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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emery Knapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maik Moehring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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278 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Emery Knapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maik Moehring!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knapp gets caught flat footed, as Moehring shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Moehring stopping the sweep attempt from Knapp.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moehring avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Knapp has his hands on Moehring's head, controlling the position.
Knapp wants to stand and escape but Moehring is having none of it.
Moehring must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Moehring trying to control but Knapp is working from the bottom.
Knapp wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maik Moehring has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Knapp misses with a body punch
and Moehring counters with a head kick.
Knapp fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moehring, pushing him back against the cage.
Moehring pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moehring shoots in and gets a takedown into Knapp's guard.
Moehring stops Knapp from standing up.
Knapp throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Moehring with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knapp keeping full guard, as Moehring tries to pass.
Moehring trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Knapp manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Knapp trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moehring utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moehring utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Moehring avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Moehring working a defensive guard here.
Knapp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Knapp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Moehring working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Knapp.
Knapp working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moehring's head.
Moehring is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Knapp got a little sloppy there for a moment and Moehring has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Knapp has managed to get both his arms back between Moehring's legs - danger averted.
Knapp could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Moehring looks winded!
Knapp throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moehring is trying to keep Knapp in close.
Moehring really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knapp. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Knapp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knapp has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Moehring is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Knapp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Knapp decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Moehring, up you get!
Moehring wants to clinch up but Knapp keeps it at a distance.
Knapp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knapp rushes Moehring and presses him up against the cage.
Knapp has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Moehring is trying to keep an underhook but Knapp manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knapp throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Knapp is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Moehring throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ground and pound from Knapp.
Knapp is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Moehring is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Knapp jumps into side control!
Knapp working the head with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knapp looks up at the clock and then as Moehring takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Knapp smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Moehring is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
An elbow from Knapp crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emery Knapp dominated that round.
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.
Moehring avoids the body shot from Knapp.
Moehring avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maik Moehring is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knapp swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Moehring counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moehring throws a front kick that sends Knapp stumbling back into the cage.
Knapp has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Moehring shoots in and gets a takedown into Knapp's guard.
Knapp bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Moehring's guard.
Moehring is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Knapp gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Moehring manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Knapp on his heels. He'll look to pass Knapp's guard now, I'm sure.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knapp bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Moehring's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knapp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moehring works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Moehring is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Moehring is looking to sweep but instead, Knapp has passed into half guard.
Knapp winds up and cracks Moehring with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Moehring is trying to stand.
Knapp sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moehring defending well though.
Knapp lands with a punch from half guard.
Knapp is looking for a kimura here.
Knapp thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moehring's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knapp is trying to work for a kimura but Moehring is defending well.
Knapp is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Moehring sees it coming and defends easily.
Knapp missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moehring is looking to escape.
Knapp seems to be looking for submissions.
Emery Knapp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knapp in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Moehring tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Knapp!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Emery Knapp!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
56% |
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