Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: CFC 455: Smith v Lacplesis
Date: Jan 23, 2022

#R1#
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adee.#TD#
Knox closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Adee to the mat! Adee manages to get full guard.
Adee wants to get back to his feet but Knox passes into half guard. #REVB#
Knox thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adee's head.
Knox keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Knox thows a huge punch but Adee dodges it nicely.
Adee is refusing to be controlled, as Knox sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES2#
Adee manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Knox keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Adee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knox.#T1#
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adee blocks an uppercut.
Adee tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Adee back against the cage.
Adee swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Knox. #BC#
Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adee.#TD#
Knox drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knox postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Knox throws a big right hand that misses.
Knox trying to control but Adee is working from the bottom.
Knox prevents Adee from getting back to his feet. #T2#
Knox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Knox scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Knox has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Knox slips nicely into half guard.
Knox not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Adee is trying to escape back to his feet but Knox uses the scramble to pass into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.#T3#
Knox sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Adee is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Knox misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Knox misses with the ground and pound.
Knox looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Adee is avoiding damage well.
Adee managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Knox.
Knox looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Adee is avoiding damage well.
Knox in side control lands a decent elbow.
Knox working the ground and pound but Adee is defending the strikes.
Knox sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Adee is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position. #T4#
Adee wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Knox is looking to take a break and control but Adee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adee is looking to get back to his feet here but Knox is keeping cool and he's managed to take Adee's back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#ES2#
Adee manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Knox blocks a head kick by Adee.
Adee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Arriorus Adee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adee walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Adee misses the shot to the body.
Adee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Adee.
Knox scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Adee lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab from Knox.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adee connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adee motions for Knox to come forward. Adee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Adee misses with a leg kick
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knox.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Knox checks a leg kick. #T1#
Adee jabs at Knox's body.
Knox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Adee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knox. That did some damage!
Adee is looking to clinch.
Adee ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox slips a jab from Adee.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knox tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Adee swivels and escapes.
Knox misses with a wild combination.
Adee throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox misses with a hook. Adee ducked under it nicely.
Adee lands a really nice looking cross but Knox seems unphased.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adee. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Adee finds it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Knox as he connects with a hook.#T2#
Knox throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adee throws the kick towards the body but Knox avoids it.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adee.
Beta Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox swings for the body but Adee moves out of range.
Knox is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Adee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adee misses with an uppercut.
Adee leaves Knox with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Adee tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Adee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knox's head backwards.
Adee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.#T3#
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adee.
Adee misses with a body shot.
Knox throws a jab when Adee was well out of range.
A lazy body kick from Adee
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Adee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Knox connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adee.
Adee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Arriorus Adee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Adee.
Adee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Adee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Adee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Knox. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knox.
Adee's corner calls for a 1-2. Adee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adee looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but Adee manages to avoid it.#T4#
Adee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Adee scrambles back to his feet.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Adee slips the punch.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Adee to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Adee.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adee was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Adee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Adee defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Adee throws a solid leg kick but Knox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Adee.#TD#
Adee gets caught flat footed, as Knox shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#ES2#
Adee has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Knox is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adee lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Beta Knox will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Knox has a takedown stuffed.
It seemed like Adee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Adee misses with a wild body shot.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but Adee manages to avoid it.
Adee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Adee throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Adee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Knox avoids the head kick by Adee.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adee shapes to counter with a head kick.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adee.
Adee throws out a counter right but Knox avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Adee.
Knox moves out of range of the body kick from Adee.
Adee misses with an uppercut
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Adee connects with an inside leg kick.#T1#
Adee lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Adee.
Adee doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Knox blocks a head kick by Adee.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adee.
Knox takes a swing at Adee's ribcage but misses.
Knox throws a jab when Adee was well out of range.
Adee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox misses with a hook.
Adee defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox throws the left hand but Adee avoids the punch easily.
Adee follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Adee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Knox is out of range and Adee settles back down.
Knox steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Adee. That one must have hurt.
Knox misses with a straight right. #T2#
Adee throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knox jabs Adee right on the nose. Adee blinks but takes it well.
Knox lands a really nice looking cross but Adee seems unphased.
Adee misses with a low kick.
Knox throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Adee on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adee throws a big shot that misses.
Knox slips under a jab.
Knox takes one to the side of the head.
Knox scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Adee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Adee only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Knox or perhaps it was just good defense by Adee, which made it look bad. #T3#
Knox with a jab.
Adee moves away from the strike by Knox.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Adee is just out of range.
Adee lands with a shot to the body.
Knox blocks the body kick.
Adee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Arriorus Adee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beta Knox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Adee misses.
Adee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Adee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Adee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Knox counters with a left to the body. #T4#
Knox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Adee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Adee's shoulder, as Adee tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adee! But no joy.
Nice body punch from Adee.
Beta Knox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knox lands with a right hand.
Knox lands with an uppercut that bounces Adee off the cage and back into range.
Adee misses with a low kick.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Adee throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adee jabs at Knox's body.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arriorus Adee.
I think Knox has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Beta Knox!
Beta Knox seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: CFC 449: Smith v Shamrock
Date: Jan 02, 2022

#R1#
Knox connects with a single shot there.
Olsen slips a straight right by Knox.
Beta Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olsen swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Olsen thuds a left hand into Knox's body.
Olsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Knox swings widly with a right hand
and Olsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Olsen 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.
Olsen misses the jab.
Olsen blocks a jab.
Knox scores with a hook.
Knox lands a body shot.
A jab from Olsen does it's job there.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Knox misses.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Left hook, right uppercut from Knox.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox slips under a jab from Olsen.
Nice cross by Knox.#T1#
Olsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Olsen connects with a looping right hand.
Olsen slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Olsen.
Knox lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Knox slips under a jab.
Knox lands a nice looking body shot.
Knox lands with a shot to the body.
Olsen tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.#TD#
Knox feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Olsen is looking to stand back up but Knox counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Olsen.
This has been an exciting period of action!#REVB#
Knox sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Olsen defending well though. #T2#
Knox thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Knox is nestled in close to Olsen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Olsen is looking for a sweep. Knox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Olsen is trying to stand.
Knox trying to control the action but Olsen is working from the bottom.
Knox sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Olsen defending well though.
Knox missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Olsen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Olsen gets full guard.
Knox controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T3#
Olsen keeping moving, preventing Knox from controlling successfully.
Olsen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knox is one step ahead there.
Knox working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Olsen has control of Knox's left arm, preventing Knox from doing any damage.
Knox won't allow Olsen to sweep him here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Olsen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Knox wants to control from the top but Olsen keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Olsen lands with an uppercut that bounces Knox off the cage and back into range.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Olsen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olsen.
Hugo Olsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Olsen loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Olsen works Knox's body with a nice hook.
Knox 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.
Knox on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Knox lands with a right hand. #TD#
Knox shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Knox was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Olsen sneaks out the side door and pushes Knox away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Olsen swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox dives in for a single leg takedown but Olsen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Olsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Beta Knox will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
A jab from Knox misses.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
It seemed like Olsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olsen.
A countering left hand to the body from Olsen misses.#TD#
Knox fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Olsen to the ground. Knox is now in Olsen's guard.
Knox working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Knox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Olsen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Knox is controlling him.
Knox stopping the sweep attempt from Olsen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox postures up.
Knox controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Olsen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Knox stands up over Olsen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T1#
Olsen keeping full guard, as Knox tries to pass.
Olsen looking for a sweep. Not yet Olsen, not yet.
Olsen keeping full guard, as Knox tries to pass.
Knox engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Olsen keeping moving, preventing Knox from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nice uppercut there from Olsen.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Knox lands an overhand right.
Beta Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Olsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Olsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olsen with a jab.
Knox misses with a lunging right hand
and Olsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Olsen just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Knox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Olsen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Olsen moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Olsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Olsen at a distance.
Knox lands a glancing blow to the side of Olsen's head.
Knox moves out of range as Olsen strikes.#T3#
Knox cracks Olsen with a good jab.
Knox drops his hands momentarily and Olsen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox lands with an uppercut that bounces Olsen off the cage and back into range.
Olsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Olsen misses the shot to the body.
Olsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Knox with a hook.
Olsen misses with a straight left.
Knox tries for a takedown but Olsen circles away easily
and Olsen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Olsen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T4#
Olsen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knox finds it's way round the side to connect with Olsen's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Olsen staying out of range there.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Olsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Olsen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knox dips to his left and cracks Olsen with an uppercut!
Knox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Olsen slips under a jab from Knox.
Olsen looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Olsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Olsen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Knox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Olsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Beta Knox will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Olsen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Knox scores with a jab.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Olsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Knox misses with a few strikes there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Knox.
Olsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#TD#
Knox scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Knox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Olsen keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsen looks like he's trying to stand up. #T1#
Olsen is looking to control Knox's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Olsen avoid being mounted?
Knox sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Olsen defending well though.
Knox wants to control but Olsen is keeping him busy.
Olsen tries to get to full guard but Knox has control of the leg.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Knox working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Olsen's thigh. Olsen counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Olsen controls Knox momentarily but Knox frees himself.
Knox prevents Olsen from getting back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hugo Olsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olsen. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olsen throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Olsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice shot by Knox.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Knox lands a jab to the head.
Olsen misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
Knox swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Knox shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Olsen as he jumps to the side.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Olsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A cross from Knox lands.#T3#
Olsen misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Knox. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knox.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Olsen is out of range.
Knox shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Olsen pinned against the cage. Olsen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beta Knox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox misses the jab.
Olsen misses with a body shot.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olsen moves away.
Olsen missing with a left hand there. Knox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox lands with a hook. Olsen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #TD#
Knox shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Olsen napping and manages to drive through into side control!#T4#
Olsen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Knox is thwarting Olsen's attempts to control the position.
Olsen gets full guard.
Beta Knox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knox preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olsen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Knox controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Olsen keeping moving, preventing Knox from controlling successfully.
Knox postures up and lands a big shot to Olsen's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Beta Knox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knox, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beta Knox!
A victorious Beta Knox thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: CFC 440: Tiotio v Lindholm
Date: Nov 25, 2021

#R1##CL#
Cadman rushes Knox and presses him up against the cage.
Knox is trying to break the clinch but Cadman has him pressed against the cage.
Cadman gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cadman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cadman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knox tries for a takedown but Cadman manages to get underhooks.
Cadman lands a left hand.
Cadman pushes Knox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox trying to control the position but instead, Cadman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Knox into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cadman is stalling here.
Cadman pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Knox's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cadman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Cadman presses Knox against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cadman swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Cadman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cadman lands a nice elbow. #CUT#It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.
Cadman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cadman lands a left hand.
Cadman gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Cadman avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Knox blocking some punches.
Cadman throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cadman lands a nice uppercut.
Cadman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
Cadman looking to throw knees to the head but Knox is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cadman is defending well.
Knox avoids the elbow strike from Cadman , against the cage.
Knox is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cayden Cadman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beta Knox.
Cadman lands a nice uppercut.#T2#
Knox trying to control the position but instead, Cadman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Knox into the cage.
Cadman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knox blocking some punches.
Cadman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cadman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Knox can turn it around.
Cadman throws a head punch that misses.
Cadman just leaning against Knox, taking a breather.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Cadman lands a hook that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cadman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Cadman stalling against the cage. #BC2#
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Cadman closes the distance and clinches. #T3#
Knox blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cadman .
Cadman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Cadman lands a hook that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Cadman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox. #BC2#
Knox breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Cadman .
Cadman slips a jab from Knox.
Cadman misses with a low kick as Knox jumps back.
Knox throws a body punch but Cadman moves out of range.
Knox swings for the body but Cadman moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Cadman there.#T4#
Cadman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Cadman .
Knox looks to land a right hand but Cadman moved out of range.
Cadman feinted with a counter takedown.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cadman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cadman lands with an uppercut that bounces Knox off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Cadman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD2#
Knox gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Cadman is trying to control the position but Knox postures up.
Cadman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Knox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cadman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cayden Cadman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Donk. Knox catches Cadman right on the button with a cross.#CL#
Knox gets tackled into the cage by Cadman . Cadman maintains the clinch.
Cadman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Knox. #BC2#
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cadman misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cadman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cadman . #T1#
Some wild striking there from Cadman .
Cadman 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Knox under the eye.
Cadman throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Cadman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knox changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cadman tries to avoid it but Knox manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cadman to the ground. Cadman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #CL#
Cadman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cadman lands with a left to the head.
Cadman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Cadman swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Knox has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cadman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cadman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cadman trying to land knees to the body.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Knox tries to work over Cadman 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cadman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cadman as Knox tries to tie him up.
Cadman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Knox breaks from the clinch.
Cadman connects with a jab.#CL#
Cadman closes the distance and clinches.
Cadman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knox is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cadman . #T3#
Cadman gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cadman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knox can do to turn this around?
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cadman .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cadman .
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cadman 's elbow.
Cadman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cadman looking to throw knees to the head but Knox is blocking nicely. #BC2#
Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Cadman clinches.
Cadman misses with some punches.
Cayden Cadman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knox tries for a takedown but Cadman manages to get underhooks.
Cayden Cadman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beta Knox.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cadman has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Cadman gets underhooks to prevent Knox's takedown attempt.
Cadman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T4#
Cadman pushes off an throws an elbow but Knox leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cadman has Knox pressed against the cage.
Cadman effectively controlling the action here.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cadman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cadman lands an uppercut.
Cadman swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cadman lands a right hand. #ROC#Knox is rocked!
A short right from Cadman on the inside.
Knox is still on wobbly legs! Can Cadman finish him?
Cadman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cadman fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #TD2#
Knox lands a takedown into guard.
Cadman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cadman has his hands on Knox's head, controlling the position.
Knox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cayden Cadman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Cadman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knox seems to have recovered his senses.
Knox throws a nice looking combination but Cadman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cadman throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cadman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cadman moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knox throws the left hand but Cadman avoids the punch easily.
Cadman tries to counter with a takedown but Knox is quick to defend against it.#CL#
Cadman moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox blocking some punches.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cadman is trying to stall.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cadman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Cadman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knox is defending well for now.
Cadman tries a knee to the head but Knox blocks it.
Knox is trying to force a seperation but Cadman has the dominant position.
Knox lands with a light punch inside.
Cadman lands an uppercut.
Cadman lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC2#
Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cayden Cadman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cadman connects with a body shot.#CL#
Knox gets tackled into the cage by Cadman . Cadman maintains the clinch.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Cadman .
Cadman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox looking for a takedown.
Cadman trying to land knees to the body.
Cadman pushes off an throws an elbow but Knox leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knox is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cadman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Cadman . #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cadman . #TD2#
Knox is trying to trip Cadman . He has hold of a leg but Cadman is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Knox persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Knox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knox trying to control the position from guard on top but Cadman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cadman has control of Knox's left arm, preventing Knox from doing any damage.
Knox trying to control the position from guard on top but Cadman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Cadman seems keen to control Knox's posture.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nice shot lands for Cadman .#CL#
Cadman gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cadman .
A head punch on the inside from Cadman fails to land.
Cadman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox can't get the takedown.
Cayden Cadman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beta Knox.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Cadman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cadman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#T4#
Cadman lands a nice uppercut.
Cadman has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Cadman stops a takedown attempt from Knox.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beta Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cadman controlling the action here for a moment. #BC2#
Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Cadman tries to move into range but Knox moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cadman with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cadman takes one to the side of the head.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cadman was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cayden Cadman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cadman , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cayden Cadman !
In defeat, Beta Knox stepped up to the mic, saying '"If you haven't lost in this sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes) '.

Event: CFC 437: DeSilva vs Holmes Jr
Date: Nov 07, 2021

#R1#
Smith slips under a jab from Knox.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A left lands for Knox.
Knox lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith tries to bum rush Knox with a series of wild strikes but Knox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Knox. That snapped Smith's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Knox misses the jab.
Smith avoids the body shot from Knox.
Knox swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.#T2#
Knox throws a right hand that misses
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knox shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Knox has a takedown stuffed.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith dives in and grabs Knox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Knox pushes down on Smith's head and hops out.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knox throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith slips under a jab from Knox.
Smith throws a counter combo.
Knox has been working on his balance at Alpha Brasil, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Smith.
Smith throws a low kick but Knox moves out of range easily. #T3#
Smith jabs Knox right on the nose. Knox blinks but takes it well.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Knox avoids the body shot from Smith.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Knox scores with a jab.#TD2#
Smith closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Knox to the mat! Knox manages to get full guard.
Smith works over Knox with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Knox is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T4#
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knox wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Smith is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Knox looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Smith dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Smith looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Knox is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Knox bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard. #REVR#
Knox trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith wants to improve his position but instead Knox has moved into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith trying to get back to full guard but Knox takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Knox working away from the top, dropping strikes.#T1#
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
Smith keeps trying to improve his position.
Knox controlling the pace for now.
Knox avoids the attempt from Smith to control.
Knox throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Smith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Smith takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Smith sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.#T2#
Knox throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
Knox seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smith wants to improve his position but Knox is controlling well.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Knox sits in half guard.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Knox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Knox with the ground and pound but Smith uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Knox in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Knox controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T3#
Smith keeping moving, preventing Knox from controlling successfully.
Knox controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Smith trying to control the position.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.#T4#
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Knox's head back.
A shot to the body from Smith misses
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Beta Knox will probably get the nod.
That's time! Knox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knox's waist but Knox gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Jab by Smith.
Knox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Knox takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Knox's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Knox scrambles back to his feet.#CUT2#It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith jabs at Knox's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knox.#TD2#
Smith is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Knox's half guard.#T1#
Knox is trying to get back to full guard.
Knox is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Knox avoid being mounted?
Knox is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smith seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smith throwing shots but Knox is blocking nicely.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Knox makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Knox.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body. #T2#
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith stands up over Knox, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #ROC2#Knox is rocked!
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oh Knox is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Knox wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Smith passes into half guard.
Knox tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Smith looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Smith lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Knox quite badly. Knox pulls Smith in close trying to recover. Smith postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Knox on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Knox doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Smith!
In defeat, Beta Knox stepped up to the mic, saying '"If you haven't lost in this sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes) '.

Event: Grunge 68: Night Goat
Date: Oct 24, 2021

#R1#
Knox stuffs the takedown attempt from Ungar. Ungar gets slowly back to his feet.
Ungar tries to clinch but Knox moves away
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox shoots for a takedown but Ungar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ungar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ungar swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Ungar throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Ungar thinks about the counter body kick.
Ungar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knox blocks the body kick.
Ungar wants to clinch.#T1#
Ungar misses with a left hand
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD2#
Ungar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Knox wants to control but Ungar postures up.
Ungar misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ungar controlling from side mount.
Knox sneaks back into half guard.
Knox tries to get to full guard but Ungar has control of the leg.
Ungar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knox's head. #T2#
Knox tries to roll over but Ungar keeps him under control.
Ungar works his way into full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ungar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knox wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ungar. #SUB2#
Ungar goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Knox turns into him and now he's in Ungar's guard.
Ungar has his hands on Knox's head, controlling the position. #T3##SUB2#
Knox got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ungar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Knox has managed to get both his arms back between Ungar's legs - danger averted.
Knox tries to free his leg and advance position but Ungar is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ungar looking to control but Knox passes into half guard.
Knox lands with a punch from half guard.
Knox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ungar keeps working. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Knox sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Knox prevents Ungar from improving his position.
Ungar wants to control but Knox is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ungar keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Knox wants to take a breather but Ungar is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ungar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Knox is working away from the top position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Beta Knox will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Ungar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Knox.#CUT2#It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.
Knox shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knox throws a poor cross that misses
and Ungar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ungar throws a leg kick
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Ungar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knox sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #CL2#
Ungar rushes Knox and presses him up against the cage.
Knox is trying to push Ungar away but Ungar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knox takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Ungar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Ungar gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Ungar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beta Knox is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Knox shoots in for a takedown but Ungar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ungar throws a counter combo.
Ungar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ungar looks for a takedown but Knox sprawls well.#CL2#
Ungar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knox wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ungar has him pressed against the cage.
Knox is trying to break free.#BC#
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ungar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox cracks Ungar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ungar looks for a takedown but Knox sprawls well.
Beta Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barnabas Ungar.#T2#
Ungar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox. #TD2#
Ungar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Knox wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ungar is now in half guard.
Ungar is trying to control the action in half guard but Knox is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ungar frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Knox can't escape the position. #SUB2#
Ungar swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Knox is now in Ungar's guard. A big mistake from Ungar there, giving up the dominant position! #T3#
Knox controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Knox wants to pass the guard but Ungar is keeping the position.
Ungar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knox is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
Ungar looking for a triangle here. Knox is fighting it but it looks tight! Ungar pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Knox is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Barnabas Ungar!
Barnabas Ungar bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Beta Knox stepped up to the mic, saying '"If you haven't lost in this sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes) '.

Event: Grunge 60: Mother Love Bone
Date: Aug 22, 2021

#R1#
Knox's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blyad under the eye.
Blyad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Blyad misses with a hook.
Knox throws the left hand but Blyad avoids the punch easily.
Blyad fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Knox lands a right hook to the body.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.
A jab from Knox misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyad attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Knox throws an off balance right hand
and Blyad counters with an inside leg kick.
Beta Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Knox shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Blyad is trying to defend but Knox finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#T1##SUB#
Blyad looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Blyad is looking for a sweep. Knox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Blyad looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Blyad looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Knox seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #SUB#
Blyad actively working from the bottom here.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Knox controlling the pace. #SUB#
Blyad actively working from the bottom here.
Knox working Blyad over with strikes.
Knox scoring with strikes to the body and head. #SUB#
Blyad looking for submissions off his back.
Blyad trying to control from the bottom. #SUB#
Blyad is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Knox pulls his head out easily.
Knox content to control rather than advance.
Blyad is looking to control Knox's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blyad avoid being mounted?#T3#
Still in half guard, Knox seems content to control.
Blyad manages to get to full guard.
Knox sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blyad's guard.
Knox seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blyad does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Blyad is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Knox pulls his head out easily.
Blyad wants to improve his position but Knox is controlling well. #SUB#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blyad is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Knox pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Blyad looking for submissions off his back.#T4#
Blyad wants to control but Knox is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB#
Blyad actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Blyad is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Knox pulls his head out easily.
Blyad is looking for a sweep. Knox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Knox lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Blyad is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knox sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Blyad wants to control but Knox is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Blyad tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blyad takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blyad counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Knox.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blyad.
Knox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T1#
Knox works Blyad's body with a nice hook.
Blyad misses the jab.
Knox blocks the body kick.
Ay Blyad is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Blyad ducks down to avoid it.
Blyad appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Knox takes one to the chin there.
Blyad misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blyad throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox lands a nice hook to Blyad's body. Blyad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T2#
Knox misses with a looping right.
Ay Blyad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blyad lands with an uppercut that bounces Knox off the cage and back into range.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Blyad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blyad feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Blyad throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox moves out of range as Blyad strikes.
Knox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Knox throws a body punch but Blyad moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Blyad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T3#
Blyad scores with a shot to the body.
Blyad throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blyad was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
A counter left hand to the body from Blyad misses its target.
Blyad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Knox has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blyad.
Knox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blyad.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Blyad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T4#
Nice body kick there by Blyad.
A big left from Knox misses.
Blyad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knox has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blyad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Knox throws an off balance right hand
and Blyad counters with a thumping low kick.
Knox shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blyad pinned against the cage. Blyad gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As Knox looks to move away, Blyad throws a big counter combo but Knox just gets out of the way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Blyad.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ay Blyad dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Blyad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blyad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blyad takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blyad scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Blyad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blyad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knox has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knox throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blyad's waist but Blyad gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Knox off to one side.
Blyad feinted there with a counter leg kick.#T1#
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blyad manages to avoid it.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blyad.
Blyad half committed to a counter leg kick.
Blyad looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Blyad fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Knox on the side of the head.
Knox fails with the takedown.
Blyad half committed to a counter leg kick.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Blyad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Blyad is looking to counter punch.#T2#
Knox throws a hook but Blyad avoids it easily.
It appears Blyad was looking to counter with a kick there.
Knox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Blyad to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#That has opened up Beta Knox's cut even more.
Blyad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blyad appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Blyad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Knox misses with a jab to the body
and Blyad counters with a nice low kick that buckles Knox's knee momentarily.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blyad was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
An attempted straight right counter from Blyad misses the target.#T3#
Knox connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blyad.
Blyad slips a jab from Knox.
As Knox backs away, Blyad returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Blyad scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knox doesn't seem bothered though.
Blyad wants to slow Knox down by chopping away at his legs.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blyad darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Knox scores with a decent looking hook.#T4#
Blyad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Blyad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knox walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blyad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox lands a lovely overhand right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ay Blyad showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blyad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ay Blyad!
After winning the bout, Ay Blyad thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Beta Knox had this to say: '"If you haven't lost in this sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes) '.

Event: Grunge 54: Canada
Date: Jul 17, 2021

#R1#
Canthropus Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox with a poor takedown
and Canthropus Jr counters with a series of strikes. Knox will be more careful next time no doubt.
Knox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Canthropus Jr misses with a head kick.
Knox appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Knox darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Knox scores with a hook.#ROC#Canthropus Jr is rocked!
Canthropus Jr scores with a push kick.
Canthropus Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Knox finish him?
Beta Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox throws an overhand right that drops Canthropus Jr like a sack of potatoes! Knox dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beta Knox!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Beta Knox waved his t-shirt featuring Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 165$ 's logo in front of the cameras.
Pit Canthropus Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'I blame this on my shit genetics. Fuck you Dad!'.

Event: Grunge 49: Wake Up
Date: Jun 13, 2021

#R1#
Chang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chang throws a combination that misses
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Chang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox swings for the body but Chang moves out of range.
Chang throws out a powerful jab.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Chang moved out of range nicely.
Knox sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Chang connects with a crisp jab.
Chang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knox has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Chang is out of range.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chang throws a leg kick
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Chang stuffs the takedown attempt from Knox. Knox gets slowly back to his feet. #CL2#
Chang moves into range and clinches up with Knox.#T1#
Chang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards. #BC#
Knox breaks from the clinch.
Bruce Chang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Chang moves away and avoids it.
Chang throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Chang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chang avoids it really well and circles away.
Chang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Knox dips to his left and cracks Chang with an uppercut!
Chang's corner calls for a 1-2. Chang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CUT2#It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.#CL2#
Chang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knox, pushing him back against the cage.
Knox taking a breather.
Chang lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC#
Knox manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Chang gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chang throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.#T2#
Knox throws the left hand but Chang avoids the punch easily.
Chang throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Chang. #CL2#
Chang clinches with his opponent.
Chang taking a breather.
Knox wants to break the clinch but can't. #BC#
Knox breaks from the clinch.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chang.
Knox with a nice cross.#CL2#
Chang has Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
Chang pushes Knox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chang lands with a right to the head.
Knox can't break the clinch.
Knox is trying to force a seperation but Chang has the dominant position.
Knox has had enough of the clinch but Chang keeps him there for the moment.
Knox wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chang scores with an uppercut up the middle.#TD2#
Chang has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Knox is trying to keep an underhook but Chang manages to get the takedown into half guard.#T3#
Chang is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Knox reverses the position - he's now on top in Chang's guard.
Chang is controlling Knox's posture.
Knox trying to control the position from guard on top but Chang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knox postures up. #SUB2#
Chang is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Knox is aware though and is defending well.
Chang keeping moving, preventing Knox from controlling successfully.
Knox scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Chang is looking for a triangle here but Knox uses the submission attempt to pass into side control. #T4#
Knox scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Chang to see if he's OK.
Knox lands a few punches from side control.
Knox scoring with punches from side control.
Knox wants to control but Chang is keeping him busy.
Chang gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Chang is not content to let Knox control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Chang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Knox throws a body punch but Chang moves out of range.
Knox misses with a jab to the body
and Chang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chang swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox dives in for a single leg takedown but Chang sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Knox tries to circle away but Chang has him pinned against the cage.
Knox has Chang pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chang manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #BC#
Knox manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Chang has managed to clinch. #TD2#
Chang lands a takedown into guard.
Chang works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB2#
Chang is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Knox defends it well. #SUB2#
Chang wants to work for an arm triangle but Knox is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Chang is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Knox sees it coming and defends easily.#T1#
Chang passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Knox!
Chang moves to the back position.
Well, with Chang on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Knox is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Knox tries to roll but Chang sticks to his back.
Chang avoiding Knox 's attempts to control his hands.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chang throwing sloppy strikes. #SUB2#
Chang working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Knox is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Chang has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Knox taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bruce Chang!
After the big win, Bruce Chang made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conviction and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Beta Knox was interviewed post fight and said 'If you haven't lost in this sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet. (Matt Hughes) '.

