PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Deavon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yu comes into the arena with Die Antwoord - Enter The Ninja blaring out of the sound system. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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?

Yu
vs
Deavon

179 cm
25
184 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
185 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Yu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Evan Deavon!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu misses with a wild combination.
Deavon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Mike Yu has been cut.
Deavon keeps the fight on the outside.
Yu wants to clinch up but Deavon keeps it at a distance.
Yu blocks a head kick by Deavon.
Deavon looks to score with a jab to the body but Yu is just out of range.
Deavon looks to land a right hand but Yu moved out of range.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch but Deavon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Deavon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yu tries to clinch there but Deavon circles away.
Yu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Deavon throws a head kick but Yu moves out of range.

Yu has closed the distance and engaged Deavon in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yu swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Deavon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yu is looking to clinch.
Deavon swats away the attempt to clinch by Yu.
Deavon thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu fails with the takedown.
Yu tries to clinch up but Deavon circles away and keeps his distance.
Deavon thows a body shot but no joy.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deavon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yu blocks a head kick by Deavon.
Deavon swats away the attempt to clinch by Yu.
Yu swings for the body but Deavon moves out of range.
Yu is looking to clinch but Deavon is avoiding it.
Yu moves out of range of the leg kick from Deavon.
Nice straight punches there by Deavon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Deavon.
Yu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deavon misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Deavon misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deavon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yu is looking to clinch.
Deavon throws a combination that misses

and Yu counters by moving into the clinch.
Deavon blocking some punches.
Deavon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yu misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yu lands a shot to the body.
Deavon looks gassed!
Yu lands a left hand.
Deavon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Deavon takes an elbow to the temple.

Yu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yu tries to clinch there but Deavon circles away.
Evan Deavon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Deavon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yu moves away.
A big left from Deavon misses.
Yu tries to clinch up but Deavon circles away and keeps his distance.
Yu lands a jab-cross combination.
Yu is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deavon looks to score with a jab to the body but Yu is just out of range.
Yu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Deavon swivels and escapes.
Yu is looking to clinch but Deavon is avoiding it.
Deavon scores with a nice right hand.
Yu moves in looking to clinch but Deavon pushes him off.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch but Deavon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Deavon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yu rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deavon. Yu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yu is looking to clinch.
Deavon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Deavon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Yu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deavon throws a head kick but Yu moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Deavon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Deavon.
Deavon throws a head kick that misses.
Yu misses with a few strikes there.
Deavon throws a sloppy head kick and Yu moves out of range easily.
Yu is looking to clinch.
Yu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Deavon keeps the fight on the outside.
Yu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yu takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yu wants to clinch.
Yu tries to clinch there but Deavon circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Deavon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Yu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Deavon cracks Yu with an open hand slap.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch but Deavon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yu moves in looking to clinch but Deavon pushes him off.
Yu fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yu throws a series of punches but Deavon avoids them all with ease.
Deavon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deavon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Deavon misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deavon throws a head kick that Yu semi-blocks.
Deavon misses with a double jab.
Deavon lands a nice looking body shot.
Yu doesn't manage to clinch there - Deavon circles away.
Yu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deavon.
Yu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Deavon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Deavon.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Deavon misses with an uppercut. Yu saw that one coming.
Mike Yu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yu tries to clinch but Deavon moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Deavon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deavon misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Yu counters by clinching up.
Deavon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yu is keeping busy.

Deavon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Deavon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Yu.
Yu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Deavon.
Yu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deavon swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yu tries to clinch but Deavon moves out of range.
Deavon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yu doesn't seem bothered though.
Deavon throws a series of strikes that have Yu backpedaling.
Deavon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Evan Deavon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Deavon keeps the fight on the outside.
Deavon cracks Yu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Deavon digs a good hook to Yu's body.
Yu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deavon.
Yu tries to clinch up but Deavon circles away and keeps his distance.
Yu wants to clinch.
Deavon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yu is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Deavon does no damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Deavon. That's going to slow Yu down.
Yu blocks a head kick by Deavon.
Yu moves in looking to clinch but Deavon pushes him off.
Yu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Deavon cracks Yu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Mike Yu's cut is getting worse.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deavon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yu is looking to clinch but Deavon is avoiding it.
Deavon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Deavon just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Deavon.
Deavon just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu wants to clinch.
Deavon throws out a powerful jab.
Yu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Deavon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yu somewhat.
Yu cracks Deavon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Deavon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Deavon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horrible takedown by Yu or perhaps it was just good defense by Deavon which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Yu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deavon swats away the attempt to clinch by Yu.
Yu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Deavon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Yu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Deavon throws a head kick that misses.
Yu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Deavon looks to land a left hand but Yu moved out of range nicely.
Deavon swats away the attempt to clinch by Yu.
Yu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Deavon looks to score with a jab to the body but Yu is just out of range.
Deavon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Deavon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Deavon falls off balance throwing a combination

and Yu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yu misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yu pushes off an throws an elbow but Deavon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Yu.
Deavon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Deavon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deavon.
A short uppercut from Yu.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yu tries to land a knee to the head but Deavon blocks with his arms.
Yu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deavon tries a body shot but Yu blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Yu as the two fighters clinch.
Yu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Deavon backwards.
Yu scores with a shoulder strike.
Deavon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deavon.
Deavon is trying to stall.
Deavon is trying to break the clinch but Yu has him pressed against the cage.
Deavon stops a takedown attempt from Yu.
Deavon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yu is keeping busy.

