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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cleon Wright (ranked 902 p4p, 528 weight class) and Batang Kock (ranked 104 p4p, 69 weight class). Wright comes into the arena with Come out to play blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kock's choice of entrance music: Miami Vice. Batang Kock is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Cleon Wright !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Batang Kock!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Wright . That snapped Kock's head back.
Wright has been working on his boxing with his coaches at - Is It Avatary Enough? in the buildup to the fight.
Kock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright .
Wright pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kock tries to clinch but Wright is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Wright on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wright misses with a hook. Kock ducked under it nicely.
Kock tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright scores with a hook.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kock manages to avoid it.
Kock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kock moves away.
Wright misses with a left hand
and Kock counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Kock misses.
Kock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kock takes the fight into the clinch.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wright 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wright moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a body punch but Kock moves out of range.
Wright is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wright fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kock on the side of the head.
Wright throws a sloppy body shot
and Kock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wright throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kock.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wright catches Kock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kock slips under a jab.
Kock tries to clinch but Wright is having none of it.
Wright throws a head kick that misses
and Kock counters with a left and a right that stings Wright .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright . Kock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kock throws a counter combo.
Kock slips under a jab from Wright .
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kock doesn't manage to clinch there - Wright circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Wright on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wright cracks Kock with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wright scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kock doesn't seem bothered though.
Wright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kock is looking to clinch but Wright is avoiding it.
Wright is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wright throws a nice looking combination but Kock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wright swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Kock counter with a right hand.
Cleon Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright throws an off balance right hand
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kock.
Kock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright .
Kock lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wright misses with a hook.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Kock tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Wright misses with a hook
and Kock counters with a stiff right hand.
Kock clinches up against the cage.
Wright blocks a body shot from Kock.
Kock is trying to break the clinch but Wright has him pressed against the cage.
Wright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cleon Wright dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kock staying out of range there.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright throws a lazy uppercut
and Kock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wright throws a nice looking combination but Kock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wright gets tackled into the cage by Kock. Kock maintains the clinch.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kock working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wright lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kock backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kock wants to stall.
Kock throws an elbow but it misses.
Kock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wright is keeping busy.
Kock is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock trying to stall but Wright improves his position.
Kock is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Wright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kock can do to turn this around?
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Batang Kock.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Kock's head but Kock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kock staying out of range there.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kock.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Kock saw that one coming.
Kock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wright lands an uppercut.
Kock tries to work over Wright 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wright .
Wright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wright .
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kock cracks Wright with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a punch to the body.
Wright lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kock wants to break free but Wright has control.
Kock looking to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wright breaks from the clinch.
Wright throws a right and a left that Kock avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kock! But no joy.
Wright darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Kock appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wright is looking to counter punch.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Wright on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a hook to the body
and Kock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kock tries to clinch but Wright is having none of it.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kock manages to avoid it.
Kock throws a fast counter high kick but Wright manages to duck under it in time.
Kock instigates a clinch.
Wright throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Kock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kock lands a shoulder strike.
Wright manages to break the clinch.
Wright throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cleon Wright is winning the standup battle so far.
Kock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wright misses with a punch to the body.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Wright lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kock backwards.
Wright avoids a wild elbow strike from Kock.
Wright scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright lands a left hand.
Wright lands with a short shot to the head.
Kock is struggling to control the position.
Kock is trying to maintain a safe position but Wright gets an underhook and turns Kock into the cage.
Wright blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Kock - that landed with a thud.
Kock is trying to maintain a safe position but Wright gets an underhook and turns Kock into the cage.
Wright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wright misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright . Kock does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cleon Wright dominated that second round.
That's time! Wright 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kock takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wright connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Wright misses.
Kock is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wright with a body shot.
Kock tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
Wright misses the body punch
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wright misses with a left hand
and Kock counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kock closes the distance and pushes Wright back into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Wright .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wright 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kock tries to clinch up.
Kock slips a straight right by Wright .
Wright looks to land a right hand but Kock moved out of range.
Kock tries to clinch but Wright moves out of range.
