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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darius Kniezelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gage Coulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Kniezelis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gage Coulter!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coulter misses with a low kick as Kniezelis jumps back.
Kniezelis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Coulter throws a nice looking combination but Kniezelis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kniezelis misses with a series of wild punches.
Darius Kniezelis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kniezelis wants to clinch
and Coulter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Coulter misses with the combination.
Coulter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kniezelis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice shot by Coulter.
Coulter closes the distance and clinches.
Kniezelis lands a hook that snaps the head of Coulter backwards.
Kniezelis lands an elbow inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kniezelis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kniezelis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kniezelis tries to close the distance and clinch but Coulter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Coulter.
Kniezelis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coulter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coulter misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kniezelis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coulter throws a series of punches but Kniezelis moves out of range.
Kniezelis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kniezelis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Coulter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coulter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kniezelis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kniezelis doesn't manage to clinch there - Coulter circles away.
Coulter misses with a double jab
and Kniezelis counters with a one-two to the body.
Kniezelis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Coulter's head.
Coulter is rocked!
Kniezelis connects with a body shot that sends Coulter's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kniezelis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coulter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Kniezelis does no damage.
Kniezelis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A combination from Coulter does no damage.
Kniezelis checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kniezelis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Coulter feints and as Kniezelis raises his hands in defense, Coulter changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Coulter decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Coulter looks winded!
Kniezelis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Coulter counters with a leg kick.
Coulter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Coulter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coulter misses with a few strikes there.
Coulter moves into the clinch.
Kniezelis breaks the clinch.
Kniezelis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Coulter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kniezelis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kniezelis doesn't manage to clinch there - Coulter circles away.
Kniezelis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coulter connects with a leg kick. Kniezelis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Coulter.
Coulter misses with a series of wild punches.
Coulter has managed to clinch.
Kniezelis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kniezelis tries to work over Coulter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kniezelis lands a nice elbow.
Kniezelis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kniezelis wants to clinch.
Kniezelis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coulter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kniezelis connects with a crisp jab.
Kniezelis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coulter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Kniezelis misses.
Kniezelis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Gage Coulter has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coulter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kniezelis throws a right and a left that Coulter avoids nicely.
Coulter darts in and clinches Kniezelis up against the cage.
Coulter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coulter misses with a low kick as Kniezelis jumps back.
Kniezelis pushes Coulter up against the cage in a clinch.
Coulter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kniezelis lands an elbow that stopped Coulter in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kniezelis pushes off an throws an elbow but Coulter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Coulter working hard to break the clinch.
Coulter wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Kniezelis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gage Coulter's cut.
That's time! Kniezelis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kniezelis tries to clinch up but Coulter circles away and keeps his distance.
Coulter shoots in and gets a takedown into Kniezelis's guard.
Coulter gets to his feet - Kniezelis follows without any prompting.
Kniezelis tries to clinch but Coulter moves out of range.
Coulter tries to bum rush Kniezelis with a series of wild strikes but Kniezelis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kniezelis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Coulter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Darius Kniezelis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kniezelis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coulter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coulter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kniezelis circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kniezelis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coulter missing with a left hand there. Kniezelis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coulter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kniezelis wants to clinch up but Coulter keeps it at a distance.
Kniezelis doesn't manage to clinch there - Coulter circles away.
Darius Kniezelis is winning the standup battle so far.
Coulter misses with the combination.
Kniezelis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coulter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coulter drops his hands momentarily and Kniezelis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kniezelis is looking to clinch.
Coulter connects with a leg kick. Kniezelis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kniezelis tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kniezelis manages to break the clinch.
Coulter wants to land a leg kick but Kniezelis is out of range.
Kniezelis lands a really nice looking cross but Coulter seems unphased.
Coulter swats away the attempt to clinch by Kniezelis.
Kniezelis tries to bum rush Coulter with a series of wild strikes but Coulter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kniezelis tries to close the distance and clinch but Coulter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coulter misses with a two punch combination.
