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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kidney Stone (ranked 161 p4p, 151 weight class) and Obi Wan Kenobi (ranked 13 p4p, 11 weight class). Stone comes to the cage accompanied by Pour Some Sugar On Me by Def Leppord. Kidney Stone had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kidney Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Obi Wan Kenobi!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenobi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stone.
Stone misses with a body kick.
Kenobi throws a leg kick but Stone sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kenobi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stone is able to avoid easily.
Kenobi looks to land a left hand but Stone moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Kenobi misses its intended target.
Kenobi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kenobi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kenobi scores with a spinning back kick!
Kenobi has managed to clinch.
Stone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenobi swings wildly with an uppercut but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenobi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kenobi lands a right hand.
Kenobi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stone tries a body shot but Kenobi blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone can't find room to land a body shot as Kenobi controls the action.
Stone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kenobi backwards.
Kenobi is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenobi is leaning against Stone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kenobi cracks Stone with a nice body shot.
Stone takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stone tries to throw a body punch but Kenobi avoids it by throwing Stone back against the cage.
Kenobi misses with the head strike.
Stone misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Stone.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kenobi.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kenobi.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stone darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Stone has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Stone connects with a jab.
Stone's corner calls for a 1-2. Stone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone lands a right hook to the body.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Kenobi.
Obi Wan Kenobi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Kenobi.
Kenobi lands with a straight right. Stone didn't see that one coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stone. Kenobi shrugs it off though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Kenobi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenobi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Stone.
Stone loads up on a big right hand but Kenobi slips the punch.
Kenobi throws out a counter right but Stone avoids it with no problem.
Kenobi moves out of range as Stone strikes.
Kenobi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stone checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A little feinted left hand from Stone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kenobi throws the left hand but Stone avoids the punch easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kenobi, as that shot connected.
Stone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kenobi.
Kenobi scores with the left hand. Stone knows he should have avoided that one.
Stone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good leg kick by Kenobi.
Kenobi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stone.
Stone walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kenobi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kenobi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kenobi throws a hook but Stone blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi misses with a low kick.
Kenobi lands with an overhand left.
Kenobi scoring well with a low kick there.
Stone throws a lazy right hand but Kenobi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stone throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kenobi.
It looks like Obi Wan Kenobi has been cut.
Stone throws a lazy uppercut
and Kenobi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kenobi throws a shot from downtown. Stone moves away and avoids it.
Stone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kenobis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stone throws a hook but Kenobi avoids it easily.
Kenobi cracks Stone with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Stone misses its intended target.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Kenobi moves out of range easily.
Stone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone slips under a jab.
Kenobi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kenobi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kenobi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stone misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi missing with a left hand there. Stone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A lazy body kick from Stone
and Kenobi counters with a nice leg kick.
Kenobi delivers a nice body kick.
Kenobi misses with a hook.
Stone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A low kick from Kenobi is predictable there
and Stone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stone lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kenobi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kenobi misses with a body shot.
Kenobi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kenobi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kenobi looks to throw the jab but Stone is out of range.
Kenobi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kenobi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stone is looking to counter punch.
Kenobi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kenobi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stone had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kenobi is looking to slow Stone down with leg kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Obi Wan Kenobi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Obi Wan Kenobi's cut.
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.
Stone needs to keep his hands up - Kenobi had a free shot at his head there.
Kenobi missing with a left hand there. Stone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kenobi misses with a right hand
and Kenobi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kenobi lands a nice looking body shot.
Kenobi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kenobi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Kenobi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kenobi.
Kenobi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Kenobi.
Kenobi throws a hook but Stone avoids it easily.
Kenobi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone avoids the head kick by Kenobi.
Nice straight punches there by Kenobi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kenobi.
Kenobi with a nice cross.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Kenobi moves out of range easily.
Kenobi scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Stone throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenobi.
Stone swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stone misses with an uppercut
and Kenobi counters with a left to the body.
Kenobi lands with a right hand.
Kenobi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kenobi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kenobi.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
Kenobi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kenobi scores with a nice head shot.
Kenobi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Stone throws a leg kick which misses Kenobi's front leg but catches the back leg as Kenobi tries to avoid it.
Kenobi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Kenobi misses with a kick to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Stone misses its target.
Kenobi with the inside leg kick.
Stone lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stone.