Event: Grunge 42: 420 Special
Date: Apr 20, 2021

#R1#
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#TD#
Knox shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Knox looks to land a strike but Tyraanicao avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Tyraanicao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyraanicao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Knox's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Knox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Knox lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T1#
Tyraanicao is trying to control the position but Knox postures up.
Tyraanicao looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knox connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyraanicao controlling the position.
Knox trying to control but Tyraanicao is working from the bottom.
Tyraanicao not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Knox throwing strikes but missing.
Knox is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Knox landing with the ground and pound.
Tyraanicao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Knox.
Knox postures up.
Knox landing some decent shots from guard.
Knox stands up over Tyraanicao, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knox prevents Tyraanicao from getting back to his feet. #T3#
Knox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Knox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tyraanicao looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Knox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tyraanicao wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Knox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tyraanicao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tyraanicao controlling Knox's posture.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Knox is working Tyraanicao over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Knox keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tyraanicao's head.
Knox advances position into side control!
Knox in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tyraanicao is looking to regain half guard here but Knox keeps moving and retains side control.
Knox working the strikes but Tyraanicao uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyraanicao is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tyraanicao has time to react.
Tyraanicao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox connects with a jab.
Tyraanicao dips to his left and cracks Knox with an uppercut!#CUT2#It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Knox.
Tyraanicao moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Despite the aggression on Tyraanicao's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tyraanicao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox scores with a jab to the jaw.
Knox lands with a right hand.
Beta Knox is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Knox lands the left hand.#ROC#Tyraanicao is rocked!
Knox misses with a right hand
and Tyraanicao counters with a leg kick.
Knox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've been informed that Tyraanicao has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Knox scores with a shot to the body. #KD2#
Tyraanicao lands a left and a right that send Knox crashing to the mat, dazed. Tyraanicao thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#Knox is rocked!
Beta Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD#
Knox shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Knox was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Tyraanicao throws Knox to one side and escapes!
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyraanicao was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Tyraanicao thinks about the counter body kick.
Knox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Tyraanicao's head but Tyraanicao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyraanicao appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyraanicao can do to turn this around?
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Tyraanicao ducks down to avoid it.
Tyraanicao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T2#
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox connects with a single shot there.
Tyraanicao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Tyraanicao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Tyraanicao ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
It seemed like Tyraanicao was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox throws a hook but Tyraanicao avoids it easily.
Tyraanicao let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyraanicao.
Knox blocks a head kick by Tyraanicao.
A quick step to the side and Knox tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyraanicao takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knox scores with a jab to the head.
Tyraanicao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T3#
Knox avoids the head kick by Tyraanicao.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Tyraanicao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bostar Tyraanicao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyraanicao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyraanicao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tyraanicao looks to throw a body kick
and Knox counters with a right hand to the body.
Knox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tyraanicao looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox cracks a nice hook into Tyraanicao's ribs.
A lazy left from Knox finds it's target.#T4#
Knox works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tyraanicao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyraanicao defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Tyraanicao's shoulder, as Tyraanicao tries to avoid the shot.
Tyraanicao tries a quick counter leg kick but Knox is wise to it.
Knox misses with a straight left.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knox cracks Tyraanicao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knox shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tyraanicao defends it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3##TD#
Knox fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tyraanicao to the ground. Knox is now in Tyraanicao's guard.
Knox trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyraanicao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knox in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knox scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tyraanicao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tyraanicao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T1#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knox cracks Tyraanicao with a solid left hand.
Tyraanicao looking to control but Knox passes into half guard.
Tyraanicao tries to get to full guard but Knox has control of the leg.
Beta Knox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knox is keen to just control but Tyraanicao is a slippery customer.
Knox working the head and body with strikes.
Knox throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tyraanicao taking some punishment here, with Knox in his half guard.
Tyraanicao is still in real trouble! Can Knox finish him?
Tyraanicao wants to control but Knox is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bostar Tyraanicao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Knox thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tyraanicao's head.
Tyraanicao seems to have recovered his senses.
Knox is nestled in close to Tyraanicao, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Knox scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Knox thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Knox thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tyraanicao's head.
Tyraanicao is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Knox scores with a couple of nice shots.
Knox lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Tyraanicao! More strikes land and this one is all over! Knox jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beta Knox!
After the big win, Beta Knox made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 165$ and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Bostar Tyraanicao spoke after the fight, saying 'Shit, I need to fuck a goat.'.

Event: Grunge 36: Pretty Noose
Date: Feb 28, 2021

#R1##TD2#
Knox shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Knox was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Chang throws Knox to one side and escapes!
Chang misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox has his takedown stuffed
and Chang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No luck for Knox with that takedown attempt.
Chang misses with a hook to the body
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #TD2#
Knox dives in and scores a takedown into Chang's guard.#SUB#
Chang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Knox postures up. #T1#
Chang is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Knox is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Knox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chang holds on and takes a little breather.
Knox with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chang is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Knox stops Chang from standing up.
Knox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chang trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Knox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An attempted straight right counter from Chang misses the target.#TD2#
Knox scores with a takedown into Chang's guard.
Chang wants to stand up but Knox is controlling him.
Chang trying to keep a closed guard but Knox is proving a slippery customer.
Knox throws a big elbow that misses.
Knox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Knox throws a big elbow that misses.
Chang has control of Knox's left arm, preventing Knox from doing any damage. #T3#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Knox's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Knox working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chang is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chang wants to stand but Knox is controlling the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Knox shoots in but Chang avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chang feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bruce Chang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beta Knox.
Knox's corner calls for a 1-2. Knox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T4#
Knox cracks Chang with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Knox. That snapped Chang's head back.
Knox lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Knox avoids the head kick by Chang.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Chang throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
Knox dives in and grabs Chang's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chang pushes down on Knox's head and hops out.
Chang is looking to counter punch.
Knox has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Knox scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chang in his tracks.
Chang has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knox finds it's way round the side to connect with Chang's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chang. Chang obviously looking to wear him down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Knox looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chang is fending him off so far but Knox persists. Nope, Chang circles away and we're back to standing.
Knox scores with a nice head shot.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chang ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Chang moves away from the strike by Knox.
Chang misses with a low kick.
Knox is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chang with a body shot.
Knox looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chang is fending him off so far but Knox persists. Nope, Chang circles away and we're back to standing.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chang lands a leg kick that knocks Knox off balance momentarily.#TD2#
Knox drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Knox postures up.
Knox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T1#
Chang has control of Knox's left arm, preventing Knox from doing any damage.
Knox prevents Chang from getting back to his feet.
Chang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Knox.
Knox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chang is trying to keep Knox in close.
Knox with a flurry of punches that miss.
Knox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chang has his hands on Knox's head, controlling the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Knox catches Chang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knox goes for a double leg but Chang avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chang continues to drive forward.
Bruce Chang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beta Knox.
Nice shot by Knox.
Chang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chang stuffs the takedown.#T3#
No luck for Knox with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Chang was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Knox.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chang.
Chang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
A telegraphed right hand from Chang misses the target.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knox is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chang sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chang throws a wild body kick that Knox sees coming a mile off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Knox.
Chang is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Knox fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T4#
Chang thuds a left hand into Knox's body.
Nice straight punches there by Knox. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knox.
Knox sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Chang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Knox somewhat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chang stuffs the takedown attempt from Knox. Knox gets slowly back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bruce Chang will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Chang throws a big shot that misses.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#TD2#
Knox darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Chang makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chang.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chang holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chang looking for a sweep. Not yet Chang, not yet. #T1#
Knox is working Chang over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chang wants to sweep here but Knox controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chang is on top in guard. #REVR#
Chang won't allow Knox to sweep him here.
Chang wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Chang tries to stand but Knox is controlling from the bottom. #T2#
Knox is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knox is keeping the position for now.
Chang is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chang has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Knox misses with a lunging right hand
and Chang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Knox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chang lands with an uppercut that bounces Knox off the cage and back into range.
Knox doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bruce Chang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chang has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#TD2#
Knox looking to score a takedown here. Chang is defending well but Knox drives through and ends up in Chang's guard.

Chang is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Knox presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards. #T4#
Chang swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chang lands an uppercut.
Chang goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #TD2#
Knox has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Chang clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Chang tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Chang is desperately trying to improve his position but Knox has a good base and remains in mount.
Knox throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Chang because Knox loaded up on that one.
Chang is desperately trying to improve his position but Knox has a good base and remains in mount.
Chang takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Knox scoring with strikes but Chang is staying in there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Chang showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chang has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Chang!
Bruce Chang took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Conviction for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Beta Knox spoke after the fight, saying '"If you haven't lost in this sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes) '.

Event: Grunge 33: King Animal
Date: Feb 07, 2021

#R1#
Knox swings for the body but Rivers moves out of range.
Rivers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rivers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Knox fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rivers. That's going to slow Knox down.
Rivers tries to move into range but Knox moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rivers connects with a body shot that sends Knox's belly button to the back.
A low kick lands for Rivers.
Rivers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Rivers throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Knox lands a nice shot that snaps Rivers's head back.
Good shot there by Rivers.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Rivers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tom Rivers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Rivers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Knox takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Knox slips a jab and a cross from Rivers.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivers lands the left hand.
Knox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivers counters with a stiff right hand.
Rivers connects with a single shot there.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Rivers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Knox checks a leg kick.
Knox moves forwards but Rivers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivers throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rivers.
Donk. Knox catches Rivers right on the button with a cross.
Rivers moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC#Knox is rocked!
A jab from Rivers finds it's way through Knox's defenses.
Knox is still on wobbly legs! Can Rivers finish him?
Rivers tries to move into range but Knox moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've been informed that Knox 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.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Rivers engages and cracks Knox with a massive lead left hook - Knox tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Rivers is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tom Rivers!
Tom Rivers retains his lightweight title!
Tom Rivers decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Beta Knox spoke after the fight, saying '"If you havenï¿½t lost in this sport, you havenï¿½t fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes) '.

Event: Grunge 30: Malfunkshun
Date: Jan 17, 2021

#R1#
Bully fakes the leg kick and cracks Knox in the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bully. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bully lands a jab to the nose.
Bully tried to score with a low kick but Knox checks it.
Bully misses with a hook to the body
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Cyber Bully seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bully misses with a right hand
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Bully tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Knox is able to avoid easily.
Bully swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Knox misses.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Bully uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bully rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bully throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#TD2#
Bully tries to sprawl but Knox drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knox slips a nice elbow through Bully's hands, connecting with Bully's forehead.
Bully is trying to maintain the position but Knox is very close to passing his half guard.#T1#
Knox prevents Bully from improving his position.
Knox throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bully to regain full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Bully's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Knox lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Knox postures up in Bully's guard and throws a big left but Bully blocks it.
Bully keeping full guard, as Knox tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB#
Bully is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Knox defends well.#T2#
Knox lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Knox stands up over Bully, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Knox is in close to Bully's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bully manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Knox manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Bully stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bully throwing strikes but missing. #T3#
Bully stopping the sweep attempt from Knox.
Knox wants to improve his position but instead Bully has moved into half guard.
Knox is trying to control but can't.
Bully winds up and cracks Knox with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bully is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Knox!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox working to try and regain half guard.
Bully looking to land elbow strikes but Knox uses the position to regain half guard. #T4#
Knox wants to improve his position but Bully is controlling well.
Bully seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Knox does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bully throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Bully is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Knox defends it well.
Bully works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Beta Knox will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Bully misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab lands there for Bully.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bully appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bully throws a low kick but Knox avoids it.
Knox blocks a jab.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bully throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Bully looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bully scores with a nice strike.
Bully tries to score with a low kick but Knox moves his leg out of the way.
Knox misses with a hook. Bully ducked under it nicely.
Bully cracks Knox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T1#
Knox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bully rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD2#
and Knox counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bully!
Bully regains half guard.
Bully wants to improve his position but Knox is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Knox there.
Beta Knox has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bully tries to roll over but Knox keeps him under control.#SUB#
Bully looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T2#
Bully moves into full guard.
Knox postures up in Bully's guard and throws a big left but Bully blocks it. #SUB#
Bully is looking for a triangle here but Knox uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Bully can't do much from the bottom here. #T3#
Knox lands an elbow.
Knox working the ground and pound.
Bully tries to bench press Knox off him but Knox keeps the position.
Knox scoring with punches and elbows.
Bully takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bully gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bully works his way to full guard. Good work.#T4#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB#
Bully throws his legs up looking for a submission but Knox uses it to pass to side control.
Bully takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Knox throws a strike aimed at the side of Bully's head but Bully avoids it well.
Bully is trying to get back to half guard.
Knox landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Bully misses the shot to the body.
Bully misses the shot to the body.
Knox lands a nice looking body shot.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bully fires out a quick counter leg kick but Knox just manages to avoid it.
Bully thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body kick there by Bully.
Bully throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bully swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Knox drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.#SUB#
Bully looking for a guillotine here but Knox defends easily.
Knox connects with a couple of short punches.#T1#
Knox with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bully controls Knox momentarily but Knox frees himself. #SUB#
Bully is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bully avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Knox in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB#
Bully working for a triangle but Knox defends it easily.
Knox must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Knox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bully works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cyber Bully has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bully looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knox is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Bully looking for a guillotine here but Knox defends easily. #T3#
Bully avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Knox landing some decent shots from guard.
Bully is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Knox manages to get to full guard. #T4#
Knox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Beta Knox is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bully trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
Knox is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Bully is trying to control but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knox working Bully over with strikes.
Bully misses with some strikes from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Beta Knox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Knox winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beta Knox!
An out of breath and clearly excited Beta Knox thanked Voodoo Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: Grunge 27: Xmas Special
Date: Dec 25, 2020

#R1#
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
It looked like Eugen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Eugen misses. #TD2#
Knox drives through with a takedown into guard.
Knox is standing up over Eugen. Eugen looks to escape but Knox dives into side control. #REVR#
Eugen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Knox asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Knox scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Eugen to see if he's OK.
Knox misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Knox working the ground and pound.
Eugen is trying to buck Knox off.
Eugen taking a bit of punishment here - Knox scoring with strikes.
Eugen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
An elbow from Knox crashes against the mat. #T1#
Knox in side control lands a decent elbow.
Eugen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox cracks Eugen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Knox is chipping away with strikes.
Knox prevents Eugen from escaping the position.
Eugen trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Knox lands a decent elbow from side control.
Knox working the head and body with strikes.
Knox has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Eugen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Knox is controlling him well.
Knox working the body and head with strikes.
Knox landing strikes. #T2#
Sloppy strikes there by Knox.
Eugen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Knox is controlling him well.
Knox scores with a couple of short elbows.
Knox working the ground and pound but Eugen is defending the strikes.
Eugen bucks up and tries to throw Knox off but instead Knox has got his back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Eugen is trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Knox scores with punches from the back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Knox.
Eugen wants to get back to his feet. #T3#
Knox cracks Eugen with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Eugen from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Eugen wants to get back to his feet. #ES#
Knox has his opponent's back but Eugen is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Knox.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Eugen looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
Eugen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Knox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Eugen looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Knox changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Knox. Those never looked like landing.
Knox drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#CUT#It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.
Martin Eugen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eugen stuns Knox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eugen scores with a jab. Knox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jab, jab by Eugen - just one landing. #T4#
Eugen lands a nice looking body shot.
Eugen misses with an uppercut
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eugen misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eugen just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox shoots in but no luck this time.
Eugen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Eugen cracks Knox with a good jab.
Eugen looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Eugen.
Knox's corner calls for a 1-2. Knox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #TD2#
Knox darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Eugen wants to get back to his feet.
Eugen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Knox.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Eugen ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Eugen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Eugen misses.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Eugen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eugen lands a nice hook to Knox's body. Knox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eugen slips under a jab.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eugen moves out of range as Knox strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Eugen misses the target.
Eugen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox feints the counter takedown.
Eugen lands with a nice body punch.
Eugen misses with a body shot.
Eugen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T1#
Eugen throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eugen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Eugen misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Eugen.
Knox connects with a crisp jab.
Eugen throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Knox lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Eugen throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Martin Eugen is winning the standup battle so far.
Eugen misses with a wild combination.
Knox cracks Eugen with an open hand slap.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Eugen ducks down to avoid it.
Eugen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox avoids the body shot from Eugen.
Knox lands a jab to Eugen's midsection.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox connects with a body shot that sends Eugen's belly button to the back.
Eugen scores with a nice strike.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eugen.
Knox feints the counter takedown.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Eugen moved out of range nicely.
Martin Eugen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox walks into a stiff left hand from Eugen.
Eugen looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Eugen. No joy for Knox on that attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Eugen misses its target.
Knox lands a jab to the nose.
Eugen throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox scores with a punch to the head.
Knox shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Eugen as he avoids it easily. #TD2#
Knox looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Beta Knox has got the better of the ground game so far.
Eugen is looking to escape.#T3#
Nice strikes from Knox there.
Eugen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knox.
Knox scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Knox working Eugen over with strikes.
Eugen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nice strikes from Knox there.
Eugen wants to get back to his feet.#T4#
Knox lands strikes from half guard.
Eugen wants to get back to his feet.
Knox drops an elbow to the side of Eugen's head. #ROC2#Eugen is rocked!
Eugen is looking to escape.
Knox seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oh Eugen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knox scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Knox lands with a punch from half guard.
Eugen wants to get back to his feet.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knox looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Eugen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Knox working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Knox is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Eugen is hurt! He's hurt bad - Knox fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Eugen from any more punishment! Congratulations to Knox! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beta Knox!
A victorious Beta Knox thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Martin Eugen spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks for coming...I'll be back'.

