheeseman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chase tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chase takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chase.
Cheeseman gets through Chase's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cheeseman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chase avoids it.
Chase avoids a wild elbow strike from Cheeseman.

Chase pulls guard.

Chase looking for a guillotine here but Cheeseman defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chase has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Cheeseman is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Chase.
Cheeseman controls the position.

Cheeseman decides to stand back up.
Cheeseman stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Chase. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chase takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cheeseman misses with a head kick.
Cheeseman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chase moves away.
Chase fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cheeseman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chase.
Cheeseman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Cheeseman dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Chase's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Cheeseman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chase.
Chase misses with a body shot.
Cheeseman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chase's calf.
Chase doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cheeseman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chase is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Chase shoots in but no luck this time.
Cheeseman scores with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheeseman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brad Cheeseman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cheeseman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good leg kick by Cheeseman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cheeseman lands with a straight right. Chase didn't see that one coming.
Cheeseman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chase will feel that in the morning.

Cheeseman moves into the clinch.
Cheeseman lands a good knee to the midsection. Chase won't want to take too many of those.
Cheeseman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cheeseman working Chase over with knees to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Cheeseman lands a knee to the head.
Cheeseman scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheeseman lands a knee to the body.
Chase is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cheeseman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chase just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cheeseman's brow.
Cheeseman throws an elbow but it misses.
Chase wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Chase. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cheeseman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cheeseman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cheeseman tries a knee to the head but Chase blocks it.
Chase trying to control the position but instead, Cheeseman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chase into the cage.
Cheeseman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chase blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Chase.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chase is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cheeseman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cheeseman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cheeseman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cheeseman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cheeseman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chase in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cheeseman lands an uppercut.
Cheeseman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cheeseman being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cheeseman.
Chase tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cheeseman avoids it.
A knee to the head by Chase.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cheeseman obliges.
Chase misses with an elbow over the top.
Cheeseman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cheeseman.
Chase trying to stall but Cheeseman improves his position.
Chase misses with a knee to the head.
Cheeseman misses with an elbow over the top.
Cheeseman crunches a lovely knee into Chase's ribcage.
Cheeseman lands a knee to the body.
Cheeseman misses with a knee strike.

Chase manages to pull guard.

Cheeseman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Chase pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cheeseman throws a front kick that sends Chase stumbling back into the cage.
Cheeseman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chase moves away.
Cheeseman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cheeseman scores with a nice body kick.
Chase dodges the punch combination from Cheeseman.

Chase moves into the clinch successfully.
Cheeseman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cheeseman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cheeseman tries a knee to the head but Chase blocks it.
Charlie Chase has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Chase jumps guard and drags Cheeseman to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Chase looking for a sweep. Not yet Chase, not yet.

Cheeseman gets to his feet. Chase looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Chase lands a high kick!
Chase is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cheeseman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cheeseman throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chase swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cheeseman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chase. Chase obviously looking to wear him down.
Cheeseman wants to clinch.
Chase with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chase shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chase tries to land a leg kick but Cheeseman saw it coming and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cheeseman. That's going to slow Chase down.
Chase takes one to the side of the head.
Crunch! Cheeseman slams his shin into Chase's torso.
Cheeseman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chase takes a step back to recover.
Chase shoots and misses
and Cheeseman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheeseman throws a head kick that half lands.
Chase gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cheeseman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brad Cheeseman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Cheeseman has managed to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Cheeseman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cheeseman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Cheeseman!
Brad Cheeseman is the new lightweight champion!