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Event:
CCC 23 : Kallio vs Harris
Date: Apr 24, 2024 |
#R1##TD2#
Justis drives through with a really nice 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.
Justis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knightley keeps working.
Justis tries to move to mount but Knightley blocks the move with his legs.
Justis is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Justis tries for a kimura but Knightley is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Justis tries for a kimura but Knightley is defending well. #T1##SUB2#
Justis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Knightley is looking to reverse the position.
Knightley is trying to control Justis's posture but Justis avoids it.
Knightley tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
You can see the frustration on Knightley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SUB2#
Justis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Knightley is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Justis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Knightley has escaped the position, nice work there. #T3#
Knightley is looking for a sweep.
Knightley prevents Justis from improving position.
Knightley is letting Justis control him for a moment.
Knightley is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knightley is not content to let Justis control the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Knightley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Knightley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Justis.
Justis shoots in for a double leg but Knightley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Justis avoids a kick to the body.
Justis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#TD2#
Justis closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Knightley quickly recovers to half guard.
Justis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Knightley keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knightley tries to get to full guard but Justis has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Logan Justis will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Justis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Knightley stuffs the takedown attempt from Justis. Justis gets slowly back to his feet. #TD2#
Justis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Knightley was covering up waiting for the punch and Justis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Justis being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#ES#
Knightley pushes Justis off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justis shoots in looking for a takedown but Knightley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Justis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ender Knightley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Justis.#CL#
Knightley moves into the clinch.#T1#
Justis blocks an uppercut.
Knightley lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knightley.
Knightley tries to break the clinch but Justis is controlling the position.
Knightley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knightley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC#
Knightley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Justis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Justis has a takedown stuffed.
Justis fails with the takedown.
Justis shoots and misses
and Knightley counters with a stiff right hand.
Ender Knightley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Justis is breathing heavily.#T2#
Justis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knightley pinned against the cage. Knightley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Justis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Justis loses concentration momentarily and Knightley pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Justis crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Knightley finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ender Knightley!
During a confident post fight interview, Ender Knightley thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Logan Justis stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well shit'. |
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Event:
CCC 10 : Gretel vs Hatter
Date: Mar 08, 2024 |
#R1#
Knightley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chao is looking for a counter combo.
Knightley scores with a nice strike.
Chao shoots in but Knightley avoids the takedown attempt easily.#CL2#
Knightley moves into the clinch.
Chao blocking some punches.
Knightley misses with the head strike.
Chao tries for a takedown but Knightley manages to get underhooks.
#BC2#
Knightley breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Chao closes the distance and pushes Knightley back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Knightley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knightley lands a nice shot that snaps Chao's head back.
Knightley misses with a wild body shot.
Chao tries to clinch up.#T1#
A right-left combo lands from Knightley. #CUT2#It looks like Gao Chao has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Knightley.
Knightley throws a shot to the body.
Knightley 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.
Chao gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Knightley counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gao Chao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knightley misses with a body shot.
Chao is looking for a counter combo.
Knightley misses with the combination.
Ender Knightley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knightley tests Chao's chin there with a solid looking 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!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Knightley - the referee stops the clock and Chao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Knightley. Chao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Knightley throws a nice looking combination but Chao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T2#
Knightley misses with a series of wild punches.
#CL2#
Knightley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knightley cracks Chao with a nice body shot.
Knightley prevents the takedown attempt.
Chao is trying to force a seperation but Knightley has the dominant position.
Knightley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knightley is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Chao drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Knightley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#BC2#
Knightley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knightley lands with a shot to the body. #T3#
Knightley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Knightley wants it to stay on the feet.
And Knightley responds with a good body kick, but Chao manages to step out the way in time.
Knightley lands a jab to the head.
Chao tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Knightley swivels and escapes.
Knightley falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL#
and Chao counters by clinching up. #TD#
Chao turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Chao manages to end up in side control.
Knightley throws Chao to one side and escapes!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knightley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chao fails to land the takedown.#CL2#
Knightley instigates a clinch.
Chao tries for a takedown but Knightley manages to get underhooks.
#BC2#
Knightley manages to break the clinch.
Knightley has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Chao is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ender Knightley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Chao fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Knightley avoids it really well and circles away.
Knightley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chao.
Chao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chao shoots for a double leg takedown but Knightley sprawls well. He's pushed Chao's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Knightley looks to land a combination. Chao sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knightley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chao scrambles back to his feet.#CL2#
Knightley gets a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Knightley.
