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Event:
KAMIKAZE 84
Date: Mar 02, 2018 |
#R1#
Knight throws a leg kick which misses Pullo's front leg but catches the back leg as Pullo tries to avoid it.
Pullo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pullo tries to clinch up.
Knight appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pullo misses with an uppercut
and Knight counters with a good low kick that Pullo was not able to check.
Pullo is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Knight on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knight lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CUT#
It looks like Titus Pullo has been cut.
Pullo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knight throwing a counter right hand but Pullo manages to avoid it.
Pullo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knight counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pullo thinking.
Knight tries to score with a low kick but Pullo moves his leg out of the way.
Pullo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Knight lands with a thumping leg kick.
#CL2#
Pullo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knight lands an uppercut.
Knight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Knight lands a hook that snaps the head of Pullo backwards.
Pullo misses with some punches.
Knight lands an uppercut.
Knight lands a left hand.
#BC#
Knight breaks from the clinch.
Knight lands a nice looking body shot.
Knight connects with a crisp jab. #T1#
Knight lands a jab to Pullo's midsection.
Pullo looks winded!
Knight feints and then cracks Pullo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pullo down.
Pullo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Knight throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knight lands a jab to the nose.#CUT#
That has opened up Titus Pullo's cut even more.
Titus Pullo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pullo closes the distance but Knight moves to the side
and Knight counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Knight is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pullo fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL2#
Pullo clinches up against the cage.
Knight works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#BC#
Knight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knight looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knight scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#KD#
Knight cracks Pullo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Pullo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Knight finish him?
#ROC#
Pullo is rocked!#CUT#
The cut above Titus Pullo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pullo misses with a right hand
and Knight counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rockford Knight!
Rockford Knight decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
AD503
Date: Nov 25, 2017 |
#R1#
Wade misses with a wild body shot.
Wade misses with a body punch
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.#KD#
A head kick lands from Wade that sends Knight to the canvas. Knight tries to scramble back to his feet but Wade brings him back down into side control. #CUT#
It looks like Rockford Knight has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wade throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Knight manages to get back to half guard.
Wade controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from Wade.
Wade thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knight's head.
We've been hearing that Wade has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Knight moves into full guard.
Knight looking to control.
Wade working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #CUT#
That has opened up Rockford Knight's cut even more.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Wade from controlling successfully.
Wade in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T1#
Knight seems keen to control Wade's posture.
Wade makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wade trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wade content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #CUT#
The cut above Rockford Knight's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rockford Knight's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Samson Wade!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Samson Wade made sure he mentioned My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Event:
AD492: BPS
Date: Oct 15, 2017 |
#R1#
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knight has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marijuana Gardens in the buildup to the fight.
Knight moves into range and connects with a jab.
Knight looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away.
Knight throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Rockford Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Williams swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knight looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knight throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Williams looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Williams takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#CUT#
It looks like Simon Williams has been cut.
Knight misses with a kick to the body
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#
It looks like Rockford Knight has been cut.#T1#
A slapping leg kick lands for Knight.
Knight keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knight fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Williams has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knight. Knight obviously looking to wear him down.
Knight misses with an attempted mid kick.
No joy there for Knight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A swing and a miss from Knight.
Knight pivots, looking for a leg kick but Williams is out of range and Knight settles back down.
Knight fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Williams on the side of the head.
Knight throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.#T2#
A slapping leg kick lands for Knight.
Williams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knight throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knight.
Knight misses with a leg kick.
Williams throws out a counter right but Knight avoids it with no problem.
Knight fakes the leg kick and cracks Williams in the body.
Williams looks winded!
Knight scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Knight connects with the punch.
Knight jabs Williams to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T3#
Knight lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #KD#
Knight lands a big uppercut and Williams crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Williams looks OK. Knight waves Williams back to his feet!
Knight connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knight lands with a kick to the ribs.
Knight connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Knight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knight. That's going to slow Williams down.
Knight fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Williams has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knight thuds a left hand into Williams's body.#T4#
Knight moves into range and connects with a jab.
Knight lands a jab to the head.
Williams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knight lands with a nice body punch.
Knight lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
You can see that Williams has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks#KD#
Knight sends Williams crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Knight is motioning to the referee to let Williams up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#
Williams is rocked!
Knight with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knight. Knight obviously looking to wear him down.
Knight scores with the left hand. Williams knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rockford Knight dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Knight drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Williams right on the button. Williams goes down! Knight follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Knight gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rockford Knight!
A victorious Rockford Knight thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
KAMIKAZE 53: Saw
Date: Sep 22, 2017 |
#R1#
Abbot misses with an uppercut
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#
It looks like Tony Abbot has been cut.
Knight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knight throws a shot from downtown. Abbot moves away and avoids it.
Abbot blocks the body kick.
Abbot appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Abbot misses.
Knight slips a jab from Abbot.
Abbot checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Knight looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abbot takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Knight moves away from the strike by Abbot.
Decent striking displayed by Knight there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Abbot coming out on top.
Abbot connects with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Abbot.
Abbot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knight circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knight, as that shot connected.
#T1#
Abbot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abbot scores with a jab to the jaw.
Knight thows a body kick. Abbot tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Abbot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice cross by Knight.
Knight throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big left from Knight misses.
Knight bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CUT#
That has opened up Tony Abbot's cut even more.
Abbot tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knight thows a leg kick but Abbot checks it #TD2#
and Abbot decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Knight's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight trying to control the position.
Knight is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Abbot is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Knight is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T2#
Abbot trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Knight working for a triangle but Abbot defends it easily.
Abbot looking to pass the guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#SUB#
Knight looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T3#
Abbot trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Abbot shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knight pinned against the cage. Knight gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
And Abbot tries to counter it with a takedown but Knight pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Abbot throws a poor cross that misses
and Knight counters with a nice uppercut.
Knight scores with a jab to the jaw.
Knight throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Knight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#
It looks like Rockford Knight has been cut.
Abbot misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
Abbot throws a poor cross that misses
and Knight counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Knight. That snapped Abbot's head back.
#CUT#
The cut above Tony Abbot's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
Knight thumps Abbot with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Knight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Knight.
Abbot dives in for a single leg takedown but Knight sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abbot.
Some wild striking there from Abbot.
Abbot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knight is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Abbot on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abbot throws a looping overhand right but Knight ducks down to avoid it.
Knight throws a lazy right hand but Abbot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abbot throws a jab but it's blocked by Knight.
Knight scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rockford Knight dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Knight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Knight dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Abbot. That did some damage!
Abbot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knight.
