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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Duke Skywalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Jobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jobs has chosen deadmau5 - The Veldt (featuring Chris James) (Tommy Trash Remix) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Duke Skywalker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Jobs!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skywalker gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Skywalker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jobs postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jobs wants to control from the top but Skywalker keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jobs wants to pass the guard but Skywalker is keeping the position.
Jobs content to stall in guard here.
Skywalker wants to sweep but no luck.
Skywalker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Skywalker tries to get out of the position.
Skywalker looking to control.
Skywalker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jobs is doing well to control the position and prevent Skywalker from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jobs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Skywalker.
Skywalker is just content to waste time from the top position. Jobs takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Skywalker wants to control from the top but Jobs keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker postures up in Jobs's guard and throws a big left but Jobs blocks it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jobs holds on and takes a little breather.
Jobs keeping full guard, as Skywalker tries to pass.
Skywalker trying to control but Jobs is working from the bottom.
Skywalker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jobs is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker wants to control from the top but Jobs keeps moving.
Skywalker tries to free his leg and advance position but Jobs is retaining full guard.
Skywalker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Duke Skywalker has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jobs scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Skywalker is looking for a sweep.
Skywalker is not content to let Jobs control the position.
Check out the look on Jobs's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Skywalker is looking to reverse the position.
Skywalker sneaks back into half guard.
Jobs sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jobs seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Skywalker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steve Jobs will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jobs tests Skywalker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jobs lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Skywalker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jobs bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Skywalker's head.
Steve Jobs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jobs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Skywalker in his tracks.
Skywalker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Skywalker throws the left hand but Jobs avoids the punch easily.
Skywalker moves forwards but Jobs connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Skywalker drops his hands momentarily and Jobs takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Skywalker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jobs connects with a body shot that sends Skywalker's belly button to the back.
Jobs will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jobs shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jobs showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skywalker is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobs is looking to advance position but Skywalker won't allow it.
Jobs controlling the pace.
Jobs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Skywalker keeps working.
Skywalker is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Skywalker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jobs won't allow Skywalker to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jobs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jobs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Skywalker working a defensive guard here.
Jobs is working Skywalker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Skywalker wants to control but Jobs passes easily into half guard.
Jobs performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jobs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jobs moves into full mount! Skywalker won't be happy about that!
Jobs wants to control the pace but Skywalker is squirming around nicely.
Jobs controlling the pace for now.
Skywalker is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobs is landing with some decent strikes but Skywalker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jobs looking to finish with strikes here!
Jobs content just to control the position here.
Skywalker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jobs prevents Skywalker from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jobs can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Skywalker is looking to escape.
Skywalker is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Jobs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice shot by Jobs.
Jobs tries for a takedown but Skywalker circles away easily
and Skywalker counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jobs's guard now.
Jobs is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Skywalker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Skywalker postures up in Jobs's guard and throws a big left but Jobs blocks it.
Jobs wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Skywalker throws a big right hand that misses.
Jobs working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Skywalker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Skywalker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobs is trying to control the position but Skywalker postures up.
Skywalker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jobs trying to control the position here.
Skywalker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Skywalker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Skywalker won't allow Jobs to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker postures up.
Jobs keeping moving, preventing Skywalker from controlling successfully.
Skywalker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jobs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jobs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jobs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Skywalker enables Jobs to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Skywalker manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jobs is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skywalker wants to sweep here but Jobs controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker trying to control the position here.
Jobs working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Skywalker's head.
Skywalker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jobs is one step ahead there.
Jobs showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jobs landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobs throwing strikes from guard but Skywalker blocks nicely.
Jobs landing some decent shots from guard.
Skywalker wants to sweep here but Jobs controlling him for the moment.
Jobs slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skywalker working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Steve Jobs just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jobs shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Skywalker pinned against the cage. Skywalker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jobs closes this distance looking for a takedown but Skywalker circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jobs is defended easily by Skywalker.
Duke Skywalker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Jobs.
Jobs takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jobs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Skywalker counters with a shoot takedown. Jobs fights it but they end up in guard.
Skywalker postures up in Jobs's guard and throws a big left but Jobs blocks it.
Skywalker looking to sit in guard and control but Jobs gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker has Jobs pulled in close to control his posture.
Skywalker working a defensive guard here.
Jobs trying to control the position from guard on top but Skywalker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jobs slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jobs is looking to work some ground and pound but Skywalker has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Duke Skywalker just wasn't active enough.
Jobs bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jobs in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Skywalker prevents Jobs from improving position.
Jobs is trying to ground and pound but Skywalker uses the momentary lack of control by Jobs to regain half guard.
Jobs working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Skywalker.
Skywalker controls Jobs momentarily but Jobs frees himself.
Jobs slips nicely into half guard.
Jobs prevents Skywalker from improving his position.
Jobs trying to control from half guard but Skywalker is working away.
Skywalker preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Steve Jobs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jobs is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobs drops an elbow to the side of Skywalker's head.
Jobs tries to pass the half guard into mount. Skywalker knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skywalker moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Steve Jobs will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
No luck for Skywalker with that takedown attempt.
Jobs scores with a jab to the jaw.
Skywalker throws a body punch but Jobs moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Skywalker as Jobs shoots in.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jobs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jobs.
Duke Skywalker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Jobs.
Horrible takedown by Jobs or perhaps it was just good defense by Skywalker which made him look bad.
Skywalker throws a right hand that misses
and Jobs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jobs looks for a takedown but Skywalker sprawls well.
Skywalker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jobs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobs shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Skywalker pinned against the cage. Skywalker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Skywalker misses with an uppercut. Jobs saw that one coming.
Jobs shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Skywalker as he jumps to the side.
Skywalker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jobs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Skywalker scrambles back to his feet.
Jobs slips a jab from Skywalker.
Steve Jobs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jobs looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jobs is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Skywalker wants to sweep but no luck.
Duke Skywalker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker is working hard here to advance position.
Skywalker controlling the position.
Jobs passes into half guard.
Jobs seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Skywalker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jobs takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Skywalker tries to get to full guard but Jobs has control of the leg.
Jobs trying to control the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jobs in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Skywalker tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Jobs!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steve Jobs!
Steve Jobs is the new lightweight champion!
Steve Jobs decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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