Deavon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yu doesn't manage to clinch there - Deavon circles away.
Yu tries to bum rush Deavon with a series of wild strikes but Deavon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yu tries to clinch up.
A cross from Deavon lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu shoots for a takedown but Deavon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Deavon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yu counters with a one-two to the body.
Deavon connects with a looping right hand.
A swing and a miss from Yu.
Deavon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yu's sensitive parts.
Deavon with a jab.
Deavon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Yu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Deavon is pressed up against the cage. Yu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Deavon down to the mat. Deavon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Yu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yu tries to clinch but Deavon is having none of it.
Deavon punishes Yu's body with a nice straight punch.
Deavon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deavon swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deavon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yu doesn't seem bothered though.
Deavon connects with an inside leg kick.
Deavon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Deavon.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Deavon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Deavon throws a hook to the side of Yu's head but Yu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Yu misses.
A shot to the liver by Deavon. Beautiful body shot.
Deavon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Deavon throws a jab but it's blocked by Yu.
Yu avoids the head kick by Deavon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deavon. Yu does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deavon swats away the attempt to clinch by Yu.
Yu throws a one two combo.
Yu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Deavon leaves Yu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Deavon throws a series of punches but Yu moves out of range.
Deavon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deavon.

Yu takes the fight into the clinch.
Yu lands a right hand.
Yu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yu is trying to maintain a safe position but Deavon gets an underhook and turns Yu into the cage.
Deavon misses with the head strike.
Yu throws a punch but it's blocked by Deavon.
Yu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deavons head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Evan Deavon just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Mike Yu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Deavon keeps the fight on the outside.
Deavon throws a right hand that Yu ducks under and follows up with a left that Yu also avoids with ease.
Deavon takes a swing at Yu's ribcage but misses.
Yu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Deavon defends it nicely.

Yu shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Deavon napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Deavon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yu moves into full mount!

Deavon defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Yu.
Deavon sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deavon tries to get to full guard but Yu has control of the leg.
Yu working over Deavon with some ground and pound. Deavon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are battling for position here. Deavon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Deavon looking for a sweep. Not yet Deavon, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yu throws a big right hand that misses.
Deavon is trying to keep Yu in close.
Deavon looking for a sweep. Not yet Deavon, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Deavon keeping moving, preventing Yu from controlling successfully.
Yu landing some decent shots from guard.
Yu tries to free his leg and advance position but Deavon is retaining full guard.
Yu postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Deavon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yu postures up.
Yu stopping the sweep attempt from Deavon.

Yu stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Yu closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yu clinches with his opponent.
Yu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Deavon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yu scores with a shoulder strike.
Deavon lands with a short shot to the head.
Deavon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Deavon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Deavon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Deavon tries to land knees in the clinch but Yu avoids the damage to the body.
Yu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yu throws an elbow but it misses.
Deavon tries to break free but Yu pushes him back against the cage.
Deavon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yu.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Yu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yu pushes Deavon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Deavon blocks an elbow strike from Yu.
Yu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Deavon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yu has him pressed against the cage.
Deavon is pressed up against the cage. Yu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Deavon down to the mat. Deavon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Deavon misses with a low kick.
Deavon scores with a leg kick.
Deavon lands with a slapping head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yu!
Deavon misses with a wild body shot.
Yu tries to clinch there but Deavon circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Deavon cracks a nice hook into Yu's ribs.
Deavon throws a hook to the side of Yu's head but Yu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Deavon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yu scores with a jab. Deavon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Deavon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Yu is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Yu had his way with Evan Deavon in that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Yu's cut.
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!

Deavon 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.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deavon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deavon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yu doesn't manage to clinch there - Deavon circles away.
Yu tries to clinch up but Deavon circles away and keeps his distance.
Yu tries to clinch but Deavon is having none of it.
Deavon keeps the fight on the outside.
Deavon throws a jab when Yu was well out of range.
Yu tries to clinch up.
Yu doesn't manage to clinch there - Deavon circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu moves in looking to clinch but Deavon pushes him off.
A shot to the liver by Deavon. Beautiful body shot.
Deavon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yu doesn't seem bothered though.
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.
A combination from Deavon does no damage.
Yu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deavon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Deavon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Deavon tries to keep at a distance but Yu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Deavon lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Deavon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yu is defending well for now.
Yu lands an elbow that stopped Deavon in his tracks for a moment.
Yu lands a body shot.
Yu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Deavon takes an elbow to the temple.
Deavon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yu lands an elbow inside.
Yu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deavons head.
Deavon digs a right hand underneath Yu's ribcage. Yu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Deavon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yu is keeping busy.
Yu missing with knees to the body.
Yu missing with knees to the body.
Mike Yu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu throws a punch but it's blocked by Deavon.

Deavon manages to break the clinch.
Yu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Deavon circles away quickly and effectively.
Deavon sizes up Yu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deavon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Deavon cracks the inside of Yu's front leg.
Deavon lands a high kick!
Deavon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deavon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Deavon throws a series of punches but Yu avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Deavon misses.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deavon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Deavon swats away the attempt to clinch by Yu.
Deavon swats away the attempt to clinch by Yu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yu moves into range and clinches up with Deavon.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Deavon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yu leaning his opponent against the cage.

Deavon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Deavon.
Deavon swats away the attempt to clinch by Yu.
Yu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deavon.
Yu fails with a takedown attempt.
Yu connects with a right hand. Deavon shakes it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Deavon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yu avoids the head kick by Deavon.
Yu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Deavon lands a head kick!

Yu instigates a clinch.
Evan Deavon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Deavon stops a takedown attempt from Yu.
Yu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Deavon backwards.
Yu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Yu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yu has Deavon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Deavon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Deavon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Deavon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Deavon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Deavon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:49
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Deavon!
Evan Deavon is the new welterweight champion!