Stone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kenobi. That did some damage!
Kenobi throws an off balance right hand
and Kenobi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stone throws an overhand right that lands on Kenobi's shoulder, as Kenobi tries to avoid the shot.
Stone with a nice cross.
Kenobi blocks a leg kick.
Kenobi scores with the left hand. Stone knows he should have avoided that one.
Stone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenobi manages to avoid it.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
Kenobi rushes Stone and presses him up against the cage.
Stone tries a body shot but Kenobi blocks it.
Kenobi misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenobi.
Kenobi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kenobi.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Kenobi catches Stone right on the button with a cross.
Stone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stone moves out of range of the body kick.
Kenobi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stone. That did some damage!
Kenobi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stone. Stone circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Kenobi finds it's way through Stone's defenses.
Kenobi throws a jab but it's blocked by Stone.
Kenobi is looking to chop away at Stone's legs.
Kenobi throws out a loose jab but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenobi scores with a nice head shot.
Stone takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stone is rocked!
Kenobi misses with a looping right.
Kenobi looks to land a left hand but Stone moved out of range nicely.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stone is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Kenobi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kenobi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenobi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kenobi throws out a loose jab but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenobi lands an overhand right.
Stone finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stone throws a jab when Kenobi was well out of range.
Stone cracks Kenobi with an open hand slap.
Good standup being displayed there by Kenobi as he connects with a hook.
Kenobi misses with a wild body shot.
Kenobi connects with a leg kick.
Stone swings for the body but Kenobi moves out of range.
Stone looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenobi lands a leg kick that knocks Stone off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stone.
Kenobi scores with a sloppy right hand. Stone should have avoided that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kenobi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Obi Wan Kenobi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Obi Wan Kenobi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kenobi ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Obi Wan Kenobi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kenobi closes the distance and clinches.
Stone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kenobi backwards.
Stone lands a right hand.
Kenobi scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
Obi Wan Kenobi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kenobi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stone up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stone.
A head punch on the inside from Stone fails to land.
Kenobi throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenobi throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
Stone can't break the clinch.
Kenobi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kenobi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stone or not.
Stone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stone lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenobi blocking some punches.
Stone working aggressively here.
Stone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenobi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stone blocks a body shot from Kenobi.
Kenobi has a couple of punches blocked by Stone.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kenobi throws an elbow but misses.
Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kenobi tries to clinch but Stone is having none of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kenobi checks a leg kick.
Stone swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kenobi tests Stone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stone lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stone takes a swing at Kenobi's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kenobi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stone avoids a kick to the body.
Kenobi throws a sloppy body shot
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kenobi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenobi misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Stone misses its intended target.
A jab from Kenobi finds it's way through Stone's defenses.
Stone throws a low kick but Kenobi moves out of range easily.
Kidney Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenobi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stone.
Kenobi is looking to land body kicks.
Kenobi throws a leg kick but Stone moved away.
Stone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stone connects with an inside leg kick.
Kenobi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kenobi.
Kenobi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stone has time to react.
Kenobi sizes up Stone with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Stone as he connects with a hook.
Kenobi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kenobi lands a nice shot to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stone.
Stone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kenobi looks to throw the jab but Stone is out of range.
Stone throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kenobi avoids it.
Stone looks to land a right hand but Kenobi moved out of range.
Kenobi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stone is able to avoid easily.
Stone wants to land a leg kick but Kenobi is out of range.
Stone throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kenobi lands a really nice looking cross but Stone seems unphased.
A head kick by Kenobi misses
and Stone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kenobi thinking.
Kenobi throws a jab but it's blocked by Stone.
Stone throws out a loose jab but Kenobi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenobi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone throws a leg kick
and Kenobi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stone gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stone tries to land a body kick
and Kenobi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Stone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kenobi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kenobi is looking to score with low kicks.
Stone seems to have got his legs back now.
Kenobi blocks the body kick.
Kenobi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stone.
Kenobi scores with a shot to the body.
Kenobi scores with a decent looking hook.
Stone misses with a leg kick
and Kenobi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stone throws a jab when Kenobi was well out of range.
Kenobi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stone is out of range.
Kenobi misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Obi Wan Kenobi.
Well Kenobi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Obi Wan Kenobi!
An out of breath Obi Wan Kenobi 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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pop
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