QFC Tournament 753 Round 3 PBP Commentary

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krum Koev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koev has chosen Can't Help Falling in Love-Pentatonix as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Williams
vs
Koev

186 cm
18
188 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Krum Koev!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Brandon Williams has been cut.
Koev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Koev looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Koev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Koev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Williams sizes up Koev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Koev lands with a good body shot.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Koev misses with a straight left.
It looked like Williams was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Koev.
Williams avoids the body shot from Koev.
Koev throws a big shot that misses.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koev manages to avoid it.
Koev throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
A big right from Williams misses.
Koev is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Koev lands with a right hand.
Williams thuds a left hand into Koev's body.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Koev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koev swinging wildly here.
Koev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Koev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but Koev seems unphased.
Koev moves forwards but Williams connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Koev's ribs.
Koev ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Good exchange - Koev coming out on top.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Koev ducks down to avoid it.
Donk. Williams catches Koev right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koev misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koev staying out of range there.
Koev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab by Williams.
Koev looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Williams is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Koev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koev was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
A punch lands to the side of Koev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A left lands for Williams.
Williams digs a good hook to Koev's body.
Koev looks winded!
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Williams defending well as Koev loads up on a big left hand.
Koev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Williams to score with a decent uppercut.
Jab by Williams.
Williams cracks Koev with an open hand slap.
Brandon Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams scores with a jab. Koev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Williams.
Nice cross by Williams.
The fighters circling - Koev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koev under the eye.
Koev slips a jab from Williams.
Williams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Williams connects with the punch.
A jab from Williams does it's job there.
Williams digs a good hook to Koev's body.
Williams works Koev's body with a nice hook.
Williams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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!
Williams jabs Koev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Koev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Williams lands a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a sloppy right hand. Koev should have avoided that one.
Williams tests Koev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A lazy left from Williams finds it's target.
Williams's corner calls for a 1-2. Williams obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jab from Williams.
Williams connects with the punch.
Williams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Koev.
Williams lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koev.
Williams lands a nice shot that snaps Koev's head back.
Williams cracks Koev with a right hand to the side of the head.
Williams moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Williams's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Williams catches Koev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good shot there by Koev.
A swing and a miss from Koev.
Koev slips a jab from Williams.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koev throws out the jab.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Koev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Williams doesn't seem bothered though.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Koev moved out of range.
Koev misses with a left hand
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koev.
Williams scores with a nice head shot.
Koev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Koev is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koev throws a right and a left that both miss.
A counter left hand to the body from Williams misses its target.
Koev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Koev uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Koev releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koev can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Koev takes one to the chin there.
Koev walks into a left hand.
Koev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Williams connects with a body shot.
Williams lands a lovely overhand right.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Williams lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Koev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Williams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Koev doesn't seem phased though.
Koev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Koev scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Williams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams.
Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but Koev seems unphased.
Williams connects with a jab.
Koev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Williams works the jab nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Koev might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Williams has got the better of the exchanges.
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Koev's head.
Williams lands a body shot.
Williams cracks Koev with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brandon Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Koev takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Koev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good shot there by Williams.
Williams scores with a hook.
Donk. Williams catches Koev right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koev takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Koev's head backwards.
Koev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Williams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Koev in his tracks.
Koev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Williams misses with a looping right.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice shot lands for Williams.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Koev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Koev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Koev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams throws a hook but Koev avoids it easily.
Koev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koev takes one to the chin there.
Williams lands with a shot to the body.
Williams cracks Koev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Koev blocks a jab.
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of Koev's head.
Koev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williams.
Koev slips under a jab.
Koev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams lands an overhand right.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big left from Williams misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Williams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Williams's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Williams with a hook.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koev lands a jab to the head.
Koev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Koev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koev walks into a stiff left hand from Williams.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Koev misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Koev's shoulder, as Koev tries to avoid the shot.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Koev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Koev releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Koev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Koev scrambles back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Koev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams misses with an uppercut. Koev saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Koev in his tracks.
Koev misses with a hook.
Koev throws a poor cross that misses
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams jabs Koev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Williams defending well as Koev loads up on a big left hand.
Koev throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Williams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Williams punishes Koev's body with a nice straight punch.
Williams thuds a left hand into Koev's body.
Koev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Krum Koev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koev takes one to the side of the head.
Williams scores with a nice head shot.
Koev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Koev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Koev.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Koev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Williams cracks Koev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Koev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A punch lands to the side of Koev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab, jab by Williams - just one landing.
Koev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Williams throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab from Williams.
Williams stuns Koev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams thuds a left hand into Koev's body.
Koev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Williams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Williams lands a nice hook to Koev's body. Koev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brandon Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Koev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Koev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Williams scores with a jab. Koev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Koev misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Williams misses the target.
Williams lands the left hand.
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
Koev ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
Koev takes one to the side of the head.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williams lands with an overhand left.
Williams lands with a cross.
Koev needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
Good shot there by Williams.
A lazy left from Williams finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Williams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Brandon Williams!
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Brandon Williams!
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight for Brandon Williams!

