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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cleon Wright (ranked 494 p4p, 1566 weight class) and Batang Kock (ranked 66 p4p, 179 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wright might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Come out to play . Cleon Wright could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Batang Kock's chin.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cleon Wright !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Batang Kock!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kock misses with a looping left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wright checks a leg kick.
Kock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kock throws the left hand but Wright avoids the punch easily.
Kock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wright to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Kock.
Nice cross by Kock.
Wright staying out of range there.
Kock throws an off balance right hand
and Wright counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Kock misses the target.
Wright throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kock counters with a three punch combo that has Wright backing up. Wright nods at Kock to acknowledge the strikes.
Wright blocks a jab.
Wright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright moves forwards but Kock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kock misses with an uppercut
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wright slips under a jab from Kock.
Kock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wright moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kock.
Wright takes one on the button.
Kock tests Wright 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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.
Kock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Kock.
Kock motions for Wright to come forward. Kock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Wright misses the target.
Kock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kock connects with a jab.
Batang Kock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kock throws a push kick but Wright slaps the foot to one side.
Wright has been working on his boxing with his coaches at - Is It Avatary Enough? in the buildup to the fight.
That kick from Kock tenderised Wright 's leg. Wright is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright throws a nice head kick!
Kock walks into a left hand.
Kock staying out of range there.
Kock counters with a body kick.
A left lands for Wright .
Kock lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wright lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kock at a distance.
Kock cracks Wright with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Kock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kock cracks Wright with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kock throws a poor cross that misses
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Kock flicks out a counter leg kick but Wright steps away.
Some wild striking there from Kock.
Wright was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wright swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kock with a jab.
Kock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wright uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Wright .
Kock misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Wright was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kock.
Kock throws an off balance right hand
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wright on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kock misses with a shot to the body
and Wright counters with a one-two to the body.
Wright takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kock slips under a jab from Wright .
Kock misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wright blocks a jab.
Wright walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wright shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kock is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wright had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A big left from Kock misses.
Wright throwing a counter right hand but Kock manages to avoid it.
Kock avoids the head kick by Wright .
Kock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
Kock tries to work over Wright 's front leg with a kick but Wright checks it.
Wright staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wright shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kock blocks a head kick by Wright .
A cross from Kock lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Batang Kock dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kock looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
Kock missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kock misses the shot to the body.
Kock throws a leg kick
and Wright counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice cross by Wright .
Wright looks to land a combination. Kock sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A low kick from Kock is predictable there
and Wright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kock attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kock throws a poor cross that misses
and Wright counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot lands for Kock.
Wright slips a jab from Kock.
Kock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Wright counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wright might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Kock.
Wright swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wright avoids the head kick by Kock.
Wright is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Kock has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Kock.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kock.
Kock throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Kock misses with an uppercut. Wright saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Wright misses the target.
Kock missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kock throws a sloppy body shot
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kock takes a swing at Wright 's ribcage but misses.
Wright swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kock swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Wright cracks Kock with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kock throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Wright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kock.
Kock throws an overhand right that lands on Wright 's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
Kock scores with a nice right hand.
Kock throws the left hand but Wright avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Kock.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kock misses with a combination
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kock misses with a right hand
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kock throws an overhand right that lands on Wright 's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kock punishes Wright 's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright . Kock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kock throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Batang Kock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wright is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wright lands with a slapping head kick.
Kock tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wright is able to avoid easily.
It looked like Wright wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kock misses with an uppercut
and Wright counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wright at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wright .
Wright slips a jab from Kock.
Kock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright throws a quick counter head kick but Kock was just out of range.
Kock throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wright counters with a two punch combo.
Kock misses with a lunging right hand
and Wright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kock is rocked!
Wright takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kock is still on wobbly legs! Can Wright finish him?
Wright looks to land a combination but Kock avoids it well.
Kock seems to have recovered his senses.
Kock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright throwing a counter right hand but Kock manages to avoid it.
Wright connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wright slips under a jab.
A big left from Kock misses.
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 misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Kock misses.
Nice defenses there by Kock.
Nice defenses there by Wright .
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kock manages to avoid it.
Kock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wright takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A swing and a miss from Kock.
Kock misses with the combination.
Wright looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wright circles away quickly and effectively.
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wright blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kock.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Kock moves out of range easily.
Kock has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kock loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.
Wright is looking to counter with head kicks.
Wright ducks right into an uppercut from Kock.
A slow jab from Kock misses its intended target.
Nice cross by Kock.
Kock misses with a looping left.