Wright swings widly with a right hand
and Kock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kock has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kock avoids the body shot from Wright .
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Kock is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kock tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wright misses with a head kick.
Kock is looking for the big counter here.
Kock moves in looking to clinch but Wright pushes him off.
A head kick by Wright misses
and Kock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Wright does no damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Kock misses.
Kock closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wright is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wright lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kock backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a punch to the body.
Wright breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kock has closed the distance and engaged Wright in a clinch.
Kock taking a breather.
Wright pushes Kock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wright tries to throw a body punch but Kock avoids it by throwing Wright back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Kock takes a shot to the head.
Cleon Wright has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kock effectively controlling the action here.
Wright 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a jab when Kock was well out of range.
Wright scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wright misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick
letting Kock counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Kock is looking to clinch.
Wright appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kock is trying to maintain a safe position but Wright gets an underhook and turns Kock into the cage.
Wright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cleon Wright clearly takes that round.
That's time! Wright 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kock wants to clinch.
Kock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kock tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
Wright throws a head kick but Kock moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kock closes the distance but Wright moves to the side
and Wright counters with a nice body shot.
Nice defenses there by Kock.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock has Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Kock looking to slow down the pace here.
Kock keeps control of Wright as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wright misses with a body punch.
Wright has a couple of punches blocked by Kock.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kock.
Wright misses with some punches.
Wright working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wright struggles to land a body shot inside as Kock controls his hands.
Wright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Kock wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Kock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kock might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wright tries to bum rush Kock with a series of wild strikes but Kock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wright misses with a hook to the body
and Kock counters with a nice uppercut.
Kock wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance.
Jab from Wright .
Kock blocks a head kick by Wright .
A little jabbing left from Kock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright throws a combination that misses
and Kock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kock slips a jab from Wright .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wright swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kock counters with a stiff right hand.
Kock on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wright misses with an uppercut
and Kock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kock moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and Kock releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wright misses with a double jab
and Kock counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright throws a jab when Kock was well out of range.
Wright keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kock clinches.
Kock misses with the head strike.
Kock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Kock has him pressed against the cage.
Wright lands an uppercut.
Wright has a couple of punches blocked by Kock.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wright 's brow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kock misses with an elbow over the top.
Kock is stalling here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kock tries to stall but Wright uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Cleon Wright will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wright 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Kock wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Wright misses the target.
Wright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kock is looking to clinch but Wright is avoiding it.
Wright was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kock is looking to clinch but Wright is avoiding it.
Kock blocks a head kick by Wright .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright throws a lazy uppercut
and Kock counters with a series of strikes. Wright will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
As Kock looks to move away, Wright throws a big counter combo but Kock just gets out of the way.
Wright leaves Kock with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Kock moved out of range.
Kock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wright dips to his left and cracks Kock with an uppercut!
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kock is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wright with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wright lands a lovely overhand right.
Kock tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
Kock darts in and clinches Wright up against the cage.
Kock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kock tries to clinch but Wright moves out of range.
Kock moves out of range of the strikes.
Kock is looking to clinch but Wright is avoiding it.
It looked like Wright wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kock rushes Wright and presses him up against the cage.
Kock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cleon Wright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright can't find room to land a body shot as Kock controls the action.
Wright tries to work over Kock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kock stalling in the clinch but Wright improves position.
Kock is looking to control Wright 's arms but Wright gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kock has his back to the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Kock.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kock.
A head punch on the inside from Wright fails to land.
Kock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wright in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kock is trying to push Wright away but Wright has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kock misses with a punch to the body.
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Kock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Batang Kock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kock looking to slow down the pace here.
Kock taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Batang Kock.
Kock wants to clinch
enabling Wright to counter with a crisp jab.
Wright lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kock.
Wright throws a head kick but Kock moves out of range.
Wright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cleon Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wright , 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:45
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cleon Wright !
Cleon Wright is the new featherweight champion!
Cleon Wright took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Hats off to mikie best manager in the game This can crusher is a bum im retiring in abit '.
Batang Kock spoke after the fight, saying 'I lost? Give me a beer and a spliff asap.'.
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