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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cleon Wright (ranked 1915 p4p, 2838 weight class) and Dizzy Knox (ranked 210 p4p, 294 weight class). Wright 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Come out to play . Knox has chosen Dizzy Gillespie | A Night In Tunisia as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Cleon Wright !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dizzy Knox!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox lands with a shot to the body.
We've been told by Wright 's head coaches at Is It Avatary Enough? that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knox slips under a jab from Wright .
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Wright shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Knox eats them both and turns towards Wright to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Dizzy Knox has been cut.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Wright misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright .
Knox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wright throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Wright misses with a straight left.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Dizzy Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Knox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knox has Wright pushed against the cage.
Knox trying to land knees to the body.
Wright lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Knox leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wright stalling against the cage.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wright will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Knox up against the cage.
Wright stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Wright slips a jab from Knox.
A little feinted left hand from Wright on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wright connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Knox counters with a left to the body.
Knox throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
Wright looks to throw a body kick
and Knox counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
As Knox tries to get set, Wright tries to push him back and clinch up but Knox manages to avoid the attempt.
Wright doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wright lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wright rather than just go for the knockout.
Knox misses with a body punch
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox digs a good hook to Wright 's body.
Knox misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright slips under a jab.
Wright throwing a counter right hand but Knox manages to avoid it.
Wright throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Wright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
Jab, jab by Knox - just one landing.
Wright throws a sloppy body shot
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
A low kick from Wright misses
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Knox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Wright staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
Wright takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox slips under a jab.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Left hook, right uppercut from Knox.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox slips a straight right by Wright .
Wright throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
No joy there for Wright , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wright counters with a left to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dizzy Knox will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dizzy Knox'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.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knox is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from Wright misses.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright .
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Wright misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright staying out of range there.
Wright fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Knox checks it well.
Dizzy Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knox throws a sloppy body shot
and Wright counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knox thinking.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox slips under a jab from Wright .
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Knox let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Knox lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A low kick from Wright is predictable there
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright .
Wright throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donk. Wright catches Knox right on the button with a cross.
Knox lands an overhand right.
Knox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Knox moves out of range of the body kick from Wright .
Wright looks for the body kick but Knox saw that one coming.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright .
Wright lands a nice hook to Knox's body. Knox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Knox slips under a jab.
Knox is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wright with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Wright misses.
Wright throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wright lands a nice hook to Knox's body. Knox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knox punishes Wright 's body with a nice straight punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Knox as he connects with a hook.
Wright closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Wright fails to land.
Wright lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wright lands a nice uppercut.
Wright blocks a body shot from Knox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Wright .
Knox is looking to break free of the clinch but Wright has double underhooks.
Wright tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox lands a shot to the body.
Knox blocks a body shot from Wright .
Wright working aggressively here.
Knox trying to stall but Wright improves his position.
Wright dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wright manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knox lands a right hand.
Wright throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
Wright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cleon Wright has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knox is trying to break the clinch but Wright is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Wright - that landed with a thud.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cleon Wright will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dizzy Knox's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wright works the jab nicely.
Knox looks to clinch
and Wright counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knox thinking.
Knox closes the distance and pushes Wright back into the cage.
Wright misses with a body punch.
Wright tries to stall but Knox uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knox tries to land knees in the clinch but Wright avoids the damage to the body.
Wright misses with a punch to the body.
Wright avoiding damage as Knox throws knees to the body.
Wright can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Wright digs a right hand underneath Knox's ribcage. Knox let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wright throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Wright has Knox pressed against the cage.
Wright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wright managing to block the knees to the body from Knox.
Wright lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wright lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wright tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knox trying to stall but Wright improves his position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wright .
Wright working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wright effectively controlling the action here.
Wright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wright content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wright lands with a short shot to the head.
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wright counters with a straight right hand.
Wright throws a leg kick but Knox sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Wright lands.
Knox is rocked!
Wright dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox is still on wobbly legs! Can Wright finish him?
Knox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knox moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright wobbles Knox with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Wright dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Knox to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cleon Wright !
Cleon Wright decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Dizzy Knox stepped up to the mic, saying 'If you haven't lost in this
sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet. (Matt Hughes) '.
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