Brandon Williams wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Frankenstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Frankenstein could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kyle Knight's chin.

Frankenstein
vs
Knight

185 cm
18
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Victor Frankenstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Knight!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Frankenstein sprawls well. Frankenstein wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Knight gets slowly back to his feet.
Knight looks for a takedown but Frankenstein sprawls well.
Knight shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Frankenstein defends it nicely.
Victor Frankenstein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Knight.

Knight shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Knight was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Knight moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight lands a nice forearm strike.
Frankenstein can't do much from the bottom here.
Knight wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frankenstein keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankenstein is letting Knight control him for a moment.
It looks like Knight might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Frankenstein tries to buck Knight off but Knight is having none of it.
Frankenstein can't do much from the bottom here.
Frankenstein is trying to escape the position but Knight is controlling the position.
Knight wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frankenstein keeps working.
Frankenstein is trying to improve his position.
Frankenstein is being controlled here.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Knight has eaten all the pies!
Knight is looking to take a break and control but Frankenstein is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankenstein can't do much from the bottom here.
Frankenstein is not content to let Knight control the position.
Check out the look on Knight's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Knight wants to control but Frankenstein is keeping him busy.
Knight in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Frankenstein takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Knight controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankenstein is trying to get back to half guard.
Knight working the ground and pound from side control.
Knight has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Frankenstein is letting Knight control him for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Frankenstein's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Knight is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Frankenstein's shoulder. That is not cool.
Frankenstein gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Knight scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Frankenstein?
Knight controlling the position easily from mount.
Knight wants to control the pace but Frankenstein is squirming around nicely.
Knight prevents Frankenstein from getting the reversal.
Frankenstein is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight controlling from mount.
Frankenstein is bucking up trying to escape but Knight cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Knight with shots to the head and body - Frankenstein looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Knight.
Knight lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Frankenstein hang on?
Frankenstein knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Knight on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frankenstein taking shots to the head.
Knight controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knight scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Frankenstein?
Knight working Frankenstein over with strikes here.
Knight takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Knight landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Knight dominated 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.

Knight fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Frankenstein sprawls well initially but Knight persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Frankenstein is refusing to be controlled, as Knight sits in half guard.
Knight with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Frankenstein on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Frankenstein tries to get out of the position.
Knight is looking to take a break and control but Frankenstein is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knight is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Knight looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Knight seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Knight seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight is nestled in close to Frankenstein, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Knight controlling the pace.
Frankenstein on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Frankenstein with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Frankenstein is not content to let Knight control the position.
Knight keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Knight is looking to take a break and control but Frankenstein is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knight looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Frankenstein with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Knight wants to pass the guard but Frankenstein is defending well.
Knight with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Knight is looking for a kimura but Frankenstein is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Knight to get the leverage.
Nice strikes from Knight there.
Knight works his way into side control.
Frankenstein is working to avoid the ground and pound but Knight connects with a decent elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Frankenstein's face as Knight controls the position.
Knight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knight moves into full mount!
Knight controlling the position easily from mount.
Knight looking to control but Frankenstein is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Knight takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Knight lands a nice shot to the head.
Knight sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Knight's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Knight is continuing to stall.
The referee warns Frankenstein that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Knight controlling the position easily from mount.
Knight scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight landing shots from mount.
Knight controlling from the full mount.
Knight trying to control but Frankenstein is having none of it.
Knight breaks from Frankenstein's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Knight sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The adventures of Knight the control monster continue. Boring.
Knight unloading with bombs!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Knight fails with a takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Frankenstein on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knight fails with the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Knight is defended easily by Frankenstein.
Victor Frankenstein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Knight.
Knight closes the distance and clinches up with Frankenstein, looking for a takedown. Knight pushes Frankenstein against the cage but Frankenstein circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Knight fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight with a poor takedown
and Frankenstein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Kyle Knight has been cut.

Frankenstein drops Knight with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Knight looks back up at him and smiles so Frankenstein waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Knight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knight looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Frankenstein is fending him off so far but Knight persists. Nope, Frankenstein circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frankenstein cracks Knight with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Knight tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Frankenstein pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Knight is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Frankenstein!
A very excited looking Victor Frankenstein made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.