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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Hawking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nasko Stefanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 cm
25
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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190 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Hawking! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nasko Stefanov! The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stefanov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hawking. Hawking on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Stephen Hawking has been cut. Stefanov works the jab nicely. Stefanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Hawking misses the target. Stefanov throws an overhand right that lands on Hawking's shoulder, as Hawking tries to avoid the shot. Hawking thows a body kick. Stefanov tries to catch it but that hurt him. Stefanov misses with a leg kick and Hawking counters with a nice leg kick. Hawking misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stefanov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hawkings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Stefanov misses with a double jab.
Stefanov's coach down at Red Tri-Angle *PM For An Invite* was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stefanov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Stefanov misses with an uppercut
and Hawking counters with an outside leg kick.
Stefanov throws a leg kick but Hawking sees it coming and checks it nicely. A slow jab from Stefanov misses its intended target. Stefanov scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Stefanov swings away with a leg kick that misses. Stefanov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hawking in his tracks. Hawking is looking to land body kicks. Stefanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Hawking looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hawking lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Stefanov does it's job there. Stefanov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawking swats him away and circles back towards the center. Stefanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Stefanov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Stefanov misses with a body shot.
Stefanov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hawking is breathing heavily. A lazy left from Stefanov finds it's target. Stefanov blocks a head kick by Hawking.
Stefanov looks to land a left hand but Hawking moved out of range nicely. Jab by Stefanov. Hawking looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Hawking just misses with a punch to the body.
Stefanov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hawking with a body shot. Stefanov lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Stefanov scores with a shot to the body.
Stefanov cracks a nice hook into Hawking's ribs. Stefanov lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stefanov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Stefanov sizes up Hawking with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Stefanov tests Hawking's chin there with a solid looking shot. Stefanov lands a jab to the nose. Stefanov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stephen Hawking's cut is getting worse. Hawking takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Stephen Hawking seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Stefanov lands a really nice looking cross but Hawking seems unphased.
Stefanov tries to clinch but Hawking is having none of it. Stefanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Stefanov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Stefanov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hawking looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Stefanov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Hawking keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawking walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stefanov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Stefanov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Stefanov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Stefanov lands a left and a right that send Hawking crashing to the mat, dazed. Stefanov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hawking is rocked! Stefanov scores with a decent looking hook. Oh Hawking is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Stefanov drops Hawking with a big left hand! Hawking is injured, injured bad! Stefanov jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nasko Stefanov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
74% |
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