Chao is trying to break the clinch but Knightley is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chao.
Knightley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knightley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ender Knightley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gao Chao's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Knightley lands an overhand right.
Nice shot by Knightley.
Knightley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chao misses with a series of wild punches.
Knightley unleashes a big counter combination but Chao bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ender Knightley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chao moves in looking to clinch but Knightley pushes him off.
Knightley misses with a series of wild punches.
We've been told by Chao's head coaches at Mighty MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Knightley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CUT2#Gao Chao's cut is getting worse.#CL2#
Knightley rushes Chao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knightley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knightley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC2#
Knightley breaks the clinch.
Knightley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Chao tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knightley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chaos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CL2#
Knightley clinches up with Chao and pushes him back against the cage.
Knightley prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Knightley fails to land. #TD#
Chao gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Knightley manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chao shoots for a takedown but Knightley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Knightley 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.
Chao darts in looking for a takedown but Knightley gets double underhooks and turns Chao into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gao Chao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chao has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Knightley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#BC2#
Knightley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knightley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T2#
Chao fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Knightley avoids it really well and circles away.
Knightley is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Knightley shuts the power down on Chao. Lights out, game over! Knightley is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ender Knightley!
A very excited looking Ender Knightley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
CCC 2 :Blackadder vs Creenshaw
Date: Jan 26, 2024 |
#R1#
Knightley misses with an uppercut.
Tarlah misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Knightley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tarlah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knightley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Knightley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Knightley leaves Tarlah with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Knightley throws a leg kick
and Tarlah counters with a stiff right hand.
Tarlah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knightley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knightley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tarlah.
Knightley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tarlah throws out the jab.
Knightley throws a hook but Tarlah blocks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knightley.
Ender Knightley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1##TD#
Tarlah closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tarlah lands in his opponent's guard.
Tarlah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tarlah with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tarlah trying to control the position from guard on top but Knightley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knightley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tarlah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tarlah 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.#T2#
Knightley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tarlah lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tarlah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tarlah landing with the ground and pound.
Tarlah postures up in Knightley's guard and throws a big left but Knightley blocks it.
Tarlah postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Knightley wants to get back to his feet but Tarlah is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Knightley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Knightley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T3#
Tarlah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #ES2#
Knightley wriggles free and stands up.
Knightley tries to land a leg kick but Tarlah saw it coming and moves away.
Knightley doesn't manage to clinch there - Tarlah circles away.
Tarlah takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #TD#
Tarlah darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Knightley wants to improve his position but Tarlah is controlling well.
Knightley keeping hold of Tarlah's head, controlling as best he can. #T4#
Tarlah lands strikes from half guard.
Knightley is holding on to half guard well.
Tarlah throwing shots but Knightley is blocking nicely. #ES2#
Knightley kicks off Tarlah and gets to his feet.
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!#CL2#
Knightley drives through and clinches with Tarlah against the cage.
#BC2#
Knightley manages to break the clinch.
Knightley connects with a crisp jab. #CUT2#It looks like Balink Tarlah has been cut.
Knightley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tarlah eats them both and turns towards Knightley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Knightley misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Tarlah to counter with a crisp jab.
Knightley misses with a hook. Tarlah ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ender Knightley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Balink Tarlah'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.#R2#
Tarlah shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Knightley sprawls well. Knightley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tarlah gets slowly back to his feet.#TD#
Tarlah shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Knightley napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Balink Tarlah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tarlah wants to control but Knightley is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarlah postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Knightley wants to get back to his feet.
Knightley tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T1#
Knightley is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tarlah's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Knightley wants to improve his position but Tarlah is controlling well.
Knightley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tarlah missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Knightley is looking to control Tarlah's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Knightley avoid being mounted?
Tarlah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Knightley is refusing to be controlled, as Tarlah sits in half guard.
Knightley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T2#
Tarlah takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tarlah is taking a breather. Knightley 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.
Knightley wants to get back to his feet.
Knightley is not content to let Tarlah control the position.
Tarlah lands with a punch from half guard.
Tarlah is thwarting Knightley's attempts to control the position.
Tarlah sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Knightley is controlling Tarlah's trapped leg to prevent Tarlah from advancing to side control.#T3#
Knightley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tarlah.
Tarlah is looking to take a break and control but Knightley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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. Tarlah connects with a nice short shot to Knightley's temple.
Tarlah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tarlah not doing much here.