Event: Grunge 23: Dirt
Date: Nov 21, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox cracks Rivers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knox slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Rivers.
A telegraphed right hand from Rivers misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Knox swings for the body but Rivers moves out of range.
Knox checks the leg kick nicely there.
Knox has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Underground Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Rivers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Knox bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rivers's head.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rivers throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Knox cracks Rivers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rivers scores with a leg kick.
Rivers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Knox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Rivers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivers moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivers.
Despite the aggression on Rivers's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#T1#
Rivers cracks Knox with a good jab.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Rivers's shoulder, as Rivers tries to avoid the shot.
Knox jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rivers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knox.
Knox tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rivers 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.
Rivers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Knox checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rivers doesn't manage to clinch there - Knox circles away.
Rivers slips under a jab.
Rivers slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Rivers moved out of range.
Rivers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knox.
An inside leg kick from Rivers misses.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivers was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Knox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Rivers is out of range.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Rivers moved out of range.
Rivers lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range. #CUT2#It looks like Beta Knox 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!
Knox scores with a nice right hand.
Rivers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T2#
Knox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rivers throws a big shot that misses.
Knox is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Knox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knox blocks a head kick by Rivers.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rivers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivers misses the jab.
Knox is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivers.
Rivers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivers.
Knox drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rivers sprawls and moves away.
Knox scores with the left hand. Rivers knows he should have avoided that one.
Knox throws a body punch but Rivers moves out of range.
Knox misses the shot to the body. #CL2#
Rivers drives through and clinches with Knox against the cage.
Rivers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rivers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rivers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land. #BC#
Knox breaks from the clinch.
Knox throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Rivers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T3#
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Knox throws a nice looking combination but Rivers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rivers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rivers takes one on the button.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivers.
Rivers tries to score with a low kick but Knox moves his leg out of the way.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivers.
Rivers is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Knox with a body shot.
Rivers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knox finds it's way round the side to connect with Rivers's head.
Rivers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivers. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Knox tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch but Knox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knox drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rivers sprawls and moves away.
Knox has a takedown stuffed.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivers.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Rivers's shoulder, as Rivers tries to avoid the shot.
Rivers misses the shot to the body. #T4#
Knox blocks a jab.
A big right from Knox misses.
Knox misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rivers lands with a right hand.
Knox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tom Rivers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knox chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivers can pounce on him.
Knox throws a right hand that Rivers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivers also avoids with ease.
Rivers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knox throws a hook but Rivers avoids it easily.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Rivers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox misses with a straight right.
A shot to the liver by Knox. Beautiful body shot.
Rivers tries to clinch up.#TD#
Knox closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rivers quickly recovers to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Knox misses with an uppercut
enabling Rivers to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Knox lands with an uppercut that bounces Rivers off the cage and back into range.#CL2#
Rivers gets a clinch.
Knox wants to take the fight to the mat but Rivers manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rivers.
Rivers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rivers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #ROC2#Knox is rocked!
Rivers lands a shot to the body.
Oh Knox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rivers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Rivers lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivers misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivers.
Knox tries for a takedown but Rivers manages to get underhooks.
Knox wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rivers lands with a right to the head.
Knox goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rivers prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beta Knox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good body shot from Rivers.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rivers lands a nice uppercut.
Rivers lands a nice uppercut.
Rivers lands a nice shot to the body.
Rivers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rivers.#T1#
Knox tries for a takedown but Rivers manages to get underhooks.
Rivers works on Knox's body with a couple of short punches.
Rivers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knox.
Rivers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rivers dips a shoulder and cracks Knox with a mighty uppercut! Knox falls back against the cage and Rivers unloads with a barrage of strikes! Knox is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Rivers screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Rivers!
After winning the bout, Tom Rivers thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: TC 12 Mil $ GP vol 1.2
Date: Oct 31, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobson looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Knox attempts a counter takedown but Jacobson avoids it well and moves away.
Jacobson connects with a crisp jab.
Knox throws the left hand but Jacobson avoids the punch easily.
Jacobson tries to move into range but Knox moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#CUT#It looks like Gil Jacobson has been cut.
Knox throws a jab when Jacobson was well out of range.
Jacobson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox slips under a jab.
Jacobson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jacobson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox blocks a leg kick.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jacobson throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Jacobson throws a solid leg kick but Knox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jacobson.
It looked like Knox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jacobson.
Jacobson misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Jacobson misses.
Jacobson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Knox takes a swing at Jacobson's ribcage but misses.
Knox swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jacobson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacobson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T1#
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jacobson.
Nice cross by Jacobson.
Jacobson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jacobson looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Knox throws the left hand but Jacobson avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knox moves away from the strike by Jacobson.
A combination from Knox does no damage.
Knox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jacobson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gil Jacobson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobson looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#KD2#
Jacobson lands a left and a right that send Knox crashing to the mat, dazed. Jacobson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#Knox is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobson closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Knox! Jacobson dives in looking to finish! Knox is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gil Jacobson!
An out of breath Gil Jacobson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: TC Wednesday Warriors 2
Date: Sep 23, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harada ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Knox scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Harada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harada takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Harada thuds his right hand into Knox's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CUT#It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.
Harada misses with a two punch combination.
Knox jabs Harada to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Harada misses its intended target.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Harada slips a jab and a cross from Knox.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harada.
A countering left hand to the body from Knox misses.
Harada misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a left and a right that stings Harada.
Knox throws a good cross that connects.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Harada darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harada throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Harada misses the target.
Knox changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T1#
Harada throws a series of strikes that have Knox backpedaling.
Knox throws the left hand but Harada avoids the punch easily.
Harada misses with a low kick.
Harada gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knox.
Knox misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Harada.
Harada stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Harada.
Knox 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.
Knox slips a jab from Harada.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Harada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harada loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Harada throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox connects with the punch.
Akira Harada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knox slips under a jab.#T2#
Harada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harada looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Harada throws a low kick, looking for Knox's leg but Knox calmly moves out of range.
Knox slips a straight right by Harada.
Knox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harada at a distance.
Harada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheers as Knox lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harada doesn't seem phased though.
Harada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harada misses the jab.
Knox misses the jab.
Knox blocks a jab.
Knox appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Harada takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harada takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Harada is just out of range.
Knox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harada slips under a jab.
Harada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harada.
Harada moves away from the strike by Knox. #T3#
A big left from Harada misses. #CL#
Harada clinches up against the cage.
Knox changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harada fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harada pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jab from Knox.
Harada takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harada jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harada moves away.
Harada misses with an uppercut.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harada.
Knox jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Harada moved out of range nicely.
Harada throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Harada takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harada takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice jab there from Harada. #T4#
Knox cracks Harada with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knox is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harada had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Knox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knox lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Harada takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harada misses with a leg kick.
Harada ducks right into an uppercut from Knox.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Harada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harada makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Knox cracks Harada with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Harada throwing a counter right hand but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox lands a nice looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.#CL#
Harada pushes Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
Harada throws a knee to the head but misses. #BC#
Harada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harada needs to keep his hands up - Knox had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Harada throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Knox lands with an overhand left.
Knox has a takedown stuffed.
Harada takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harada throws a body kick that misses.
Knox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Harada misses.
Harada throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Knox throws out a counter right but Harada avoids it with no problem.
Harada shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Harada takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harada throws a leg kick that misses.
Harada throws a leg kick that misses.
Knox throws out a counter right but Harada avoids it with no problem.
Knox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harada momentarily.
Nice jab there from Knox. #T1#
Knox lands a body shot.
Harada tries to clinch there but Knox circles away.
Good exchange - Knox coming out on top.
Harada throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Harada tries to close the distance and clinch but Knox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harada takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Knox cracks Harada with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Harada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Harada saw that one coming.
Harada's corner calls for a 1-2. Harada obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CUT#That has opened up Beta Knox's cut even more.
Knox keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harada looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Harada is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Harada moves away and avoids it.
Harada was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knox lands a jab to the head.
Harada slips a jab from Knox.
Harada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knox slips a jab from Harada.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.#T2#
Knox's corner calls for a 1-2. Knox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knox.
Harada's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harada scrambles back to his feet.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Harada throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
A jab lands there for Harada.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harada counters with a nice uppercut.
Harada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Knox misses.
Harada is looking to counter punch.
Harada misses with a body kick.
Knox avoids a kick to the body.
Knox swings for the body but Harada moves out of range.
Harada misses with a body shot.
A big right from Knox misses.
Harada missing with a left hand there. Knox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harada tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
Harada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Harada.
Knox connects with a body shot.#T3#
Knox scores with a jab to the body.
Knox's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Knox duly obliges.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harada.
Nice defenses there by Harada.
Knox feints a jab promting Harada to slip. Knox then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Harada slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harada.
A jab lands there for Knox.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Harada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, jab by Harada - just one landing.
Knox slips under a jab.
Knox thuds a left hand into Harada's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox throws a right and a left that Harada avoids nicely.
Knox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Harada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beta Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harada was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Harada lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knox misses the jab.#T4#
Harada swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harada.
Knox works the jab nicely.
Knox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knox doesn't seem bothered though.
Harada scores with a hook to the body. Knox takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knox misses with a hook. Harada ducked under it nicely.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Harada is just out of range.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Harada ducks down to avoid it.
Knox connects with a body shot that sends Harada's belly button to the back.
Harada throws a head kick that misses
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harada stuffs the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harada misses with a double jab.
Harada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Harada slips under a jab from Knox.
Harada lands with a nice body punch.
Knox takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A combination from Knox does no damage.
Harada looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Harada connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #ROC#Knox is rocked!
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox is still on wobbly legs! Can Harada finish him?
Harada takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harada throws a chopping leg kick but Knox manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harada slips a jab from Knox.
Knox seems to have recovered his senses.
Knox connects with the punch.#CL#
Harada moves into the clinch.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC#
Harada breaks from the clinch.
Harada on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Knox takes a swing at Harada's ribcage but misses.
Knox lands a head shot.
Knox misses with a hook.#T1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harada.
A cross from Knox lands.
Harada looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Harada takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Knox has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knox there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harada drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harada slips under a jab.
Harada misses the shot to the body.
Knox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harada stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Harada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harada.
Knox throws a body punch but Harada moves out of range.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Harada's head but Harada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harada moves into range and connects with a jab. #CUT#The cut above Beta Knox's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox avoids the head kick by Harada.
Knox throws out a counter right but Harada avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Harada throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Harada.
A swing and a miss from Harada.
A big left from Harada misses.
Knox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harada throws a big shot that misses.
Knox lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Harada misses its intended target.
Harada cracks a nice hook into Knox's ribs.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harada.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Harada saw that one coming.
Knox tries to bum rush Harada with a series of wild strikes but Harada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harada moves away from the strike by Knox.
Harada fails to land with a series of punches.
Harada attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Knox jabs Harada to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T3#
Harada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Harada uses good head movement to avoid it.
A cross from Harada lands.
A swing and a miss from Harada.
Harada sizes up Knox with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Knox finds it's way through Harada's defenses.
Akira Harada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knox to score with a decent uppercut.
Knox dips to his left and cracks Harada with an uppercut!
Beta Knox is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knox, as that shot connected.
Harada takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses. #TD2#
Knox shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#ES#
Harada kicks Knox off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox takes one to the side of the head.
Harada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T4#
Harada takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harada misses with a looping right.
Harada looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Knox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harada throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Knox misses
letting Harada counter with a right hand. #CUT#Beta Knox's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Harada loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Knox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harada.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harada on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Knox's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harada under the eye.
Knox connects with a crisp jab.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knox misses with a looping right.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Akira Harada.
I think Knox 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beta Knox!
After winning the bout, Beta Knox thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: TC 3: Knock Out vs Inspektor B
Date: Aug 29, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD2#
Marcelo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Marcelo performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SUB2#
Marcelo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Knox sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB2#
Marcelo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Knox has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Knox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Marcelo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Marcelo tries to pass to full mount but Knox defends it. #T1#
Marcelo content to control rather than advance. #SUB2#
Knox is defending against the submission attempts here by Marcelo.
Marcelo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Knox is looking for a sweep. Marcelo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marcelo trying to control the action but Knox is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Marcelo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.
Marcelo is pressing down on Knox's thigh, looking to free his foot. Knox is holding on for now.
Marcelo prevents Knox from improving his position.
Marcelo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #SUB2#
Marcelo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #T3##SUB2#
Marcelo wants to work for an arm triangle but Knox is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Marcelo stalling.
Marcelo works his way into side control.
My spies in Gym inform me that Marcelo has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Knox manages to work his way to half guard, despite Marcelo's best efforts.#SUB2#
Marcelo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Knox has managed to free his arm - good work.
Marcelo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Knox is looking to improve his position but Marcelo isn't that keen on the idea.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Marcelo moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Knox has worked his arm free - good work by Knox! #SUB2#
Marcelo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Knox knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorginho Marcelo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Marcelo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Marcelo throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Donk. Knox catches Marcelo right on the button with a cross.
Marcelo shoots in but Knox avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Knox swings for the body but Marcelo moves out of range.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marcelo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcelo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Knox swivels and escapes.
A counter left hand to the body from Knox misses its target.
Beta Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorginho Marcelo.
Marcelo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knox's waist but Knox gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marcelo off to one side.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Marcelo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL2#
Marcelo has taken the fight to the clinch. #T1#
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox blocking some punches.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Marcelo controls the action.
Marcelo blocks an uppercut. #TD#
Knox works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Knox has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Knox trying to control but Marcelo is working from the bottom.
Marcelo is trying to keep Knox in close.
Marcelo is looking to sweep but instead, Knox has passed into half guard. #SUB2#
Marcelo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Knox pulls his head out easily.
Marcelo is trying to get back to full guard.#T2#
Marcelo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Knox is working away from the top position though.
Knox working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Marcelo is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marcelo keeps trying to improve his position.
Knox misses with a head shot. Marcelo uses the momentum to regain guard.
Marcelo has momentary wrist control but Knox slips an elbow through the middle.#T3#
Knox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Knox with a flurry of punches that miss.
Knox connects with a couple of short punches.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marcelo is on top in guard. #REVB#
Jorginho Marcelo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marcelo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Knox's guard.
Marcelo is trying to control. Knox wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB2#
Marcelo seems to be looking for submissions.
Knox is trying to get back to full guard.
Knox moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Knox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marcelo trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marcelo looking to pass the guard.
Marcelo trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
Knox manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marcelo manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marcelo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
A decent looking cross lands there for Knox.
Marcelo misses with a two punch combination.
Marcelo throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Marcelo saw that one coming.
Marcelo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Marcelo tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but Marcelo manages to avoid it.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD#
Knox has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Marcelo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Marcelo tries to escape but Knox has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Knox is punishing Marcelo with some ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knox has the hooks in. Marcelo is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #T1#
Marcelo takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Knox doesn't have the hooks in and Marcelo manages to turn into his guard.
Marcelo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marcelo advances position into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Marcelo trying to control the action but Knox is working from the bottom.
Marcelo working away.#T2#
Knox manages to get back to half guard.
Knox tries to roll over but Marcelo keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Marcelo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Marcelo is trying to control. Knox wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Marcelo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Marcelo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Knox!
Marcelo wants to control the pace but Knox is squirming around nicely.
Knox working to try and regain half guard. #T3#
Knox manages to regain half guard. Good work. #SUB2#
Marcelo is working for a submission of some sort.
Marcelo prevents Knox from improving his position.
Knox is working hard here to advance position.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Marcelo is keen to just control but Knox is a slippery customer.
Marcelo wants to pass the guard but Knox is defending well.
Knox gets back to full guard.
Knox wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marcelo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Marcelo tries to free his leg and advance position but Knox is retaining full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Beta Knox.
I think Knox has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beta Knox!
Beta Knox thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Galaxy 5: Nirvana
Date: Jul 18, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox jabs Gusmao right on the nose. Gusmao blinks but takes it well.
Knox jabs Gusmao right on the nose. Gusmao blinks but takes it well.
Jab from Gusmao.#CL#
Gusmao clinches.
Knox is trying to drag Gusmao to the mat but Gusmao just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knox tries for a takedown but Gusmao manages to get underhooks.
Gusmao struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
Gusmao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gusmao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Knox is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gusmao pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Henrique Gusmao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beta Knox.
Gusmao prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gusmao lands a body punch.
Knox tries to circle away but Gusmao has him pinned against the cage.
Nice elbow from Gusmao. #CUT#It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gusmao tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Gusmao.
Gusmao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD2#
Knox has clasped his hands together around Gusmao's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. #T1#
Gusmao takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gusmao wants to get back to his feet but Knox drags him back down.
Gusmao trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Knox working the ground and pound but Gusmao is defending the strikes.
Knox throws a strike aimed at the side of Gusmao's head but Gusmao avoids it well.
Gusmao tries to escape but Knox is in control. #ES#
Gusmao bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Gusmao misses with a body kick.
Gusmao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox. #T2#
Knox has a takedown stuffed.
Gusmao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
As Knox tries to get set, Gusmao tries to push him back and clinch up but Knox manages to avoid the attempt.#CL#
Gusmao has closed the distance and engaged Knox in a clinch.
Knox blocks a body shot from Gusmao.
Gusmao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Gusmao.
Gusmao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox looking for a takedown.
Gusmao is leaning against Knox and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knox wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gusmao has him pressed against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Gusmao has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Knox is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gusmao gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knox looks winded!
Gusmao lands an elbow just above Knox 's eye.
Gusmao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gusmao digs a right hand into Knox's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Knox's gas tank.
Gusmao gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Gusmao.
Gusmao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gusmao creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Knox's defenses. #T3#
Gusmao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knox is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gusmao. #CUT#That has opened up Beta Knox's cut even more.
Gusmao lands an elbow inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Gusmao.
Gusmao lands an elbow that stopped Knox in his tracks for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Gusmao.
Gusmao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gusmao cracks Knox with a nice body shot.
Gusmao gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gusmao lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#The cut above Beta Knox's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A right hook to the body lands for Gusmao.
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!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gusmao. #ROC#Knox is rocked!
Gusmao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knox.
Gusmao gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knox is still on wobbly legs! Can Gusmao finish him?#CUT#Beta Knox's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Gusmao lands an elbow that stopped Knox in his tracks for a moment.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Beta Knox's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Henrique Gusmao!
Henrique Gusmao bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: Galaxy 3: The Firework Show
Date: Jul 04, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Rojas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rojas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rojas throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Emilio Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rojas looks for the body kick but Knox saw that one coming.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Rojas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rojas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rojas looks for the body kick but Knox saw that one coming.
Knox throws a series of punches but Rojas moves out of range.
Rojas throws a sloppy head kick and Knox moves out of range easily. #TD#
Rojas gets caught napping as Knox dives in and scores a takedown. Rojas manages to retain guard.#ES2#
Rojas pushes Knox off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rojas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rojas misses with a body punch
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Rojas moves away from the strike by Knox.
Rojas is looking for the big counter here.
Rojas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rojas blocks a jab.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Rojas is just out of range.
Knox lunges at Rojas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rojas's hand.
Nice shot by Knox.#T1#
Knox on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rojas manages to avoid it.
A combination from Rojas does no damage.
Rojas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rojas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emilio Rojas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Rojas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rojas throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Rojas moved out of range nicely.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Rojas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rojas defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Knox is defended easily by Rojas.
Knox lands with a cross.
We've been hearing reports that Knox has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Knox misses with a hook.
Rojas looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Knox lands with a straight right. Rojas didn't see that one coming.#T2#
Rojas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rojas lands a nice shot that snaps Knox's head back.
Rojas moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Rojas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knox fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A big left from Knox misses.
Knox takes one to the side of the head.
Rojas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
We've been informed that Rojas 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.
Knox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rojas at a distance.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rojas throws out the jab.
Rojas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Knox is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rojas moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Rojas saw that one coming.
Knox scores with a jab. Rojas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Knox with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Rojas counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beta Knox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rojas lands a right hook to the body.
A lazy left from Knox finds it's target.
Rojas scores with a decent looking hook.
Knox is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rojas lands a jab to the head.
Rojas throws a head kick that misses. #T3#
Knox connects with a body shot that sends Rojas's belly button to the back.
Some wild striking there from Rojas.
Rojas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Knox.
Donk. Knox catches Rojas right on the button with a cross.
Rojas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Rojas defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand. #TD#
Knox shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Rojas has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Knox is on him like a limpet, forcing Rojas back against the cage.#BC2#
Rojas breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rojas cracks Knox with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rojas stuffs the takedown attempt from Knox. Knox gets slowly back to his feet.
Knox misses with a wild combination. #T4#
Rojas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheers as Rojas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Knox doesn't seem phased though.
Knox connects with a single shot there.
Knox closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rojas circles away.
Rojas unleashes a big counter combination but Knox bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Knox takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rojas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rojas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big left from Rojas misses.
Rojas throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rojas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Rojas.
Rojas misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Rojas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rojas throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Rojas moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Emilio Rojas will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Knox misses with a looping right.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rojas.
Rojas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Knox takes a swing at Rojas's ribcage but misses.
Rojas moves away from the strike by Knox.
Rojas throws a big shot that misses.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox misses with a looping left.
A big left from Knox misses.
Rojas tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rojas swings widly with a right hand #TD#
and Knox counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Knox stops Rojas from getting back to his feet.
Knox scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Knox throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rojas to regain full guard.
Knox postures up and lands a big shot to Rojas's brow. #T1##ES2#
Rojas pushes Knox off and gets back to his feet. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Knox.
Rojas is pushing Knox's head away, looking to escape. Knox manages to hold on to the position though.#ES2#
Rojas bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Rojas with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rojas throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Rojas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knox jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #T2#
Rojas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knox to score with a decent uppercut.
Rojas misses with a straight right.
Emilio Rojas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Rojas swings widly with a right hand
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Rojas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rojas was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Despite the aggression on Rojas's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rojas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rojas misses with a body shot.
Knox will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Rojas moves away and avoids it.
Rojas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rojas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rojas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rojas punishes Knox's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice straight punches there by Rojas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rojas.
Rojas staying out of range there.
Knox scores with a nice head shot.
Rojas defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Rojas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox. #T3#
Knox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rojas swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Rojas scores with a head kick. Knox tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Rojas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rojas connects with a body shot.
Rojas throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Rojas cracks a nice hook into Knox's ribs.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rojas.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rojas.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Rojas.
Knox scores with a jab. Rojas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rojas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rojas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knox lands with a straight right. Rojas didn't see that one coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knox lands a jab to the head.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Rojas.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Knox takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T4#
A looping hook to the body misses from Rojas. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rojas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Knox avoids the head kick by Rojas.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
Rojas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knox lands a glancing blow to the side of Rojas's head.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Rojas is out of range.
Knox takes a swing at Rojas's ribcage but misses.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rojas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rojas.
Knox takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Knox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rojas misses with a straight right.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Rojas works Knox's body with a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rojas.
Rojas misses with a kick to the body
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox slips a straight right by Rojas.
Rojas stuffs the takedown attempt from Knox. Knox gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Emilio Rojas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Knox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Rojas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Rojas ducks down to avoid it.
Rojas looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Knox shoots in looking for a takedown. Rojas tries to sprawl out of it but Knox keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rojas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rojas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Knox with a body shot.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rojas lands a nice shot to the body.
Rojas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rojas throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rojas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox missing with a left hand there. Rojas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox shoots in but Rojas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rojas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rojas misses with a wild body shot.
Knox moves out of range as Rojas strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rojas 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 Knox has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knox and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#T1#
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Rojas.
Rojas throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rojas looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Rojas staying out of range there.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Rojas saw that one coming.
Rojas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
A nice side step and Rojas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rojas looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
Rojas scores with the left hand. Knox knows he should have avoided that one.
Rojas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A swing and a miss from Rojas.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Rojas moves away and avoids it.
Knox misses with a double jab.
Rojas is trying to counter with his kicks.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Rojas ducks down to avoid it.
Rojas misses with an uppercut.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox lands a jab to the nose.#T2#
Knox slips under a jab from Rojas.
A swing and a miss from Rojas.
Knox went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rojas looks for the body kick but Knox saw that one coming.
Rojas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rojas scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox slips a jab from Rojas.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Rojas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox takes one to the chin there.
Knox staying out of range there.
Rojas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rojas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox avoids the head kick by Rojas.
Nice cross by Rojas.
Rojas misses with a body kick.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Rojas moved out of range.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Rojas.
Rojas slips a jab and a cross from Knox.
Rojas just misses with a punch to the body.
Rojas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Emilio Rojas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Knox digs a good hook to Rojas's body.
A jab from Knox does it's job there.
Rojas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rojas throws out a powerful jab.
Rojas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rojas looks to throw a body kick
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rojas lands with a nice combination. Knox backs away looking to recover.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but Rojas manages to avoid it.
Rojas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beta Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knox misses with a hook.
Rojas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rojas misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
Knox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rojas!
Rojas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox scores with a nice head shot.
Knox blocks a jab.
Rojas tries a head kick but it misses. #T4#
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rojas is looking for the big counter here.
Knox throws a hook but Rojas blocks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Knox as he connects with a hook.
Knox avoids the body shot from Rojas.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Rojas ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Rojas slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Rojas's shoulder, as Rojas tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Knox misses.
Rojas slips a jab from Knox.
Rojas throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rojas throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Rojas moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox slips a straight right by Rojas.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rojas.
Knox defending well as Rojas loads up on a big left hand.
Rojas moves away from the strike by Knox.
Rojas thinks about the counter body kick.
Rojas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knox's head backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Emilio Rojas.
Well Rojas 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emilio Rojas!
A very excited looking Emilio Rojas 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.

Event: PL MMA 42
Date: Jun 13, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Human pushes Knox away with a front kick.
We've been hearing reports that Knox has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The Human thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Knox if he has to take too many more of those.
The Human thuds his right hand into Knox's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The Human jabs Knox to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Human lands a nice looking body shot.
The Human plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Knox checks a leg kick.
The Human misses with a two punch combination.
Good shot there by Knox.
Knox misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox takes a shot right to the bread basket.#TD#
The Human gets caught flat footed, as Knox shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The Human is looking to stand back up but Knox counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by The Human. #REVB#
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The Human wants to get back to his feet.
Knox slips a nice elbow through The Human's hands, connecting with The Human's forehead.#T1#
Knox not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Knox stops The Human from getting back to his feet.
Knox lands strikes from half guard.
The Human pushes Knox off looking to stand but Knox dives back in and keeps control.
Knox scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#ES2#
The Human pushes Knox off and gets back to his feet.
The Human looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Human throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As The Human looks to move away, Knox throws a big counter combo but The Human just gets out of the way.
The Human misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot lands for The Human.
The Human throws a front kick that sends Knox stumbling back into the cage.
The Human slips under a jab.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finn The Human seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Human throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Human moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
The Human misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox slips a jab from The Human.#T2#
Knox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Human scores with a hook to the body. Knox takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Human throws a big shot that misses.
Knox looks to throw the jab but The Human is out of range.
As Knox backs off The Human throws a huge counter combo but Knox manages to avoid it all.
Knox dives in for a single leg takedown but The Human sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The Human jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Knox tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Human lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The Human has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knox finds it's way round the side to connect with The Human's head.
Knox swinging wildly here.
The Human misses with a looping right.
Knox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from The Human does it's job there.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on The Human's shoulder, as The Human tries to avoid the shot.
The Human misses with a body shot.
The Human misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox. #CL2#
The Human closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knox wants a takedown but no success here.
Knox misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
The Human lands a hook that snaps the head of Knox backwards. #BC2#
The Human breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Human throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Knox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Human.
The Human throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox defending well as The Human loads up on a big left hand.
The Human uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Human keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
The Human looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
The Human staying out of range there.#TD#
Knox darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#ES2#
The Human pushes Knox off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knox there as he acknowledges the shot.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by The Human.
The Human avoids the body shot from Knox. #T4#
Knox fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beta Knox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Human throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #TD#
Knox fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging The Human to the ground. Knox is now in The Human's guard.#ES2#
The Human pushes Knox off and scrambles back to his feet.
Knox is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Human sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The Human swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The Human throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
The Human looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
The Human throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
The Human on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Human slips under a jab.
The Human thumps Knox with a low kick.#CL2#
The Human fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knox, pushing him back against the cage.
The Human lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from The Human.
The Human struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
Knox prevents a body shot from The Human.
Knox prevents a body shot from The Human.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Finn The Human dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Knox avoids the head kick by The Human.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Human lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Human stuffs the takedown.
The Human misses with a leg kick.
Finn The Human seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Human cracks Knox with a right hand to the side of the head.
A lazy body kick from The Human
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Human is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Human throws a front kick that sends Knox stumbling back into the cage.#CL2#
The Human rushes Knox and presses him up against the cage.
Knox is looking to take this one to the mat.
The Human lands a nice uppercut.
Knox wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Human pushes Knox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Knox breaks the clinch.
The Human scores with a body shot. #TD#
Knox closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into The Human's guard.
The Human is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Knox is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1##ES2#
The Human has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Knox off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The Human lands a nice shot that snaps Knox's head back.
The Human misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knox missing with a left hand there. The Human was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The Human throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Human dodges the punch combination from Knox.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Human.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. The Human does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Human throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Human.
A bone on bone clash there as Knox blocks the leg kick.
Knox changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Knox tries for a takedown but The Human sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from The Human misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beta Knox. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Knox blocks a jab.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Finn The Human is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Human lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Knox 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.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Human manages to avoid it.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Human.
A big left from The Human misses.
The Human paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The Human scores with a jab to the jaw.
Knox checks a leg kick.
Knox throws a body punch but The Human moves out of range.
Knox with a jab.
The Human has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knox throws out a loose jab but The Human uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox throws a body punch but The Human moves out of range.
Knox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knox fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T3#
Nice defenses there by The Human.
The Human lands a jab.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Human manages to avoid it.
Knox throws a hook but The Human blocks it.
Knox missing with a left hand there. The Human was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Human swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox darts in looking for a takedown but The Human gets double underhooks and turns Knox into the cage.
The Human misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
The Human misses with a looping right.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Human scores with a leg kick.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
The Human fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Knox keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Human lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body punch from The Human.
The Human misses with a straight right. #T4#
The Human misses with a body kick.
Knox feinted with a counter takedown.
Knox scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Human throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Human misses with a low kick.
The Human lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Knox swats away the attempt to clinch by The Human.
The Human takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The Human tries to clinch up.
Knox half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The Human fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Human throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Human.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but The Human manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by The Human.
The Human is looking to land body kicks.
The Human bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Human misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Finn The Human showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R3#
Knox slips under a jab.
Knox connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The Human tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from The Human.
Knox checks the leg kick.
The Human lands a jab to the nose.
Knox fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Knox tests The Human's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Human moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #CL2#
The Human clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox tries for a takedown but The Human manages to get underhooks.
The Human lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from The Human.
Knox is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Human gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beta Knox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knox is trying to break the clinch but The Human has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
The Human is defending well against a takedown attempt.#T1#
Knox wants a takedown but no success here.
Knox can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knox digs a right hand underneath The Human's ribcage. The Human let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Human lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from The Human.
Knox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The Human lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Human.#BC2#
The Human escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Human fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Human throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The Human misses with a low kick.
The Human moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Human.
The Human lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Human tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Human getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T2##CL2#
The Human has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knox just leaning against The Human, taking a breather.
Knox is looking to take this one to the mat.
The Human lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from The Human.
The Human lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for The Human.
Knox is looking to take this one to the mat.
The Human lands a right hand.
The Human lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knox.#BC2#
The Human breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Human connects with a right hand. Knox shakes it off.
Knox bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Knox tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but The Human defends well and Knox ends up having to push The Human into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The Human chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Human wants to clinch up but Knox keeps it at a distance.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from The Human.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by The Human.#T3#
Knox gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Human.
The Human lands a glancing blow to the side of Knox's head.#TD#
Knox darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The Human is looking to escape.
Knox sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Human defending well though.
The Human is trying to stand up here but Knox is controlling him well.
Knox not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knox throwing shots but The Human is blocking nicely. #ES2#
The Human makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A solid leg kick lands there for The Human.
Knox looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Human bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knox's head.
A shot to the liver by The Human. Beautiful body shot.
The Human swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Knox lands a head shot.
Knox fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Human avoids it really well and circles away.
Knox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Knox tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Human swivels and escapes.
Knox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Human throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
The Human stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Knox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Finn The Human really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R4#
Knox gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Human.#TD#
Knox closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. The Human did well to prevent Knox getting side control.#ES2#
The Human pushes Knox off and gets back to his feet.
The Human with a nice calf kick.
The Human throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
The Human tries to clinch there but Knox circles away.
The Human keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Human swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox misses with a looping left.
The Human misses with an uppercut
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A good leg kick by The Human.
The Human looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
The Human scores with a shot to the body.
The Human misses the shot to the body.
Knox 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.#T1#
A leg kick checked by Knox.
The Human throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Human throws a right hand that misses
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
The Human loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Knox darts in looking for a takedown but The Human gets double underhooks and turns Knox into the cage.
The Human let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The Human misses with an uppercut.
The Human moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from The Human tenderised Knox's leg. Knox is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knox ducks right into an uppercut from The Human.
The Human throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Human throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice takedown defense from The Human. No joy for Knox on that attempt.
The Human takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Human throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Good leg kick by The Human. #T2#
The Human looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Human has time to react.
Jab by The Human.
The Human scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Human lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knox circles away quickly and effectively.
Knox shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beta Knox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Knox with that takedown attempt.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Human.
The Human misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a one-two to the body.
The Human swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
The Human looks to land a combination but Knox avoids it well.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Human doesn't seem bothered though.
Knox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Human.
A big left from The Human misses.
Knox feinted with a counter takedown.
The Human connects with an inside leg kick.#T3#
The Human lands with a cross.
A swing and a miss from The Human.
Knox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A good leg kick by The Human.
The Human wants to clinch.
The Human throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
The Human cracks Knox with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The Human misses the shot to the body.
The Human tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from The Human.
Knox drops down looking for a counter takedown but The Human sprawls and moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Human.
The Human throws a half hearted mid kick.
Knox takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knox looks to throw the jab but The Human is out of range.
Knox checks the leg kick.#T4#
Knox on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good standup being displayed there by Knox as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox blocks a low kick nicely.
Knox takes a swing at The Human's ribcage but misses.
Knox avoids the body shot from The Human.
The Human looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
The Human looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The Human lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but The Human is just out of range.
The Human throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox takes a swing at The Human's ribcage but misses.
The Human takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
The Human lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Human just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Human can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Finn The Human dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R5#
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Human throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Human looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Knox lands a body shot.
Knox takes a swing at The Human's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from The Human misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox shoots in but The Human avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It seemed like The Human was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The Human listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The Human misses the shot to the body. #TD#
Knox looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#T1##ES2#
The Human is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The Human lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #TD#
Knox has dropped down and is working for a takedown. The Human is trying to keep an underhook but Knox manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Knox has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Knox looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The Human with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The Human tries to kick Knox off but Knox keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The Human is not content to let Knox control the position.
Knox missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Knox working the head and body with strikes.
Knox prevents The Human from standing back up.
Knox lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Knox slips a nice elbow through The Human's hands, connecting with The Human's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2##ES2#
The Human has one foot on Knox's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Knox misses.
The Human misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Human misses with an uppercut.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from The Human.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but The Human manages to avoid it.
Knox scores with a one two! The Human had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The Human with a jab.
The Human swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
The Human scores with a nice strike.
The Human ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Human thows a left - swing and a miss! #TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from The Human enables Knox to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. The Human manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The Human is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Knox is controlling him. #T3##ES2#
The Human has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Knox has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox trying to control the position but instead, The Human has worked for underhooks and has pushed Knox into the cage.
The Human misses with a body punch.
The Human stops a takedown attempt from Knox.
The Human gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Human throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
The Human scores with a shoulder strike.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox blocks a body shot from The Human.
Finn The Human seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Human stops a takedown attempt from Knox.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beta Knox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knox is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Human gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#TD#
Knox tightens his grip and picks The Human up, before dumping him to the ground. The Human manages to land in guard. #ES2#
The Human is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Knox presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beta Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
The Human slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A swing and a miss from The Human.
A shot to the body from The Human misses
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Human stuffs the takedown attempt from Knox. Knox gets slowly back to his feet.
The Human throws an off balance right hand
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Human.
The Human misses with an uppercut.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but The Human sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#TD#
Knox closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #ES2#
The Human manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The Human plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Human scores with a punch to the head.
The Human keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A good leg kick by The Human.