Wright swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kock thuds his right hand into Wright 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wright misses with a hook. Kock ducked under it nicely.
Kock throws a counter combo.
Kock scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kock throws a right hand that misses
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kock misses with an uppercut
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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 throws a sloppy head kick and Kock moves out of range easily.
Kock misses with a low kick as Wright jumps back.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Kock.
Kock lands the left hand.
Wright takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Kock fails to land with a series of punches.
Kock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wright connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kock scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab by Kock.
Wright moves out of range as Kock throws a body kick.
Kock throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kock misses with a straight left.
Wright swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Kock.
Some wild striking there from Wright .
A punch combination from Wright misses.
Kock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Wright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright looks to land a combination but Kock avoids it well.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kock moves out of range of the strikes.
Kock throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Wright wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kock moves out of range of the strikes.
Kock throws a lazy head kick
letting Wright counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright scores with a jab.
Kock just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright works Kock's body with a nice hook.
Wright takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright .
Kock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Batang Kock just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wright slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright . Kock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab from Kock.
Kock tries to land a front kick but Wright steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kock misses with a wild body shot.
Wright looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kock throws a hook but Wright blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kock looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
Kock takes a kick to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright . Kock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kock appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Kock is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
A slow jab from Kock misses its intended target.
A big right from Kock misses.
Kock looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
Wright misses with a straight right.
Kock misses with an uppercut.
Kock misses with a double jab.
Wright walks into a straight right hand from Kock.
Kock lands with a hook. Wright tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wright throws a head kick that misses
and Kock counters with a straight right hand.
Kock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kock scores with a jab to the body.
Wright misses with a hook.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kock.
Kock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kock throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kock loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.
Kock avoids the body shot from Wright .
Kock misses with a hook. Wright ducked under it nicely.
Kock tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Wright was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wright misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kock bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wright 's head backwards.
Kock misses with a looping left.
Kock avoids the head kick by Wright .
Kock feints a counter leg kick.
Kock works Wright 's body with a nice hook.
Wright moves out of range as Kock strikes.
Kock throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
Kock lands a jab to the head.
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kock misses with a hook. Wright ducked under it nicely.
Wright cracks Kock with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kock throws a series of punches but Wright avoids them all with ease.
Wright is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kock.
Wright sizes up Kock with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Wright was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kock.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wright . That did some damage!
Kock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wright looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Kock ducks down to avoid it.
Kock misses with a lunging right hand
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wright takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Batang Kock dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Kock looks for the body kick but Wright saw that one coming.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kock moves away.
Kock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wright counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch combination from Kock misses.
Kock dodges the punch combination from Wright .
Despite the aggression on Kock's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kock throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kock misses with a double jab
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kock connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wright lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock throws a series of punches but Wright avoids them all with ease.
Kock misses with a hook to the body
and Kock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Kock does it's job there.
Kock throws a hook to the side of Wright 's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Kock.
Nice defenses there by Wright .
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Kock is just out of range.
Wright 's corner calls for a 1-2. Wright obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kock misses with a straight right.
Wright lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Wright slips under a jab from Kock.
Wright lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright moves forwards but Kock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wright moves away from the strike by Kock.
Wright avoids the body shot from Kock.
Kock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Wright misses the target.
Kock misses with a straight right.
Wright is looking to counter punch.
Wright moves out of range as Kock strikes.
Kock throws a lazy uppercut
and Wright makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kock looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
Wright throwing a counter right hand but Kock manages to avoid it.
Kock throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wright .
Kock misses with a low kick as Wright jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kock ducks under a wild hook from Wright .
Kock replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Wright blocks it well.
A slow jab from Kock misses its intended target.
Wright on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kock loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.
Kock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kock throws an overhand right that lands on Wright 's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kock.
Wright throws a head kick that Kock semi-blocks.
Wright gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kock.
Kock throws a right hand that misses
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Wright as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kock cracks Wright with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kock cracks Wright with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright misses the jab.
Wright lands with a hook. Kock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Kock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cleon Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kock blocks a head kick by Wright .
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kock manages to avoid it.
Wright backing away here, and Kock unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kock moves away.
Kock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Kock looks to move away, Wright throws a big counter combo but Kock just gets out of the way.
Kock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kock throws a jab but it's blocked by Wright .
Wright looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Batang Kock.
Well Kock has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 47:49
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 46:49
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Batang Kock!
Batang Kock is the new featherweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Batang Kock started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Cleon Wright had this to say: 'Hats off to mikie best manager in the game this can crusher is a bum im retiring cause ive got no chin in abit '.
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