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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Beta Knox (ranked 1280 p4p, 137 weight class) and Max Superior (ranked 2876 p4p, 256 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Anthrax | Fight Em Till You Can't. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beta Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Superior!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Superior uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Superior gets caught napping as Knox dives in and scores a takedown. Superior manages to retain guard.
Knox working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Superior's head.
Knox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Superior is trying to keep Knox in close.
Knox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Superior preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Superior utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knox is looking to work some ground and pound but Superior has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox landing some decent shots from guard.
Knox throws a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Superior is on top in guard.
Knox throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Knox throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Knox on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Knox tries to get out of the position.
Knox wants to sweep but no luck.
Knox is adopting a defensive guard.
Superior gets to his feet. Knox looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Knox throws out a loose jab but Superior uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Superior doesn't seem bothered though.
Knox scores with a three punch combo!
Knox throws a body punch but Superior moves out of range.
It seemed like Superior was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Superior moves out of range as Knox strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Superior to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox misses with a body shot
and Superior counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox throws a body punch but Superior moves out of range.
Superior is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Knox with a body shot.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Superior connects with a right hand. Knox shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox misses with a lunging right hand
and Superior counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Superior ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox tries to clinch up
and Superior counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Superior has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Superior takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Superior throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox blocks a jab.
Knox is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Superior's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Superior connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Superior gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Knox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Superior throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox punishes Superior's body with a nice straight punch.
Superior lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Knox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Superior throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Superior throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Superior does a little dance to reset his feet.
Superior takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Knox connects with the punch.
Knox connects with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knox, as that shot connected.
Superior scores with the left hand. Knox knows he should have avoided that one.
Superior is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Superior looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Superior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knox throws a big counter combination but Superior scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Superior takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beta Knox dominated that round.
That's time! Knox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Superior circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Superior counter with a right hand.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Superior.
Knox jabs Superior to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Superior might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Knox shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Knox showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Superior avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Superior is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Knox scores with a couple of nice shots.
Knox lands with a punch from half guard.
Knox lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Beta Knox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knox working over Superior with some ground and pound. Superior looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox 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 been hearing that Knox has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Knox not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Knox landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Knox is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Superior is looking to improve his position.
Knox seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Knox sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Superior defending well though.
Knox lands with a punch from half guard.
Knox lands strikes from half guard.
Superior is trying to maintain the position but Knox is very close to passing his half guard.
Knox throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Superior can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands with a punch from half guard.
Superior is trying to maintain the position but Knox is very close to passing his half guard.
Knox looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Knox working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Knox missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Knox working over Superior with some ground and pound. Superior looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Knox 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox working over Superior with some ground and pound. Superior looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Knox looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Superior with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Knox scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Knox misses with a head shot. Superior uses the momentum to regain guard.
Knox works over Superior with some ground and pound from guard.
Superior trying to keep a closed guard but Knox is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Superior is trying to keep Knox in close.
Knox trying to control but Superior is working from the bottom.
Knox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Superior works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knox postures up in Superior's guard and throws a big left but Superior blocks it.
Knox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Knox connects with a couple of short punches.
Knox postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Knox is working Superior over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Knox with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Knox throws a big elbow that misses.
Knox throws a strike but Superior rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Superior stands up from Knox's guard - Superior perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox scores with a sloppy right hand. Superior should have avoided that one.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Knox closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Superior to the mat! Superior manages to get full guard.
Superior kicks Knox off and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Superior moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Superior! But no joy.
Knox misses with a series of wild punches.
Knox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Superior looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox stuns Superior with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Superior swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beta Knox dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Superior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Superior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Superior defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox connects with a body shot that sends Superior's belly button to the back.
Superior connects with a single shot there.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
Knox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Superior paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Superior swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knox jabs Superior to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knox is looking to wear down Superior with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Knox connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Superior misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Superior defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Superior.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Max Superior is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Superior throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Superior is out of range.
Knox throws a hook but Superior avoids it easily.
Knox tries to clinch but Superior is having none of it.
Knox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Superior circles away quickly and effectively.
Superior looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Superior! But no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Knox connects with a nice short shot to Superior's temple.
Superior wants to get back to full guard.
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!
Knox thows a huge punch but Superior dodges it nicely.
Knox trying to control the action but Superior is working from the bottom.
Knox missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Knox throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Knox lands a nice short elbow.
Knox not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Knox is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Superior is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Knox scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Superior taking some punishment here, with Knox in his half guard.
Knox takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Knox not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Knox not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knox takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Superior has hold of Knox's hands but Knox slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Superior regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Knox.
Knox lands a couple of elbows.
Knox keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Superior's head.
Knox postures up and lands a big shot to Superior's brow.
Knox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knox in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox stopping the sweep attempt from Superior.
Knox is working Superior over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Knox lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Knox distracts Superior with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Knox landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox scoring with some ground and pound.
Max Superior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knox with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Knox working some strikes from top position.
Knox connects with a couple of short punches.
Knox makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Knox wants to control from the top but Superior keeps moving.
Knox working some strikes from top position.
Knox connects with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beta Knox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knox 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beta Knox!
After winning the bout, Beta Knox thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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