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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Professor F (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Knotts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Knotts will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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264 lbs
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220 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Professor F!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Knotts!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
F throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
F throws a lazy right hand but Knotts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knotts throws a front kick aimed at F's knee but F avoids it well.
Knotts lands with an uppercut that bounces F off the cage and back into rage.
F throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knotts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brian Knotts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knotts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knotts looks for the body kick but F saw that one coming.
Knotts swings for the body but F moves out of range.
F misses with a looping left.
F feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Knotts had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. F is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Knotts Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take F's back instead.
I really don't envy F right now.
F has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Knotts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knotts trying to control.
F trying to control the hands but Knotts won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
F manages to reverse the position and now he's in Knotts's guard. Nice work there by F.
Knotts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Knotts slips a straight right by F.
Knotts blocks a jab.
F is really struggling to find his range with his punches. F's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Knotts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
F scores with a takedown into Knotts's guard.
Knotts is looking for a triangle but F pushes his legs off easily.
Knotts not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
F looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knotts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
F is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
F landing with the ground and pound.
F slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Knotts.
F has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
F sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Knotts is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
F looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by F.
Knotts can't escape the position.
F controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by F.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
F takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Knotts tries to buck F off but he can't manage it.
Knotts takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Knotts is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
F lands a big shot there that rocks Knotts but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
F lands a big shot there that rocks Knotts but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Knotts tries to hold on but F pushes him away.
Knotts throwing hammer fists to the chest of F. What's that going to do exactly?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knotts is trying desperately to improve position.
F controlling the pace for now.
F prevents Knotts from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Professor F dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
F throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from F misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knotts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
F keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
F blocks a low kick nicely.
F misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knotts.
F looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
F 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.
F tries to free his leg and advance position but Knotts is retaining full guard.
Knotts throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Knotts being controlled here, momentarily.
Knotts wants to get back to his feet but F is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
F content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knotts doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Knotts is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst F is controlling him.
F is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
F stands up over Knotts, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
F might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
F prevents Knotts from getting back to his feet.
F content to stall in guard here.
F tries to free his leg and advance position but Knotts is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
F working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Knotts's head.
F is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Professor F just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Knotts misses with a wild combination.
F throws out a loose jab but Knotts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from F.
F shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Knotts working to try and regain half guard.
Knotts wants to hold on but F pushes him away.
Knotts can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
F controlling from mount.
F dominating with strikes here.
Knotts takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
F controlling from the full mount.
F lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
F controlling from the full mount.
Knotts is wriggling around trying to escape.
Knotts wants to control but F is having none of it.
Knotts is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
F controlling from the full mount.
F's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
F working Knotts over with strikes here.
Knotts working to try and regain half guard.
F scores with a couple of good head shots there.
F controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Professor F dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Knotts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knotts is looking to clinch.
Knotts missing with a left hand there. F was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knotts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knotts walks into a stiff left hand from F.
F blocks the body kick.
F dodges the punch combination from Knotts.
Knotts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
F throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
F throws a jab when Knotts was well out of range.
Knotts misses with a double jab.
Knotts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knotts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and F counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Knotts's face as F controls the position.
Knotts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knotts wants to get back to his feet.
Knotts takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
F is putting a hurting on Knotts here, landing some big shots from side control.
Knotts prevents F from moving into mount.
Knotts throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
F happy to just control the position for now.
F lands some shots froms side control.
Knotts is letting F control him for a moment.
Knotts gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
F sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
F lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Knotts hang on?
Knotts wants to hold on but F pushes him away.
F with the ground and pound from mount.
F takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Professor F overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
F working Knotts over with strikes here.
F controlling from mount.
Knotts tries to lock up and control but F gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knotts is trying desperately to improve position.
F scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Knotts?
Knotts is rocked!
F is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knotts can do to turn this around?
F content just to control the position here.
Knotts's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
F controlling from the full mount.
F lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Knotts hang on?
Knotts is still in real trouble! Can F finish him?
F controlling the pace for now.
F loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Knotts scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from F land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. F stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Professor F!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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