Kniezelis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coulter circles away quickly and effectively.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kniezelis checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kniezelis tries to clinch up.
Coulter closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coulter escapes and gets back to his feet.
Kniezelis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coulter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coulter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kniezelis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kniezelis moves in looking to clinch but Coulter pushes him off.
Coulter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coulter is breathing heavily.
Kniezelis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Coulter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kniezelis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coulter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coulter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kniezelis misses the shot to the body.
Coulter has managed to clinch.
Coulter blocks the elbow strike.
Kniezelis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kniezelis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Kniezelis. Those never looked like landing.
Kniezelis tries to clinch but Coulter moves out of range.
Kniezelis tries to clinch but Coulter moves out of range.
Kniezelis tries to clinch but Coulter is having none of it.
Kniezelis dodges the punch combination from Coulter.
Coulter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kniezelis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Coulter looks to land a combination but Kniezelis avoids it well.
Coulter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kniezelis.
Coulter misses with a wild combination.
Kniezelis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coulter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coulter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Coulter finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kniezelis throws a series of punches but Coulter moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kniezelis.
Coulter rushes Kniezelis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Coulter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coulter moves into the clinch.
Kniezelis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kniezelis tries to clinch but Coulter is having none of it.
Coulter looks to land a combination but Kniezelis avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coulter circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kniezelis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Coulter pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kniezelis back to the cage. Coulter follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A punch combination from Coulter misses.
Kniezelis doesn't manage to clinch there - Coulter circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gage Coulter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gage Coulter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Coulter misses with the combination.
Kniezelis drives through and clinches with Coulter against the cage.
Kniezelis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kniezelis gets caught flat footed, as Coulter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Coulter gets to his feet - Kniezelis follows without any prompting.
Kniezelis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kniezelis is looking to wear down Coulter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Coulter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Coulter can't break the clinch.
Kniezelis breaks the clinch.
Coulter misses with a series of wild punches.
Coulter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kniezelis looks to clinch
and Coulter counters with a series of strikes. Kniezelis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kniezelis tries to clinch up but Coulter circles away and keeps his distance.
Kniezelis misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Coulter misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Kniezelis.
Kniezelis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Coulter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kniezelis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kniezelis looks to land a combination but Coulter avoids it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kniezelis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Coulter blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kniezelis fails to land.
Kniezelis manages to break the clinch.
Coulter misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kniezelis doesn't manage to clinch there - Coulter circles away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Coulter.
Coulter decides to stand back up.
Coulter moves into range and clinches up with Kniezelis.
Coulter blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kniezelis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kniezelis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kniezelis misses with a few strikes there.
Coulter connects with an inside leg kick.
Coulter closes the distance and clinches.
Kniezelis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kniezelis breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kniezelis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Coulter throws a series of punches but Kniezelis avoids them all with ease.
Kniezelis looks to clinch
and Coulter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Coulter clinches up against the cage.
Coulter blocking some punches.
Kniezelis breaks the clinch.
Darius Kniezelis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coulter throws a leg kick which misses Kniezelis's front leg but catches the back leg as Kniezelis tries to avoid it.
Coulter clinches up with Kniezelis and pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kniezelis.
Kniezelis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kniezelis is looking to clinch.
Coulter clinches.
Kniezelis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kniezelis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coulter's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kniezelis tries a body shot but Coulter blocks it.
Kniezelis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coulter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kniezelis is looking to clinch but Coulter is avoiding it.
Coulter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Coulter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kniezelis.
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!
Coulter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kniezelis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kniezelis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Coulter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kniezelis misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kniezelis dodges the punch combination from Coulter.
Kniezelis darts in trying to clinch
and Coulter counters with a good low kick that Kniezelis was not able to check.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gage Coulter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Coulter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Darius Kniezelis!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Gage Coulter!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Darius Kniezelis!
Darius Kniezelis wins by split decision!
Gage Coulter spoke after the fight, saying 'Better man won.Mabe get you next time'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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