Nice shot by Knight.
Knight throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Abbot scores with a nice right hand.
Abbot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight lands the left hand.
Abbot 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.
Abbot loads up on a big right hand but Knight slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Knight.
Abbot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Knight tenderised Abbot's leg. Abbot is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knight slips under a jab.
Abbot throws an overhand right that lands on Knight's shoulder, as Knight tries to avoid the shot.
Knight sizes up Abbot with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Knight is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abbot can do to turn this around?#T1##KD#
Knight cracks Abbot with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Knight has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Abbot to stand back up!#ROC#
Abbot is rocked!
Abbot sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Abbot is still on wobbly legs! Can Knight finish him?
Abbot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Knight can pounce on him.
Knight cracks a nice hook into Abbot's ribs.
Abbot is breathing heavily.
Knight connects with a leg kick. Abbot looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Abbot seems to have recovered his senses.
Knight throws a leg kick which misses Abbot's front leg but catches the back leg as Abbot tries to avoid it.
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!
Knight slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CUT#
Tony Abbot's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Good work by Abbot as he checks the leg kick.
Abbot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Abbot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knight drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Abbot right on the button. Abbot goes down! Knight follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Knight gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rockford Knight!
Rockford Knight retains his heavyweight title!
Rockford Knight decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
KAMIKAZE 47: New Age
Date: Aug 25, 2017 |
#R1#
A slapping leg kick lands for Knight.
Knight misses with a body kick.
Tyson swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Knight throws a push kick but Tyson slaps the foot to one side.
A big left from Tyson misses.
Tyson moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyson tried to counter with a leg kick but Knight avoided it.
Knight has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Knight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
Knight misses with a looping right.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Tyson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson scores with a punch to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knight, right into the meat.
Knight is looking to chop away at Tyson's legs.
A counter left hand to the body from Tyson misses its target.
Tyson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tyson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. #T1#
Tyson lands a lovely overhand right.#CUT#
It looks like Rockford Knight has been cut.
Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Knight lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Knight throws a low kick but Tyson avoids it.
Knight dips to his left and cracks Tyson with an uppercut!
Knight thumps Tyson with a low kick.
Rocky Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Tyson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Knight lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyson. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Knight misses.
Knight misses with a hook. Tyson ducked under it nicely.
Tyson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knight! But no joy.
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!
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knight takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T2#
Crunch! Tyson slams his shin into Knight's torso.
Nice body punch from Tyson.
Knight looks winded!
Knight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyson throws a head kick but Knight moves out of range.
Tyson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knight lands with a good body shot.
Tyson blocks a jab.
Knight throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tyson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Knight connects with an inside leg kick.
Knight slips under a jab from Tyson.
Tyson lands a jab.#CUT#
That has opened up Rockford Knight's cut even more.
Knight on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Knight moves out of range of the body kick from Tyson.
#T3#
Tyson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knight momentarily.
Knight moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tyson looks to land a body kick but Knight moved away.
Tyson digs a good body shot into Knight's ribs.
Knight misses with a low kick.
Tyson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick lands from Tyson.
Tyson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knight momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Tyson.
Nice body punch from Knight.
Tyson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Knight turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tyson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Knight throws a leg kick which misses Tyson's front leg but catches the back leg as Tyson tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson misses with a straight right. #T4#
Tyson throws a solid leg kick but Knight takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tyson.
Tyson throws a looping overhand right but Knight ducks down to avoid it.
Tyson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CUT#
The cut above Rockford Knight's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Knight smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tyson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Knight takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knight doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tyson looks to land a left hand but Knight moved out of range nicely.
Tyson misses with a lunging right hand
and Knight counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tyson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knight.
Tyson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Knight stuns Tyson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tyson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tyson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Knight as he checks the leg kick.
Nice body punch from Knight.
Knight throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rocky Tyson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rockford Knight's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Knight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knight tries to score with a low kick but Tyson moves his leg out of the way.
Tyson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knight tests Tyson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knight bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tyson throws a right hand that misses
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD2#
Knight feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Tyson sprawling to the canvas! Tyson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Knight finish him?!
#ROC2#
Tyson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tyson.
Knight misses with a jab to the body
and Tyson counters with a nice uppercut.
Knight fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tyson checks it well. #T1#
Knight scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tyson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tyson tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Knight finds it's way through Tyson's defenses.
Knight attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tyson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Tyson got wobbled bad by a big combination! Knight presses forward with punches and knees until Tyson stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Tyson closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rockford Knight!
Rockford Knight is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Rockford Knight thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
BMP 56 (Knight vs Bronson)
Date: Jun 10, 2017 |
#R1#
Bronson throws a hook but Knight avoids it easily.
Knight moves into range and connects with a jab. #CUT#
It looks like Charles Bronson has been cut.
Bronson cracks Knight with an open hand slap.
Knight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bronson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bronson misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
Bronson throws a looping overhand right but Knight ducks down to avoid it.
Bronson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Knight can pounce on him.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronson.
Bronson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knight stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bronson misses with a body shot.
Bronson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knight lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronson just misses with a punch to the body.
Knight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bronson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab from Bronson.#T1#
Bronson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knight avoids the body shot from Bronson.
Bronson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Knight rather than just go for the knockout.
Knight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bronson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knight circles away quickly and effectively.
Knight with a jab.
Knight looks to land a body kick but Bronson moved away.
As Knight backs off Bronson throws a huge counter combo but Knight manages to avoid it all.
Knight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bronson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Knight thumps Bronson with a low kick.
Knight looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bronson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bronson misses with a body shot.
Bronson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knight staying out of range there.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronson.
As Bronson backs away, Knight returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bronson dips to his left and cracks Knight with an uppercut!#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bronson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bronson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bronson misses the body punch
and Knight counters with a solid body kick.
Bronson drops his hands momentarily and Knight takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Knight looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bronson. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bronson checks a leg kick nicely.
Bronson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Knight with a body shot.
Knight lands with an uppercut that bounces Bronson off the cage and back into range.
Nice defenses there by Knight.
Knight seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bronson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bronson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knight is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Knight throws a right hand that Bronson ducks under and follows up with a left that Bronson also avoids with ease.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Bronson.
Knight thinks about countering with a body kick.
Good work by Bronson as he checks the leg kick.
Bronson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knight circles away quickly and effectively.
Bronson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Knight misses the target.#T3#
Bronson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
Bronson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Bronson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice straight punches there by Bronson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bronson.
Bronson swinging wildly here.
Bronson misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Knight wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bronson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Bronson scores with a punch to the head.
Bronson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CUT#
That has opened up Charles Bronson's cut even more.