Tarlah is thwarting Knightley's attempts to control the position.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Knightley keeping control of the position.
Knightley felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Tarlah throwing shots but Knightley is blocking nicely. #ES2#
Knightley pushes Tarlah off and gets back to his feet.
Knightley tries a low kick but Tarlah avoids it.#TD#
Tarlah shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tarlah missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tarlah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balink Tarlah dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Balink Tarlah's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Tarlah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Knightley thuds his right hand into Tarlah's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CL#
Tarlah drives through and clinches with Knightley against the cage.
#BC2#
Knightley manages to break the clinch.
Knightley swings widly with a right hand
enabling Tarlah to counter with a crisp jab.
Tarlah missing with a left hand there. Knightley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tarlah takes a body punch but keeps moving. #TD#
Tarlah shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Knightley napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An elbow from Tarlah crashes against the mat.
The strikes coming from Tarlah are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tarlah working away.
Tarlah throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tarlah creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Knightley sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #T1#
Knightley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Knightley wants to control but Tarlah postures up.
Tarlah lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tarlah wants to control but Knightley is keeping him busy.
Knightley wants to get back to his feet.
Tarlah sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Knightley is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tarlah working the body and head with strikes.
Tarlah wants to control but Knightley is keeping him busy. #T2#
Knightley is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Tarlah is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Tarlah misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tarlah putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Knightley wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tarlah.
Tarlah lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
#T3#
Knightley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Tarlah.
Tarlah dominating with strikes here.
Tarlah with good strikes from the mount here!
Knightley is looking to improve his position but Tarlah isn't that keen on the idea.
Knightley tries to buck Tarlah off but he can't manage it.
Knightley wants to control but Tarlah is having none of it.#T4#
Tarlah landing shots from mount.
Tarlah looking to finish Knightley with some ground and pound. This is bad for Knightley!
Tarlah avoids the attempt from Knightley to control.
Tarlah prevents Knightley from getting the reversal.
Knightley tries to lock up and control but Tarlah gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarlah throwing strikes here but Knightley is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tarlah scoring with strikes but Knightley is staying in there.
Tarlah unloading with bombs!
Tarlah working Knightley over with strikes here. #ROC#Knightley is rocked!
Tarlah lands a big shot to the head and Knightley winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Balink Tarlah!
A very excited looking Balink Tarlah made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
H19
Date: Oct 08, 2023 |
#R1#
Knightley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Knightley.
A low kick from Knightley misses
and Rossiter counters with a right hand to the body.
Rossiter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rossiter throws a sloppy head kick and Knightley moves out of range easily.
Jab by Knightley.
A head kick by Knightley misses
and Rossiter counters with a series of strikes. Knightley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Knightley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Knightley scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rossiter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rossiter throws a head kick but Knightley moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knightley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A clash of legs there as Knightley blocks the low kick.
Knightley tries to score with a low kick but Rossiter moves his leg out of the way.
Knightley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knightley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rossiter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #T1#
Knightley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rossiter counters with a thumping low kick.
Rossiter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rossiter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knightley was well out of range. Poor timing from Rossiter.
A jab from Rossiter misses.
Knightley takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rossiter looks to score with a jab to the body but Knightley is just out of range.
Rossiter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knightley.
Rossiter misses with a head kick.
Knightley is looking for the big counter here.
Knightley digs a good hook to Rossiter's body.
Knightley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rossiter.
Rossiter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knightley thumps Rossiter with a low kick.
Rossiter throws a push kick but Knightley slaps the foot to one side.
Knightley throws a big shot that misses.
Rossiter moves out of range as Knightley throws a body kick.
Nice body punch from Rossiter. #T2#
A bone on bone clash there as Rossiter blocks the leg kick.
As Knightley tries to get set, Rossiter tries to push him back and clinch up but Knightley manages to avoid the attempt.
Rossiter scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knightley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rossiter swings for the body but Knightley moves out of range.
Knightley lands a leg kick that knocks Rossiter off balance momentarily.
Knightley misses with a wild body shot.
Rossiter appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rossiter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knightley's head.
A head kick by Knightley misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rossiter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rossiter misses with a body punch
and Knightley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rossiter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knightley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knightley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rossiter's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rossiter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rossiter throws a head kick that misses.
Rossiter cracks Knightley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Rossiter 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#
Rossiter throws a low kick but Knightley moves out of range easily.
Knightley digs a good hook to Rossiter's body.
