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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jim Bob Walton (ranked 65 p4p, 201 weight class) and Vincent Klasson (ranked 7 p4p, 16 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.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jim Bob Walton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vincent Klasson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Walton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klasson.
Klasson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Klasson blocks a jab.
Walton lands a jab to the nose.
Klasson slips a straight right by Walton.
A big right from Walton misses.
Klasson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Walton defends it well.
Klasson lands a nice shot that snaps Walton's head back.
Walton lands with a nice body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Klasson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Walton - the referee stops the clock and Klasson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Walton. Klasson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fighters circling - Walton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Klasson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Walton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Klasson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Klasson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walton throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Klasson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Walton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Klasson wants to control from the top but Walton keeps moving.
Walton is trying to keep Klasson in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klasson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Klasson won't allow Walton to sweep him here.
Klasson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Klasson trying to control the position from guard on top but Walton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klasson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Klasson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Walton manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
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.
Klasson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Klasson is looking for a triangle but Walton pushes his legs off easily.
Walton controls from within his opponent's guard.
Klasson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klasson wants to sweep but no luck.
Klasson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Klasson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klasson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Klasson pulls Walton in close to his closed guard and prevents Walton from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A punch combination from Klasson misses.
Walton scores with a jab to the head.
Walton doesn't manage to clinch there - Klasson circles away.
Klasson lands a glancing blow to the side of Walton's head.
Klasson misses with a wild combination.
Klasson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Walton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Klasson.
Jab by Klasson.
Klasson checks a leg kick.
Klasson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klasson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Walton.
Walton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Klasson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Walton back to the cage. Klasson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walton looks to land a left hand but Klasson moved out of range nicely.
Walton cracks a nice hook into Klasson's ribs.
Klasson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walton thumps Klasson with a low kick.
Walton throws a big shot that misses.
Klasson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Walton defends it well.
Jim Bob Walton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klasson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walton circles away.
Walton cracks Klasson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Klasson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walton circles away quickly and effectively.
Walton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A head kick from Walton lands but Klasson takes it in his stride.
Klasson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walton.
A big right from Klasson misses.
Walton lands with an overhand left.
Walton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klasson moves away.
Klasson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Walton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Walton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Walton looks to throw the jab but Klasson is out of range.
Klasson misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jim Bob Walton will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Jab from Walton.
Klasson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Walton can pounce on him.
Klasson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walton throws out the jab.
Walton throws a hook but Klasson blocks it.
Klasson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Walton throws an overhand right that lands on Klasson's shoulder, as Klasson tries to avoid the shot.
Klasson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Walton moves in looking to clinch but Klasson pushes him off.
Klasson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vincent Klasson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Klasson misses with a wild combination.
Klasson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walton.
Klasson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton lands with a good body shot.
Klasson swats away the attempt to clinch by Walton.
Jim Bob Walton is winning the standup battle so far.
Klasson blocks a jab.
Klasson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Walton counters with a straight right hand.
Klasson takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klasson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton scores with a body shot.
Klasson connects with a crisp jab.
Walton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Walton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big right from Walton misses.
Walton looks to throw the jab but Klasson is out of range.
Klasson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Walton closes the distance and clinches.
Walton misses with a punch to the body.
Klasson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Klassons head.
Walton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walton blocks an uppercut.
Walton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Klasson's efforts to push away.
Klasson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Klasson backwards.
Walton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walton misses with a punch on the inside.
Klasson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Klasson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Klasson breaks from the clinch.
Klasson scores with a jab to the head.
Walton throws a hook but Klasson blocks it.
Walton misses with a leg kick.
Walton scores with a punch to the head.
Nice cross by Walton.
Klasson misses with a wild body shot.
Walton misses the shot to the body.
Klasson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Walton defends it well.
Walton throws an overhand right that lands on Klasson's shoulder, as Klasson tries to avoid the shot.
Walton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jim Bob Walton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Walton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klasson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Klasson throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton misses with an uppercut.
Walton throws a lazy right hand but Klasson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Klasson cracks Walton with an open hand slap.
Walton throws a big shot that misses.
Walton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Klasson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Klasson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Klasson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Walton misses the target.