Bronson throws a body shot but no joy.
Bronson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knight feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bronson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Knight instigates a clinch.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bronson has a couple of punches blocked by Knight.
Knight wants to break free but Bronson has control.
Bronson lands a shoulder strike.
Bronson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knight prevents a body shot from Bronson.
Bronson blocking some punches.
Bronson prevents a body shot from Knight.
Knight tries a body shot but Bronson blocks it.
Knight prevents a body shot from Bronson.
Knight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bronson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Charles Bronson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charles Bronson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Knight throws a head kick that misses
and Bronson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bronson throws a hook but Knight avoids it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bronson. Knight shrugs it off though.
Knight misses with a lunging right hand
letting Bronson counter with a right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Rockford Knight has been cut.
Knight cracks Bronson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bronson throws a hook but Knight blocks it.
Knight throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bronson counters with a right hand to the body.
Knight lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Knight throws a head kick but Bronson moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Bronson.
Knight has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knight there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bronson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knight's elbow.
Bronson misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Knight tries a knee to the head but Bronson blocks it.
Knight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bronson or not.
Bronson blocks a body shot from Knight.
Bronson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knight tries a body shot but Bronson blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Knight throws an elbow but misses.
Knight is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bronson is keeping busy.
Bronson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Knight seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bronson can turn it around.
Bronson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knight can't find room to land a body shot as Bronson controls the action.
A body shot lands from Bronson.
Bronson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bronson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knight.
Bronson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knight.#T2#
A right handed body shot lands from Bronson.
Bronson takes a shot to the head.
Bronson lands with a left to the head.
Bronson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bronson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knight working aggressively here.
Bronson digs a right hand into Knight's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Knight's gas tank.
Bronson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Knight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knight's elbow.
Bronson tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Knight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bronson lands with a shot to the body.
Bronson lands the left hand.#T3#
Bronson throws a jab but it's blocked by Knight.
Bronson throws a body shot but no joy.
Bronson lands the left hand.
Bronson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knight doesn't seem bothered though.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Bronson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knight stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knight throws a front kick aimed at Bronson's knee but Bronson avoids it well.
Bronson checks a low kick from Knight.
Bronson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bronson misses with a lunging right hand
and Knight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bronson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Donk. Bronson catches Knight right on the button with a cross.
Knight walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bronson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Charles Bronson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight scores with a jab to the jaw.#T4#
Knight comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#CL2#
Bronson has managed to clinch.
Bronson lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Knight.
Knight throws a head punch that misses.
Bronson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bronson tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Bronson back against the cage.
Knight throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bronson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bronson lands a nice uppercut.
Charles Bronson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bronson blocks a body shot from Knight.
Bronson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knight tries a body shot but Bronson blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bronson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Bronson fails to land with a series of punches.
Bronson lands with a hook. Knight tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bronson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bronson connects with an inside leg kick.
Bronson misses with a right hand
and Knight counters with a nice body kick.
Bronson stuns Knight with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bronson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knight doesn't seem bothered though.
Bronson misses with a looping left.
Bronson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Knight misses with a leg kick
and Bronson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knight scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knight tries to land a body kick
and Bronson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knight throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bronson on the side of the head. #T1#
Bronson scores with a body shot.
Bronson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Knight.
Knight connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bronson's hands.
Bronson swinging wildly here.
Knight drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bronson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bronson's corner calls for a 1-2. Bronson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bronson throws the left hand but Knight avoids the punch easily.
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bronson needs to keep his hands up - Knight had a free shot at his head there.
Knight throws an overhand right that lands on Bronson's shoulder, as Bronson tries to avoid the shot. #T2#
Bronson looks to land a combination but Knight avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronson swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Knight scores with a spinning back kick!
Knight is looking to score with low kicks.
Bronson digs a good body shot into Knight's ribs.
Knight throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick from Knight lands but Bronson takes it in his stride. #CUT#
The cut above Charles Bronson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bronson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronson.
Bronson throws the left hand but Knight avoids the punch easily.
Bronson lands a jab to the head.
Bronson lands a nice shot to the body.
Bronson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knight throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bronson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T3#
Bronson misses with a straight left.
And Knight counters with a quick kick to the body but Bronson blocks it.
Knight scores with a hook to the body. Bronson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice body kick from Knight.
Bronson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bronson misses with a wild combination.
Knight looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knight connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knight throws a leg kick but Bronson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Knight turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bronson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Knight can pounce on him.
Knight scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Knight feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bronson's calf.
Bronson throws a right and a left that Knight avoids nicely. #T4#
Knight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bronson.
Bronson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight throws a big counter combination but Bronson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bronson lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Knight moves out of range of the strikes.
Knight throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bronson.
Knight throwing a counter right hand but Bronson manages to avoid it.
Knight misses with a lunging right hand
and Bronson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bronson lands with a good body shot.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Bronson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knight throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bronson.
Bronson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bronson really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4##CL2#
Bronson has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short left from Knight.
Bronson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bronson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bronson blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bronson. #BC#
Knight breaks from the clinch.
Knight scores with a leg kick.
Bronson throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knight swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That kick from Knight tenderised Bronson's leg. Bronson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bronson needs to keep his hands up - Knight had a free shot at his head there.
Knight lands with a hook. Bronson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bronson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#T1#
Knight lands a jab to the head.
#CUT#
Charles Bronson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Knight takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knight takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Some wild striking there from Bronson.
Bronson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bronson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bronson wants to clinch up but Knight keeps it at a distance.
Knight swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Knight throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bronson counters with a nice uppercut.
Knight misses the jab.
Bronson lands with a nice body punch.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bronson manages to avoid it.#T2#
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bronson.
As Knight backs off Bronson throws a huge counter combo but Knight manages to avoid it all.
A jab from Bronson misses.
Bronson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Bronson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knight tries to clinch but Bronson moves out of range.
Bronson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Knight gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bronson.
Bronson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knight throws a hook but Bronson blocks it.
Knight misses with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Knight. Beautiful body shot.
Bronson checks the leg kick.
Bronson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Knight is looking to chop away at Bronson's legs.
Bronson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#T3#
Bronson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Knight misses the jab.
Knight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bronson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Knight misses.
Knight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bronson swings widly with a right hand
and Knight counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bronson's knee momentarily.
Knight fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bronson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knight fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bronson throws a right hand that Knight ducks under and follows up with a left that Knight also avoids with ease.
Bronson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#CUT2#
Rockford Knight's cut is getting worse.
Knight misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bronson misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Knight misses. #T4#
Bronson misses with a straight right.
