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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brad Cheeseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kotaro Hakku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad Cheeseman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kotaro Hakku!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakku on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Cheeseman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cheeseman feints and then cracks Hakku's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hakku down.
The fighters circling - Hakku throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horrible takedown by Hakku or perhaps it was just good defense by Cheeseman which made him look bad.
Hakku closes the distance and clinches up with Cheeseman, looking for a takedown. Hakku pushes Cheeseman against the ropes but Cheeseman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hakku clinches up against the ropes.
Hakku blocks an elbow strike from Cheeseman.
Cheeseman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hakku takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hakku looks gassed!
Cheeseman connects with a knee to the head.
Hakku working aggressively here.
Hakku misses with the head strike.
Cheeseman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hakku lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheeseman lands a nice knee to the body.
Hakku avoids the elbow strike from Cheeseman, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cheeseman.
Cheeseman landing knees to the head.
Cheeseman lands a nice knee to the body.
Cheeseman with a knee to the head.
Cheeseman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cheeseman landing knees to the head.
Cheeseman lands a nice knee to the body.
Hakku takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cheeseman with a knee to the head.
Hakku takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cheeseman misses with an elbow over the top.
Cheeseman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hakku's face.
Cheeseman landing knees to the body.
Hakku blocks an elbow strike from Cheeseman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakku scores with a shot to the side of Cheeseman's head.
Hakku struggles to land a body shot inside as Cheeseman controls his hands.
Hakku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cheeseman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cheeseman scores with a knee to the head.
Cheeseman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cheeseman keeps control of Hakku as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hakku is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hakku lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cheeseman looking to throw knees to the head but Hakku is blocking nicely.
Hakku swings wildly with an uppercut but Cheeseman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hakku throws a punch but it's blocked by Cheeseman.
Cheeseman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hakku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hakku misses with the head strike.
Cheeseman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hakku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hakku jumps guard but Cheeseman stands there with Hakku around his waist. Hakku gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brad Cheeseman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kotaro Hakku.
Hakku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cheeseman lands a knee to the body.
Cheeseman misses with a knee strike.
A right hand to the body from Hakku.
Hakku tries to break the clinch but Cheeseman is controlling the position.
A short right from Hakku on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hakku just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cheeseman's brow.
That's two 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 misses with a knee to the head.
Hakku wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hakku makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hakku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hakku breaks from the clinch.
Hakku throws a nice looking combination but Cheeseman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cheeseman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cheeseman avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hakku blocks an elbow strike.
Hakku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hakku managing to block the knees to the body from Cheeseman.
Hakku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cheeseman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cheeseman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hakku breaks the clinch.
Hakku tries to clinch there but Cheeseman circles away.
A clash of legs there as Hakku blocks the low kick.
Cheeseman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hakku looks to land a combination but Cheeseman avoids it well.
Cheeseman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cheeseman.
Cheeseman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cheeseman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hakku.
Hakku tries to advance to mount but Cheeseman denies him.
Hakku working the ground and pound but Cheeseman is defending the strikes.
Cheeseman manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hakku's best efforts.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cheeseman pushes Hakku off looking to stand but Hakku dives back in and keeps control.
Cheeseman wants to control but Hakku passes into side.
Hakku has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sloppy strikes there by Hakku.
Cheeseman is trying to get back to his feet.
Hakku cracks Cheeseman with a big right hand but Cheeseman just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hakku landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakku thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cheeseman is trying to improve his position.
Cheeseman can't do much from the bottom here.
Hakku misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hakku tries for a kimura but Cheeseman is defending well.
Cheeseman can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Cheeseman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hakku gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hakku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cheeseman scores with a push kick.
Cheeseman rushes Hakku and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hakku wants to break free but Cheeseman has control.
Hakku tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cheeseman smiles and moves away.
Cheeseman misses with a head kick.
Cheeseman connects with a high kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cheeseman.
Hakku takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cheeseman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hakku.
Cheeseman connects with a body shot.
Cheeseman gets caught flat footed, as Hakku shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hakku trying to control but Cheeseman is working from the bottom.
Cheeseman wants to stand up but Hakku is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hakku slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakku tries to free his leg and advance position but Cheeseman is retaining full guard.
Cheeseman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hakku advances position into side control!
Cheeseman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hakku is controlling him well.