Rossiter loads up on a big right hand but Knightley slips the punch.
Kai Rossiter is winning the standup battle so far.
Knightley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rossiter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Knightley connects with an inside leg kick.
Knightley swings for the body but Rossiter moves out of range.
Rossiter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rossiter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#CL#
Rossiter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knightley takes an elbow to the temple.
A hook to the body from Rossiter.
Our sources have told us that Rossiter has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A short right from Knightley.
Knightley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rossiter backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knightley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rossiter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knightley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rossiter's elbow. #T1#
Knightley working aggressively here.
Knightley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knightley struggles to land a body shot inside as Rossiter controls his hands.
Rossiter lands an elbow that stopped Knightley in his tracks for a moment.
Knightley throws a head punch that misses.
Knightley gets through Rossiter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rossiter missing with knees to the body.
Rossiter blocking some punches.
Knightley prevents a body shot from Rossiter.
Knightley misses with a punch on the inside.
Knightley working aggressively here.
Rossiter landing knees to the body.
A short right from Knightley.
Knightley misses with a punch on the inside.
Knightley takes a shot to the head.
Rossiter lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knightley misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Knightley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ender Knightley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Rossiter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knightley.
Knightley throws a low kick but Rossiter moves out of range easily.
Knightley misses with a low kick as Rossiter jumps back.
Knightley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knightley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Knightley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rossiter rather than just go for the knockout.
Knightley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rossiter checks it well.
Rossiter works Knightley's body with a nice hook.
Rossiter just misses with a punch to the body.
Rossiter throws a leg kick
and Knightley counters with a nice uppercut.
Knightley throws a leg kick but Rossiter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rossiter misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knightley connects with a leg kick.
Rossiter checks a leg kick.
Rossiter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rossiter moves out of range of the leg kick from Knightley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ender Knightley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
A good leg kick by Rossiter.
A solid body kick from Rossiter.
Rossiter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rossiter scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rossiter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knightley checks a low kick from Rossiter.
Knightley throws a series of punches but Rossiter avoids them all with ease.
Rossiter throws a body shot but no joy.
Rossiter throws a leg kick but Knightley moved away.
Knightley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rossiter's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossiter tries to clinch up but Knightley circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Knightley does no damage.
Knightley throws an overhand right that lands on Rossiter's shoulder, as Rossiter tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Rossiter misses its target.
Rossiter checks a low kick from Knightley.
Knightley just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRossiter.
Rossiter throws a jab but it's blocked by Knightley. #T1#
Knightley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Knightley.
Rossiter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rossiter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rossiter misses with a body kick.
Rossiter walks into a stiff left hand from Knightley.
Knightley tries to score with a low kick but Rossiter moves his leg out of the way.
Knightley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rossiter moves out of range as Knightley strikes.
Knightley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rossiter was well out of range. Poor timing from Knightley.
Rossiter misses with a body shot.
Knightley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rossiter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knightley.
Rossiter misses with a body shot.
Rossiter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#T2#
Rossiter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knightley at a distance.
Rossiter is looking to land body kicks.
Knightley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knightley tries to score with a low kick but Rossiter moves his leg out of the way.
Rossiter throws a sloppy head kick and Knightley moves out of range easily.
Knightley misses with a low kick.
Knightley ducks right into an uppercut from Rossiter.
Rossiter looks to score with a jab to the body but Knightley is just out of range.
Rossiter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rossiter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rossiter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knightley manages to avoid it.
Rossiter takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Knightley avoids the head kick by Rossiter.
Knightley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rossiter.
Knightley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rossiter with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Rossiter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rossiter 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Rossiter!
During a confident post fight interview, Kai Rossiter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Quarry Trials
Date: May 28, 2023 |
#R1#
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Brooks Knightley scores with a punch to the head.
Brooks Knightley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bennett Knightley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett Knightley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brooks Knightley. Brooks Knightley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bennett Knightley misses with a looping right.
Brooks Knightley throwing a counter right hand but Bennett Knightley manages to avoid it.#T1#
Brooks Knightley scores with a hook.
Bennett Knightley scores with the left hand. Brooks Knightley knows he should have avoided that one.
Bennett Knightley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bennett Knightley takes one to the chin there.#T2#
Brooks Knightley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brooks Knightley tests Bennett Knightley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brooks Knightley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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 Brooks Knightley.
Well Brooks Knightley 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 10:9
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 9:10
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brooks Knightley!
Our winner, Brooks Knightley, 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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