Knight goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Knight lands a nice looking body kick.
Bronson misses with a body kick.
Knight wants to clinch up but Bronson keeps it at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight throws a front kick aimed at Bronson's knee but Bronson avoids it well.
Bronson moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
Bronson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bronson tests Knight's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knight misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Bronson misses.
Knight throws a lazy right hand but Bronson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bronson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bronson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knight circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Knight misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rockford Knight will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Knight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R5#
Bronson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Knight wants to land a leg kick but Bronson is out of range.
Bronson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bronson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bronson swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Knight on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Bronson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knight moves away from the strike by Bronson.
Bronson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good work by Bronson as he checks the leg kick.
Bronson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson keeps the fight on the outside.
Knight scores with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knight, right into the meat.
Knight throws a lazy uppercut
and Bronson counters with a straight right hand.
Bronson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knight at a distance.
#T1#
Bronson throws a series of punches but Knight moves out of range.
Bronson connects with a body shot.
Bronson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knight doesn't seem bothered though.
Bronson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Knight misses with a body punch
and Bronson counters with a nice uppercut.
Bronson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bronson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKnight.
Knight wants to clinch
and Bronson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bronson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knight walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bronson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Knight connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bronson throws a poor cross that misses
and Knight finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bronson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#T2#
Bronson throws a looping overhand right but Knight ducks down to avoid it.
Bronson takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight throws the kick towards the body but Bronson avoids it.
Bronson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A cross from Knight lands.
Bronson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Rockford Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bronson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Knight moves in looking to clinch but Bronson pushes him off.#CL2#
Bronson has managed to clinch.
Knight blocks a body shot from Bronson.
Knight lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bronson backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charles Bronson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rockford Knight!
Rockford Knight retains his super heavyweight title!
Rockford Knight decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
BMP 55 (Hyypia vs Knight)
Date: May 13, 2017 |
#R1#
Knight throws a leg kick which misses Hyypia's front leg but catches the back leg as Hyypia tries to avoid it.
Hyypia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Knight staying out of range there.
Hyypia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knight smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Knight lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Hyypia.
Hyypia moves out of range of the body kick from Knight.
Good leg kick by Knight there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hyypia throws a head kick that misses
and Knight counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hyypia's knee momentarily.
Hyypia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hyypia lands with a hook. Knight tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CUT#
It looks like Rockford Knight has been cut.
Hyypia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knight cracks Hyypia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hyypia counters with a stiff right hand.
Knight throws an overhand right that lands on Hyypia's shoulder, as Hyypia tries to avoid the shot.
Hyypia defending well as Knight loads up on a big left hand. #T1#
Knight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knight scores with a head kick.
Knight fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hyypia.
Knight walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hyypia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Hyypia.
Knight throws a big shot that misses.
Knight fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hyypia.
Knight feints and then cracks Hyypia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hyypia down.
Knight pushes Hyypia away with a front kick.
Hyypia looks to score with a jab to the body but Knight is just out of range.
Hyypia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knight misses with a low kick.
Knight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knight feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hyypia's calf.
A jab from Knight does it's job there.#T2#
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!
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hyypia throws an overhand right that lands on Knight's shoulder, as Knight tries to avoid the shot.
Knight misses with a hook
and Hyypia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knight lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hyypia takes a step back to recover.
Hyypia misses with a looping left.
Hyypia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knight buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hyypia throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
Hyypia misses with a head kick.
Knight lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hyypia scores with a jab.
Knight connects with a leg kick. Hyypia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Some wild striking there from Knight.
Hyypia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hyypia lands a jab to Knight's midsection.#T3#
Hyypia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyypia slips under a jab.
Hyypia cracks Knight with an open hand slap.#CUT#
That has opened up Rockford Knight's cut even more.
Knight scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hyypia misses with a lunging right hand
and Knight counters with a right hand to the body.
Hyypia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Knight checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hyypia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hyypia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knight. That's going to slow Hyypia down.
Knight lands with a nice body punch.
Knight connects with a jab.
Knight chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T4#
Hyypia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hyypia walks forward, straight into a front kick from Knight.
Hyypia is breathing heavily.
Knight thumps Hyypia with a low kick.
Knight pushes Hyypia away with a front kick.
Hyypia's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Knight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rockford Knight!
Rockford Knight is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Rockford Knight made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
BMP 50 (Knight vs Proctor)
Date: Dec 17, 2016 |
#R1#
A good leg kick by Knight.
Rockford Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knight lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Knight. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knight.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Knight throws a leg kick but Proctor checks it.
Proctor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Proctor is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Knight moves out of range as Proctor strikes.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Proctor is out of range.
Proctor feints a counter leg kick.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Knight misses with a looping right.
Knight loads up on a big right hand but Proctor slips the punch.#T1#
Proctor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Knight wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Proctor throws an overhand right that lands on Knight's shoulder, as Knight tries to avoid the shot.
Knight scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Knight misses with a few strikes there.
Proctor drops his hands momentarily and Knight takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Proctor throws a head kick that misses.
Proctor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knight jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Knight throws a low kick but it's checked well by Proctor.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Proctor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Proctor throws a jab but it's blocked by Knight.
Proctor lands a front kick.
Knight has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marijuana Gardens in the buildup to the fight.#T2#
Proctor swings widly with a right hand
and Knight counters with a leg kick.
Knight throws a leg kick #KD2#
and Proctor counters with a head kick that drops Knight to the mat! Knight scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC2#
Knight is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Proctor!
Oh Knight is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knight is breathing heavily.
Crack! A monster head kick from Proctor and Knight falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Proctor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Michael Proctor!
Michael Proctor is the new super heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Michael Proctor 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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Event:
BMP 49 (Dre Parker vs Knight)
Date: Nov 26, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Knight rushes Parker and presses him up against the cage.
Knight gets through Parker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
#BC#
Parker breaks the clinch.
Parker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knight finds it's way round the side to connect with Parker's head. #CUT2#
It looks like Dre Parker has been cut.
Knight throws a poor cross that misses
and Parker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knight thinking.
Parker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Knight has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That kick from Knight tenderised Parker's leg. Parker is trying to keep his angry face on.
No joy there for Parker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Knight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Parker moves out of range of the body kick from Knight.
Parker blocks a low kick nicely.#T1#
Knight connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Parker momentarily.
Knight throws a leg kick
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knight avoids the head kick by Parker.
Parker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knight to score with a decent uppercut.
Parker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Parker misses its target.
Knight dodges the punch combination from Parker.
Knight moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Parker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Knight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parker seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Parker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
#T2#
Knight connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #ROC2#
Parker is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Parker right on the button. Parker goes down! Knight follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Knight gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rockford Knight!