And that's the end of the fight!
Finn The Human comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Human 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finn The Human! Finn The Human retains his lightweight title!
Finn The Human bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: PL MMA 38 Kai vs Wright
Date: May 13, 2020

#R1#
Knox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beta Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Cole scores with a three punch combo! #CUT2#
It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.
Knox has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Cole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Cole misses.
Knox attempts a counter takedown but Cole avoids it well and moves away.
Knox slips under a jab from Cole.
Knox moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cole walks into a jab.
Cole looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cole.
As Knox backs off Cole throws a huge counter combo but Knox manages to avoid it all.
Knox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Knox lands a jab.#T1#
Cole ducks right into an uppercut from Knox.
Knox scores with a punch to the head.#TD#
Knox feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Knox trying to control the position from guard on top but Cole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knox sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB2#
Cole throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Knox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cole is keeping the position for now. #T2#
Cole wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Knox is now in half guard.
Cole is doing well to control the position and prevent Knox from advancing to side control.
Still in half guard, Knox seems content to control.
Cole is trying to maintain the position but Knox is very close to passing his half guard.
Knox lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Knox working Cole over with strikes.
Knox working the head and body with strikes. #T3#
Knox landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cole gets back to full guard.
Knox is in close to Cole's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Knox wants to control from the top but Cole keeps moving.
Cole seems keen to control Knox's posture.
Cole is trying to keep Knox in close.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knox slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Knox lands a couple of digs.#T4##SUB2#
Cole escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Knox gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Knox with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Knox postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Knox lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Knox has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cole keeping moving, preventing Knox from controlling successfully.
Knox controlling from the top position.
Knox keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cole's head.
Knox makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Cole takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox ducks right into an uppercut from Cole.
Knox has his takedown stuffed
enabling Cole to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cole now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Donk. Knox catches Cole right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Knox misses with a hook
and Cole counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Cole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cole swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox misses with an uppercut
and Cole counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cole can do to turn this around?#T1#
Cole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cole takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
Cole swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Knox is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Knox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
James Cole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Cole.
Knox attempts a counter takedown but Cole avoids it well and moves away.
Knox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knox scores with a shot to the body.
A big right from Knox misses.
Knox lands a body shot.
Cole with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knox to score with a decent uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Knox. #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!
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Cole lands with a cross.
Cole swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
It looked like Knox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cole.
Cole slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox swings for the body but Cole moves out of range.
Knox misses with a lunging right hand
and Cole counters with a straight right hand.
Cole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#TD#
Knox drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole trying to control the position here. #T3#
Cole is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cole seems keen to control Knox's posture.
Cole's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Knox controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cole trying to control the position.
Beta Knox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knox keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cole's head.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB2#
Cole looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Knox showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cole controls Knox momentarily but Knox frees himself.
Knox postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Knox is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cole controls Knox momentarily but Knox frees himself. #SUB2#
Cole looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Knox misses with a body shot.
Cole lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Knox jabs Cole to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cole misses with a two punch combination.
Cole throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Knox tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Cole misses with a right hand
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cole takes a jab right on the kisser.
Knox connects with a right hand. Cole shakes it off.#TD#
Knox scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Cole's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cole tries to improve position but can't. #T1#
Knox trying to control the action but Cole is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox advances to mount.
Cole wants to control but Knox is having none of it.
The referee warns Cole that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
James Cole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Knox controlling his opponent.
Knox can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cole is looking to escape.
Knox in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Knox looking to control but Cole is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Knox connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cole tries to hold on but Knox pushes him away.
Knox in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cole tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T3#
Cole wants to control but Knox is having none of it.
Cole really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Knox landing shots from mount.
Cole in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Knox scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Knox lands a big shot there that rocks Cole but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cole can't escape the position.
BOOM! Knox connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Knox fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there! #ROC#
Cole is rocked!
Knox looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cole is still in real trouble! Can Knox finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Knox! Cole is hurt baaadly! Knox is firing away with more strikes - Cole is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beta Knox!
A relieved looking Beta Knox thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: PL MMA 31* Knox vs The Human
Date: Apr 18, 2020

#R1##CL2#
The Human moves into range and clinches up with Knox.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Knox is trying to break the clinch but The Human has him pressed against the cage.
The Human lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The Human lands a shoulder strike.
We've been hearing reports that Knox has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Knox taking a breather.
Knox is trying to maintain a safe position but The Human gets an underhook and turns Knox into the cage.
Knox tries to work over The Human's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've been informed that The Human 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.
A short uppercut from Knox.
Knox wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Human is leaning against Knox and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The Human working aggressively here. #BC2#
The Human's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Human is looking to clinch.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. The Human moves away and avoids it.
The Human uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox jabs at The Human's body.
The Human connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knox momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Human fails to land with a series of punches. #CL2#
The Human closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Human lands a body shot in the clinch. #T1##BC#
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Human throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Human with a hook.
The Human misses with a series of wild punches.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The Human swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
The Human thuds a left hand into Knox's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Knox moves forwards but The Human connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The Human stuns Knox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Human throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
The Human turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Human. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Human throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Human moves into range and lands a nice body kick. #T2#
Knox missing with a left hand there. The Human was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Human moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Human bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox looks to land a right hand but The Human moved out of range.
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Human.
The Human tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from The Human.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Human.
The Human steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
A big left from Knox misses.
The Human throws out a counter right but Knox avoids it with no problem.
The Human looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
The Human throws a shot to the body.
The Human scores with a shot to the body.
Knox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The Human throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body. #CL2#
The Human drives through and clinches with Knox against the cage.
The Human misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Human lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T3#
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Human. #BC2#
The Human breaks the clinch.
The Human uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox lands with a good body shot.
Knox takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The Human jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox lands a lovely overhand right.
Knox feints a jab promting The Human to slip. Knox then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. The Human slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The Human keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Human misses with a straight left.
Knox appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Finn The Human seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Human connects with a solid leg kick.
The Human ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knox swings for the body but The Human moves out of range.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. The Human moves away and avoids it.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Human manages to avoid it.
The Human moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Human is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Knox had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.#T4#
The Human connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Human throws a push kick but Knox slaps the foot to one side.
The Human sizes up Knox with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Human fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
The Human pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut lands for The Human. That snapped Knox's head back.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
The Human appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The Human connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knox's hands.
The Human moves out of range of the strikes.
The Human misses the shot to the body.
The Human swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Human's jab looks to have found its range, popping Knox under the eye.
Knox is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Human swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Human lands a nice shot to the body.
The Human misses with a hook
and The Human takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Human swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Human moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox lands a glancing blow to the side of The Human's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Finn The Human dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Knox avoids the head kick by The Human.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Knox was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The Human blocks a jab.
The Human appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. The Human moves away and avoids it.
Knox shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Human doesn't seem bothered though.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Human.
Knox takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Knox sizes up The Human with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Knox takes a swing at The Human's ribcage but misses.
The Human misses the shot to the body.
The Human tries to land a leg kick but Knox saw it coming and moves away.
The Human ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Human misses with a straight right.
The Human has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Human slips under a jab.
The Human misses with a right hand
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox dodges the punch combination from The Human.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Human.#T1#
Knox avoids the body shot from The Human.
Knox misses with an uppercut. The Human saw that one coming.
The Human staying out of range there.
The Human with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knox to score with a decent uppercut.#CL2#
The Human clinches up against the cage.
The Human throws a head punch that misses.
Knox tries to break free but The Human pushes him back against the cage.
The Human tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing The Human back against the cage.
The Human lands with a left to the head.
Knox blocking some punches.
The Human misses with some punches.
Knox gets through The Human's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC#
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Human lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Human.
Knox throws a hook but The Human avoids it easily.
The Human keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
The Human lands with a thumping leg kick. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Human works the jab nicely.
The Human throws a big shot that misses.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
The Human lands with a nice body punch.
Nice defenses there by The Human.
The Human clobbers Knox with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CL2#
The Human has Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
Knox looking to slow down the pace here.
The Human misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
The Human breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knox misses with a looping left.
The Human takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Human swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Human was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
The Human swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Finn The Human seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Human swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knox.
Knox throws a body punch but The Human moves out of range. #T3#
The Human avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Human swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Human misses with a hook.
The Human is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but The Human sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Human uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
A punch lands to the side of Knox 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Knox misses the jab.
Knox walks into a stiff left hand from The Human.
Knox avoids the body shot from The Human.
The Human throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Human momentarily.
Knox tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Human.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Human manages to avoid it.
The Human walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Human throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
Knox fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The Human on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for The Human. That snapped Knox's head back.
Knox takes one to the side of the head.
The Human lands with a hook. Knox tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters circling - The Human throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Knox staying out of range there.
Knox throws a body punch but The Human moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Knox throws a body punch but The Human moves out of range.
Knox scores with a hook to the body. The Human takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knox slips a straight right by The Human.
The Human shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox misses the jab.
Knox takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Human misses with a low kick.
The Human scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The Human ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Finn The Human will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Knox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knox throws out a loose jab but The Human uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Human fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
The Human scores with a leg kick.
The Human is looking to land body kicks.
Knox looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slapping body kick lands there for The Human.
The Human walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Knox checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Human fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CL2#
The Human has closed the distance and engaged Knox in a clinch.
Finn The Human seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC2#
The Human breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox connects with a body shot.
Knox scores with a nice head shot.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
The Human misses with an uppercut.
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!
The Human misses the shot to the body.
The Human lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from The Human does it's job there.
Knox misses the jab.#T1#
The Human swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Human lands a leg kick that knocks Knox off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Human.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Human, right into the meat.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from The Human on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knox moves out of range as The Human strikes.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from The Human on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The Human swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
The Human scores with a shot to the body.
The Human connects with an inside leg kick.
Knox digs a good body shot into The Human's ribs.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Knox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from The Human.
The Human lands with a slapping head kick.
A big right from Knox misses.
Good work by Knox as he checks the leg kick.
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!
The Human misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Human looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T2##CL2#
The Human has Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Human creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Human tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Knox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #BC2#
The Human breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox jabs at The Human's body.
The Human jabs at Knox's body.
Knox throws a jab when The Human was well out of range.
Knox throws a series of strikes that have The Human backpedaling.
The Human just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox ducks right into an uppercut from The Human.
Knox tests The Human's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knox takes a shot to the body in his stride. #T3#
The Human misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Human. That's going to slow Knox down.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Human was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
The Human cracks Knox with a good jab.
The Human lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Knox throws a hook but The Human avoids it easily.
The Human misses with a straight right.
The Human defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Human doesn't seem bothered though.
The Human scoring well with a low kick there.
The Human blocks a jab.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
The Human keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
The Human looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knox misses with an uppercut. The Human saw that one coming.
The Human connects with a body shot.#CL2#
The Human closes the distance and pushes Knox back into the cage.#T4#
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!#BC#
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Human lunges at Knox with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Knox's hand.
Knox throws a hook but The Human blocks it.
The Human fails to land with a series of punches.
The Human is looking to chop away at Knox's legs.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
The Human slips under a jab from Knox.
The Human throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donk. The Human catches Knox right on the button with a cross.
Knox missing with a left hand there. The Human was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Human throws a big shot that misses.
The Human throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox punishes The Human's body with a nice straight punch.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Human staying out of range there.
The Human ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
The Human throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Finn The Human really dominated that round.
That's time! Knox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Knox missing with a left hand there. The Human was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but The Human slips the punch.
Knox scores with a nice head shot.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
The Human fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Knox takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The Human swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
The Human lands with a nice body punch.
The Human tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from The Human.
Knox takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Human throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Knox swings for the body but The Human moves out of range.
Knox moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Human throws a quick inside leg kick. #T1#
The Human defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Human avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Human dips to his left and cracks Knox with an uppercut!
Knox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox swings for the body but The Human moves out of range.
The Human moves away from the strike by Knox.
The Human moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Human tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Knox misses its target.
The Human scores with a nice right hand.
The Human lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Human feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Knox's calf.
The Human moves out of range of the strikes.
The Human misses with a body kick.
The Human looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
Knox swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Human.
The Human looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The Human lands a really nice looking cross but Knox seems unphased. #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!
The Human turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Human connects with a looping right hand.
The Human throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
A counter left hand to the body from Knox misses its target.
Knox slips under a jab from The Human.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Human jabs Knox to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from The Human.
Knox walks into a straight right hand from The Human.
Knox walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Human throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Knox misses.
The Human throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knox lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Human feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Knox's calf.
Knox throws the left hand but The Human avoids the punch easily.
The Human uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.#T3#
The Human scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Human throws a sloppy head kick and Knox moves out of range easily.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
The Human lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The Human throws a body shot but no joy.
A left lands for The Human.
The Human fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Knox on the side of the head.
The Human lands a nice shot to the body.
The Human ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
The Human ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Jab from The Human.
The Human lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Human throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but The Human manages to avoid it.
The Human feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Knox's calf.
The fighters circle momentarily. Knox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Knox.#T4#
The Human throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CL2#
The Human has closed the distance and engaged Knox in a clinch.
The Human misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from The Human - that landed with a thud.
The Human tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
The Human goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox tries to break free but The Human pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
The Human pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Human lands a head shot.
A cross from The Human lands.
The Human throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox works over The Human's head and body with a nice combination.
Knox misses with a hook. The Human ducked under it nicely.
Knox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Human connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Knox tries to bum rush The Human with a series of wild strikes but The Human uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Finn The Human dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R5#
The Human swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Knox tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox swings for the body but The Human moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from The Human.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Human.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on The Human's shoulder, as The Human tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Knox misses.
The Human wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knox looks to throw the jab but The Human is out of range.
The Human connects with a right hand. Knox shakes it off.
The Human misses with a straight left.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
The Human works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Human swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The Human takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Human fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from The Human.
Knox swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T1#
The Human throws a nice inside leg kick.
No joy there for Knox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but The Human ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Knox misses.
The Human throws a wild body kick that Knox sees coming a mile off.
The Human comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Human tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from The Human.
Knox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The Human lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Human.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
The Human moves out of range of the strikes.
The Human appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Knox takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Human throws a body shot but no joy.
The Human misses the shot to the body.
Knox swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The Human defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T2#
The Human throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
The Human tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knox cracks a nice hook into The Human's ribs.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Human moves away.
Knox takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Human lands with an uppercut that bounces Knox off the cage and back into range.
Knox misses the jab.
The Human misses with a two punch combination.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
The Human thuds a left hand into Knox's body.
The Human throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
The Human misses with a low kick.
The Human lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Human.
Knox throws a hook but The Human blocks it.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox misses with a straight left. #T3#
Knox ducks right into an uppercut from The Human.
Nice shot by The Human.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Knox finds it's target.
Knox misses with a looping right.
The Human throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Human slips a straight right by Knox.#CL2#
The Human has closed the distance and engaged Knox in a clinch.
Beta Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Human stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The Human working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Human misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Human throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
The Human lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Human stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The Human lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Knox or not.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The Human working aggressively here.
The Human is leaning against Knox and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T4#
The Human lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Human tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by The Human.
Knox is trying to force a seperation but The Human has the dominant position.
The Human lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
The Human gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knox wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Human has him pressed against the cage.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Knox's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knox wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knox is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Human has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
The Human breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Human.
Knox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Human is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The Human takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Finn The Human comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Human 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 45:50
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finn The Human!
Finn The Human is the new lightweight champion!
Finn The Human decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: PL MMA 24 The Crab vs Joe
Date: Mar 25, 2020

#R1##CL2#
Alela closes the distance and pushes Knox back into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alela. #BC#
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alela wants to land a leg kick but Knox is out of range.
Knox with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alela to score with a decent uppercut.
Alela blocks a jab.
Alela misses the shot to the body.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Alela moved out of range nicely.
Knox has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sao Alela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox with a hook.
Alela throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
Knox throws a hook but Alela blocks it.
Knox takes one to the side of the head.
Knox checks a leg kick.
Knox staying out of range there.#TD2#
Alela shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Knox napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T1#
Knox stops Alela from passing to mount.
Knox can't do much from the bottom here. #SU2#
Alela stands up.
Knox scores with a punch to the head.
Alela needs to keep his hands up - Knox had a free shot at his head there.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Alela is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#CL2#
Alela gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knox avoiding damage as Alela throws knees to the body.
Knox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alela backwards.
Alela drops down looking for an ankle pick but Knox pulls his leg out and moves away. #T2#
Alela avoids the body shot from Knox.
Alela throws a body kick that misses.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Knox throws a series of punches but Alela moves out of range.
Alela misses with a kick to the body. #CL2#
Alela fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knox, pushing him back against the cage.
Alela scores with a shot to the side of Knox's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alela lands a nice shot to the body.
Alela throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alela.
Knox is trying to break the clinch but Alela is controlling him.
Knox stalling.
Alela lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#
It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.
Alela working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knox blocking some punches.
Alela misses with some punches.
Knox tries to break the clinch but Alela is controlling the position.
Alela lands with a left to the head.
Alela lands a nice uppercut.#BC#
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Alela connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alela lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alela lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alela has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Alela throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
A shot in the inside from Alela. #BC#
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alela misses with a low kick as Knox jumps back.
Alela defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Alela misses the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Knox misses its target.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alela.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Alela slips under a jab from Knox.
Alela thows a body kick. Knox tries to catch it but that hurt him. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alela throws a head kick that misses.
Knox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Knox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knox swats away the attempt to clinch by Alela.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox throws a hook but Alela blocks it.
Knox lands with a hook. Alela tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Knox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alela rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knox scores with a sloppy right hand. Alela should have avoided that one.
Alela on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Alela does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alela.
Alela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Alela scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knox doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sao Alela dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Alela closes the distance and pushes Knox back into the cage.
Alela keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Knox's efforts to push away.#BC#
Knox breaks the clinch.
Beta Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox throws a body punch but Alela moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Alela.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knox lands a lovely overhand right.
Alela lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alela throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Alela has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sloppy strikes from Alela. Those never looked like landing.
Knox stuns Alela with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alela looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Knox is fending him off so far but Alela persists. Nope, Knox circles away and we're back to standing.
Alela misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Knox.
Knox moves out of range as Alela throws a body kick.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox slips a jab from Alela.
Knox is looking for a counter combo.#T1#
Knox throws a shot to the body.
Alela moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Knox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alela looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alela.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but Alela manages to avoid it.
Alela moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alela throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alela ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alela moves away.
Alela throws a head kick that misses.
Beta Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Alela is just out of range.
Alela avoids the body shot from Knox.
Knox takes a swing at Alela's ribcage but misses.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alela thinks about the counter body kick.#T2#
Alela avoids the body shot from Knox.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alela lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Knox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knox throws a right hand that Alela ducks under and follows up with a left that Alela also avoids with ease.#CL2#
Alela clinches with his opponent.
Alela lands a hook that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Alela is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Knox pulls him back up using the underhooks. #BC#
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alela. That's going to slow Knox down.
Alela throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Knox's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knox.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alela lands with a straight right. Knox didn't see that one coming.
Knox misses with a straight left. #T3#
A telegraphed right hand from Alela misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alela. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Knox.
Knox lands with a right hand.
Knox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knox works Alela's body with a nice hook.
Alela with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alela connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alela throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Alela moves away and avoids it.
Alela unleashes a big counter combination but Knox bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Alela looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
Alela bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alela throws a counter combo.#T4#
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Alela ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alela misses with a series of wild punches.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Alela ducks down to avoid it.
Alela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Alela misses its intended target.
Knox connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alela. Alela circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Knox scores with a jab.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Knox enables Alela to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Knox manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Knox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Knox is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Alela throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Knox. Beautiful body shot.
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alela.#CL2#
Alela has closed the distance and engaged Knox in a clinch. #BC#
Knox breaks from the clinch.
Knox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alela.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Alela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox scores with a jab. Alela acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Knox blocks a head kick by Alela.
Alela fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alela throws a right and a left that both miss.
A quick step to the side and Knox tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alela lands a leg kick that knocks Knox off balance momentarily.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alela slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alela comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T1#
Alela closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A jab from Alela does it's job there.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Alela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Alela doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Alela ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Alela throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick by Alela misses
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alela moves away from the strike by Knox.
Alela misses with a head kick.
Alela will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Knox sizes up Alela with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Knox works Alela's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alela moves away.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body. #T2#
Knox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alela looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CL2#
Alela gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knox tries to break free but Alela pushes him back against the cage.
Knox is trying to break free.
Alela struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alela.
Knox wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knox blocks an elbow strike.#BC2#
Alela manages to break the clinch.
Alela throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knox.
Knox connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alela. Alela circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alela lands with an overhand left.#CL2#
Knox tries to keep at a distance but Alela has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alela throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox tries to break the clinch but Alela is controlling the position.
Alela has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Knox seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Alela can turn it around.
A frustrated look appears on Knox's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T3#
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox lands a right hand.
A frustrated look appears on Knox's face as he tries to break the clinch. #TD2#
Alela has Knox pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Alela pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Knox tumbling to the mat - Alela dives into Knox's guard.
Alela looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU2#
Alela stands and steps away. Knox gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sloppy strikes from Knox. Those never looked like landing.
Knox catches Alela with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Alela's shoulder, as Alela tries to avoid the shot.
Knox moves out of range as Alela strikes.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alela connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T4#
Alela stuns Knox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knox slips a jab from Alela.
Knox moves out of range as Alela strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alela slips under a jab.
Good leg kick by Alela there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Knox throws a jab when Alela was well out of range.
Alela lands with an overhand left.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alela swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Knox closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alela takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Knox has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alela.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alela tries to score with a low kick but Knox moves his leg out of the way.
Alela lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Sao Alela just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R4#
Alela jabs at Knox's body.
Knox blocks a low kick nicely.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Alela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alela lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Knox backs up against the cage.
Alela throws the kick towards the body but Knox avoids it.
Alela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Alela is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alela throws a poor cross that misses
and Alela takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alela to score with a decent uppercut.
Alela ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Knox!
Alela shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alela.
Alela punishes Knox's body with a nice straight punch.
Knox slips under a jab.#T1#
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alela throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Alela takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alela slips under a jab from Knox.
Knox lands a glancing blow to the side of Alela's head.
Nice defenses there by Alela.
Knox scores with a jab to the jaw.
Knox connects with a jab.
Alela tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
A quick step to the side and Knox tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alela throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Knox.
Alela tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alela throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox takes a swing at Alela's ribcage but misses.
Knox misses with a body shot #TD2#
and Alela counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox is adopting a defensive guard.#T2#
Alela won't allow Knox to sweep him here.
Knox pulls Alela in close to his closed guard and prevents Alela from doing any damage or advancing position.
Alela stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alela postures up.
Knox trying to control the position here.
Knox manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alela manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR##T3#
Knox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alela swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Alela holds on and takes a little breather.
Alela wants to sweep here but Knox controlling him for the moment. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Knox working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Knox advances position into side control!
Alela struggling a bit here.
Alela wants to get back to his feet.
Knox lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Alela down.
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 Beta Knox will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R5#
Alela lands a jab to the head.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Alela.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Knox avoids the body shot from Alela.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alela.
Alela misses with a head kick.
Alela stuns Knox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knox lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alela on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Knox lands a nice hook to Alela's body. Alela takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alela throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Alela misses with a hook
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Alela scores with a jab. Knox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alela throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Alela shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #T1#
Alela ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Alela throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Knox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Alela's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alela scrambles back to his feet.
A clash of legs there as Knox blocks the low kick.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alela lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knox at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Alela moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Alela throws a low kick but it's checked well by Knox.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Alela lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Alela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox throws a hook but Alela avoids it easily.#T2#
Alela lands with a nice body punch.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alela manages to avoid it.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Alela is just out of range.#CL2#
Alela darts in and clinches Knox up against the cage.
Knox has had enough of the clinch but Alela keeps him there for the moment.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alela's elbow. #BC2#
Alela's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alela lands with a straight right. Knox didn't see that one coming.
Alela slips a straight right by Knox.
Alela has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Knox slips a straight right by Alela.
Knox misses with a hook.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alela was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Alela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox moves out of range as Alela strikes.#T3#
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alela sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Knox misses.
Alela is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Knox moves forwards but Alela connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alela throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Knox throws a hook but Alela avoids it easily.
A low kick from Alela is predictable there
and Knox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #CL2#
Alela darts in and clinches Knox up against the cage.#TD2#
Alela lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox wants to improve his position but Alela is controlling well.
Knox wants to control but Alela is keeping busy.
Sao Alela has got the better of the ground game so far.
Knox is looking to improve his position.
Alela trying to pass the guard but Knox defending well. #T4#
Knox is looking to improve his position.
Alela is keen to just control but Knox is a slippery customer.
Alela might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Knox haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Knox wants to control but Alela is keeping busy and won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox controlling the position for now.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alela scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Beta Knox.
I think Knox has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 47:48
Judge George Francis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Beta Knox!
Beta Knox retains his lightweight title!
Beta Knox seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: PL MMA 19 The Crab vs Huchkov
Date: Mar 06, 2020

#R1#
McCarthy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McCarthy with a poor takedown
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCarthy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CUT2#
It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.
McCarthy closes the distance but Knox moves to the side
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slow jab from McCarthy misses its intended target.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but McCarthy manages to avoid it.
McCarthy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCarthy.
McCarthy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McCarthy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
McCarthy closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCarthy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
McCarthy fails with the takedown
and McCarthy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beta Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David McCarthy.
McCarthy throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.#CL2#
McCarthy clinches. #T1##BC2#
McCarthy breaks from the clinch.
McCarthy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Knox counters with a nice body shot.
McCarthy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Knox throws a shot to the body.
Knox's corner calls for a 1-2. Knox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McCarthy lands a head kick!
Knox moves into range and connects with a jab.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McCarthy wants to clinch
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knox lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - McCarthy can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Knox and McCarthy drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Knox.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beta Knox!
Beta Knox retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Beta Knox 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.

