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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Eric Cheese (ranked 140 p4p, 125 weight class) and Jim Bob Walton (ranked 13 p4p, 10 weight class). Cheese comes into the arena with The Midnight NAMBLA blaring out of the sound system. Jim Bob Walton acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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 35 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Eric Cheese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jim Bob Walton!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cheese drives through and clinches with Walton against the cage.
Cheese working aggressively here.
Walton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cheese smiles and moves away.
We've been told by Cheese's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Walton lands a leg kick that knocks Cheese off balance momentarily.
Walton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Walton.
Cheese takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Walton thumps Cheese with a low kick.
Walton lands a leg kick that knocks Cheese off balance momentarily.
Walton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A leg kick checked by Cheese.
Cheese slips under a jab from Walton.
Cheese misses with an uppercut.
Cheese misses with a low kick.
Walton tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Walton throws a leg kick which misses Cheese's front leg but catches the back leg as Cheese tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walton looks to land a right hand but Cheese moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Walton as he checks the leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Cheese. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cheese.
Cheese moves in looking to clinch but Walton pushes him off.
Walton with the counter takedown but Cheese avoids it easily.
Cheese throws a jab but it's blocked by Walton.
Walton tries to counter with a clinch but Cheese shakes him off and moves away.
Walton misses the jab.
Cheese thinks about countering with a head kick.
Cheese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid body kick from Walton.
Cheese uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Walton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cheese sets himself, and Walton steps forward looking for the clinch! Cheese avoids it this time.
Walton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Walton is rocked!
Walton scores with a kick to the body.
Walton lands a slapping body shot.
Good exchange - Cheese coming out on top.
Walton is still on wobbly legs! Can Cheese finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walton looks to land a right hand but Cheese moved out of range.
Walton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Walton can pounce on him.
Walton seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Walton.
Nice uppercut there from Walton.
Walton moves out of range of the body kick from Cheese.
Cheese wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target.
Walton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice leg kick from Walton, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cheese moves into the clinch.
Walton working aggressively here.
Cheese blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cheese misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cheese.
Cheese working aggressively here.
Cheese swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walton jumps into guard, dragging Cheese to the mat.
Cheese stays in close to Walton's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton wants to stand and escape but Cheese is having none of it.
Walton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cheese looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cheese prevents Walton from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cheese stopping the sweep attempt from Walton.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Cheese controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Walton lands a nice shot that snaps Cheese's head back.
Walton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cheese throws a wild body kick that Walton sees coming a mile off.
Walton misses with an uppercut. Cheese saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Cheese misses the target.
Walton feints the counter takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Bob Walton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Walton just misses with a punch to the body.
Cheese was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cheese has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Walton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walton looks to score with a jab to the body but Cheese is just out of range.
Cheese is looking to counter punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Walton. That's going to slow Cheese down.
Walton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Walton misses with a low kick as Cheese jumps back.
Cheese tries to clinch up.
Cheese is looking to slow Walton down with leg kicks.
Walton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Walton misses with a straight right.
Cheese appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Walton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cheese is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walton. Walton obviously looking to wear him down.
Walton throws a hook but Cheese avoids it easily.
Cheese thumps Walton with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cheese.
Cheese backing away here, and Walton unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cheese is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Walton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cheese finds it's way round the side to connect with Walton's head.
Walton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Walton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A swing and a miss from Walton.
Walton misses the jab.
Cheese scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walton doesn't seem bothered though.
Walton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cheese.
A swing and a miss from Walton.
Cheese bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Walton's head backwards.
Walton blocks a leg kick.
Cheese sends Walton crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Cheese is motioning to the referee to let Walton up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
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!
A shot to the liver by Walton. Beautiful body shot.
Walton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walton avoids the body shot from Cheese.
Cheese misses with a leg kick
and Walton counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton throws a lazy right hand but Cheese sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cheese lands the left hand.
Walton checks a leg kick.
Cheese gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walton.
Cheese has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walton.