Walton thuds his right hand into Klasson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Walton throws a sloppy head kick and Klasson moves out of range easily.
Klasson shoots in but no luck this time.
Klasson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Walton throws a lazy right hand but Klasson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Klasson has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walton darts in and clinches Klasson up against the cage.
Klasson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Klasson blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Walton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klasson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walton just leaning against Klasson, taking a breather.
Walton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Klasson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walton has a couple of punches blocked by Klasson.
Walton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Klasson backwards.
Jim Bob Walton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Klasson misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Klasson fails to land.
Walton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Klasson up against the cage.
Walton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Walton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Walton misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walton lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walton.
Klasson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jim Bob Walton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Klasson.
Klasson blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Bob Walton dominated that second round.
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.
Walton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Klasson's head backwards.
Klasson lands a jab to Walton's midsection.
Walton tries to clinch up.
Klasson throws a series of punches but Walton avoids them all with ease.
Walton connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Walton.
Klasson throws a body shot but no joy.
Walton takes a swing at Klasson's ribcage but misses.
Walton connects with an inside leg kick.
Walton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Klasson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Klasson defending well as Walton loads up on a big left hand.
Klasson misses with a two punch combination.
Walton checks a leg kick nicely.
Walton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Klasson can do to turn this around?
A jab from Walton finds it's way through Klasson's defenses.
Klasson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klasson. Walton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walton tries to score with a low kick but Klasson moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klasson missing with a left hand there. Walton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Klasson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Walton wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton misses with a low kick.
Walton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klasson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walton moves away.
Klasson misses with a low kick.
Klasson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walton cracks Klasson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Klasson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Walton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab from Walton.
Walton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Walton looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Klasson.
Walton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Klasson's head.
Klasson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Walton lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Klasson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Klasson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton throws a lazy right hand but Klasson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Klasson with the 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!
Klasson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Walton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klasson.
Walton throws a big shot that misses.
Walton feints and then cracks Klasson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Klasson down.
Klasson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Klasson scores with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Walton.
Klasson misses the shot to the body.
Walton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Walton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klasson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walton.
Walton throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Walton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klasson.
Walton misses with an uppercut.
Klasson looks to throw the jab but Walton is out of range.
A nice leg kick from Walton, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klasson ducks under a wild hook from Walton.
Klasson with a hook.
Klasson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick from Walton lands but Klasson takes it in his stride.
Walton plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Walton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Walton avoids the body shot from Klasson.
Walton clinches up with Klasson and pushes him back against the cage.
Walton digs a right hand into Klasson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Klasson's gas tank.
Klasson lands a body punch.
Klasson misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Walton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Klasson blocks a body shot from Walton.
Walton taking a breather.
Walton misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klasson stalling.
Klasson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walton tries to work over Klasson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Klasson swings wildly with an uppercut but Walton uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Klasson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Klasson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Klasson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Walton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Walton tries a body shot but Klasson blocks it.
Klasson is looking to control Walton's arms but Walton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Klasson has his back to the cage.
Klasson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Klasson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Klasson throws a looping overhand right but Walton ducks down to avoid it.
Walton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Klasson ducks right into an uppercut from Walton.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Walton lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Klasson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Klasson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Klasson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Walton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Walton lands a leg kick that knocks Klasson off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walton.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Bob Walton clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Walton scores with a head kick.
Walton misses with a hook. Klasson ducked under it nicely.
Walton throws a leg kick but Klasson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Walton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Donk. Walton catches Klasson right on the button with a cross.
Walton lands a jab to the head.
A nice leg kick from Walton, right into the meat of the thigh.
Klasson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Klasson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walton connects with a body shot that sends Klasson's belly button to the back.
Walton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Klasson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Klasson throws a hook to the side of Walton's head but Walton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walton lands a right hook to the body.
Walton lands a jab.
Walton moves away from the strike by Klasson.
Klasson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Walton.
Klasson throws a looping overhand right but Walton ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Walton ducks right into an uppercut from Klasson.
Walton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Walton lands with a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walton.
Klasson lands a leg kick that knocks Walton off balance momentarily.
Walton scores with a leg kick.