Rockford Knight is the new super heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Rockford Knight thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Revolution XC 911
Date: Sep 11, 2016 |
#R1#
De Vega throws a series of punches but Knight avoids them all with ease.
De Vega misses the shot to the body.
De Vega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Knight dips to his left and cracks De Vega with an uppercut!
De Vega connects with a crisp jab.
We've been informed that De Vega has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Knight throws the left hand but De Vega avoids the punch easily.
Knight swings for the body but De Vega moves out of range.
Knight gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Vega throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#KD#
Knight lands a big head kick that sends De Vega tumbling to the mat! Knight takes a step backwards and waves De Vega back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#
It looks like Escobar De Vega has been cut.
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!
De Vega misses with a body kick.
De Vega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Vega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from De Vega.
De Vega looks to land a right hand but Knight moved out of range.
De Vega takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
De Vega throws a shot from downtown. Knight moves away and avoids it.#T1#
Knight defending well as De Vega loads up on a big left hand.
De Vega connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knight scores with a hook to the body. De Vega takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knight lands with a shot to the body.
De Vega throws a push kick but Knight slaps the foot to one side.
De Vega avoids the head kick by Knight.
Knight works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knight.
De Vega looks winded!
Knight lands a damaging elbow.
De Vega scores with a shot to the side of Knight's head.
A short left from Knight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knight.
De Vega tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Knight throws a big uppercut that drops De Vega! More strikes from Knight and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! De Vega lies dazed against the cage as Knight celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rockford Knight!
An out of breath Rockford Knight thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
EVO 259: Kakoullis vs Murphy
Date: Jul 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Knight wants to land a leg kick but Maldini is out of range.
Maldini lands a nice hook to Knight's body. Knight takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knight cracks Maldini with a good jab.
Maldini explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Knight swings for the body but Maldini moves out of range.
Knight checks a leg kick.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maldini was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Knight throws a body punch but Maldini moves out of range.
Knight throws a low kick but Maldini avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Knight. Those never looked like landing.
Knight lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Knight avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Knight throws a leg kick but Maldini moved away.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maldini lands a body punch.
Maldini blocks an uppercut.
Maldini misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight prevents a body shot from Maldini.
Maldini lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #CUT2#
It looks like Rockford Knight has been cut.#T1#
Still in the clinch, Maldini scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC#
Knight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maldini circles away quickly and effectively.
Knight sets himself, and Maldini steps forward looking for the clinch! Knight avoids it this time.
Maldini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knight takes a swing at Maldini's ribcage but misses.
Maldini blocks a low kick nicely.
Maldini scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maldini scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knight has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knight there as he acknowledges the shot.#CL2#
Maldini gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knight.
Maldini has a couple of punches blocked by Knight.
Knight swings wildly with an uppercut but Maldini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maldini lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
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!
Maldini digs a right hand underneath Knight's ribcage. Knight let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knight is breathing heavily.
Maldini lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knight prevents a body shot from Maldini. #T2#
Maldini controlling the action here for a moment.
Maldini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knight prevents a body shot from Maldini.
Maldini tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maldini lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maldini lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maldini.
Knight misses with the head strike.
Maldini lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Knight being controlled against the cage.
Maldini misses with a punch on the inside.
Knight misses with the head strike.
Maldini tries to stall but Knight uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knight working aggressively here.
Maldini is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#T3#
Maldini lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maldini scores with a shoulder strike.
Maldini blocking some punches.
Maldini misses with a punch to the body.
Maldini stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maldini creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knight tries a body shot but Maldini blocks it.
Knight is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maldini lands a nice uppercut.
Maldini blocks an uppercut.
Knight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maldini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maldini backwards.
Maldini trying to stall but Knight improves his position.
Maldini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maldini tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Maldini back against the cage. #T4#
Maldini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maldini stalling against the cage.
Maldini lands a body shot.
Maldini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knight blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maldini backwards.
Maldini content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Maldini avoiding damage.
Maldini misses with a punch to the body.
Maldini tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maldini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knight misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Knight as the two fighters clinch.
Maldini struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Maldini misses with the head strike.
Maldini working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Maldini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rockford Knight's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
A kick lands to the mid section there for Maldini.
A jab from Maldini does it's job there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A jab lands there for Maldini.
Maldini goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Knight looks for the body kick but Maldini saw that one coming.
Maldini tries to counter by closing the distance.
Knight moves out of range of the body kick.
Knight looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knight scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knight throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maldini.
Maldini throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maldini tries a head kick but it misses.
Knight throws a hook to the side of Maldini's head but Maldini sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Maldini in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Knight will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A shot to the liver by Maldini. Beautiful body shot.
Knight attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maldini does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Knight tried to counter with a leg kick but Maldini avoided it.
Knight is looking to chop away at Maldini's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight missing with a left hand there. Maldini was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maldini checks a leg kick nicely.#T1#
Maldini lands a nice looking body kick.
Knight misses with a looping right.
Maldini pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maldini throws a wild body kick that Knight sees coming a mile off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maldini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knight tries a low kick but Maldini avoids it.
Giuseppe Maldini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maldini lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Decent striking displayed by Knight there.
Maldini moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maldini throws a wild body kick that Knight sees coming a mile off.
Maldini is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Knight rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maldini. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Knight.
Maldini moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Knight throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maldini slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maldini throws a series of punches but Knight moves out of range. #T2#
Maldini lands a jab to the head.
Knight lands a jab.
Maldini looks for the body kick but Knight saw that one coming.
Maldini fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knight.
Knight takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maldini lands with a straight right. Knight didn't see that one coming.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maldini tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giuseppe Maldini seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maldini pushes Knight back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#CUT2#
Rockford Knight's cut is getting worse.
Maldini has Knight pressed against the cage.
Knight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maldini is defending well for now.
Maldini blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maldini stalling in the clinch but Knight improves position.
Maldini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knight is leaning against Maldini and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T3#
Maldini lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knight with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maldini tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maldini tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
Maldini blocks an elbow strike.
Maldini pushes Knight back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maldini prevents a body shot from Knight.
Maldini is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Knight is keeping busy.
Maldini has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knight misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Maldini.
Maldini throws a punch but it's blocked by Knight.
Knight lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maldini.
Maldini stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Maldini.
A short uppercut from Knight. #T4#
Maldini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC#
Knight breaks the clinch.
Maldini looks to land a body kick but Knight moved away.
Maldini misses the shot to the body.
Knight lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maldini dodges the punch combination from Knight.