Event: PL MMA 13 Montana vs Gaston
Date: Feb 15, 2020

#R1#
Gracie darts in trying to clinch
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand. #CL2#
Gracie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD2#
Gracie turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Gracie taking a break here but Knox is having none of it and regains half guard.
Knox is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Knox is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well. #T1#
Knox keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.
Knox's coaches at Five Round Fight Club NY (50 max) have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox is controlling Gracie's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Gracie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Knox slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Knox bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard. #REVR##T2#
Knox with a flurry of punches that miss.
Knox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Knox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knox trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie controlling the position.
Knox passes Gracie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Knox looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gracie has hold of Knox's hands but Knox slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Knox.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Knox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie taking some punishment here, with Knox in his half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gracie trying to control here.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.#T4#
Knox thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Knox.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knox chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox dominated that round.
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#
Gracie looks to clinch
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Knox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gracie.#TD2#
Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
Knox keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Knox seems keen to control Gracie's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox wants to control the position but Gracie says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.#T1#
Knox is concentrating on defense, preventing Gracie from advancing position.
Gracie slows the pace down in half guard.
Knox trying to control here.
Knox is trying is best to control the position here.
Knox makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Knox.
Knox looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Knox is pulling down on Gracie's head to control his posture.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Knox stuffs the takedown.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#TD2#
Gracie dives in and scores a takedown into Knox's guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knox is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T3#
Knox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Knox manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Gracie wants to control the position but Knox says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Knox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Knox tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gracie controls his leg. #T4#
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knox.
Knox landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Knox.
Gracie preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Knox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knox is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3##CL2#
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Knox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knox dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC#
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Knox defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Knox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie walks into a left hand.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beta Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Gracie.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
Gracie tries to clinch up
and Knox counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?#CL2#
Gracie has Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
Knox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards. #BC#
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Gracie darts in and clinches Knox up against the cage.#T2#
Knox is trying to stall.
Knox gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie is looking for a takedown.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Knox fights it off and pushes away nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Knox's corner calls for a 1-2. Knox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Knox circles away easily
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie tries to clinch
and Knox counters with a right hand to the body.
Gracie wants to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Knox misses its target.#T3#
Knox tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC#
Gracie is rocked!
Knox drops Gracie with a big left hand! Gracie is injured, injured bad! Knox jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beta Knox!
Beta Knox is the new lightweight champion!
Beta Knox thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: PL MMA 8 Huchko vs Joe
Date: Jan 29, 2020

#R1#
Knox dodges the punch combination from McCarthy.
Knox has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McCarthy misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox lands with a cross.
McCarthy misses with a combination
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Knox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McCarthy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
McCarthy thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCarthy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McCarthy doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab. #CL2#
McCarthy takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCarthy is pressed up against the cage. Knox has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McCarthy down to the mat. McCarthy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Knox lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McCarthy takes one to the chin there.#T1#
Knox dodges the punch combination from McCarthy.
Knox was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McCarthy fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McCarthy has his takedown stuffed
and McCarthy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beta Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David McCarthy.
Knox jabs at McCarthy's body.
McCarthy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knox.
McCarthy wants to clinch
and McCarthy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
David McCarthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCarthy tries to clinch
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
McCarthy swings widly with a right hand #KD#
and Knox counters with a nice right hand that sends McCarthy toppling to the canvas! McCarthy scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Knox finish him?!#ROC#
McCarthy is rocked!
Beta Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox drops McCarthy with a huge uppercut! McCarthy drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Knox is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beta Knox!
During a confident post fight interview, Beta Knox thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: BCS 14
Date: Jan 04, 2020

#R1#
Knox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Tektas is just out of range.
Tektas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Tektas misses.
Tektas throws a series of punches but Knox moves out of range.
Knox has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tektas avoids the body shot from Knox.
Knox misses with a hook. Tektas ducked under it nicely.
Jab from Knox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tektas.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tektas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knox connects with a nice looking jab.
Knox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T1##TD2#
Tektas throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Knox tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tektas is in Knox's guard.
Knox keeping moving, preventing Tektas from controlling successfully.
Knox seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tektas won't allow Knox to sweep him here.
Knox is working hard here to advance position.
Tektas trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knox has control of Tektas's left arm, preventing Tektas from doing any damage.
Tektas slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T2#
Knox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tektas's corner is telling him to maintain position.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tektas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Beta Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tektas shoots in but Knox avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tektas 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. #TD#
Knox looking to score a takedown here. Tektas is defending well but Knox drives through and ends up in Tektas's guard.
Tektas wants to control the position but Knox says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tektas works his way to full guard. Good work.
Knox looking to pass the guard.
Knox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T3#
Knox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tektas is keeping the position for now.
Knox is working Tektas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Knox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Knox landing with the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Knox stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Tektas throws up his legs and catches Knox in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Knox tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Tektas! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Demetrius Tektas!
Demetrius Tektas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: BCS 10
Date: Dec 06, 2019

#R1#
Knox throws a right hand that Cain ducks under and follows up with a left that Cain also avoids with ease.
Knox getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cain really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.#TD2#
Knox feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Knox throws a strike but Cain rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Knox holds on and takes a little breather.
Knox looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cain puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Knox is trying to maintain the position but Cain is very close to passing his half guard.
Knox makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Knox.#T1#
Knox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Knox working a defensive guard here.
Cain will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Knox has Cain pulled in close to control his posture.
Cain won't allow Knox to sweep him here.
Knox is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Knox stalling away here and it's allowed Cain to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #T2#
Knox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox throws a strike but Cain rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##SU#
Cain stands and steps away. Knox gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cain moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Cain missing with a left hand there. Knox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Cain ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Sloppy strikes from Knox. Those never looked like landing.
David Cain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cain stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cain wants it to stay on the feet.
Knox misses with a left hand
and Cain counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Knox.#T3#
Cain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cain misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Cain misses with a head kick.
Knox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cain misses with a body shot.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Cain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox blocks a head kick by Cain.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Cain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Knox might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Cain to counter with a crisp jab.
Cain misses with a hook.
Knox appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Knox does it's job there.
Knox lands a glancing blow to the side of Cain's 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!
Knox scores with a jab to the head.
A punch combination from Cain misses.
Cain ducks right into an uppercut from Knox. #T4#
Knox throws a hook to the side of Cain's head but Cain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox's corner calls for a 1-2. Knox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #ROC2#
Cain is rocked!
Knox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oh Cain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knox misses with a hook.
Cain takes one to the side of the head.
Cain is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Cain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Some bone on bone action there as Knox checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox misses the jab.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Knox! Cain is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beta Knox!
A relieved looking Beta Knox thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: BCS 6
Date: Nov 01, 2019

#R1#
Cooke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Knox checks it well.
Knox misses with a lunging right hand
and Cooke counters with a nice body kick.
Knox blocks a low kick nicely.
Cooke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Knox blocks the body kick.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cooke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Knox looks to land a combination. Cooke sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.#TD#
Cooke looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox gets back to full guard. #T1#
Knox is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Knox bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cooke's guard. #REVB#
Knox stopping the sweep attempt from Cooke.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cooke is on top in guard. #REVR#
Knox keeping moving, preventing Cooke from controlling successfully.
Knox is controlling Cooke's posture.
Knox keeping moving, preventing Cooke from controlling successfully.
Cooke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knox swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
Cooke stopping the sweep attempt from Knox.
Cooke trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knox has Cooke pulled in close to control his posture.
Cooke has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Knox keeping moving, preventing Cooke from controlling successfully.
Knox looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cooke is one step ahead there. #T3##REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
It looked like Cooke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
Cooke staying out of range there.
Cooke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#TD#
Cooke closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Knox did well to prevent Cooke getting side control.#T4#
Cooke is trying to control. Knox wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooke looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.
Cooke trying to control from half guard but Knox is working away.
Knox keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Knox trying to hold on to Cooke's head to control him but Cooke postures up.
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 Samuel Cooke will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
Cooke throws a big counter combination but Knox scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Knox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cooke blocks a jab.
Knox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cooke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #TD#
Cooke closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Knox to the mat! Knox manages to get full guard.
Cooke won't allow Knox to sweep him here. #T1#
Knox keeping full guard, as Cooke tries to pass.
Knox is looking to sweep but instead, Cooke has passed into half guard.
Knox is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cooke scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cooke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knox's head.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Cooke seems to be working for a kimura but Knox defends the submission attempt.
Knox tries to get to full guard but Cooke has control of the leg.
Cooke is thwarting Knox's attempts to control the position.#T2#
Cooke is trying to control. Knox wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Knox wants to control but Cooke is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Knox preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Cooke tries to pass the half guard into mount. Knox knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.
Cooke seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Knox does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Cooke ducks right into an uppercut from Knox. #TD#
Cooke is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Knox's half guard.
Knox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cooke performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Samuel Cooke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knox is trying to get back to full guard.
Cooke trying to control from half guard but Knox is working away. #T4#
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Knox trying to hold on to Cooke's head to control him but Cooke postures up.
Cooke will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cooke trying to control the action but Knox is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Knox tries to get to full guard but Cooke has control of the leg.
Knox keeps control of the position for the meantime. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice shot lands for Cooke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Cooke dominated that second round.
That's time! Cooke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Knox misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
Cooke tries to clinch but Knox moves away
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cooke fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Knox on the side of the head.
A solid body kick from Cooke.
Cooke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL#
Cooke closes the distance and clinches.
Knox takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#
It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.
Knox tries to break the clinch but Cooke is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke lands a knee to the head.
Cooke lands a nice uppercut.
Cooke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Knox's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke can't get the takedown. #BC2#
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooke throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range. #T1#
Cooke avoids the body shot from Knox.
Knox defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cooke.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Knox.
Cooke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knox can do to turn this around?
Cooke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knox circles away quickly and effectively.
Beta Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knox checks a low kick from Cooke.
Cooke moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Knox clobbers Cooke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#TD2#
Knox manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cooke on his heels. He'll look to pass Cooke's guard now, I'm sure.
Cooke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Knox manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Cooke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beta Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Knox wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cooke looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cooke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T3#
Knox pulls Cooke in close to prevent any damage.
Cooke wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Knox seems keen to control Cooke's posture.
Cooke stopping the sweep attempt from Knox.
Cooke forces his way into half guard.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Knox controlling the position for now.
Cooke is thwarting Knox's attempts to control the position.
Cooke wants to pass to mount but Knox is defending the position.
Samuel Cooke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knox tries to roll over but Cooke keeps him under control.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cooke throws a push kick but Knox slaps the foot to one side.
Knox let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knox staying out of range there.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Cooke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cooke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Cooke!
Our winner, Samuel Cooke, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: UnderGround 4
Date: Sep 28, 2019

#R1#
Knox misses with a takedown attempt
and Munday counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Munday looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Munday shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knox pinned against the cage. Knox gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Munday lands a nice shot that snaps Knox's head back.
Knox sizes up Munday with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munday takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mickey Munday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munday takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Munday throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Munday scores with a crisp jab that stopped Knox in his tracks. #T1#
Munday fails to land the takedown.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Knox lands a body shot.
Munday missing with a left hand there. Knox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Munday misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Munday darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Munday fails with the takedown
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Beta Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Munday.
Munday is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Knox lands with a straight right. Munday didn't see that one coming.#T2#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knox, as that shot connected.
Nice takedown defense from Munday. No joy for Knox on that attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox slips a jab from Munday.
Munday staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Munday on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Munday takes one to the side of the head.
Knox misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Munday misses.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Munday moved out of range nicely.#TD#
Knox shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Knox showed some decent athleticism there.
Munday has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Knox is working away from the top position though.
Munday wants to improve his position but Knox is controlling well. #T3#
Knox wants to control but Munday is keeping him busy.
Knox is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Munday is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munday is looking to escape.
Knox throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Knox is taking a breather. Munday says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Munday is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Knox scores with a couple of nice shots.
Knox seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Munday does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Knox lands a nice short elbow.
Munday is refusing to be controlled, as Knox sits in half guard.
Munday is trying is best to control the position here.
Munday is trying to maintain the position but Knox is very close to passing his half guard.
Munday is looking to escape.#T4#
Knox missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Munday manages to get to full guard.
Knox being controlled here momentarily.
Knox cracks Munday with a solid left hand.
Knox makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Knox working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Munday's head.
Munday preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Munday wants to get back to his feet but Knox is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Knox looking to pass the guard.
Knox working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Munday throws a body shot but no joy.
It looks like Knox has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Beta Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Munday misses with a looping left.
Knox with a jab.
Munday checks a low kick from Knox.
Knox looks for a takedown but Munday sprawls well.#TD2#
Munday shoots in and bounces Knox off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Munday manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Knox landing some decent shots from guard. #T1#
Knox stopping the sweep attempt from Munday.
Beta Knox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knox scoring with punches to the head and body.
Munday preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Munday wants to sweep but no luck.
Knox wants to control from the top but Munday keeps moving.
Knox scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Knox's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Munday avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Munday keeping moving, preventing Knox from controlling successfully.
Knox chips away with some ground and pound.
Munday being controlled here, momentarily. #T2#
Munday looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knox is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Knox with a nice head shot there.
Munday keeping moving, preventing Knox from controlling successfully.
Knox makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Knox throwing strikes from guard but Munday blocks nicely.
Munday looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Knox scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Munday keeping full guard, as Knox tries to pass. #T3#
Knox looking to sit in guard and control but Munday gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Munday stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Knox keeping moving, preventing Munday from controlling successfully.
Knox bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Munday's guard. #REVR#
Knox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Munday is controlling Knox's posture.
Knox wants to control from the top but Munday keeps moving.
Knox is in close to Munday's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T4#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Munday has momentary wrist control but Knox slips an elbow through the middle.
Knox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Munday wants to sweep but no luck.
Knox looking to pass the guard.
Our spies down at at RWB GYM inform us that Munday has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Knox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Knox throws a big elbow that misses.
Knox with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Munday has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knox trying to control the position from guard on top but Munday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knox with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Munday slips a jab from Knox.
Knox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Munday momentarily.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Munday.
Munday takes a jab right on the kisser.
Knox blocks a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knox.
Munday might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Knox misses with a body punch
and Munday counters with a left to the body.
Knox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Knox scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox scores with a punch to the head.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Munday.
Munday is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Munday tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Knox swivels and escapes.#T1##TD2#
Munday looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Knox is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Munday pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knox is keeping the position for now.
Knox seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Knox keeping moving, preventing Munday from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Munday accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Munday can do to turn this around?#T2#
Munday stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Knox lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Munday is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Knox is controlling him.
Knox postures up in Munday's guard and throws a big left but Munday blocks it.
Knox is looking to work some ground and pound but Munday has wrist control.
Knox makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Knox trying to control but Munday is working from the bottom.
Knox keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Munday's head.
Munday is trying to control the position but Knox postures up. #T3#
Knox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Knox working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Munday's head.
Knox wants to control from the top but Munday keeps moving.
Munday wants to stand and escape but Knox is having none of it.
Knox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knox working some strikes from top position.
Knox keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Munday's head.
Knox stands up over Munday, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Munday keeping moving, preventing Knox from controlling successfully.
Munday pulls Knox in close to prevent any damage.
Knox is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T4#
Knox keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Munday's head.
Munday wants to stand up but Knox is controlling him.
Knox postures up in Munday's guard and throws a big left but Munday blocks it.
Knox throws a big right hand that misses.
Munday utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knox is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Knox being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knox is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Knox trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Munday manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
Munday's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Munday scrambles back to his feet.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Munday waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Munday with a lazy takedown attempt
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Munday moves away and avoids it.
Knox connects with a nice looking jab.
Munday misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munday throws a sloppy body shot
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Munday swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a right hand to the body.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Munday moved out of range nicely.#TD#
Knox throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Munday tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Knox is in Munday's guard.#T1#
Knox cracks Munday with a solid left hand.
Munday is trying to control the position but Knox postures up.
Knox scoring with some ground and pound.
Knox lands a couple of elbows.
Knox is working Munday over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Munday has momentary wrist control but Knox slips an elbow through the middle.
Knox scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Knox with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Knox landing some decent shots from guard.
Knox stands up over Munday, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Knox is working Munday over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Knox postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Knox trying to control but Munday is working from the bottom. #T2#
Munday is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Knox is controlling him.
Knox stands up over Munday, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Knox working some strikes from top position.
Knox chips away with some ground and pound.
Knox is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Knox prevents Munday from getting back to his feet.
Knox scoring with some ground and pound.
Knox scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox connects with a couple of short punches.#T3#
Knox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knox throws a big elbow that misses.
Knox working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Knox trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Knox in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knox scoring with punches to the head and body.
Knox chips away with some ground and pound.
Munday tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Knox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Munday works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #ES2#
Munday pushes Knox off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Munday takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T4#
Munday slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Munday throws an off balance right hand
and Knox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Munday thows a left - swing and a miss!
Munday throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munday keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Munday goes for a double leg but Knox avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Knox continues to drive forward.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but Munday manages to avoid it.
A big left from Munday misses.
Knox connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheers as Knox lands an impressive looking overhand right. Munday doesn't seem phased though.
Knox connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox had his way with Mickey Munday in that round.
That's time! Knox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
#R5#
Knox slips under a jab from Munday.
Munday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox feinted with a counter takedown.
Munday takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Munday defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#TD#
Knox changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Munday looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Knox working the ground and pound.
Munday takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Knox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Munday keeps working.
Munday is looking for a sweep.
Knox lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munday taking punishment in the form of punches. #T1#
Knox landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Knox working away.
Munday regains half guard.
Knox is trying to control the action in half guard but Munday is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Knox lands with a punch from half guard.
Munday keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Knox stops Munday from getting back to his feet.
Knox working Munday over with strikes.
Knox is nestled in close to Munday, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Knox drops an elbow to the side of Munday's head.
Knox is just content to waste time from the top position. Munday takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Knox lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T2#
Munday has momentary wrist control but Knox slips an elbow through the middle.
Knox trying to control but Munday is working from the bottom.
Knox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Knox is working Munday over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Knox trying to control but Munday is working from the bottom.
Knox controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Munday wants to sweep but no luck.
Mickey Munday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Knox trying to control the position from guard on top but Munday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Knox cracks Munday with a solid left hand.
Munday is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Knox prevents Munday from getting back to his feet.
Knox landing some decent shots from guard.
Knox trying to control but Munday is working from the bottom.
Knox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Knox looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Munday misses with a takedown
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Munday looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Munday is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knox sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Knox looks to land a combination. Munday sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Munday walks into a left hand.
Knox connects with the punch.
Munday misses with a takedown attempt - Knox sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Knox tries to counter with a takedown but Munday is quick to defend against it.
Beta Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Munday.
Munday is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?#TD#
Knox shoots in and bounces Munday off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Beta Knox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knox has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:45
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beta Knox!
Beta Knox is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Beta Knox 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.

Event: KMK1
Date: Aug 23, 2019

#R1#
Sheehy doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Knox has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sheehy is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sheehy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sheehy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut. #CL#
Sheehy has managed to clinch. #BC2#
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Knox there.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Sheehy slips the punch.
Sheehy throws a quick counter head kick but Knox was just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheehy staying out of range there.
Sheehy closes the distance but Knox moves to the side
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sheehy looks for a takedown but Knox sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Sheehy. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Knox keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #TD#
Sheehy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Knox!#ES2#
Knox explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sheehy.
Knox throws a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sheehy.
A countering left hand to the body from Knox misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Sheehy to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
Knox throws a lazy uppercut
and Sheehy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #CL#
Knox gets tackled into the cage by Sheehy. Sheehy maintains the clinch.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knox wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC2#
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knox keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sheehy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Knox as he avoids it easily.
Sheehy tries for a takedown but Knox circles away easily
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sheehy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut. #T3##TD2#
Knox darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sheehy is refusing to be controlled, as Knox sits in half guard.
Knox lands with a punch from half guard.
Knox looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sheehy is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Knox there.
Knox is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Knox content to control rather than advance. #T4#
Nice strikes from Knox there.
Ground and pound from Knox.
Knox sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sheehy defending well though.
Sheehy is trying to stand back up but Knox is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox is keen to just control but Sheehy is a slippery customer.
Knox is controlling the pace.
Sheehy is trying to stand up here but Knox is controlling him well.
Knox throws a strike but Sheehy avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Knox working some strikes from top position.
Knox lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Sheehy shoots in and gets a takedown into Knox's guard.
Knox wants to sweep here but Sheehy controlling him for the moment.
Sheehy trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
Knox working a defensive guard here. #SUB#
Sheehy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheehy preventing the sweep.
Knox has a closed guard, preventing Sheehy from standing up.
Knox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T1#
Knox keeping full guard, as Sheehy tries to pass. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sheehy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Knox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sheehy circles away quickly and effectively.
Sheehy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sheehy.
Knox throws a predictable looking body shot #CL#
and Sheehy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #BC2#
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Sheehy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#T2#
Sheehy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Sheehy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sheehy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Sheehy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sheehy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sheehy avoids the body shot from Knox.
Ethan Sheehy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knox jabs at Sheehy's body.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Sheehy blocks a leg kick.
Sheehy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheehy moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
Sheehy misses with a head kick. #T3#
Sheehy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Sheehy.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Sheehy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Sheehy's shoulder, as Sheehy tries to avoid the shot.
A left lands for Knox.
A cross from Knox lands.
Knox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sheehy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sheehy misses with a takedown attempt - Knox sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sheehy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Knox swivels and escapes.#T4#
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheehy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Beta Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sheehy shoots in for a double leg but Knox sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sheehy shoots in looking for a takedown but Knox manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sheehy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And Knox tries to counter it with a takedown but Sheehy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Knox lands a really nice looking cross but Sheehy seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sheehy blocks a jab.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt. #TD#
Sheehy gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox is trying to control but can't.
Knox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sheehy.
Knox gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R3#
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Sheehy is just out of range.
Sheehy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sheehy fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#TD#
Sheehy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#SU#
Sheehy decides to stand back up.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sheehy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Knox misses with a few strikes there.
Sheehy half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheehy throws a lazy head kick
and Knox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sheehy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Knox lands an overhand right.
A jab from Knox finds it's way through Sheehy's defenses. #T1##CL#
Sheehy pushes Knox up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sheehy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sheehy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knoxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Sheehy is just out of range.
Knox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Sheehy moves away and avoids it.
Sheehy attempts a counter takedown but Knox avoids it well and moves away.
Sheehy tries to close the distance and clinch but Knox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Sheehy moved out of range.
Sheehy tries to counter by clinching up but Knox breaks away and moves out of range.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sheehy! #CUT#
It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.#T2#
Sheehy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sheehy shoots in but Knox avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Sheehy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sheehy misses with a takedown
and Knox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox lands with a cross.
Knox scores with a jab to the body.
Sheehy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Sheehy.
Knox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sheehy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sheehy fails with a takedown attempt.#T3#
Sheehy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Knox throws out a counter right but Sheehy avoids it with no problem.
Sheehy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sheehy misses with a combination
and Knox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knox.
Knox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sheehy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sheehy. #T4#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sheehy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knox bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheehy.
Sheehy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Sheehy is just out of range.
Knox connects with a body shot that sends Sheehy's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Knox tries to keep at a distance but Sheehy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sheehy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Knox just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sheehy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R4#
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Sheehy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good standup being displayed there by Knox as he connects with a hook.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Sheehy attempts a counter takedown but Knox avoids it well and moves away.
Ethan Sheehy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheehy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knox takes a swing at Sheehy's ribcage but misses.
Knox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sheehy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knox lands a glancing blow to the side of Sheehy's head.
Sheehy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knox thuds his right hand into Sheehy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T1#
Sheehy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knox throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Sheehy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Sheehy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knox momentarily.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Knox's corner calls for a 1-2. Knox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sheehy shoots in and drives through. Knox sprawls well.
Knox lands with a shot to the body.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Sheehy moved out of range.#T2#
Sheehy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Knox as he avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sheehy.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Sheehy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sheehy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sheehy duly obliges.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sheehy.
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!
Sheehy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knox listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sheehy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sheehy moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.#T3#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sheehy checks a leg kick.
Knox scores with a decent looking hook.
Sheehy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Knox swats away the attempt to clinch by Sheehy.
Sheehy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Knox avoids it really well and circles away.
Sheehy darts in trying to clinch#TD2#
so Knox counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #T4#
Knox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knox lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Knox postures up and lands a big shot to Sheehy's brow.
Knox showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Knox is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Knox in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sheehy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Beta Knox has got the better of the ground game so far.
Knox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sheehy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Knox throwing strikes but missing.
Knox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox'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. This is the final round!
#R5#
Sheehy wants to clinch but Knox slips to the side
and Knox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sheehy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheehy. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sheehy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sheehy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knox listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheehy dives in and grabs Knox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Knox pushes down on Sheehy's head and hops out.
Knox swings for the body but Sheehy moves out of range. #TD#
Sheehy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#T1#
Knox is looking to regain half guard here but Sheehy keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB#
Sheehy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sheehy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Knox can't do much from the bottom here.
Knox regains half guard.
Knox trying to control here. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Knox is doing well to control the position and prevent Sheehy from advancing to side control.
Knox trying to hold on to Sheehy's head to control him but Sheehy postures up.
Sheehy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knox's head.
Knox is looking to improve his position.
Knox keeps control of the position for the meantime.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sheehy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T3##CL#
Sheehy rushes Knox and presses him up against the cage.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Sheehy controls the action.
Knox can't break the clinch.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Sheehy.
Knox wants to break free but Sheehy has control.
Knox lands with a left to the head. #BC2#
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sheehy misses with a double jab.
Knox with the counter takedown but Sheehy avoids it easily.
Sheehy misses with a wild combination. #T4#
Knox scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sheehy has a takedown stuffed.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Sheehy tries for a takedown but Knox sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Sheehy. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Knox scores with a takedown into Sheehy's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sheehy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sheehy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Knox holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Beta Knox.
I've got Knox winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 46:50
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 45:50
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beta Knox!
Beta Knox is the new featherweight champion!
Beta Knox thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: AEW 19
Date: Jul 27, 2019

#R1#
Knox scores with a sloppy right hand. Perkins should have avoided that one.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Perkins .
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Perkins moves away and avoids it.
Perkins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox cracks Perkins with a good jab.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkins is just out of range.
Perkins misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice shot lands for Knox.
Knox misses the body punch
and Perkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#
It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.
Knox looks for a takedown but Perkins sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knox jabs Perkins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knox checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kai Perkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Perkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox cracks Perkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
Knox throws a lazy uppercut
and Perkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox swings for the body but Perkins moves out of range.
Perkins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knox closes the distance and clinches up with Perkins , looking for a takedown. Knox pushes Perkins against the cage but Perkins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#TD#
Knox closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Knox throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkins parries the strikes from Knox easily there. Knox is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Perkins to escape.
Knox throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.#T2#
Perkins managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Knox.
Knox has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Knox misses with the ground and pound.
Perkins is trying to get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Knox are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Knox working the strikes but Perkins uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Perkins is trying to stand up here but Knox is controlling him well.
Perkins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knox.
Knox sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Perkins defending well though.
Knox thows a huge punch but Perkins dodges it nicely.
Knox throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Perkins to regain full guard. #T3#
Knox throws a strike but Perkins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Perkins preventing the sweep.
Perkins is looking to stand up but Knox won't let him.
Knox is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Knox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Perkins tries to stand but Knox is controlling from the bottom.
Knox looking to hit a scissor sweep but Perkins is one step ahead there.
Knox looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Knox throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Perkins was covering up waiting for the punch and Knox finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Knox lands a couple of elbows.
Knox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkins moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perkins ! But no joy.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Perkins flicks out a counter leg kick but Knox steps away.
Knox looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Perkins is fending him off so far but Knox persists. Nope, Perkins circles away and we're back to standing.
Perkins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Perkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perkins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Knox connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Perkins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Beta Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Knox misses
and Perkins counters with a straight right hand.
Knox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Perkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Perkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox misses with a takedown attempt - Perkins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Perkins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1#
Perkins throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Perkins .
Perkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perkins .
Knox misses with an uppercut
and Perkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice sprawl there from Perkins as Knox shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beta Knox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perkins misses with a hook.
Knox fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T2#
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Perkins appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Perkins throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Perkins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Perkins misses with a shot to the body
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkins slips a jab from Knox.
Knox fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perkins can do to turn this around?
Perkins slips under a jab from Knox.
Perkins looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knox misses with a hook to the body
and Perkins counters with a slapping leg kick. #T3#
Perkins misses with a straight left.
Knox shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knox takes a swing at Perkins 's ribcage but misses.
Perkins looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Perkins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Perkins .
Perkins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Perkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Perkins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knox fails with the takedown
and Perkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slapping body kick lands there for Perkins .#T4#
Perkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkins moves away.
Perkins was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Knox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perkins .
Perkins is looking to chop away at Knox's legs.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Perkins misses with a kick to the body
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Perkins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox throws the left hand but Perkins avoids the punch easily.
Perkins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Perkins catches Knox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Perkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Knox misses with a hook. Perkins ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kai Perkins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Perkins has time to react.
Knox takes one to the chin there.#ROC2#
Knox is rocked!
Knox with a poor takedown
and Perkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Knox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knox looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Knox lands with a right hand.
Perkins steps in with a hook that catches Knox right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Perkins follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Knox looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Perkins !
Kai Perkins got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'

Event: AEW 12
Date: Jun 29, 2019

#R1#
Vershinin sizes up Knox with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vershinin feints and then cracks Knox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knox down.
Vershinin throws a right hand that Knox ducks under and follows up with a left that Knox also avoids with ease.
Knox swings for the body but Vershinin moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vershinin . Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox misses with a hook. Vershinin ducked under it nicely.
Vershinin leaves Knox with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Vershinin misses.
Knox shoots in for a takedown but Vershinin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vershinin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Knox eats them both and turns towards Vershinin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CUT2#
It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Vershinin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Knox has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
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!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Vershinin moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Knox! Vershinin continues to tee off on Knox, landing with a left and a right! Vershinin connects with a right hand that leaves Knox sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Vershinin !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Makar Vershinin !
A very excited looking Makar Vershinin 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.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 03, 2019

#R1##TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Knox.
Knox lands some shots froms side control.
Cunningham is looking for a sweep.
Knox is putting a hurting on Cunningham here, landing some big shots from side control.
Knox is looking to take a break and control but Cunningham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A big shot lands for Knox! That's hurt Cunningham! Will he recover? Knox fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beta Knox!
A very excited looking Beta Knox 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.