Hakku sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cheeseman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hakku tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hakku is looking to take a break and control but Cheeseman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cheeseman throws Hakku to one side and escapes!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cheeseman lands with a kick to the temple. Hakku shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cheeseman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hakku closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cheeseman stops Hakku from passing to mount.
Cheeseman is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hakku off and has taken his back!
Hakku is really stuck here.
Cheeseman is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Cheeseman is trying to stick to Hakku's back but Hakku is turning into Cheeseman. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Cheeseman's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hakku.
Hakku is looking to work some ground and pound but Cheeseman has wrist control.
Hakku throws a strike but Cheeseman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cheeseman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakku tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice shot by Cheeseman.
Hakku takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hakku shoots for a double leg takedown but Cheeseman sprawls well. He's pushed Hakku's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Some wild striking there from Hakku.
Cheeseman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cheeseman lands with a slapping head kick.
Hakku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cheeseman.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No joy there for Hakku, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cheeseman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hakku backs up against the ropes.
Cheeseman misses with a body kick.
Hakku gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hakku.
Cheeseman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hakku lands an uppercut.
Hakku managing to block the knees to the body from Cheeseman.
Hakku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hakku blocks an elbow strike from Cheeseman.
Cheeseman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hakku throws a punch but it's blocked by Cheeseman.
Hakku drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cheeseman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brad Cheeseman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kotaro Hakku.
Hakku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cheeseman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hakku, pushing him back against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Hakku.
Hakku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cheeseman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hakku lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hakku wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hakku on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hakku successfully pulls guard.
Cheeseman wanted to stand there but Hakku had control of the position.
Cheeseman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hakku looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hakku is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hakku is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hakku is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brad Cheeseman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cheeseman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hakku tries for a takedown but Cheeseman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cheeseman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hakku.
Cheeseman closes the distance and clinches.
Cheeseman landing knees to the body.
Cheeseman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cheeseman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hakku lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cheeseman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cheeseman crunches a lovely knee into Hakku's ribcage.
Cheeseman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hakku has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hakku successfully pulls guard.
Hakku strikes from his own guard.
Cheeseman wants to pass the guard but Hakku is keeping the position.
Cheeseman wants to stand but Hakku is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hakku bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cheeseman's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hakku throwing strikes but missing.
Hakku pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cheeseman is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheeseman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hakku looking to pass the guard.
Hakku stops Cheeseman from standing up.
Hakku wants to pass the guard but Cheeseman is keeping the position.
Cheeseman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hakku connects with a couple of short punches.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hakku takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hakku is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hakku sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cheeseman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cheeseman 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.
Brad Cheeseman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cheeseman fakes the leg kick and cracks Hakku in the body.
Cheeseman blocks a jab.
Cheeseman rushes Hakku and presses him up against the ropes.
Hakku is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Cheeseman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cheeseman blocks an uppercut.
Cheeseman lands a nice elbow.
Hakku is trying to stall.
Cheeseman lands a nice knee to the body.
Cheeseman tries to land a knee to the head but Hakku blocks with his arms.
Cheeseman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cheeseman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hakku blocks it with crossed arms.
Cheeseman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cheeseman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hakku has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hakku tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cheeseman just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Brad Cheeseman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kotaro Hakku.
Hakku jumps guard and drags Cheeseman to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Cheeseman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hakku's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseman won't allow Hakku to sweep him here.
Cheeseman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cheeseman misses with a low kick as Hakku jumps back.
Hakku throws a nice looking combination but Cheeseman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hakku closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cheeseman circles away.
Hakku tries to keep at a distance but Cheeseman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hakku blocks an elbow strike.
Hakku tries to pull guard but Cheeseman won't allow it.
Hakku is trying to break the clinch but Cheeseman has him pressed against the ropes.
Hakku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cheeseman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cheeseman lands a knee to the body.
Hakku takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hakku has a couple of punches blocked by Cheeseman.
Cheeseman lands a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hakku.
Cheeseman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hakku fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cheeseman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseman throws an elbow but it misses.
Hakku successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cheeseman tries to stand but Hakku is controlling from the bottom.
Hakku throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Cheeseman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hakku is proving hard to escape from.
Hakku escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cheeseman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hakku is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hakku is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Cheeseman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kotaro Hakku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hakku throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Cheeseman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cheeseman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Cheeseman!
Brad Cheeseman retains his lightweight title!
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