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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Janowski (ranked 2159 p4p, 2099 weight class) and Ender Knightley (ranked 249 p4p, 240 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Janowski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Going Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie Janowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ender Knightley!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janowski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Knightley moves out of range of the strikes.
Knightley rushes Janowski and presses him up against the cage.
Knightley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Janowski backwards.
Janowski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knightley blocks an elbow strike from Janowski.
Knightley working aggressively here.
Janowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Knightley.
Knightley lands with a left to the head.
Janowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knightley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Knightley.
Janowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Janowski is working Knightley over against the cage.
Knightley blocks a body shot from Janowski.
Knightley tries a body shot but Janowski blocks it.
Janowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knightley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knightley tries a body shot but Janowski blocks it.
Janowski lands an uppercut.
Janowski throws an elbow but it misses.
Knightley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Janowski.
Janowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janowski blocks a body shot from Knightley.
Knightley working aggressively here.
Knightley is trying to force a seperation but Janowski has the dominant position.
Janowski blocks an uppercut.
Knightley lands a right hand.
Janowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Janowski gets through Knightley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knightley is leaning against Janowski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Janowski tries a body shot but Knightley blocks it.
Janowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Knightley.
Knightley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Janowski backwards.
Knightley scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Janowski.
Knightley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Janowski misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Janowski. Knightley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Janowski swings widly with a right hand
and Knightley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knightley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Janowski misses with a hook. Knightley ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knightley tries to bum rush Janowski with a series of wild strikes but Janowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ender Knightley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knightley throws a series of punches but Janowski avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Janowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knightley has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Janowski tried to score with a low kick but Knightley checks it.
Janowski throws a shot from downtown. Knightley moves away and avoids it.
Knightley with the inside leg kick.
Knightley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Janowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Janowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knightley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Janowski, pushing him back against the cage.
Knightley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Janowski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knightley.
Janowski throws a head punch that misses.
Janowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Janowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knightley lands a nice shot to the body.
Knightley lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Janowski.
A short left from Knightley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knightley.
Janowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knightleys head.
Knightley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knightley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knightley lands a jab to the head.
Knightley throws a jab but it's blocked by Janowski.
Knightley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Janowski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Janowski is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Knightley's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Knightley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Janowski with a nice calf kick.
Knightley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knightley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Janowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Janowski misses its intended target.
Knightley misses with a double jab.
Janowski misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big right from Knightley misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janowski throws a right hand that misses
and Knightley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Janowski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knightley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Knightley punishes Janowski's body with a nice straight punch.
Janowski clinches.
A short right from Knightley on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Knightley fails to land.
Janowski misses with some punches.
Janowski throws a head punch that misses.
Knightley blocks a body shot from Janowski.
Knightley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Janowski backwards.
Janowski tries to work over Knightley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knightley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knightley checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Janowski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Knightley misses with a looping left.
Janowski appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Knightley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Janowski throws out the jab.
Janowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Janowski moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKnightley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ender Knightley 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.
Knightley throws a body kick that misses.
Janowski thinks about countering with a head kick.
Janowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knightley circles away quickly and effectively.
Janowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Knightley throws a head kick that misses.
Janowski misses with a kick to the body.
Janowski takes one to the side of the head.
Janowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Janowski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Janowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knightley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knightley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knightley instigates a clinch.
Janowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ender Knightley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Janowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Janowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knightley lands with a short shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Janowski throws an elbow that misses.
Knightley throws a punch but it's blocked by Janowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janowski tries a body shot but Knightley blocks it.
Knightley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Janowski missing with a left hand there. Knightley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Janowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knightley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Janowski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ender Knightley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knightley misses with a body kick.
Janowski tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Knightley manages to circle out of the way.
Knightley throws a nice head kick!
Janowski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knightley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Janowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Janowski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Janowski misses with a straight right.
Janowski throws a shot from downtown. Knightley moves away and avoids it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Knightley in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Janowski.
Knightley tries to clinch but Janowski is having none of it.
