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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Hawking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawking comes to the cage accompanied by One Winged Angel by The Black Mages. 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?
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153 lbs
38 - 17 - 0 |
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29
155 lbs
14 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Hawking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Luke Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawking on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
letting Hawking counter with a right hand.
Jones tests Hawking's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hawking checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hawking's calf.
Jones tries to work over Hawking's front leg with a kick but Hawking checks it.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawking.
Jones scores with a kick to the body.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones throws out a leg kick but Hawking moves out of range and Jones only half commits.
Jones has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hawking counters with a takedown into side control.
We've been hearing that Hawking has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hawking working the ground and pound but Jones is defending the strikes.
Hawking cracks Jones with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jones tries to buck Hawking off but Hawking is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Hawking seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones wants to control but Hawking postures up.
Jones managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hawking.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hawking throwing shots but missing, from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hawking gets back to full guard.
Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones won't allow Hawking to sweep him here.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hawking's head.
Hawking tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hawking looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Hawking is working hard here to advance position.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hawking doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawking keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones pushes down on Hawking's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hawking is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones is trying to control. Hawking wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jones raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jones wants to control but instead Hawking manages to regain half guard.
Hawking is looking to improve his position.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawking tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jones trying to control from Hawking's half guard. Hawking has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hawking looking for a sweep. Not yet Hawking, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luke Jones will probably get the nod.
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.
Hawking takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Hawking down.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Hawking avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones throws a body punch but Hawking moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Hawking down.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Hawking.
Donk. Jones catches Hawking right on the button with a cross.
Hawking avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Hawking takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
A clash of legs there as Hawking blocks the low kick.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Hawking avoids it.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawking manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but Hawking saw it coming and moves away.
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hawking is able to avoid easily.
Jones connects with a leg kick. Hawking looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawking moves away.
Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hawking!
Hawking throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Hawking takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jones is working Hawking over with some ground and pound from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawking is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawking is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hawking wants to get back to full guard but Jones has passed into side control.
Jones wants to control but Hawking is keeping him busy.
Hawking tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jones wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hawking is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawking is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hawking is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Hawking's temple.
Jones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jones lands strikes from half guard.
Jones controlling the action here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawking wants to get back to full guard.
Jones takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Hawking counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into Hawking's guard.
Jones trying to control but Hawking is working from the bottom.
Jones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Luke Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hawking is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawking being controlled here momentarily.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Luke Jones has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Hawking counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawking misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hawking misses with the head strike.
Hawking goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hawking walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hawking is out of range.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawking sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luke Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hawking.
Jones fakes the leg kick and cracks Hawking in the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hawking checks a leg kick.
Hawking takes one to the chin there.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jones!
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones wants to slow Hawking down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Hawking is out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hawking crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jones - the referee stops the clock and Hawking gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jones. Hawking manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jones cracks Hawking with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stephen Hawking has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hawking counters with a thumping low kick.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hawking counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stephen Hawking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Hawking. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Hawking takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hawking keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Hawking counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawking missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hawking.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Hawking drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Jones!
An out of breath Luke Jones thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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