Giuseppe Maldini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Knight as he connects with a hook.
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
Knight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maldini.
A thudding body kick lands there by Knight!
Maldini moves out of range of the leg kick from Knight.
Knight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maldini throws out the jab.
Maldini walks into a jab.
Knight keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Maldini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rockford Knight's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Maldini fails to land with a series of punches.
Maldini connects with a single shot there.
A head kick misses from Maldini.
Maldini blocks a head kick by Knight.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Maldini is just out of range.#CL2#
Maldini moves into the clinch successfully.
Knight tries a body shot but Maldini blocks it.
Maldini throws a head punch that misses.
Knight blocks a body shot from Maldini.
Maldini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maldini misses with a body punch.
Maldini lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldini misses with a punch to the body.
Maldini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maldini misses with a punch to the body.
Maldini misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knight pushes Maldini back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T1#
Maldini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Maldini fails to land.
Knight misses with an elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Maldini - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knight lands a left hand.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maldini has Knight pressed against the cage.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knight lands a nice shot to the body.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maldini blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Maldini.
Knight lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T2#
Maldini working aggressively here.
Maldini misses with a punch to the body.
Maldini's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maldini tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Maldini back against the cage.
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Maldini.
A left hand lands to the body for Knight.
#BC#
Knight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rockford Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maldini lets loose with a powerful body kick. Knight will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldini misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maldini scores with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Knight.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maldini moves away.
Maldini lands a two punch combo.
Maldini throws a half hearted mid kick.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Maldini was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Giuseppe Maldini is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Knight blocks the body kick.
Maldini connects with a leg kick. Knight looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maldini looks to land a combination but Knight avoids it well.
A big left from Knight misses.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knight throws a push kick but Maldini slaps the foot to one side.
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maldini cracks the inside of Knight's front leg.
Knight blocks a head kick by Maldini.
Knight was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knight looks to land a left hand but Maldini moved out of range nicely.
Maldini jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maldini keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knight.
Maldini wants to counter with a clinch but Knight pushes him away.
Knight looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knight takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Maldini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knight looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#T4#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knight, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maldini throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Maldini.
Maldini digs a good body shot into Knight's ribs.
Maldini throws a right hand that Knight ducks under and follows up with a left that Knight also avoids with ease.
Knight appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maldini listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maldini works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maldini.
Knight appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Maldini.
Some bone on bone action there as Knight checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maldini goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maldini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knight.
Knight attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Knight closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Knight throws a hook to the side of Maldini's head but Maldini sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giuseppe Maldini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maldini has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe Maldini!
During a confident post fight interview, Giuseppe Maldini thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
EVO 251: Tsoi vs Tallon 2
Date: Jun 25, 2016 |
#R1#
Jenova looks for the body kick but Knight saw that one coming.
Knight walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CUT#
It looks like Rockford Knight has been cut.
Jenova connects with the punch.
Jenova misses with an uppercut.
Jenova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
Jenova moves out of range of the body kick.
Jenova throws a hook but Knight avoids it easily.
Jenova rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knight counters with a nice body shot.
Jenova fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Knight on the side of the head.
Jenova walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CUT2#
It looks like Holy Jenova has been cut.
Jenova gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knight walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenova works Knight's body with a nice hook.
Jenova missing with a left hand there. Knight was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knight lands a nice hook to Jenova's body. Jenova takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knight swings for the body but Jenova moves out of range.
Knight throws a hook but Jenova avoids it easily.
Jenova fires out a quick counter leg kick but Knight just manages to avoid it.
Jenova really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T1#
Jenova misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knight throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jenova. Knight shrugs it off though.
Jenova misses with an uppercut
and Knight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knight takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jenova checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Jenova misses.
Jenova lands a nice looking kick to the body. Knight takes a step back to recover.
Jenova stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#CUT#
That has opened up Rockford Knight's cut even more.
Jenova checks a leg kick nicely.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Jenova.
The fighters circling - Jenova throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knight blocks a leg kick.
Knight attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Jenova.
Jenova drops his hands momentarily and Knight takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenova swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Knight walks into a jab.
Knight tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jenova misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
Jenova ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Jenova looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Knight was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jenova looks to throw the jab but Knight is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Knight misses.
Jenova buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Jenova is just out of range.
Jenova was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Knight is looking to clinch but Jenova is avoiding it.
Holy Jenova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Knight fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jenova looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knight throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Knight has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jenova.
Jenova throws a poor cross that misses
and Knight makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jenova throws a hook but Knight blocks it.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenova manages to avoid it.#T3#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knight.#CUT2#
Holy Jenova's cut is getting worse.
Jenova is looking to score with low kicks.
Knight has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jenova thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knight misses with a looping right.
Jenova lands with an uppercut that bounces Knight off the cage and back into range.#CUT#
The cut above Rockford Knight's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Knight lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jenova lands with a kick to the ribs.
Knight throws a poor cross that misses
and Jenova counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jenova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
Jenova is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jenova.
Knight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jenova.
Knight looks to throw the jab but Jenova is out of range.
Jenova throwing a counter right hand but Knight manages to avoid it.
Jenova waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knight.
Knight misses with a leg kick.
Jenova blocks a jab.
Jenova moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenova tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Knight crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jenova - the referee stops the clock and Knight gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jenova. Knight manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Knight moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight throws a jab when Jenova was well out of range.
Knight throws a right and a left that Jenova avoids nicely.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jenova.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Jenova does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Knight throws a hook but Jenova avoids it easily.
Knight misses with a hook.
Jenova appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight moves away from the strike by Jenova.
Knight throws a leg kick that misses.
Jenova connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knight's hands.#CUT#
Rockford Knight's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jenova tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Holy Jenova will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenova manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Knight. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knight.
An inside leg kick from Knight misses.
It looked like Jenova wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Jenova throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jenova throws a series of punches but Knight avoids them all with ease.
Knight looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jenova misses with a looping right.
Knight throws a low kick but Jenova moves out of range easily.
Jenova moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Holy Jenova is winning the standup battle so far.
Jenova throws out a loose jab but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jenova.
Jenova lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Knight misses with a looping right.
Jenova quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenova moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Jenova on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knight defending well as Jenova loads up on a big left hand.
Knight tries a quick counter leg kick but Jenova is wise to it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jenova.
Jenova throws a lazy right hand but Knight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jenova blocks the body kick.
#T1#
Jenova pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jenova digs a good hook to Knight's body.
Jenova jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knight is looking to score with low kicks.
Jenova throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knight misses with a low kick as Jenova jumps back.
A jab from Jenova finds it's way through Knight's defenses.