Janowski looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Knightley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knightley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knightley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Janowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knightley.
Knightley rushes Janowski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knightley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Janowski blocks a body shot from Knightley.
Janowski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Janowski misses with a body punch.
Knightley dodges an elbow strike from Janowski.
Nice elbow from Janowski.
It looks like Ender Knightley has been cut.
Janowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Janowski tries to work over Knightley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Janowski tries a body shot but Knightley blocks it.
Knightley misses with a punch on the inside.
Knightley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knightley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Janowski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Knightley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Knightley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knightley misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knightley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Janowski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Knightley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Janowski.
Janowski moves away from the strike by Knightley.
Janowski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Janowski wants to clinch.
Janowski throws the left hand but Knightley avoids the punch easily.
Janowski avoids the body shot from Knightley.
Knightley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knightley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knightley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knightley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Janowski tries to throw a body punch but Knightley avoids it by throwing Janowski back against the cage.
Knightley lands with a short shot to the head.
Knightley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knightley ducks under a wild hook from Janowski.
Janowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Knightley.
Janowski scores with a jab to the body.
Janowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knightley was well out of range. Poor timing from Janowski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knightley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Knightley wants to clinch up but Janowski keeps it at a distance.
Janowski throws out a loose jab but Knightley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Janowski misses with the combination.
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.
Knightley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Janowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Knightley throws a hook to the side of Janowski's head but Janowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ender Knightley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ender Knightley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Knightley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Janowski misses with a hook.
A combination from Knightley does no damage.
Knightley avoids a kick to the body.
Knightley keeps the fight on the outside.
Janowski misses the shot to the body.
Janowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knightley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knightley wants to land a leg kick but Janowski is out of range.
Janowski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Knightley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Janowski.
A nice side step and Knightley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Knightley misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Janowski misses
and Knightley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Janowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knightley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Janowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knightley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knightley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knightley tries to bum rush Janowski with a series of wild strikes but Janowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Janowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Knightley. That snapped Janowski's head back.
No joy there for Janowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knightley punishes Janowski's body with a nice straight punch.
Janowski misses with a low kick.
Knightley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Janowski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Knightley.
Janowski misses with a low kick as Knightley jumps back.
Knightley defending well as Janowski loads up on a big left hand.
Janowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good work by Knightley as he checks the leg kick.
Knightley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Janowski.
Knightley feints and then cracks Janowski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Janowski down.
Knightley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Janowski misses with the combination.
The crowd cheers as Knightley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Janowski doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knightley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Janowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Janowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knightley.
Janowski tries a body shot but Knightley blocks it.
Knightley lands a nice shot to the body.
Knightley avoids a wild elbow strike from Janowski.
Janowski misses with an elbow strike.
Knightley misses with a punch to the body.
Janowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knightley backwards.
Knightley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knightley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knightley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Janowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Knightley.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knightley.
Janowski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knightley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knightley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knightley blocks a body shot from Janowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janowski can't find room to land a body shot as Knightley controls the action.
Janowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knightley backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Janowski fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knightley.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knightley misses with a body punch.
Janowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knightley misses with a punch on the inside.
Knightley lands with a light punch inside.
Janowski throws a head punch that misses.
Janowski can't find room to land a body shot as Knightley controls the action.
Janowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Janowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knightley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Janowski backwards.
Knightley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Janowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Janowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Janowski can't find room to land a body shot as Knightley controls the action.
Knightley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Janowski backwards.
Knightley scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knightley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knightley tries to work over Janowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knightley blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knightley.
Knightley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Janowski backwards.
Janowski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Janowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knightley lands with a light punch inside.
Knightley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knightley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knightley blocks a body shot from Janowski.
Knightley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knightley presses Janowski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knightley lands with a light punch inside.
Knightley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Janowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knightley is leaning against Janowski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knightley lands an uppercut.
Stevie Janowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ender Knightley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Knightley.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ender Knightley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knightley 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 Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ender Knightley!
An out of breath Ender Knightley thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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