That kick from Walton tenderised Klasson's leg. Klasson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Klasson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walton.
Klasson misses with a low kick as Walton jumps back.
Klasson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Walton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Walton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Klasson scores with a body shot.
Klasson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klasson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walton fires out a quick counter leg kick but Klasson just manages to avoid it.
Klasson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
An inside leg kick lands from Walton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton cracks Klasson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Klasson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Walton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klasson.
Walton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Walton missing with a left hand there. Klasson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Klasson throws a good cross that connects.
Walton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walton with a nice calf kick.
Walton slips a straight right by Klasson.
A jab from Klasson misses.
Walton forces Klasson back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walton.
Klasson wants to break free but Walton has control.
Klasson lands an uppercut.
Klasson misses with the head strike.
Walton blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klasson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Walton lands a body punch.
Come on Walton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Klasson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right hand to the body from Walton.
Walton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Klasson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walton has him pressed against the cage.
Klasson tries to work over Walton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Klasson prevents a body shot from Walton.
Walton digs a right hand underneath Klasson's ribcage. Klasson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Klasson tries a knee to the head but Walton blocks it.
Klasson blocking some punches.
Walton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Walton.
Walton misses with the head strike.
Klasson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klasson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Klasson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Walton connects with the punch.
Klasson moves away from the strike by Walton.
Walton connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walton connects with a single shot there.
A swing and a miss from Klasson.
Walton connects with the punch.
A slow jab from Klasson misses its intended target.
Walton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Klassons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Walton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klasson.
Klasson throws a nice looking combination but Walton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walton.
Klasson keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target.
Walton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Walton dodges the punch combination from Klasson.
Walton throwing a counter right hand but Klasson manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Bob Walton had his way with Vincent Klasson in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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 throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Walton scores with a jab. Klasson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Walton misses with a hook. Klasson ducked under it nicely.
Walton throws a shot from downtown. Klasson moves away and avoids it.
Walton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Klassons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Walton gets a clinch.
Walton lands with a right to the head.
Klasson looking to stall.
Walton is struggling to control the position.
Klasson misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klasson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walton has him pressed against the cage.
Klasson manages to break the clinch.
Klasson ducks under a wild hook from Walton.
Walton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Walton.
The fighters circle momentarily. Walton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Walton connects with a crisp jab.
Walton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klasson.
Walton lands with an overhand left.
Walton throws a big shot that misses.
Klasson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walton. Walton obviously looking to wear him down.
Klasson looks to land a right hand but Walton moved out of range.
Klasson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Walton connects with an inside leg kick.
Walton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klasson.
Klasson throws a jab when Walton was well out of range.
Walton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walton slips a jab from Klasson.
Walton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Klasson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klasson moves out of range of the strikes.
Walton throws an overhand right that lands on Klasson's shoulder, as Klasson tries to avoid the shot.
Walton lands a leg kick that knocks Klasson off balance momentarily.
Walton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Walton throws a leg kick but Klasson checks it.
Klasson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Walton defends it well.
A low kick lands for Walton.
Klasson clobbers Walton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Walton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Klasson lands a lovely overhand right.
Walton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Walton dodges the punch combination from Klasson.
Klasson needs to keep his hands up - Walton had a free shot at his head there.
Good leg kick by Walton.
Klasson walks into a jab.
Walton closes the distance and pushes Klasson back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton misses with some punches.
Walton takes a shot to the head.
Klasson tries for a takedown but Walton manages to get underhooks.
Klasson is trying to force a seperation but Walton has the dominant position.
Walton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Klasson working aggressively here.
Klasson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walton blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Klasson fails to land.
Klasson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klasson.
Walton scores with a shoulder strike.
Klasson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walton has him pressed against the cage.
Walton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walton working aggressively here.
Walton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Klasson backwards.
Klasson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Klasson manages to end up in side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walton can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Klasson tries to roll over but Walton keeps him under control.
Walton wants to stand but Klasson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Klasson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Walton is working away from the top position though.
Klasson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vincent Klasson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jim Bob Walton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klasson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Walton pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Bob Walton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Walton, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 50:45
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 50:45
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Bob Walton!
Jim Bob Walton retains his bantamweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jim Bob Walton made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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