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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Obi Wan King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Roqua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Police On My Back. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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134 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Obi Wan King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Roqua!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King works Roqua's body with a nice hook.
Roqua fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Roqua looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
King manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Roqua tries to score with a low kick but King moves his leg out of the way.
Roqua shoots in looking for a takedown. King tries to sprawl out of it but Roqua keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. King manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Roqua closes the distance and clinches.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Roqua has double underhooks.
King lands with a light punch inside.
Roqua jumps guard but King stands there with Roqua around his waist. Roqua gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Obi Wan King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Roqua.
King scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is trying to force a seperation but Roqua has the dominant position.
Roqua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roqua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now.
Roqua breaks from the clinch.
King throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
King lands a body shot.
King lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by King.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roqua slips a jab and a cross from King.
King throws a series of strikes that have Roqua backpedaling.
Roqua should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roqua shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roqua.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roqua.
Roqua shoots for a takedown but King saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roqua misses with a takedown attempt - King sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Roqua looks gassed!
King tries to keep at a distance but Roqua has taken the fight into the clinch.
King gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Roqua.
Roqua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roqua prevents King from breaking the clinch.
Roqua fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A frustrated look appears on Roqua's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Roqua has double underhooks.
Roqua keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Roqua is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roqua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has King in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Roqua has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Roqua pulls King into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roqua doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Roqua controls King momentarily but King frees himself.
Roqua looking for a sweep. Not yet Roqua, not yet.
King will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
King lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Obi Wan King will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Roqua dodges the punch combination from King.
King looks to land a combination but Roqua avoids it well.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
King feints a jab promting Roqua to slip. King then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Roqua slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Roqua has eaten all the pies!
King throws a right hand that Roqua ducks under and follows up with a left that Roqua also avoids with ease.
Roqua has a takedown stuffed.
Obi Wan King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King connects with a good right hand that stumbles Roqua. Roqua circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
King shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Roqua eats them both and turns towards King to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Obi Wan King is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck for Roqua with that takedown attempt.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roqua doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roqua counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roqua looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
King is staying active underneath Roqua, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Roqua thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
Roqua is working for a kimura but King is defending it quite comfortably.
King tries to kick Roqua off but Roqua keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roqua throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Roqua stops King from getting back to his feet.
Roqua stands up from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
King throws a combination that misses
so Roqua counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Roqua tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.
Roqua won't allow King to get back to his feet.
Roqua stands up from guard. Let's bang!
King is looking to wear down Roqua with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roqua shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts King as he jumps to the side.
Obi Wan King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Roqua.
Roqua looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
Obi Wan King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Roqua.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roqua circles away quickly and effectively.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King throws a nice looking combination but Roqua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roqua shoots in looking for a takedown but King manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Roqua's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roqua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roqua is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roqua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roqua shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts King as he jumps to the side.
Left hook, right uppercut from King.
Roqua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roqua.
Obi Wan King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roqua gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and King counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jean Roqua will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! King'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.
King looks to land a combination. Roqua sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
King throws a series of punches but Roqua avoids them all with ease.
Roqua moves into the clinch successfully.
King breaks from the clinch.
King misses with the combination.
King really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
King stuffs the takedown.
Roqua shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. King defends it nicely.
Roqua looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? King is fending him off so far but Roqua persists. Nope, King circles away and we're back to standing.
Obi Wan King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Roqua.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King throws a series of punches but Roqua moves out of range.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
Roqua closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming King to the mat! King manages to get full guard.
King wants to stand and escape but Roqua is having none of it.
Roqua trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roqua throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King wants to get back to his feet but Roqua is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jean Roqua has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jean Roqua.
Roqua shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts King as he jumps to the side.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
King looks to land a combination but Roqua avoids it well.
Roqua fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Roqua or perhaps it was just good defense by King which made him look bad.
King lands a jab to the head.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roqua counters with a body kick that stops King in his tracks momentarily.
Roqua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
Roqua tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from King. No joy for Roqua on that attempt.
King changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
King scores with a jab.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from King as Roqua shoots in.
King lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Roqua closes the distance and clinches up with King, looking for a takedown. Roqua pushes King against the cage but King circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
King's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and King duly obliges.
King's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Roqua connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! King scrambles back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from King.
Roqua lands a body shot.
King misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roqua shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Obi Wan King.
I think King has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Obi Wan King!
Obi Wan King was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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