Cheese takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Walton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cheese.
Cheese misses with a body punch
and Walton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cheese misses with a hook. Walton ducked under it nicely.
Walton works Cheese's body with a nice hook.
Walton looks to land a left hand but Cheese moved out of range nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walton.
Cheese throws a hook but Walton avoids it easily.
Walton replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cheese blocks it well.
Walton throws the left hand but Cheese avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Walton lands a head shot.
Jim Bob Walton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walton punishes Cheese's body with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Walton.
Walton tries a low kick but Cheese avoids it.
Walton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Walton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cheese.
Walton lands a nice looking body shot.
Walton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cheese's sensitive parts.
Walton moves away from the strike by Cheese.
Cheese has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walton.
Cheese takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cheese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Walton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cheese jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walton feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheese moves in looking to clinch but Walton pushes him off.
Cheese connects with an inside leg kick.
Walton digs a good hook to Cheese's body.
Cheese throws a looping overhand right but Walton ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Walton misses.
Walton with a nice cross.
A leg kick checked by Walton.
Walton misses with a hook.
Cheese waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walton.
Walton scores with a hook to the body. Cheese takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cheese misses with a leg kick
enabling Walton to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walton with a nice calf kick.
Cheese misses with a body kick.
Cheese sets himself, and Walton steps forward looking for the clinch! Cheese avoids it this time.
Cheese throws a lazy right hand but Walton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cheese missing with a left hand there. Walton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Bob Walton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Walton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, jab by Walton - just one landing.
Walton dodges the punch combination from Cheese.
Walton lands a jab.
Walton scores with a hook to the body. Cheese takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Walton throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walton.
Walton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese scores with a leg kick.
Walton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cheese doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Walton misses with an uppercut. Cheese saw that one coming.
Cheese moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cheese's elbow.
Cheese misses with the head strike.
Cheese blocks a body shot from Walton.
Walton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walton lands a body shot.
Walton lands with a left to the head.
Walton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cheese pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cheese pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab from Walton does it's job there.
Walton is looking to slow Cheese down with leg kicks.
Cheese looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cheese throws a jab but it's blocked by Walton.
Cheese fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cheese ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walton moves away.
Cheese throws a hook to the side of Walton's head but Walton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Charles Eric Cheese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cheese throws out a loose jab but Walton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walton throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheese swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Walton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cheese tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walton flicks out a counter leg kick but Cheese steps away.
Cheese misses with a body shot.
Walton drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cheese defends it well.
Cheese moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Walton looks to land a left hand but Cheese moved out of range nicely.
Cheese misses with a looping right.
Walton cracks Cheese with a right hand to the side of the head.
Walton looks to throw the jab but Cheese is out of range.
Cheese misses with a hook.
Walton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cheese throws out the jab.
Cheese misses with a low kick as Walton jumps back.
Walton tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good leg kick by Walton.
Walton throws a right hand that misses
and Cheese cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cheese rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walton swings widly with a right hand
and Cheese connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cheese takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cheese 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.
Cheese throws a low kick but Walton moves out of range easily.
A jab from Walton misses.
Cheese tries to land a front kick but Walton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Walton digs a good hook to Cheese's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walton.
A good leg kick by Walton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Walton.
Walton moves out of range as Cheese strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese lands with a hook. Walton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cheese with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Walton to score with a decent uppercut.
Good leg kick by Walton.
Walton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cheese fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walton.
Cheese swings widly with a right hand
and Walton counters with a nice leg kick.
Donk. Walton catches Cheese right on the button with a cross.
Good leg kick by Cheese.
Walton lands with a kick to the ribs.
Walton lands a nice shot to the body.
Cheese is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walton.
Walton blocks a head kick by Cheese.
Walton ducks under a wild hook from Cheese.
Jim Bob Walton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cheese misses with a low kick.
Cheese takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Bob Walton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Walton 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Bob Walton!
Jim Bob Walton managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conviction, into his post fight interview.
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hype
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