Event: TAFC: Biffs & Brawls 15
Date: May 03, 2019

#R1#
Hugs avoids the body shot from Knox.
Hugs misses with a takedown attempt - Knox sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hugs's hands.
Hugs changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Knox tries to avoid it but Hugs manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Knox to the ground. Knox escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hugs tries to clinch up but Knox circles away and keeps his distance.
Hugs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hugs misses with a takedown
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lodzov Hugs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hugs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox throws a jab when Hugs was well out of range.
Hugs throws a leg kick but Knox sees it coming and moves out of range.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Hugs is just out of range.
Hugs defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox 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.#T1#
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#CL#
Hugs clinches.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Hugs.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Hugs avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage. #TD#
Hugs gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Knox manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Knox looking for a sweep. Not yet Knox, not yet.
Hugs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knox works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hugs wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Knox is pulling down on Hugs's head. It's preventing any offense from Hugs, at least for the moment.#T2#
Hugs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Knox looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hugs stopping the sweep attempt from Knox.
Hugs connects with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hugs throwing strikes from guard but Knox blocks nicely.
Hugs working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T3#
Knox is looking to stand up but Hugs isn't so interested in that idea.
Knox wants to sweep here but Hugs controlling him for the moment.
Knox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hugs.
Hugs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Knox is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hugs looking to pass the guard.
Knox wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Knox moves out of range of the body kick from Hugs.
Knox doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#TD#
Hugs shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Knox napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Knox keeps Hugs under control for a moment.
Hugs working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hugs is working Knox over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hugs working the strikes but Knox uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Knox on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Knox is looking for a sweep. Hugs is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Knox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hugs is trying to control. Knox wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hugs is really struggling to control Knox but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Beta Knox will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Knox looks to throw the jab but Hugs is out of range.
Hugs takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hugs.
Hugs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Hugs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Hugs half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#CL#
Hugs moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hugs.
Knox landing knees to the head. #BC2#
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox misses with a left hand #TD#
so Hugs counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox controlling the position.#T1#
Hugs trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hugs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knox is keeping the position for now.
Knox keeping moving, preventing Hugs from controlling successfully.
Knox is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hugs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hugs postures up in Knox's guard and throws a big left but Knox blocks it.
Hugs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hugs is working Knox over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Knox controlling the position.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hugs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knox looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hugs is one step ahead there.
Knox is still trying to improve position.
Hugs throws a big elbow that misses.
Hugs connects with a couple of short punches.
Hugs postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Knox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lodzov Hugs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knox lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##SUB#
Hugs had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Knox defends it easily.#T3#
Hugs is looking to sweep but instead, Knox has passed into half guard.
Knox controlling the action here.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hugs has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Knox is working away from the top position though.
Hugs slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hugs controls Knox momentarily but Knox frees himself.
Knox slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Hugs looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Knox controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Beta Knox will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Knox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hugs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knox lands a two punch combo. #TD#
Hugs fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Knox to the ground. Hugs is now in Knox's guard.
Knox is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hugs trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knox bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hugs's guard. #REVB#
Hugs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hugs being controlled here, momentarily.
Knox sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hugs's guard. #T1#
Hugs manages to get to full guard.
Knox is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hugs looking to control.
Knox won't allow Hugs to sweep him here.
Lodzov Hugs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hugs is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Knox wants to improve his position but Hugs is controlling well.
Hugs thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knox's head.
Hugs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Knox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hugs.
Hugs misses with a head shot. Knox uses the momentum to regain guard.
Knox looking for a sweep. Not yet Knox, not yet.
Hugs keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Knox's head.
Hugs preventing the sweep. #T3#
Hugs lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hugs throws a big elbow that misses.
Knox is pulling down on Hugs's head to control his posture.
Hugs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hugs being controlled here momentarily.
Knox is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Knox prevents Hugs from improving his position.#T4#
Knox is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hugs makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hugs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knox's corner is telling him to maintain position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Beta Knox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Knox winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beta Knox!
During a confident post fight interview, Beta Knox thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Lodzov Hugs stepped up to the mic, saying 'this was bullshit'.

Event: TAFC: Navarro v Fernando
Date: Apr 06, 2019

#R1#
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body. #TD2#
Knox throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sagaki tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Knox is in Sagaki's guard.#SUB#
Sagaki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sagaki wants to sweep here but Knox controlling him for the moment.
Knox controlling from the top position. #SUB#
Sagaki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Sagaki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Knox defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox slips nicely into half guard.#T1#
Knox prevents Sagaki from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sagaki trying to control here. #SUB#
Sagaki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Knox pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Sagaki looking for submissions off his back.
Knox is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sagaki is looking to improve his position.
Knox slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sagaki tries to roll over but Knox keeps him under control.#SUB#
Sagaki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Knox is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sagaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T3#
Knox content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sagaki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Knox postures up.
Knox preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Sagaki has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Knox doesn't defend quickly enough and Sagaki has managed to lock this one up! Can Knox escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Sagaki on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Takumi Sagaki!
A victorious Takumi Sagaki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: TAFC: Biffs & Brawls 11
Date: Mar 17, 2019

#R1#
Knox on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Parks.
Parks throws a quick counter kick to the body but Knox avoids it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Knox.
Parks slips under a jab.
And Parks counters with a quick kick to the body but Knox blocks it.
Knox has his takedown stuffed
and Parks counters with a big head kick but Knox shrugs it off.
Parks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Knox slips under a jab.
Knox was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Parks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Knox gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Parks tries to buck Knox off but Knox is having none of it.#SU2#
Knox decides to stand back up. Knox steps back and let's Parks get back to his feet.#T1#
Knox lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #TD2#
Knox closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
A lull in the action here as Knox stalls from top position.
Parks is trying to control Knox's posture but Knox avoids it.
Knox trying to control the action but Parks is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Parks's face as Knox controls the position. #T2#
It looks like Knox might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Parks is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Parks manages to work his way to half guard, despite Knox's best efforts.
Parks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Knox.
My spies in EMPIRE BJJ Academy inform me that Knox has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Parks trying to control but Knox postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T3#
Well, if Knox is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox lands a lovely overhand right.
Knox lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Knox misses with a straight left.
It looked like Parks was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Knox.#TD2#
Knox shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Knox was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Knox trying to control the action but Parks is working from the bottom.
Knox controlling the position. #T4#
Knox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parks keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Beta Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parks moves forwards but Knox connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CUT2#
It looks like Lyoto Parks has been cut.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Parks is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Parks misses the target.
Knox has his takedown stuffed
enabling Parks to counter with a crisp jab.
Parks wants to land a leg kick but Knox is out of range.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox swings widly with a right hand
and Parks counters with a nice low kick that buckles Knox's knee momentarily.
We've been told by Parks's head coaches at Shark Tank MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Parks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Parks.
Knox swings for the body but Parks moves out of range.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parks.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Knox throws a body punch but Parks moves out of range.
Knox digs a good hook to Parks's body.
Knox shoots and misses
and Parks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lyoto Parks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parks avoids the body shot from Knox.
Parks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Knox bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Knox throws a poor cross that misses
and Parks counters with a nice kick to the body.
Parks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knox looks for a takedown but Parks sprawls well.
Lyoto Parks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beta Knox.
Parks lands a jab to the head. #T2#
Knox misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Parks to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox shoots in for a double leg but Parks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Parks throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Knox is breathing heavily.
Parks stuffs the takedown.
Parks throws a body kick that misses.
Knox goes for a double leg but Parks avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Parks continues to drive forward.
Parks ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Parks tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Knox manages to circle out of the way.
Knox takes a swing at Parks's ribcage but misses.
Parks quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Parks connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Parks tries a head kick but it misses. #T3#
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Parks.
Knox on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Parks. Parks obviously looking to wear him down.
Parks cracks the inside of Knox's front leg.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Parks.
Parks avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Parks throws a head kick that misses.
A cross from Parks lands.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parks manages to avoid it.#T4#
Parks tries to work over Knox's front leg with a kick but Knox checks it.
A head kick by Parks misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Knox punishes Parks's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox with a nice cross.
Knox works the jab nicely.
Knox looks to land a combination. Parks sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#ROC2#
Parks is rocked!
Knox shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Parks defends it nicely.
Parks is looking to counter with head kicks.
Oh Parks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A solid leg kick lands there for Parks.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lyoto Parks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lyoto Parks's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Parks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Parks seems to have got his legs back now.
Parks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Parks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knox misses with a hook
and Parks counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Parks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Parks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knox closes the distance and clinches up with Parks, looking for a takedown. Knox pushes Parks against the cage but Parks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As Knox looks to move away, Parks throws a big counter combo but Knox just gets out of the way.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Parks is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Parks moved out of range.
Parks throws a head kick that misses.
Parks throws a head kick that misses
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T1#
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Parks moves away and avoids it.
Parks looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Knox checks the leg kick nicely there.
Knox throws a hook but Parks avoids it easily.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Parks's head but Parks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parks throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
Knox let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Parks is looking to counter punch.
Parks feints a jab promting Knox to slip. Parks then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Knox slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Knox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Parks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knox throws a hook but Parks avoids it easily.
Parks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Knox on the side of the head. #T2#
Parks misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parks.
Knox connects with a nice looking jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Parks. That's going to slow Knox down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parks moves away.
Parks is looking to counter with head kicks.
Parks defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Parks is just out of range.
Parks scores with a push kick.
Parks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T3#
Parks ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Parks makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Parks ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parks lands a head kick. Knox smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Parks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knox finds it's way round the side to connect with Parks's head.
Parks misses with a head kick.
Knox doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Parks connects with a high kick. #TD2#
Knox looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Parks!#ES#
Parks throws Knox to one side and escapes!#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox shoots in but Parks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Parks appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Knox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Parks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knox.
Parks appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#TD2#
Knox shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Knox prevents Parks from standing back up.
Knox throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lyoto Parks.
I think Parks has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoto Parks!

Event: TAFC: De Barros v Weechar'san
Date: Feb 23, 2019

#R1#
Ziskie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Philip Ziskie has been cut.
Knox takes a kick to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Knox blocks the leg kick.
Philip Ziskie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox throws a body punch but Ziskie moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Ziskie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox scores with a hook to the body. Ziskie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ziskie looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Ziskie misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Ziskie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ziskie lands with a right to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.
Ziskie is leaning against Knox and scores with a nice uppercut 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!
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Ziskie.
Ziskie lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Ziskie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ziskie lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ziskie. #T1#
Ziskie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ziskie lands a left hand.
Knox lands with a light punch inside.
Knox is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC2#
Ziskie manages to break the clinch.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Ziskie misses.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Ziskie's head but Ziskie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox backing away here, and Ziskie unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#CL2#
Ziskie closes the distance and clinches.
Ziskie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Ziskie controls the action.
Ziskie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ziskie lands a shoulder strike.
Ziskie lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Ziskie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Ziskie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Ziskie controls his hands. #T2#
Knox tries to stall but Ziskie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Ziskie scores with a shot to the side of Knox's head.
Ziskie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ziskie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ziskie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ziskie gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ziskie misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ziskie fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Ziskie has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Ziskie manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Ziskie instigates a clinch.
Ziskie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Ziskie working aggressively here.
Ziskie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knox is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ziskie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ziskie cracks Knox with a nice body shot.#T3#
Knox tries to work over Ziskie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ziskie working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Ziskie breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Ziskie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Knox doesn't seem phased though.
Nice jab there from Ziskie.
Ziskie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ziskie misses with a series of wild punches.
Ziskie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Ziskie clobbers Knox with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CL2#
Ziskie gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Knox breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Ziskie forces Knox back against the cage and clinches.
Ziskie blocks an uppercut.
Knox blocking some punches.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox tries to break free but Ziskie pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Ziskie breaks the clinch. #T4#
Ziskie throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Knox blocks the low kick.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Ziskie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ziskie scores with a punch to the head.
Ziskie tries to clinch but Knox moves away
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL2#
Ziskie closes the distance and clinches.
Ziskie lands an uppercut.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knox lands with a light punch inside.
Ziskie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ziskie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knox scores with a hook to the body.
Ziskie lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC2#
Ziskie manages to break the clinch.
Knox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ziskie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knox misses the body punch
and Ziskie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ziskie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Ziskie dominated that round.
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#
Ziskie is looking to chop away at Knox's legs.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ziskie throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Ziskie with a jab.
Ziskie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ziskie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Ziskie.
Ziskie misses with a hook.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ziskie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Knox. Knox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie clobbers Knox with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Ziskie misses.
Ziskie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A left and a right from Ziskie both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox misses with a hook. Ziskie ducked under it nicely.
Ziskie has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Knox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ziskie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Knox checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #T1#
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ziskie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Ziskie misses.
Ziskie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Knox with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ziskie to score with a decent uppercut.
Knox on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ziskie scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Ziskie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ziskie lands a really nice looking cross but Knox seems unphased.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Ziskie is just out of range.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ziskie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T2#
A nice left hand lands by Ziskie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ziskie working aggressively here.
Philip Ziskie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ziskie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#ROC2#
Knox is rocked!
Ziskie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Knox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#BC2#
Ziskie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Ziskie closes the distance and pushes Knox back into the cage.
Ziskie scores with a shoulder strike.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ziskie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ziskie works on Knox's body with a couple of short punches.
Knox blocking some punches.
Ziskie misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Ziskie.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Ziskie working aggressively here.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Ziskie controls the action.
Ziskie swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Ziskie on the inside.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Ziskie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ziskie scores with a shot to the side of Knox's head.
Ziskie dips a shoulder and cracks Knox with a mighty uppercut! Knox falls back against the cage and Ziskie unloads with a barrage of strikes! Knox is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Ziskie screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Philip Ziskie!
Philip Ziskie is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Philip Ziskie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: EMP Alcala vs Boaz
Date: Jan 05, 2019

#R1#
Demento takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Demento takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Demento shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#CL#
Demento fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knox, pushing him back against the cage.
Demento tries for a takedown. No joy.
Demento blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Demento goes for a takedown attempt but Knox pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Demento. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knox lands with a nice combination. Demento backs away looking to recover.#CUT2#
It looks like Damien Demento has been cut.
Knox 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.
Knox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Demento at a distance.
Knox digs a good hook to Demento's body.
Demento on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Demento looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Demento has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#T1#
Knox cracks Demento with a good jab.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Demento tries to counter with a takedown but Knox is quick to defend against it.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox lands with a shot to the body.
Knox lands a jab-cross combination.
Knox lands a nice looking body shot.
Demento needs to keep his hands up - Knox had a free shot at his head there.
Knox moves into range and connects with a jab.
Knox connects with a single shot there.
Beta Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demento's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Demento scrambles back to his feet.#T2#
Knox throws out a loose jab but Demento uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox throws a good cross that connects.
Demento tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Demento takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knox jabs Demento to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab by Knox.
Demento gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Knox counters with a nice body shot.
Knox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Demento half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#CL#
Demento closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knox tries a body shot but Demento blocks it. #T3#
Demento has Knox pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Knox manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox is pressed up against the cage. Demento has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Knox down to the mat. Knox avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Knox is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Demento rather than just go for the knockout.
Demento shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knox is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Demento had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Knox connects with a right hand. Demento shakes it off.
Knox swings for the body but Demento moves out of range.
Knox swings for the body but Demento moves out of range.
Demento tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Knox manages to circle out of the way.
Demento tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range. #TD#
Demento gets the takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Knox struggling a bit here.
Knox is trying to improve his position.#T4#
Demento tries to move to full mount but Knox actually manages to regain half guard.
Demento missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Knox is looking to improve his position.
Demento is looking to stall here but Knox recovers full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Demento's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Demento throwing strikes but missing.
Demento trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knox wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damien Demento'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#
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Demento is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knox sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Demento takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Demento takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Demento throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
A nice side step and Knox releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab lands there for Knox.
Knox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demento avoids the body shot from Knox.
As Knox looks to move away, Demento throws a big counter combo but Knox just gets out of the way.
Demento shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Demento doesn't manage to clinch there - Knox circles away.
Knox lands a jab to the head. #T1#
Nice straight punches there by Knox. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knox.
Knox lands with a cross.
Knox lands a head shot.#TD#
Demento shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Demento has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Knox is staying active underneath Demento, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Knox is looking to improve his position.
Knox trying to hold on to Demento's head to control him but Demento postures up.
Knox makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Knox.#T2#
Knox controlling Demento's posture.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Demento is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Knox is adopting a defensive guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Demento's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T3#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Knox is on top in guard. #REVB#
Demento trying to keep a closed guard but Knox is proving a slippery customer. #SUB#
Demento looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Knox has picked Demento up and slammed him! Demento can't keep hold of the triangle and Knox manages to pass to side control!
Knox is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Knox is putting a hurting on Demento here, landing some big shots from side control. #T4#
Knox working the body and head with strikes.
Knox controls the position from side control.
Demento tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox is looking to take a break and control but Demento is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knox creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Demento looking for a sweep but Knox has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Knox controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Damien Demento's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox thuds a left hand into Demento's body.
Knox 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.
Demento swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knox clobbers Demento with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Knox jabs Demento to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knox digs a good body shot into Demento's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knox.
Knox lands a jab to the head.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Demento doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Demento at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Nice shot lands for Knox.
Demento takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knox throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Demento shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Knox defends it nicely.
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T2#
Knox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Demento shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Knox but Knox pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Knox feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Demento's calf.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knox scores with a hook to the body. Demento takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox scores with a nice right hand.
Knox digs a good body shot into Demento's ribs.
Demento takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #T3#
Demento has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Demento there as he acknowledges the shot.#ROC2#
Demento is rocked!
Knox cracks Demento with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oh Demento is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CUT2#
Damien Demento's cut is getting worse.
Knox fakes the body blow, causing Demento to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Demento goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Beta Knox!
Beta Knox managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, BloodOath 85% Laundry, into his post fight interview.

Event: TGC Openweight Round 1.2
Date: Nov 16, 2018

#R1#
Paddington scores with a jab. Knox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Paddington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Paddington swings widly with a right hand
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Paddington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Paddington moved out of range.
Knox lands a really nice looking cross but Paddington seems unphased.
Paddington takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knox has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Paddington punishes Knox's body with a nice straight punch.
Knox's jab looks to have found its range, popping Paddington under the eye.
Knox getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big left from Paddington misses.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paddington was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paddington connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Paddington has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Paddington appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Knox connects with a good right hand that stumbles Paddington. Paddington circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Paddington misses with a takedown attempt
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.#CL#
Paddington fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knox, pushing him back against the cage.
Paddington tries a body shot but Knox blocks it. #T1#
Paddington blocks an uppercut.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox stalling in the clinch but Paddington improves position.
Paddington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paddington is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Knox is defending well.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Paddington.
Paddington managing to block the knees to the body from Knox.
Knox blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paddington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Paddington controls his hands. #BC2#
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Paddington.#CUT#
It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.
Paddington paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Paddington throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2#
Knox misses with an uppercut. Paddington saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox misses with an uppercut
and Paddington counters with a straight right hand.
Paddington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Paddington catches Knox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paddington.
Knox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
Knox throws a hook but Paddington avoids it easily.
Paddington throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paddington takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Paddington shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knox pinned against the cage. Knox gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Paddington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knox throws a hook but Paddington avoids it easily.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss! #T3#
Knox walks into a jab.
Paddington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Paddington slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Paddington's head but Paddington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paddington appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Knox bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Paddington throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Paddington on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Knox as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paddington throwing a counter right hand but Knox manages to avoid it.
Paddington takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Knox throws an off balance right hand
letting Paddington counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paddington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paddington slips a straight right by Knox.
Beta Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knox gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Paddington blocks a low kick nicely.#T4#
Paddington throws a shot to the body.
Knox throws a chopping leg kick but Paddington manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Paddington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paddington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knox, as that shot connected.
Paddington tries for a takedown but Knox sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
David Paddington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paddington misses with a hook.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paddington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paddington gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knox.
Paddington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knox.
Knox lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paddington throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Knox tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Paddington misses with an uppercut.
Paddington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Beta Knox will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
That's time! Paddington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Paddington jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paddington. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice shot by Paddington.
Knox slips a jab from Paddington.
Paddington misses with a combination
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paddington fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Knox takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paddington avoids the body shot from Knox.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paddington was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Paddington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Paddington.
Paddington misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Paddington staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Sloppy strikes from Paddington. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Paddington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paddington circles away quickly and effectively.
Paddington feinted with a counter takedown.#TD#
Paddington scores with a takedown into Knox's guard.
Knox has Paddington pulled in close to control his posture.
Paddington won't allow Knox to sweep him here.
Paddington throws a big right hand that misses.
Knox is striking from the bottom but Paddington uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Knox misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Paddington throwing shots but Knox is blocking nicely.
Paddington prevents Knox from improving his position.#T2#
Paddington throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Knox throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Knox keeping control of the position.
Nice strikes from Paddington there.
Paddington thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paddington missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Knox is pressing down on Paddington's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Knox looking to control.
Paddington works over Knox with some ground and pound from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paddington wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving. #T3#
Knox looking for a sweep. Not yet Knox, not yet.
Paddington stands up over Knox, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Knox lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Knox throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Knox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paddington.
Knox keeping moving, preventing Paddington from controlling successfully.
Knox is trying to control the position but Paddington postures up.
Knox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Paddington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paddington working some strikes from top position.
Knox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T4#
Paddington keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Knox's head.
Knox pulls Paddington in close to prevent any damage.
Paddington in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paddington.
David Paddington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Paddington throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Knox looking for a sweep. Not yet Knox, not yet.
Knox utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Paddington postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Knox pulls Paddington in close to his closed guard and prevents Paddington from doing any damage or advancing position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knox, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Paddington dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paddington counters with a right hand to the body. #CL#
Paddington closes the distance and pushes Knox back into the cage.
Paddington lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paddington.
Knox working hard to break the clinch.
Paddington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paddington tries for a takedown but Knox manages to get underhooks.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Paddington avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Paddington presses Knox against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC2#
Knox manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paddington.
Jab, jab by Knox - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Paddington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Paddington swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Paddington throws a series of punches but Knox moves out of range. #T1#
Paddington lands with an overhand left.
Knox throws a low kick, looking for Paddington's leg but Paddington calmly moves out of range. #TD#
Paddington looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#SUB#
Paddington is looking for a kimura here.
Knox keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The fighters are battling for position here. Knox manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Paddington throws a big elbow that misses. #T2#
Knox throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Knox looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Knox keeps trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox seems keen to control Paddington's posture.
Paddington trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
Paddington keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Knox's head.#T3#
Paddington landing some decent shots from guard.
Knox is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Paddington with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paddington works over Knox with some ground and pound from guard.
Knox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paddington.
Knox trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! #SUB#
Paddington is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Knox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paddington. #T4#
Paddington throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Knox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paddington has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Paddington throwing strikes from guard but Knox blocks nicely.
Paddington advances position into side control!
Paddington looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Knox is avoiding damage well.
Knox sneaks back into half guard.
Knox wants to improve his position but Paddington is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Paddington showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Paddington has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Paddington!
A relieved looking David Paddington thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: NJMMA XS 13
Date: Sep 22, 2018