Jenova changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jenova throws an overhand right that lands on Knight's shoulder, as Knight tries to avoid the shot.
Jenova moves away from the strike by Knight.
Jenova misses the shot to the body.
Jenova lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Knight is breathing heavily.
Jenova fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knight has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jenova walks into a stiff left hand from Knight.
Jenova throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenova fails to land with a series of punches.
#T2#
Jenova pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jenova connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knight finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jenova is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jenova scores with a decent looking hook.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rockford Knight's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Holy Jenova!
Holy Jenova is the new super heavyweight champion!
Holy Jenova spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
EVO 243: Tires vs Hess
Date: May 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Knight throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Knight connects with a looping right hand.
Knight feints and then cracks Barrett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barrett down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barrett, right into the meat.
Knight closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barrett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barrett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Knight's calf.
Barrett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
An inside leg kick lands from Knight. #CL#
Barrett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barrett looking to throw knees to the head but Knight is blocking nicely.
Knight misses with a body punch.
Knight takes a shot to the head.
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!
Barrett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Knight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knight.
A short right from Barrett.
Knight lands a hook that snaps the head of Barrett backwards.
Knight tries a body shot but Barrett blocks it.
Barrett misses with a knee strike.
Barrett has a couple of punches blocked by Knight.
Barrett takes a shot to the head. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Barrett fails to land. #BC2#
Knight breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barrett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knight is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Knight misses with a low kick.
Knight takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Barrett.
Barrett tried to counter with a leg kick but Knight avoided it.
Knight throws out a loose jab but Barrett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight takes a swing at Barrett's ribcage but misses.
Barrett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barrett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Knight is out of range.
Barrett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barrett loads up on a big right hand but Knight slips the punch.
Jeremy Barrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barrett throws a lazy right hand but Knight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T2#
Barrett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Barrett tries to clinch
and Knight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knight connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrett catches Knight with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CUT#
It looks like Rockford Knight has been cut.
Knight checks the leg kick.
Knight slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Knight fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Knight has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big right from Barrett misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knight! But no joy.
Barrett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Knight swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Barrett misses.
Barrett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barrett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch lands to the side of Knight 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Knight throws the kick towards the body but Barrett avoids it.
Barrett blocks a leg kick.
Knight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barrett scores with a sloppy right hand. Knight should have avoided that one. #T3#
Barrett throws a push kick but Knight slaps the foot to one side.
Barrett slips a jab from Knight.
Donk. Knight catches Barrett right on the button with a cross.
Barrett gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Knight counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Knight throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Knight looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Barrett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barrett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knight.
Barrett moves out of range of the body kick from Knight.
Barrett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barrett digs a good hook to Knight's body.
Knight paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Knight slips under a jab.
Knight swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barrett tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrett.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barrett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Barrett.
Barrett looks to land a right hand but Knight moved out of range.#T4#
Barrett scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barrett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barrett throws a nice looking combination but Knight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barrett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knight's head backwards.
Knight moves out of range as Barrett strikes.
Knight blocks a jab.
Good leg kick by Barrett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barrett lands a jab to the head.
Barrett misses with a head kick.
Barrett avoids a kick to the body.
Knight scores with a punch to the head.#CL#
Barrett darts in and clinches Knight up against the cage.
Knight lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for Knight.
Barrett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knight lands with a left to the head.
Knight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barrett's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jeremy Barrett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rockford Knight's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Knight slips a jab from Barrett.
Knight connects with a solid leg kick.
Knight darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Knight checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barrett defending well as Knight loads up on a big left hand.
A counter left hand to the body from Barrett misses its target.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Barrett cracks Knight with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barrett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Barrett.
Barrett throws a jab but it's blocked by Knight.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Knight moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Knight misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight misses with a looping left.
Knight slips a jab from Barrett.
Knight finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barrett tries to land a leg kick but Knight saw it coming and moves away.
Barrett connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knight's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barrett has time to react.#T1#
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barrett.
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Knight punishes Barrett's body with a nice straight punch.
Knight explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knight, right into the meat.
Barrett wants to slow Knight down by chopping away at his legs.
Knight slips a jab from Barrett.
Barrett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Knight.
Knight works Barrett's body with a nice hook.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Barrett.
Barrett backing away here, and Knight unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Knight moves out of range of the strikes.
Knight scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barrett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knight at a distance.
Barrett throws a hook but Knight blocks it.
Barrett moves out of range of the body kick.
Knight lands a head kick!
#CUT2#
It looks like Jeremy Barrett has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight lands a head kick. Barrett smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Barrett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight misses with a straight left.
Knight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barrett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barrett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knight was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Knight jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knight takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Barrett.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knight. That's going to slow Barrett down.
Barrett takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Knight lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barrett misses with an uppercut. Knight saw that one coming.
Barrett lands a jab to Knight's midsection.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Barrett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barrett scores with the left hand. Knight knows he should have avoided that one.
Knight cracks Barrett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T3#
Barrett takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Barrett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barrett tries to clinch up.
Knight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barrett backing away here, and Knight unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Barrett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knight throws a head kick that misses.
Barrett moves out of range of the body kick from Knight.
Knight cracks Barrett with a good jab.#CL#
Barrett forces Knight back against the cage and clinches.
Barrett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Knight has a couple of punches blocked by Barrett.
Barrett has a couple of punches blocked by Knight.
#BC2#
Knight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barrett misses with an uppercut.
Knight moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice shot by Knight.
Knight lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrett throws a hook but Knight blocks it.#T4#
Knight fakes the leg kick and cracks Barrett in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barrett tries to clinch
and Knight counters with a solid body kick.
Knight scores with a spinning back kick!
Barrett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knight.
Rockford Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knight throws a nice outside leg kick.
Knight is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Barrett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knight scores with a nice head shot.
Knight scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Knight works Barrett's body with a nice hook.
Knight bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barrett's head backwards.
Barrett takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheers as Knight lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barrett doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight scores with a kick to the midsection.
Barrett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knight.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Barrett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rockford Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Barrett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barrett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knight.
Knight cracks Barrett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barrett throws an off balance right hand
#KD2#
and Knight counters with a crisp right hand that drops Barrett! Knight lets Barrett back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#
Barrett is rocked!
Knight lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Barrett falls backwards - clearly groggy! Knight dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rockford Knight!
A very excited looking Rockford Knight made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
EVO 239: Seia vs Deck
Date: Apr 17, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Quela instigates a clinch.
Knight has had enough of the clinch but Quela keeps him there for the moment.
Quela doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quela struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Quela working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quela.
