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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Obi Wan King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by Police On My Back. Obi Wan King has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Obi Wan King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and King counters by clinching up.
Mendes has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King breaks from the clinch.
King changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
King closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mendes tries to break free but King pushes him back against the cage.
King working hard to break the clinch.
Mendes is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but King is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mendes shoots in looking for a takedown but King manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mendes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mendes.
Obi Wan King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Mendes.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mendes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Obi Wan King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King rushes Mendes and presses him up against the cage.
Mendes can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King manages to break the clinch.
King looking to score a takedown here. Mendes is defending well but King drives through and ends up in Mendes's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mendes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
King controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mendes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.
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!
King gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King throws a right hand that Mendes ducks under and follows up with a left that Mendes also avoids with ease.
King closes the distance and clinches up with Mendes, looking for a takedown. King pushes Mendes against the cage but Mendes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
King misses with a two punch combination.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mendes swivels and escapes.
Mendes shoots for a takedown but King saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
King stuns Mendes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
King throws a good cross that connects.
Mendes closes the distance and clinches up with King, looking for a takedown. Mendes pushes King against the cage but King circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mendes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King connects with a crisp jab.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left lands for King.
King lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King lands with a nice body punch.
King throws a right and a left that Mendes avoids nicely.
King has managed to clinch.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice straight punches there by King. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of King.
Mendes tries to score a power double leg takedown but King sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mendes somewhat.
Mendes misses with a takedown
and King counters with a series of strikes. Mendes will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obi Wan King dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mendes.
Jab by King.
Mendes is trying desperately to land a takedown but King is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mendes.
King drives through and clinches with Mendes against the cage.
Mendes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mendes counters with a straight right hand.
Mendes dodges the punch combination from King.
King tries to bum rush Mendes with a series of wild strikes but Mendes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King closes the distance and clinches up with Mendes, looking for a takedown. King pushes Mendes against the cage but Mendes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mendes, right into the meat.
Mendes throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
King misses with a double jab.
A shot to the liver by King. Beautiful body shot.
Mendes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mendes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
Mendes fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King shoots for a takedown but Mendes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
King scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
King lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mendes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Obi Wan King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Mendes.
Mendes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
King lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mendes at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes swinging wildly here.
Mendes is trying hard to land a takedown here. King sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
King fails with the takedown.
King is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
King displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mendes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King misses with a wild combination.
King closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
King decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
King lands with a good body shot.
King stuns Mendes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendes slips a jab and a cross from King.
Left hook, right uppercut from King.
Some wild striking there from Mendes.
King is looking to wear down Mendes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mendes is breathing heavily.
King gets a double leg takedown into Mendes's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obi Wan King dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Danga de danga de dang - King scores with a four punch combination!
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mendes.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mendes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mendes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. King defends it nicely.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendes misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King thuds a left hand into Mendes's body.
Mendes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
King scores with a jab to the body.
King closes the distance and clinches.
King can't break the clinch.
King breaks from the clinch.
King stuffs the takedown attempt from Mendes. Mendes gets slowly back to his feet.
Obi Wan King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Mendes.
A right-left combo lands from King.
King is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mendes backs up against the cage.
Mendes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
Mendes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
King misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King shoots in and gets a takedown into Mendes's guard.
King decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mendes, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mendes.
King forces Mendes back against the cage and clinches.
Mendes being controlled against the cage.
King breaks from the clinch.
Mendes avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendes can do to turn this around?
Donk. King catches Mendes right on the button with a cross.
King drives through and clinches with Mendes against the cage.
King breaks the clinch.
King throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
King moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
King slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mendes closes this distance looking for a takedown but King circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obi Wan King clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
King has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mendes misses with a punch to the body.
Mendes has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mendes keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mendes is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King scores with a punch to the head.
Nice shot lands for King.
Obi Wan King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King clinches up with Mendes and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King manages to break the clinch.
King stuffs the takedown.
Obi Wan King is winning the standup battle so far.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mendes.
Mendes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
King scores with a shot to the body.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mendes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King takes the fight into the clinch.
Mendes looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mendes misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from King misses.
King shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendes is in all sorts of trouble here.
King content just to control the position here.
King's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
King has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Obi Wan King has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mendes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and King counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by King.
Obi Wan King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Mendes.
King manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendes thows a body shot but no joy.
Mendes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obi Wan King had his way with Chad Mendes in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
King lands with a nice combination. Mendes backs away looking to recover.
Mendes gets tackled into the cage by King. King maintains the clinch.
King can't break the clinch.
King works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
King working hard to break the clinch.
Mendes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.
Mendes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. King fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with the combination.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King fails with the takedown.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
King's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and King duly obliges.
King stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and King wants it to stay on the feet.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Obi Wan King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Mendes.
King throws a right and a left that Mendes avoids nicely.
Mendes dodges the punch combination from King.
King clinches up against the cage.
King breaks the clinch.
King shoots for a takedown but Mendes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A cross from King lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
King throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mendes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chad Mendes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King throws a series of punches but Mendes moves out of range.
King fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
King scores with a hook to the body. Mendes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mendes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has King pinned against the cage. King gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws a series of punches but Mendes avoids them all with ease.
No luck for Mendes with that takedown attempt.
Mendes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Obi Wan King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mendes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
King works over Mendes's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch lands to the side of Mendes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Obi Wan King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well King has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Obi Wan King!
Obi Wan King is the new bantamweight champion!
Obi Wan King thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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