#R1#
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paddington.
Paddington shoots in but no luck this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Paddington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knox throws a jab when Paddington was well out of range.
Knox misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Paddington holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #TD2#
Paddington gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Knox regains guard.
Paddington postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Knox manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Paddington manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Knox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paddington works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knox trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Knox throwing strikes from guard but Paddington blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Paddington looking for a guillotine here but Knox defends easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knox working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Paddington's head.#T1##SUB2#
Paddington working for a triangle but Knox defends it easily. #SUB2#
Paddington had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Knox defends it easily.
Knox controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB2#
Paddington had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Knox defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Knox wants to control from the top but Paddington keeps moving.
Knox passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Knox throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #SUB2#
Paddington is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Knox pulls his head out easily.
Knox thows a huge punch but Paddington dodges it nicely.
Knox lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Knox lands a nice short elbow.
Knox is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Knox has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Knox is stalling here. Paddington is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Knox seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Paddington has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Knox on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Knox tries to get out of the position.#SUB2#
Paddington is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Knox has escaped the position, nice work there. #T3#
Knox is looking to regain half guard here but Paddington keeps moving and retains side control.
Knox gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Paddington is thwarting Knox's attempts to control the position.
Knox is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Paddington is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Paddington missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Paddington throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Paddington missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Paddington scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Knox gets full guard.
Knox has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Paddington has passed into side control.
Knox wants to control but Paddington postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but David Paddington will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paddington is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Knox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Paddington fails with a takedown attempt.
Knox lands a nice shot that snaps Paddington's head back.
Knox throws the left hand but Paddington avoids the punch easily.
Knox moves out of range as Paddington strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Knox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paddington looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paddington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paddington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Paddington is out of range.
Jab by Knox.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paddington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paddington lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T1#
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Paddington moves away and avoids it.
Knox defending well as Paddington loads up on a big left hand.
Knox throws a jab when Paddington was well out of range.
Paddington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Paddington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paddington throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Paddington looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox is looking for a counter combo.
Paddington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Knox throws a body punch but Paddington moves out of range.
Beta Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Paddington ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Knox throws a body punch but Paddington moves out of range.
Paddington misses with a series of wild punches.
Paddington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Beta Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
A jab from Knox does it's job there.
Paddington scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CUT2#
It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Paddington moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Paddington was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Paddington scores with a body shot.
Paddington fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Paddington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Knox misses with an uppercut
and Paddington counters with a nice body shot.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Paddington misses.
Paddington lands a jab to Knox's midsection.
Paddington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paddington throws out the jab.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paddington.
A counter left hand to the body from Knox misses its target.
Paddington lands a head shot.
Paddington misses with a straight left. #T3#
Knox takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good exchange - Paddington coming out on top.
A shot to the liver by Knox. Beautiful body shot.
Knox misses the jab.
Knox misses with a hook
and Paddington counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Paddington gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knox.
Knox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Paddington fails to land with a series of punches.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Paddington ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox misses with a body shot
and Paddington counters with a straight right hand.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Knox with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paddington to score with a decent uppercut.
Paddington lands with a good body shot.#T4#
Paddington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paddington avoids the body shot from Knox.
Paddington throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox throws the left hand but Paddington avoids the punch easily.
Paddington slips under a jab.
Knox feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paddingtons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox connects with a right hand. Paddington shakes it off.
Paddington stuns Knox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knox blocks a jab.
No joy there for Paddington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paddington throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Knox on the side of the head.
Knox scores with a hook to the body. Paddington takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paddington connects with a looping right hand.
Paddington tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but David Paddington will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Paddington ducks down to avoid it.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Paddington is out of range.
Paddington lands with a right hand.
Paddington thuds a left hand into Knox's body.
Paddington swings widly with a right hand
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paddington misses with a hook.
Knox swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Paddington counters with a one-two to the body.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox scores with a nice right hand.
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Paddington counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knox thinking.
Paddington slips a jab from Knox.
Paddington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knox looks to throw the jab but Paddington is out of range.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Paddington.
As Paddington backs away, Knox returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#T1#
Knox looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Knox takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paddington connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Paddington is out of range.
Paddington tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paddington lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
David Paddington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Paddington.
Knox misses with a jab to the body
and Paddington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox misses with a hook. Paddington ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Paddington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paddington looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
Knox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Beta Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#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!
Nice uppercut lands for Knox. That snapped Paddington's head back.
Paddington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Knox misses with an uppercut
and Paddington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Knox throws a hook but Paddington blocks it.
Paddington doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox throws a lazy uppercut
and Paddington counters with a nice uppercut.
Paddington swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Good exchange - Knox coming out on top.
Knox takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Paddington misses with a body shot.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Paddington tries to counter by closing the distance.
Paddington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Paddington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Paddington drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Knox defends it well.#T3#
Knox's corner calls for a 1-2. Knox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Paddington moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
Paddington misses with a right hand
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Paddington changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Knox tries to avoid it but Paddington manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Knox to the ground. Knox escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Paddington has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox takes one to the chin there.
Paddington scores with the left hand. Knox knows he should have avoided that one.
Paddington throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Paddington is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Knox misses with a body shot.
David Paddington is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Knox slips a jab and a cross from Paddington.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paddington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Paddington finds it's target.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paddington ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Paddington. Those never looked like landing.
Paddington misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL2#
Paddington closes the distance and clinches.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Paddington lands a hook to the side of the head.#TD2#
Paddington pulls guard effortlessly.
Knox throwing strikes from guard but Paddington blocks nicely.
Paddington has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Paddington looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Knox is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Knox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paddington works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knox distracts Paddington with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Paddington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paddington 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Paddington!
David Paddington seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: NJMMA XS 10
Date: Aug 31, 2018

#R1#
Boesku misses with a takedown attempt - Knox sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#TD2#
Boesku changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Knox looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Knox tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Boesku wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boesku wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knox keeps working.
Knox tries to bench press Boesku off him but Boesku keeps the position.
Boesku trying to control the position but Knox is working away.
Knox manages to work his way to half guard, despite Boesku's best efforts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boesku takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#SUB2#
Boesku is working for a kimura but Knox is defending it quite comfortably. #T1#
Knox keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Knox is refusing to be controlled, as Boesku sits in half guard.
Boesku seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Knox is looking to control Boesku's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Knox avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox wants to improve his position but Boesku is controlling well.
Knox punching from the bottom. #SUB2#
Boesku seems to be working for a kimura but Knox defends the submission attempt.
Boesku is thwarting Knox's attempts to control the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Boesku working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boesku is trying to control the action in half guard but Knox is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T3##SUB2#
Knox is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Boesku has latched onto it... Big trouble! Boesku pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Knox is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Boesku!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roman Boesku!
A victorious Roman Boesku thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: NJMMA XS 8
Date: Aug 11, 2018

#R1#
Will scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#CL2#
Knox gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knox tries to work over Will's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Will.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Will struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
Will blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Will lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've been informed that Knox 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.
Will lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Will lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knox taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Knox.
Will has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Will taking a breather.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Will misses with a hook from the clinch.
Will throws a head punch that misses.
Will lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knox.#T1#
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Will lands with a light punch inside.
Knox has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Will is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Will misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Will.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wills head.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Will throws a head punch that misses.
Will has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Will can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox working aggressively here.
Knox blocking some punches.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Will swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Will is leaning against Knox and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Will is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son. #BC2#
Knox breaks the clinch. #T2#
Nice straight punches there by Will. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Will.
Beta Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Knox.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Will throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Will misses the target.
Knox's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Will connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Knox scrambles back to his feet.
Will throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox needs to keep his hands up - Will had a free shot at his head there.
Will is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Knox with a jab.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Will swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Will on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Will throws a big shot that misses.
Knox is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#T3#
A jab from Knox misses.
Will takes one on the chin but seems OK. #ROC2#
Will is rocked!
Knox ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Will out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Beta Knox!
Beta Knox seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: NJMMA 62
Date: Jun 30, 2018

#R1#
Pugberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pugberg walks into a jab.
Pugberg loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Knox is looking for a counter combo.
Knox lands a glancing blow to the side of Pugberg's head.
Knox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pugberg's hands.
Pugberg has a takedown stuffed.
Knox wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Knox throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pugberg on the side of the head.
Knox takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pugberg.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox dodges the punch combination from Pugberg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox lands with an uppercut that bounces Pugberg off the cage and back into range.
Knox has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Pugberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pugberg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T1#
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Knox looks to land a combination but Pugberg avoids it well.
Pugberg shoots in but no luck this time.
Knox tries to counter by clinching up but Pugberg breaks away and moves out of range.#TD2#
Pugberg dives in and scores a takedown into Knox's guard.#SUB2#
Pugberg is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Knox is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pugberg works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Knox on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Knox tries to get out of the position.
Knox tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Knox trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Knox manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T2#
Knox keeping full guard, as Pugberg tries to pass.
Pugberg is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Knox holds on and takes a little breather.
Pugberg passes into half guard.
Knox is concentrating on defense, preventing Pugberg from advancing position. #SUB2#
Pugberg is looking for a kimura here.
Knox controlling the position well. #SUB2#
Pugberg is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Knox is just riding it out for now. Pugberg eventually gives up the hold. #T3#
Knox landing a few short strikes.
Knox is trying to get back to full guard.
Pugberg wants to free his trapped foot but Knox is holding on for dear life with his legs. #SUB2#
Pugberg is working for a submission of some sort.
Knox is trying to get back to full guard.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Knox throws a strike from the bottom that misses. #SUB2#
Pugberg is looking for a kimura here.
Knox tries to get to full guard but Pugberg has control of the leg.
Knox trying to control from the bottom.
Knox is looking for a sweep. Pugberg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pugberg is thwarting Knox's attempts to control the position.
Knox is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Xing Pugberg will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Knox scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pugberg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Knox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knox lands with a nice combination. Pugberg backs away looking to recover.
Pugberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Pugberg throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pugberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Knox tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Pugberg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox thuds his right hand into Pugberg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Knox moves forwards but Pugberg connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Knox misses.
Pugberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Pugberg throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pugberg lands a slapping body shot.
Beta Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beta Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pugberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pugberg throws a poor cross that misses
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Knox avoids the body shot from Pugberg.
Xing Pugberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pugberg cracks a nice hook into Knox's ribs.
Pugberg works the jab nicely.
Pugberg with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL#
Knox rushes Pugberg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knox stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knox lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox lands a left hand. #BC#
Knox breaks from the clinch. #T2#
Pugberg throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Pugberg tries to counter it with a takedown but Knox pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Knox is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Knox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pugberg's hands.
Pugberg misses with a looping right.
As Pugberg looks to move away, Knox throws a big counter combo but Pugberg just gets out of the way.
Pugberg throws a big shot that misses.
Knox seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pugberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Pugberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Pugberg misses with a body shot.
Pugberg misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Pugberg moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Pugberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knox.
Pugberg throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pugberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T3#
Pugberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Pugberg misses the body punch #CL#
and Knox counters by clinching up.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Pugberg's head.
Pugberg wants to take the fight to the mat but Knox manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Knox lands a hook that snaps the head of Pugberg backwards.
Knox gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pugberg.
Pugberg has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Knox is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Beta Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xing Pugberg.
Nice body punch from Knox. #BC#
Knox breaks the clinch.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Pugberg's shoulder, as Pugberg tries to avoid the shot.
Knox on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Pugberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Knox does no damage. #T4#
Nice sprawl there from Knox as Pugberg shoots in.
Knox catches Pugberg with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pugberg tries to score a power double leg takedown but Knox sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pugberg somewhat.#CL#
Knox fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pugberg, pushing him back against the cage.#BC#
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#TD2#
Pugberg scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Knox tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB2#
Pugberg is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Knox knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Knox struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Pugberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Pugberg.
Knox clobbers Pugberg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pugberg is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pugberg has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Pugberg walks into a jab.
Knox ducks right into an uppercut from Pugberg.
Pugberg shoots in and drives through. Knox sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Knox.
Knox takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pugberg tries to score with a low kick but Knox moves his leg out of the way.
Pugberg moves out of range of the strikes.
Pugberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knox slowing the pace effectively.#T1##BC#
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pugberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Pugberg lands a jab to Knox's midsection.
Knox drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pugberg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Pugberg's shoulder, as Pugberg tries to avoid the shot.
Knox moves out of range as Pugberg strikes.
Knox swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Knox lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pugberg tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Knox defends well and Pugberg ends up having to push Knox into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pugberg tries for a takedown but Knox sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Beta Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xing Pugberg.
Some wild striking there from Knox.
Pugberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pugberg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T2#
Pugberg fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD2#
Knox gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pugberg stands and throws Knox's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Knox is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB2#
Pugberg is trying to get an arm triangle but Knox is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Knox's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pugberg avoids the strikes from the bottom by Knox.#T3##SUB2#
Pugberg is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Knox has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Knox's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SUB2#
Knox wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Pugberg has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Knox's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Knox is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Pugberg!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Xing Pugberg!

Event: NJMMA XS 1
Date: Jun 09, 2018

#R1#
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Superior uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#TD#
Superior gets caught napping as Knox dives in and scores a takedown. Superior manages to retain guard.
Knox working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Superior's head.
Knox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Superior is trying to keep Knox in close.
Knox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Superior preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Superior utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knox is looking to work some ground and pound but Superior has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox landing some decent shots from guard.
Knox throws a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Superior is on top in guard. #REVB#
Knox throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back. #T1#
Knox will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Knox throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Knox on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Knox tries to get out of the position.
Knox wants to sweep but no luck.
Knox is adopting a defensive guard.#SU2#
Superior gets to his feet. Knox looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Knox throws out a loose jab but Superior uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Superior doesn't seem bothered though.
Knox scores with a three punch combo!
Knox throws a body punch but Superior moves out of range.
It seemed like Superior was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Superior moves out of range as Knox strikes.#T2#
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Superior to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox misses with a body shot
and Superior counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox throws a body punch but Superior moves out of range.
Superior is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Knox with a body shot.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Superior connects with a right hand. Knox shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox misses with a lunging right hand
and Superior counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Superior ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox tries to clinch up
and Superior counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Superior has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T3#
Superior takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Superior throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox blocks a jab.
Knox is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Superior's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Superior connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Superior gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Knox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Superior throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox punishes Superior's body with a nice straight punch.
Superior lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Knox.#T4#
Superior throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Superior throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Superior does a little dance to reset his feet.
Superior takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Knox connects with the punch.
Knox connects with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knox, as that shot connected.
Superior scores with the left hand. Knox knows he should have avoided that one.
Superior is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Superior looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Superior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knox throws a big counter combination but Superior scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Superior takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox dominated that round.
That's time! Knox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Superior circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Superior counter with a right hand.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Superior.
Knox jabs Superior to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Superior might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#TD#
Knox shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Knox showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Superior avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Superior is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Knox scores with a couple of nice shots.
Knox lands with a punch from half guard.
Knox lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Beta Knox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knox working over Superior with some ground and pound. Superior looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T1#
Knox seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've been hearing that Knox has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Knox not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Knox landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Knox is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Superior is looking to improve his position.
Knox seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Knox sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Superior defending well though.
Knox lands with a punch from half guard.
Knox lands strikes from half guard.
Superior is trying to maintain the position but Knox is very close to passing his half guard.
Knox throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Superior can do to turn this around?#T2#
Knox lands with a punch from half guard.
Superior is trying to maintain the position but Knox is very close to passing his half guard.
Knox looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Knox working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Knox missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Knox working over Superior with some ground and pound. Superior looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Knox has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox working over Superior with some ground and pound. Superior looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Knox looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Superior with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Knox scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Knox misses with a head shot. Superior uses the momentum to regain guard.
Knox works over Superior with some ground and pound from guard.
Superior trying to keep a closed guard but Knox is proving a slippery customer. #T3#
Knox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Superior is trying to keep Knox in close.
Knox trying to control but Superior is working from the bottom.
Knox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Superior works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knox postures up in Superior's guard and throws a big left but Superior blocks it.
Knox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Knox connects with a couple of short punches.
Knox postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Knox is working Superior over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Knox with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Knox throws a big elbow that misses.
Knox throws a strike but Superior rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##SU2#
Superior stands up from Knox's guard - Superior perhaps looking for a knockout. #T4#
Knox scores with a sloppy right hand. Superior should have avoided that one.
Knox lands a slapping body shot. #TD#
Knox closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Superior to the mat! Superior manages to get full guard. #ES2#
Superior kicks Knox off and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Superior moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Superior! But no joy.
Knox misses with a series of wild punches.
Knox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Superior looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox stuns Superior with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Superior swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Superior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Superior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Superior defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox connects with a body shot that sends Superior's belly button to the back.
Superior connects with a single shot there.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
Knox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Superior paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Superior swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knox jabs Superior to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knox is looking to wear down Superior with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Knox connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Superior misses the target. #T1#
Superior defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Superior.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Max Superior is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Superior throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Superior is out of range.
Knox throws a hook but Superior avoids it easily.
Knox tries to clinch but Superior is having none of it.
Knox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Superior circles away quickly and effectively.
Superior looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Superior! But no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T2##TD#
Knox closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Knox connects with a nice short shot to Superior's temple.
Superior wants to get back to full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knox thows a huge punch but Superior dodges it nicely.
Knox trying to control the action but Superior is working from the bottom.
Knox missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Knox throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Knox lands a nice short elbow.
Knox not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Knox is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Superior is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Knox scores with a couple of nice shots.#T3#
Knox thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Superior taking some punishment here, with Knox in his half guard.
Knox takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Knox not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Knox not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knox takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Superior has hold of Knox's hands but Knox slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Superior regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Knox.
Knox lands a couple of elbows.
Knox keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Superior's head.
Knox postures up and lands a big shot to Superior's brow.
Knox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knox in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T4#
Knox stopping the sweep attempt from Superior.
Knox is working Superior over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Knox lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Knox distracts Superior with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Knox landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox scoring with some ground and pound.
Max Superior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knox with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Knox working some strikes from top position.
Knox connects with a couple of short punches.
Knox makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Knox wants to control from the top but Superior keeps moving.
Knox working some strikes from top position.
Knox connects with a couple of short punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Beta Knox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knox has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beta Knox!
After winning the bout, Beta Knox thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: NJMMA Friday Night Fights 2
Date: May 18, 2018

#R1#
Knox misses with a body shot.
The Blitz misses with a leg kick.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses #TD#
and The Blitz counters with a shoot takedown. Knox fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and The Blitz is now in half guard.
The Blitz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #SUB#
The Blitz is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox trying to get back to full guard but The Blitz takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Blitz controlling the pace for now. #T1##SUB#
The Blitz is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Knox to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Knox shrugs it off.
Knox is looking to improve his position but The Blitz isn't that keen on the idea.
The Blitz controlling the position easily from mount.
The Blitz wants to control the pace but Knox is squirming around nicely.
Knox is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, The Blitz has taken his back. #T2#
Knox tries to escape the position. #SUB#
The Blitz looking for the choke but no joy.
The Blitz seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#SUB#
The Blitz is working for a rear naked choke. Knox is not defending it well and The Blitz has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Knox refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Knox's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jose The Blitz!
Jose The Blitz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: NJMMA #53
Date: Apr 28, 2018

#R1#
Kimchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kimchi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kimchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox staying out of range there.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Kimchi tries to move into range but Knox moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kimchi throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Nice cross by Kimchi.
Knox fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kimchi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kimchi 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.
Knox misses with a combination
and Kimchi counters with a nice body shot.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kimchi lands a jab.
Knox misses with a two punch combination.
Knox misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Kimchi clinches up with Knox and pushes him back against the cage.
Knox tries for a takedown but Kimchi manages to get underhooks.
Kimchi works on Knox's body with a couple of short punches.#T1#
Kimchi tries to stall but Knox uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kimchi misses with the head strike.
Kimchi blocks a body shot from Knox.
Kimchi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head. #TD#
Knox tightens his grip and picks Kimchi up, before dumping him to the ground. Kimchi manages to land in guard.
Kimchi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Knox manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Kimchi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Knox holds on and takes a little breather.
Knox on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Knox tries to get out of the position.
Kimchi postures up. #SUB2#
Kimchi drops back looking for a leg! Knox is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Knox manages to kick Kimchi off! Kimchi jumps back into Knox's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Kimchi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox controlling the position.#T2##SUB2#
Kimchi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Knox is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kimchi, into his guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Kimchi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Knox defends it easily.#SUB2#
Kimchi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Knox postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Knox has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kimchi is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Knox working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB2#
Kimchi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Knox doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Knox manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Knox is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Knox will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Knox working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Knox lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T3#
Knox scoring with some ground and pound.
Knox working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kimchi's head.
Knox cracks Kimchi with a solid left hand.
Knox wants to control from the top but Kimchi keeps moving. #SUB2#
Kimchi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Knox is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Kimchi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Knox doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Knox manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Knox postures up and lands a big shot to Kimchi's brow.
Knox stands up over Kimchi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Knox working some strikes from top position.
Knox tries to stand but Kimchi is controlling from the bottom.
Knox chips away with some ground and pound.
Knox scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Knox with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB2#
Kimchi is looking for a triangle but Knox pushes his legs off easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Knox's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB2#
Kimchi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Knox is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T4#
Knox keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kimchi's head.#SUB2#
Kimchi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Knox defends well.
Knox landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Knox's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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!#SUB2#
Kimchi is looking for a triangle but Knox pushes his legs off easily.
Knox chips away with some ground and pound.
Knox wants to control from the top but Kimchi keeps moving.
Knox is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Kimchi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Knox scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB2#
Kimchi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Knox defends it easily.
Knox postures up and lands a big shot to Kimchi's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox dominated that round.
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#
Knox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kimchi circles away quickly and effectively.
Knox fails with a takedown attempt.
Kimchi throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
It appears Knox was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kimchi lands the left hand.#CL2#
Kimchi moves into range and clinches up with Knox.
Kimchi has Knox pushed against the cage.
Knox is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kimchi is defending well.
Kimchi lands with a right to the head.
Kimchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox misses with some punches.
Kimchi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knox has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kimchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Kimchi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kimchi misses with some punches.
Knox changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kimchi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beta Knox. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Kimchi misses with a wild body shot.
Kimchi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Kimchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Korean Kimchi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kimchi stuffs the takedown.
Kimchi doesn't manage to clinch there - Knox circles away.
Kimchi darts in trying to clinch
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Korean Kimchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kimchi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Knox jabs Kimchi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T2#
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox misses with a body kick.
Kimchi wants to clinch
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Kimchi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Knox doesn't seem phased though.
Kimchi misses with a jab to the body
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Kimchi doesn't manage to clinch there - Knox circles away.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Kimchi sizes up Knox with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kimchi tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
Kimchi throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Kimchi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Knox in his tracks.
Beta Knox is winning the standup battle so far.#T3#
Knox misses with a wild combination.
Knox lands a right hook to the body.
Kimchi jabs Knox to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kimchi.
Kimchi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kimchi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knox cracks Kimchi with an open hand slap.
Knox is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jab by Knox.
Knox throws a wild body kick that Kimchi sees coming a mile off.
Knox lands with a straight right. Kimchi didn't see that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kimchi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T4#
Knox's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kimchi under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kimchi in his tracks. #TD#
Knox scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Knox lands a nice forearm strike.
Kimchi is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Knox has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Knox working the body and head with strikes.
Knox lands a nice forearm strike.
Kimchi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Knox is controlling him well.
Knox trying to control the action but Kimchi is working from the bottom.
Knox working the body and head with strikes.
Kimchi manages to get back to half guard.
Knox scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Knox looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Knox looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kimchi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've been hearing that Knox has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Knox slips a nice elbow through Kimchi's hands, connecting with Kimchi's forehead.#ROC#
Kimchi is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kimchi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knox lands a lovely overhand right.
Kimchi is still on wobbly legs! Can Knox finish him?#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kimchi seems to have recovered his senses.
Kimchi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Kimchi blocks a body shot from Knox.
Kimchi is leaning against Knox and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knox digs a right hand underneath Kimchi's ribcage. Kimchi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kimchi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kimchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kimchi can do to turn this around?
Kimchi lands a slapping body shot.
Kimchi misses with a combination
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kimchi tries to clinch but Knox moves away
and Knox counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Knox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T1#
Knox jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kimchi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A left lands for Kimchi.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kimchi.
It looked like Knox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kimchi.
Knox takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Knox is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kimchi looks to clinch
and Knox counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kimchi.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Kimchi with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kimchi misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
Knox throws a jab when Kimchi was well out of range.
Kimchi throws a counter combo.
Kimchi wants to clinch.#T2##CL2#
Kimchi closes the distance and pushes Knox back into the cage.
A short uppercut from Kimchi.
Kimchi tries to land a knee to the head but Knox blocks with his arms.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Kimchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
Kimchi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kimchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kimchi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knox.
Knox lands a hook that snaps the head of Kimchi backwards.
Kimchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox working aggressively here.
Beta Knox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Knox changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kimchi fights it off and pushes away nicely. #CL2#
Kimchi rushes Knox and presses him up against the cage.
Kimchi tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Korean Kimchi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knox.
Kimchi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kimchi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knox drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kimchi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kimchi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Knox counters with a left to the body. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Kimchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kimchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kimchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox lands with a short shot to the head. #T4#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Kimchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kimchi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kimchi misses with the head strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knox drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kimchi pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beta Knox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kimchi cracks Knox with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Korean Kimchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kimchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kimchi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#TD#
Knox fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kimchi to the ground. Knox is now in Kimchi's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#SUB2#
Kimchi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB2#
Kimchi is looking for a triangle but Knox pushes his legs off easily.
Kimchi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knox lands a couple of decent looking shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Beta Knox.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knox, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beta Knox!
Beta Knox seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Korean Kimchi stepped up to the mic, saying 'This fucking blind referee is friends with the fucking biased judges who are both paid by my PED-using opponent's manager. Fuck them and fuck the haters! What are you looking at asshole? Come at me, I'll mash you like potatoes!! Mommy!! They are threatening me! 😭'.

Event: NJMMA #51: Colnago v Paulin
Date: Apr 07, 2018

#R1#
Knox misses with an uppercut
and Paddington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#TD#
Paddington shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Paddington trying to control from half guard but Knox is working away.
Paddington missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB#
Paddington seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Knox is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). David Paddington!