Quela lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knight misses with a knee strike.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quela working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Knight.
Quela tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
Quela avoids a wild elbow strike from Knight.
Quela throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quela misses with some punches.
#BC#
Knight breaks the clinch.
Quela is looking to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Knight tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick by Knight misses
and Quela counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Rockford Knight has been cut.
Knight misses with an uppercut. Quela saw that one coming.
Quela takes a kick to the side of the head.#T1#
Quela closes the distance looking to clinch
and Knight counters with a good, hard body kick but Quela shrugs it off.
Quela tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Knight wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knight keeps the fight on the outside.
As Quela backs away, Knight returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Quela doesn't manage to clinch there - Knight circles away.
Quela walks into a straight right hand from Knight.
Quela is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Quela gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knight.
Knight misses with a punch to the body.
Quela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Quela lands a left hand.
Knight lands an uppercut.#T2#
Knight lands a nice elbow.
Quela doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quela blocks an uppercut.
Knight lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight misses with the head strike.
Quela swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quela working aggressively here.
Knight trying to control the position but instead, Quela has worked for underhooks and has pushed Knight into the cage.
Knight blocks a body shot from Quela.
Quela swings wildly with an uppercut but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quela swings wildly with an uppercut but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quela lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Quela blocks an uppercut.
#T3#
Quela misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knight unloads a knee to the mid-section. Quela lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knight lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Quela blocks a body shot from Knight.
Knight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Quela.
Knight lands a damaging elbow.
Quela blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Knight scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knight.
Quela misses with a punch on the inside.
Quela misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quela lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Quela struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Quela lands with a right to the head.
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!
Knight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Quela swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T4#
A body shot lands from Quela.
Knight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knight scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Quela on the inside. #BC#
Knight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knight lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knight throws a hook to the side of Quela's head but Quela sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quela tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quela doesn't manage to clinch there - Knight circles away.
Quela tries to clinch up
and Knight counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A slapping leg kick lands for Knight.
Quela wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rockford Knight dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rockford Knight's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Quela tries to clinch up but Knight circles away and keeps his distance.
Quela tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knight throws a nice inside leg kick. #CL2#
Quela clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Knight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Quela gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knight struggles to land a body shot inside as Quela controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Quela.
Knight lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Knight on the inside.
Quela softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knight lands a right hand.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rockford Knight has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knight misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight tries to work over Quela's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knight is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quela can do to turn this around?
Knight lands a left hand that snaps the head of Quela backwards. #BC#
Knight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knight looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Quela displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Knight sets himself, and Quela steps forward looking for the clinch! Knight avoids it this time.
Quela is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knight works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Quela tries to clinch up but Knight circles away and keeps his distance.
Knight feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Quela closes the distance but Knight moves to the side
letting Knight counter with a right hand.
Knight misses with a looping right.#CL2#
Knight tries to keep at a distance but Quela has taken the fight into the clinch.
Quela lands a shoulder strike.
Knight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knight throws an elbow that misses.
Knight throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quela blocks it with crossed arms.
Quela has a couple of punches blocked by Knight.
#T2##BC#
Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rockford Knight is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Quela rushes Knight and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Quela lands a nice shot to the body.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knight blocking some punches.
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!
Knight blocks an uppercut.
Quela tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quela.
Quela misses with the head strike.
Quela stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Quela misses with a body punch.
Quela cracks Knight with a nice body shot.
Quela tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quela tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quela lands a right hand.
Quela fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quela lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Knight or not. #T3#
A short left from Knight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knight.
Knight tries to throw a body punch but Quela avoids it by throwing Knight back against the cage.
Quela misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quela doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quela lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Quela working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Quela blocks a body shot from Knight.
Knight looking to throw knees to the head but Quela is blocking nicely.
Quela throws a head punch that misses.
Quela lands a nice uppercut.
Quela lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quela.
Quela avoids the elbow strike from Knight, against the cage.
Knight wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Quela softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knight is trying to push Quela away but Quela has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T4#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quela.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knight.
Quela misses with some punches.
Quela tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quela.
Knight tries to circle away but Quela has him pinned against the cage.
Quela throws a head punch that misses.
Knight tries a body shot but Quela blocks it.
Knight throws a head punch that misses.
Quela misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knight wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knight pushes Quela back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quela working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Knight as the two fighters clinch.
Knight gets through Quela's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knight working aggressively here.
Knight has a couple of punches blocked by Quela.
Quela misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chung Quela will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rockford Knight's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Quela fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knight throws a hook but Quela avoids it easily.
Quela tries to clinch but Knight is having none of it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Knight lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Quela has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Quela and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL2#
Quela rushes Knight and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knight looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Quela has a couple of punches blocked by Knight.
Quela presses Knight against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knight tries to work over Quela's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quela works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Quela throws a punch but it's blocked by Knight.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quela tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Quela back against the cage. #T1#
Quela misses with a body punch.
Quela misses with a punch on the inside.
Knight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knight is trying to break the clinch but Quela is controlling him.
Quela working aggressively here.
Knight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Quela or not.
Knight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Quela lands a right hand.
Quela throws a head punch that misses.
Knight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knight lands an elbow just above Quela 's eye.
Quela misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knight struggles to land a body shot inside as Quela controls his hands.
Quela tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Quela back against the cage.
Knight tries a body shot but Quela blocks it.
Knight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T2#
Quela misses with a punch to the body.
Quela tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knight has a couple of punches blocked by Quela.
Quela lands with a right to the head.
Knight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Quela fails to land.
Knight blocks a body shot from Quela.
Quela tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knight's elbow. #BC#
Knight breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Quela moves into the clinch.
A short right from Knight.
Quela misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Quela fails to land.
Quela tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knight prevents a body shot from Quela.
A body shot lands from Quela.
A head punch on the inside from Knight fails to land. #T3#
Knight blocks an uppercut.
Quela can't find room to land a body shot as Knight controls the action.
Knight lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Quela.
Knight lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quela blocks an uppercut.
Knight is leaning against Quela and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Quela struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Quela misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC#
Knight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quela moves to clinch but Knight breaks away
and Knight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quela throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Knight wants to slow Quela down by chopping away at his legs. #T4#
Knight moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Quela as he checks the leg kick.#CL2#
Quela moves into the clinch.
Quela misses with the head strike.
Quela scores with a shot to the side of Knight's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quela throws a head punch that misses.
Quela tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knight lands a hook that snaps the head of Quela backwards.
Quela fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knight blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knight.
Quela fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quela.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knight blocking some punches.
Quela misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chung Quela.
I think Quela 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chung Quela!
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