Event: NJMMA #46: Sane v Burger
Date: Mar 14, 2018

#R1#
Superior throws a nice looking combination but Knox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Superior rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Max Superior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox throws out a powerful jab.
Superior throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Knox misses with a body shot
enabling Superior to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Superior.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Superior.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox slips a straight right by Superior.
Knox appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Superior with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Superior throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
Knox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Superior misses with a body shot.
Knox appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Max Superior is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knox dodges the punch combination from Superior.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Superior misses with a right hand #TD#
and Knox counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Knox.
Knox makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Knox trying to control but Superior is working from the bottom.
Knox has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Knox is looking to work some ground and pound but Superior has wrist control.
Knox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Superior is on top in guard. #REVB##T2#
Superior preventing the sweep.
Knox pulls Superior in to control the position.
Superior stopping the sweep attempt from Knox.#SU2#
Superior stands up and waves to Knox to follow him.
Nice jab there from Superior.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Superior 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Knox misses with a wild combination. #T3#
Superior misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Superior with a nice cross.
Superior scores with a nice right hand.
Superior darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Superior uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
It seemed like Superior was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good exchange - Knox coming out on top.#T4#
Superior takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Superior misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knox takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Superior gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Superior saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Superior's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Knox takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Knox slips under a jab.
Knox misses with a double jab.
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 Beta Knox will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Superior looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Superior counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Max Superior seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Superior throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Knox changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Superior misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Superior connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Knox connects with a right hand. Superior shakes it off.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Superior. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Superior looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Knox is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Superior slips a jab from Knox.
Knox swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Superior cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Superior throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Superior throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Superior misses with a straight left.
Superior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Superior.#T2#
Knox looks to land a combination. Superior sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Superior thuds his right hand into Knox's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Superior swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Superior misses with a straight right.
Superior is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A jab from Superior misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox missing with a left hand there. Superior was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Superior was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Superior misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Superior thows a left - swing and a miss! #T3#
Superior throws a right hand that misses
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox throws a poor cross that misses
and Superior cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Superior misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Superior misses with a body punch
and Knox counters with a left to the body.
Superior thows a left - swing and a miss!
Superior throws a right hand that Knox ducks under and follows up with a left that Knox also avoids with ease.#T4#
Superior cracks Knox with an open hand slap.
Superior walks into a stiff left hand from Knox.
Knox misses with a lunging right hand
and Superior counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Superior throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Superior.
It looked like Knox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Superior.
Superior walks into a straight right hand from Knox.
Decent striking displayed by Knox there.
Superior throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Knox staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Beta Knox will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Superior throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Superior closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Knox throws a hook but Superior blocks it.
Superior now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Superior throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Decent striking displayed by Superior there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Superior.
Good standup being displayed there by Superior as he connects with a hook.
Jab by Superior.#T1#
Superior connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Knox takes a jab right on the kisser. #CUT2#
It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Superior misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
Superior looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox misses with a shot to the body
and Superior counters with a straight right hand.
Superior keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Knox throws a jab when Superior was well out of range.#T2#
Superior misses with an uppercut
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Superior.
A jab from Knox does it's job there.
Superior has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Knox jabs Superior right on the nose. Superior blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Superior.
Superior throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Superior displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Beta Knox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Superior is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Superior throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Superior sizes up Knox with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Superior keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Superior slips under a jab.
Superior looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Superior misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Superior.
Superior misses with a hook.#T4#
Superior misses with a hook
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Superior! But no joy.
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Superior counters with a straight right hand.
Max Superior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Superior misses with a series of wild punches.
Knox lands an overhand right.
Superior misses with a hook to the body
and Knox counters with a series of strikes. Superior will be more careful next time no doubt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Superior comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Knox has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Beta Knox!
After winning the bout, Beta Knox thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: NJMMA #38: Paulin v Jacobs
Date: Feb 10, 2018

#R1#
Bozeck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Knox tries to counter it with a takedown but Bozeck pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Knox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bozeck's hands.
Bozeck throws a body kick that misses
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Bozeck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Bozeck moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brad Bozeck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Knox scores with a four punch combination!
Knox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bozeck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
A big right from Bozeck misses.
Knox 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.
A cross from Bozeck lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bozeck thows a leg kick but Knox checks it
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Bozeck thows a leg kick but Knox checks it #TD2#
and Knox counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Knox postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB#
Bozeck is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Knox is aware though and is defending well.#T1#
Knox landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Knox's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Knox cracks Bozeck with a solid left hand.
Knox scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB#
Bozeck has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Knox can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bozeck trying to keep a closed guard but Knox is proving a slippery customer.
Knox working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bozeck's head.
Knox working some strikes from top position.
Knox working some strikes from top position.#SUB#
Bozeck is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB#
Bozeck is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Knox defends well.
Knox works over Bozeck with some ground and pound from guard.
Knox scoring with some ground and pound. #T2#
Knox lands a couple of elbows.#ROC2#
Bozeck is rocked!#SUB#
Bozeck working for a triangle but Knox defends it easily.
Oh Bozeck is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knox landing with the ground and pound.
Knox gets to his feet and stands over Bozeck, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Bozeck felt that one! Knox unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Bozeck from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beta Knox!
An out of breath Beta Knox thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: NJMMA #31: Dean v Lowe
Date: Jan 20, 2018

#R1#
Brown wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Brown tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab by Knox.
Brown tries to clinch
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown tries to clinch
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knox is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brown with a body shot.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Brown tries to clinch
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown looks to clinch #TD2#
and Knox decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brown's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knox scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#ROC2#
Brown is rocked!#T1#
Knox landing some decent shots from guard.
Oh Brown is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knox lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Knox with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Knox's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Knox postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Brown covers up, he's hurt! Knox keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Knox and the ref steps in to end the fight! Knox can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beta Knox!
An out of breath Beta Knox thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: NJMMA #24: Burger v Lee
Date: Dec 27, 2017

#R1#
Longface connects with a crisp jab.
Longface has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Knox is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Longface scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Longface throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Longface sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Curtis Longface seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Longface's corner calls for a 1-2. Longface obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Longface throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Longface looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Longface is just out of range.
Longface fails to land with a series of punches.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Knox cracks Longface with a good jab.
Longface just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but Longface manages to avoid it.
Longface uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Longface misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Longface misses
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Longface throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Knox moves away from the strike by Longface.
Longface looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Longface throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Longface misses with a head kick.
Longface misses with an uppercut
and Longface takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Longface takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Longface misses with a double jab
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Longface throws a sloppy head kick
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Longface fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick by Longface misses
and Knox counters with a right hand to the body.
Longface throws a sloppy body shot
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox slips a straight right by Longface.#T2#
Longface throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Longface throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Longface.
Knox swings for the body but Longface moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Longface throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
Longface pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knox walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Longface misses with a straight right.
Knox was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Knox throws a hook but Longface blocks it.
Longface misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
A counter left hand to the body from Knox misses its target.
A head kick misses from Longface.
Knox appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Longface misses with a body shot.
Longface swings for the body but Knox moves out of range. #T3#
Longface misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Longface throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knox drops down looking for a counter takedown but Longface sprawls and moves away.
Longface scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knox doesn't seem bothered though.
Longface looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Longface throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox stalks Longface and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Longface's face. Longface staggers backwards, shaken.
Longface misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Longface pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Longface takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Longface.
Knox avoids the body shot from Longface.
Knox lands a lovely overhand right.
Knox is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Longface pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Longface is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Longface just misses with a punch to the body.
Longface swinging wildly here.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox throws a series of punches but Longface moves out of range.
Knox takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Longface misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
A slow jab from Longface misses its intended target.
Longface throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Longface misses with a series of wild punches.
Longface throws a sloppy head kick and Knox moves out of range easily.
Longface throws a sloppy body shot
and Knox counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Curtis Longface will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Longface throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knox scores with a body shot.
Longface is looking to score with low kicks.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Longface moves away.
Knox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Longface scores with a decent looking hook.
Longface avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Longface.
Longface avoids the body shot from Knox.
Longface pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox throws a big counter combination but Longface scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longface throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
Knox was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Longface thows a left - swing and a miss!
Curtis Longface seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Longface has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knox finds it's way round the side to connect with Longface's head.
Longface misses with a head kick.
It looked like Knox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Longface.#T1#
Longface throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Longface slips under a jab from Knox.
Longface misses with a jab to the body
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Longface feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knoxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Longface throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Longface is just out of range.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Longface was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Longface sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLongface.
Longface throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Longface manages to avoid it.
Knox with a jab.
Longface tries to bum rush Knox with a series of wild strikes but Knox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knox appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Longface just misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
A punch combination from Longface misses.
Longface throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Longface.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Longface.
Knox scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Knox misses with a hook. Longface ducked under it nicely.
Longface swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a one-two to the body.
Longface misses with a double jab
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Longface misses its intended target.
Longface throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Longface misses with a looping left.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T3#
Longface throws a sloppy head kick and Knox moves out of range easily.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Knox tests Longface's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Longface throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Longface.
Longface throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
A jab from Longface does it's job there.
Longface throws a right hand that misses
and Longface takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Longface throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Longface manages to avoid it.
Longface cracks a nice hook into Knox's ribs.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Longface.
Longface 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.
Longface looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.#T4#
Longface throws a sloppy head kick and Knox moves out of range easily.
Knox swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Knox jabs Longface right on the nose. Longface blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Knox misses.
Longface takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Longface.
Knox tests Longface's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Longface throws a head kick that misses.
Knox was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice straight punches there by Longface. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Longface.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knox.
Knox scores with the left hand. Longface knows he should have avoided that one.
Longface throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Longface throws an off balance right hand
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Longface back to the cage. Knox follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Longface tries a head kick but it misses.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab by Longface.
Longface throws a right and a left that Knox avoids nicely.
Longface lands with a straight right. Knox didn't see that one coming.
Knox blocks a head kick by Longface.
Longface misses with an uppercut.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but Longface manages to avoid it.
Longface throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Knox misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox slips a jab from Longface.
Longface pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Longface slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox throws a series of strikes that have Longface backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox scores with a nice strike.#T1#
Longface jabs Knox right on the nose. Knox blinks but takes it well.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Longface misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a one-two to the body.
Knox slips a jab and a cross from Longface.
Longface misses with a double jab.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Longface misses with a double jab.
Knox avoids the head kick by Longface.
Knox was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Longface takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Longface throws a combination that misses
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Longface throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Longface.
Knox was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but Longface manages to avoid it.#T2#
A head kick by Longface misses
and Knox counters with a left to the body.
Knox bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Longface's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox lands a jab to the nose.
Knox slips a jab from Longface.
Longface takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Longface throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knox counters with a nice body shot.
Knox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Longface on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Longface.
Knox changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
Longface misses with a series of wild punches.
Longface doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T3#
Longface misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Decent striking displayed by Knox there.
Knox slips a straight right by Longface.
Knox shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Longface eats them both and turns towards Knox to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Longface throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Knox was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Knox scores with a hook to the body. Longface takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Longface throws a head kick that misses
and Knox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Longface throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Longface throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Longface tries a head kick but it misses.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T4#
Knox scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Longface.
Longface throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Longface throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knox scores with a jab. Longface acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Longface misses the body punch
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Longface slips under a jab from Knox.
Longface moves away from the strike by Knox.
Longface throws a sloppy head kick and Knox moves out of range easily.
Knox blocks a head kick by Longface.
Knox cracks Longface with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Longface on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Beta Knox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knox has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beta Knox!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Beta Knox made sure he mentioned Free Bands inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Curtis Longface spoke after the fight, saying 'Did someone catch the reg plate on that bus!!!'.

Event: NJMMA #17: Vandergnaw v Brown
Date: Dec 02, 2017

#R1##CL#
Crush has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knox tries to work over Crush's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox managing to block the knees to the body from Crush.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox managing to block the knees to the body from Crush.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside. #TD#
Crush turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Knox struggling a bit here.
Crush creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Knox wants to control but Crush postures up.
Knox is not content to let Crush control the position. #T1#
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Knox can do anything to dispel that myth.
Knox tries to bench press Crush off him but Crush keeps the position.
Knox manages to work his way to half guard, despite Crush's best efforts.
Knox is not content to let Crush control the position.
Knox is looking for a sweep. Crush is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Crush wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knox keeps working.
Crush passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Knox! #T2#
Knox in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Crush pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox is in a horrible position here. Crush smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Crush avoids the attempt from Knox to control.
Crush scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Knox?
Crush lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.#ROC#
Knox is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crush loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Knox scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Crush land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Crush stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orange Crush!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Orange Crush made sure he mentioned IniTech Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: GFO 15:
Date: Nov 11, 2017

#R1##CL#
May clinches up against the cage.
May misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox has May pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. May manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knox has May pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. May manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A left hand lands to the body for May.
May lands an elbow inside that Knox shrugs off.
May pushes Knox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
May prevents Knox from breaking the clinch.
May lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
May can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Our sources have told us that May has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
May lands a left hand.
Knox can't get the takedown.
Dan May has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beta Knox.
A nice glancing elbow lands by May.
May scores with a shot to the side of Knox's head.
May cracks Knox with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD2#
Knox has picked May up - he's going for a ride! Knox dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
May is trying to stand back up but Knox is controlling him
Knox with the ground and pound but May uses the opportunity to regain guard.
May wants to stand up but Knox is controlling him.
Knox postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T1#
Knox stops May from standing up.
Knox throwing strikes from guard but May blocks nicely.
Knox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as May works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox wants to pass the guard but May is keeping the position.
Knox working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Knox throws a big right hand that misses.
May preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Knox stops May from standing up.
May avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T2#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Knox trying to control but May is working from the bottom.
Knox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Knox postures up and lands a big shot to May's brow.
Knox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knox postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
May preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Knox keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of May's head.
Knox distracts May with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Knox throws a big right hand that misses.
May will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Knox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T3#
Knox in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knox throws an elbow that misses. May uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Knox's guard. Nice move by May!#REVR#
Knox trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Knox throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Knox throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Knox is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Knox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Knox looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but May puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Knox is looking to improve his position.
Knox wants to control but May is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T4#
Knox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Knox strikes from the bottom but May passes into mount!
Knox is looking to improve his position but May isn't that keen on the idea.
May avoids the attempt from Knox to control.
Knox might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control May haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Knox is looking to improve his position but May isn't that keen on the idea.#SU#
May stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan May dominated that round.
That's time! May's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
May misses with a few strikes there.
May scores with a three punch combo!
May really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Knox swings for the body but May moves out of range.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
May tries to clinch up.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
May tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
Knox with the counter takedown but May avoids it easily.
Dan May seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
May gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
May swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been informed that Knox has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
May is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knox can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May working some nice short punches in the clinch.
May lands a nice elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.
Knox has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knox drops down looking for an ankle pick but May pulls his leg out and moves away.
May tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
Knox doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T1#
May misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from May.
Dan May is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
May closes the distance looking to clinch
and Knox counters with a three punch combo that has May backing up. May nods at Knox to acknowledge the strikes.
Knox lands a nice looking body shot.
May tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
May closes the distance but Knox moves to the side #TD2#
and Knox counters with a nice double leg into guard. #ES#
May is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Knox presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox is trying to drag May to the mat but May just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knox has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by May after a bit of a struggle.
Dan May has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Beta Knox.
May lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knox wants a takedown but no success here.
Dan May has scored more points in the clinch so far.
May lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
May goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, May scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knox has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. May is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
May stops a takedown attempt from Knox.
May lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from May.
Knox wants a takedown but no success here.
Knox is breathing heavily.
May works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knox is looking for a takedown.
May working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox drops down looking for an ankle pick but May pulls his leg out and moves away.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt. #T3#
May is looking to clinch.
Knox keeps the fight on the outside.
May shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Knox eats them both and turns towards May to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dan May is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
May fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knox, pushing him back against the cage.
Knox wants a takedown but no success here.
Knox takes an elbow to the forehead.
May lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
May creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Knox's defenses.
Knox has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. May is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
May lands with a light punch inside.
May lands an elbow inside that Knox shrugs off.
May lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Knox goes for a takedown in the clinch but May prevents it.
Knox is trying to break the clinch but May has him pressed against the cage.
May works on Knox's body with a couple of short punches.#T4#
Knox takes an elbow to the temple.
May lands a nice elbow.
May lands a right hand.
A short right from May on the inside.
May lands a hook that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
May lands an elbow just above Knox 's eye.
Nice body punch from May.
May lands with a light punch inside.
May lands an elbow just above Knox 's eye.
Knox wants to take the fight to the mat but May manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
May scores with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, May scores with a nice short uppercut.#ROC#
Knox is rocked!
Knox tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knox is still on wobbly legs! Can May finish him?
May prevents a body shot from Knox.
May lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
May lands an elbow that stopped Knox in his tracks for a moment.
May lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from May.
A nice glancing elbow lands by May.
May throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
May lands an elbow that stopped Knox in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#
That has opened up Beta Knox's cut even more.
May lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Still in the clinch, May scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from May.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan May dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
May drops Knox with a big left hand! Knox is injured, injured bad! May jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan May!
Dan May retains his featherweight title!

Event: GFO 11: Gorbachenko v Bell
Date: Oct 27, 2017

#R1#
Knox staying out of range there.
Knox feinted with a counter takedown.
Knox blocks a head kick by Tramp. #TD#
Knox gets a takedown into half guard.
Knox thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tramp's head. #SUB2#
Tramp looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Knox throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Knox.
Knox winds up and cracks Tramp with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Knox slips a nice elbow through Tramp's hands, connecting with Tramp's forehead.
Tramp keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tramp makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tramp.
Tramp looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knox is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1##SUB2#
Knox avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tramp lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##SUB#
Knox looking for subs off his back but Tramp has passed one foot through into half guard.
Tramp stops Knox from getting back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Knox misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Knox is refusing to be controlled, as Tramp sits in half guard.
Knox looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.#T2#
Tramp lands strikes from half guard.
Tramp prevents Knox from improving his position.
Tramp is trying to control. Knox wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Knox flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Knox is looking to improve his position.
Knox trying to control from the bottom.
Knox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tramp.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.
Knox is staying active underneath Tramp, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Knox trying to control from the bottom.
Tramp throwing shots but Knox is blocking nicely. #T3#
Knox missing with punches from the bottom.
Knox wants to control but Tramp is keeping busy.
Tramp throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tramp trying to mount his opponent but Knox defends it.
Tramp trying to control the action but Knox is working from the bottom.
Knox throws a strike from the bottom that misses. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Knox lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CUT#
It looks like Lee Tramp has been cut.
Lee Tramp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox shoots for a double leg takedown but Tramp sprawls well. He's pushed Knox's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tramp throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox lands a jab to Tramp's midsection.
A head kick misses from Tramp.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tramp looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
Tramp swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a right hand to the body. #T4#
Knox moves forwards but Tramp connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jab from Tramp.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tramp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tramp swinging wildly here.
A quick step to the side and Knox tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tramp throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knox counters with a left to the body.
Knox takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Knox connects with the punch.
Tramp throws a left and a right that both miss #KD#
and Knox counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Tramp! #ROC#
Tramp is rocked!
We've been informed that Tramp has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox is nestled in close to Tramp, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tramp is still in real trouble! Can Knox finish him?
Knox working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Knox working the head and body with strikes.
Knox is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Tramp is hurt! He's hurt bad - Knox fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Tramp from any more punishment! Congratulations to Knox! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beta Knox!
After the big win, Beta Knox made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Free Bands inc. and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: GFO VIII: Kaalee v Beecher
Date: Oct 07, 2017

#R1#
Longstreet has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Longstreet there as he acknowledges the shot.
Knox's jab looks to have found its range, popping Longstreet under the eye.
Knox lands the left hand.
Knox lands a nice looking body shot.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Longstreet moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Knox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beta Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Longstreet.
Longstreet walks into a jab.
Knox definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Knox scores with a shot to the body. #TD2#
Longstreet looking to score a takedown here. Knox is defending well but Longstreet drives through and ends up in Knox's guard.
Longstreet lands a couple of digs.
Longstreet preventing the sweep.
Knox is controlling Longstreet's posture.
Longstreet won't allow Knox to sweep him here.
Knox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Knox has momentary wrist control but Longstreet slips an elbow through the middle.
Knox on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Knox tries to get out of the position.
Knox wants to sweep but no luck.
Longstreet passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Longstreet tries to advance to mount but Knox denies him. #T2#
Knox throws up a few punches.
Longstreet throws an elbow but Knox slips to the side and avoids it well.
Longstreet tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Longstreet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knox keeps working.
Longstreet has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Longstreet working the body and head with strikes.
Knox knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Longstreet on the ground.
Knox is trying to get back to half guard.
Knox is trying to control Longstreet's posture but Longstreet avoids it. #SUB2#
Longstreet is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Knox has escaped the position, nice work there.
Longstreet working away.#T3#
Knox is looking for a sweep.
Knox tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Longstreet presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Longstreet with a couple of short strikes.
Knox is bucking up trying to escape but Longstreet cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Longstreet has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at School of Hard Knocks. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Longstreet punishing his opponent with strikes. #CUT2#
It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.
Longstreet dominating with strikes here.#SUB2#
Longstreet jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Knox manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knox gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! #T4#
Knox is working to get back to half guard.
Knox is working hard here to advance position.
Longstreet is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Knox can't stay in a position like this for much longer. #ROC2#
Knox is rocked!#CUT2#
Beta Knox's cut is getting worse.
Knox is in a horrible position here. Longstreet smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Knox is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#CUT2#
Beta Knox's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Longstreet connects with a bit shot that sees Knox covering up! More strikes from Longstreet and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Longstreet is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Longstreet!
Eric Longstreet is the new featherweight champion!
Eric Longstreet decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: GFO IV: Knox v Pereira
Date: Sep 16, 2017

#R1#
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Pereira.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pereira counters with a one-two to the body.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Pereira slips the punch.
Pereira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A combination from Knox does no damage.
Pereira fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox connects with a crisp jab.
Pereira throws a right hand that Knox ducks under and follows up with a left that Knox also avoids with ease.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but Pereira manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Pereira.
Knox was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T1#
Knox misses with a few strikes there.
Knox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pereira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pereira misses with a wild combination.
Beta Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira moves forwards but Knox connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pereira.
Knox scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T2#
Knox scores with a jab to the body.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Pereira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pereira has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Knox misses.
Pereira changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pereira.
Pereira looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pereira throws a counter combo.
Pereira doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pereira throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range. #T3#
Pereira misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Knox avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Knox misses.
Pereira avoids the body shot from Knox.
Pereira walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Knox throws a right hand that Pereira ducks under and follows up with a left that Pereira also avoids with ease.
Pereira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T4#
Pereira throws a combination that misses
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pereira moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Pereira is just out of range.
Knox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pereira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pereira throws a head kick that looked like it stung. #CUT2#
It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pereira shoots and misses
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox misses with a series of wild punches.
Knox looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Pereira saw that one coming.
Pereira drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Knox defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox'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#
Knox misses with a lunging right hand
and Pereira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Knox takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Knox stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Knox wants it to stay on the feet.
Pereira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Knox counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Knox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pereira circles away quickly and effectively.
As Knox backs off Pereira throws a huge counter combo but Knox manages to avoid it all.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Pereira's head but Pereira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira tries a head kick but it misses.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pereira can do to turn this around?
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Pereira ducks under a wild hook from Knox.#T1#
Pereira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knox scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Beta Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knox dodges the punch combination from Pereira.
Knox scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pereira in his tracks.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox misses with a hook.
Pereira slips a straight right by Knox.#T2#
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Pereira ducks down to avoid it.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knox throws a jab when Pereira was well out of range.
Pereira blocks a jab.
Pereira is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Pereira is out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pereira might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Knox has got the better of the exchanges.
Pereira throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
As Knox backs off Pereira throws a huge counter combo but Knox manages to avoid it all.
Knox throws a hook but Pereira avoids it easily.
Pereira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.#T3#
Knox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pereira is looking for the big counter here.
Knox scores with a jab.
Pereira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Knox as he avoids it easily.
Beta Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Pereira.
Pereira misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Pereira.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Pereira moved out of range.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pereira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab. #T4#
Knox throws a right hand that Pereira ducks under and follows up with a left that Pereira also avoids with ease.
Pereira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Knox scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Knox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Pereira appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Pereira moves away and avoids it.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pereira manages to avoid it.
Pereira is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pereira goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Knox throws a nice looking combination but Pereira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pereira lands a head kick!
Pereira misses with a few strikes there.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Pereira is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira throws a sloppy head kick
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knox misses with a body shot
and Pereira counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
As Knox backs off Pereira throws a huge counter combo but Knox manages to avoid it all.#T1#
Pereira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pereira is looking for the big counter here.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knox misses with a lunging right hand
and Pereira counters with a three punch combo that has Knox backing up. Knox nods at Pereira to acknowledge the strikes.
Mario Pereira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pereira misses with a double jab
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pereira throws a big counter head kick but Knox avoids it with no problem.
Pereira scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut! #T2#
Pereira swinging wildly here.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pereira goes for a double leg but Knox avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Knox continues to drive forward.
Pereira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knox goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pereira manages to avoid it.
Pereira moves away from the strike by Knox.
Pereira jabs Knox right on the nose. Knox blinks but takes it well.#TD2#
Pereira drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#T3#
Knox tries to buck Pereira off but Pereira is having none of it.#SUB2#
Pereira tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pereira has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Pereira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB2#
Pereira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T4#
Knox is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Pereira tries for a kimura but Knox is defending well.
Pereira taking a breather here.
Pereira passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Knox!
Pereira prevents Knox from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Pereira really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
Pereira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Knox scores with a body shot.
Beta Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Pereira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Sloppy strikes from Pereira. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pereira tries for a takedown but Knox sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pereira takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T1#
Knox swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pereira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Pereira is out of range.
Pereira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Pereira counters with a left and a right that stings Knox.
Pereira moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pereira moves away.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Pereira moves away and avoids it.
Pereira swinging wildly here. #T2#
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Pereira with the counter takedown but Knox avoids it easily.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Pereira.
Knox scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Pereira. Those never looked like landing. #T3#
Pereira moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Pereira is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Knox with a body shot.
Knox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pereira.
Some wild striking there from Knox.
Pereira shoots in looking for a takedown but Knox manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pereira's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Knox was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Beta Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Pereira.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pereira.
Knox throws a right hand that Pereira ducks under and follows up with a left that Pereira also avoids with ease.#T4#
Pereira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knox 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.
Pereira shoots in for a takedown but Knox shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Knox as he connects with a hook.
Knox lands a nice shot that snaps Pereira's head back.
Pereira defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Pereira lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beta Knox had his way with Mario Pereira in that round.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R5#
Pereira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Pereira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Pereira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Pereira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Pereira is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Knox.
Knox misses with a hook
and Pereira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #T1#
Pereira closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pereira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Pereira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox throws out a powerful jab.
Knox lands a nice looking body shot.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pereira counters with a one-two to the body.
Knox throws a jab when Pereira was well out of range.
Despite the aggression on Pereira's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#T2#
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pereira.
Knox connects with a single shot there.
No joy there for Knox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pereira looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pereira fails with a takedown attempt.
Knox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Beta Knox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pereira has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T3#
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pereira manages to avoid it.
And Pereira tries to counter it with a takedown but Knox pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pereira throws a combination. Knox tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Pereira is out of range.
Knox throws a combination that misses
and Pereira counters with a one-two to the body.
Some wild striking there from Knox.
Knox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pereira lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #T4#
Knox blocks a head kick by Pereira.
Sloppy strikes from Knox. Those never looked like landing.
Pereira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereira throws a lazy head kick
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pereira.
Beta Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Pereira.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Beta Knox.
I think Knox has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beta Knox!
Beta Knox is the new featherweight champion!
Beta Knox thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: GFO Challenge Pizon v For Real
Date: Aug 26, 2017

#R1#
McDonald fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knox swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch but Knox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knox drops down looking for a counter takedown but McDonald sprawls and moves away.#TD#
Knox drives through with a takedown into McDonald's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Knox is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Knox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knox is in close to McDonald's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Knox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McDonald works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knox chips away with some ground and pound.
Knox has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SU#
Knox stands up and waves to McDonald to follow him.
McDonald tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and Knox moves out of range easily.
Knox takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
Knox throws a body punch but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knox appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
McDonald wants to clinch but Knox slips to the side#TD#
and Knox counters with a nice double leg into side control. McDonald won't be happy with that. #T1#
Knox lands a few punches from side control.
Knox scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McDonald to see if he's OK.
Knox throwing shots but missing, from side control.
McDonald is working to avoid the ground and pound but Knox connects with a decent elbow.
Knox misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Knox creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Knox working the ground and pound from side control.
McDonald dodges the ground and pound from Knox.
McDonald regains half guard, as Knox was trying to land strikes.
McDonald on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McDonald looks winded!
Knox lands strikes from half guard.#T2#
Knox is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox slips a nice elbow through McDonald's hands, connecting with McDonald's forehead.
Knox wants to lay and pray for a moment but McDonald keeps working.
Knox thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McDonald's head.
Knox lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Knox wants to take a breather but McDonald is having none of it.
McDonald on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Knox looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Knox scoring with strikes to the body and head. #ROC#
McDonald is rocked!
Knox is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McDonald is still in real trouble! Can Knox finish him?#T3#
Knox scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Knox scores with a big shot! McDonald's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save McDonald! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beta Knox!
Our winner, Beta Knox, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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