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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timu Agamu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Knowles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timu Agamu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, DJ Knowles!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knowles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Agamu.
Knowles with the counter takedown but Agamu avoids it easily.
Agamu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knowles.
Agamu throws a head kick that misses.
Agamu throws a series of punches but Knowles moves out of range.
And Knowles tries to counter it with a takedown but Agamu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Agamu misses with a straight right.
And Knowles tries to counter it with a takedown but Agamu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Knowles ducks under a wild hook from Agamu.
Knowles with the counter takedown but Agamu avoids it easily.
A combination from Agamu does no damage.
Knowles tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Agamu misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knowles avoids the head kick by Agamu.
Knowles feints the counter takedown.
Agamu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knowles moves out of range of the strikes.
Knowles drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Agamu defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agamu misses with an uppercut. Knowles saw that one coming.
Agamu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Agamu lands a nice shot that snaps Knowles's head back.
Agamu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Agamu's corner calls for a 1-2. Agamu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Agamu misses the jab.
Knowles drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Agamu defends it well.
Agamu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knowles feints the counter takedown.
Agamu throws the kick towards the body but Knowles avoids it.
Knowles drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Agamu defends it well.
Agamu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Agamu misses with a two punch combination.
Knowles feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agamu throws an overhand right that lands on Knowles's shoulder, as Knowles tries to avoid the shot.
Knowles moves out of range as Agamu strikes.
Agamu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Knowles with the counter takedown but Agamu avoids it easily.
Timu Agamu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Agamu takes a swing at Knowles's ribcage but misses.
Knowles drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Agamu defends it well.
Knowles staying out of range there.
Knowles tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Agamu throws a hook but Knowles avoids it easily.
Agamu throws a hook to the side of Knowles's head but Knowles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knowles feints the counter takedown.
Agamu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Knowles.
Agamu misses with a body kick.
Agamu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knowles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agamu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knowles with the counter takedown but Agamu avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Knowles checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Knowles with the counter takedown but Agamu avoids it easily.
Agamu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knowles at a distance.
Agamu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Knowles drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Agamu defends it well.
Agamu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Knowles drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Agamu defends it well.
Nice defenses there by Knowles.
Agamu throws out a loose jab but Knowles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knowles tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Agamu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Knowles if he has to take too many more of those.
The fighters circling - Agamu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knowles with the counter takedown but Agamu avoids it easily.
Agamu looks for the body kick but Knowles saw that one coming.
Knowles feints the counter takedown.
Knowles is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agamu lands with a hook. Knowles tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Agamu misses with a series of wild punches.
Agamu scores with a nice head shot.
Agamu throws a head kick but Knowles moves out of range.
Agamu swinging wildly here.
Knowles feints the counter takedown.
Knowles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Agamu throws out the jab.
Knowles with the counter takedown but Agamu avoids it easily.
Agamu throws a head kick that misses.
Knowles is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timu Agamu 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Agamu.
Knowles blocks a head kick by Agamu.
Agamu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Knowles closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Agamu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Timu Agamu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agamu throws a series of punches but Knowles avoids them all with ease.
Knowles changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Agamu misses with an uppercut. Knowles saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agamu scores with a nice head shot.
Agamu throws a body punch but Knowles moves out of range.
Agamu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Agamu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agamu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Knowles under the eye.
Agamu throws a shot from downtown. Knowles moves away and avoids it.
Knowles feints the counter takedown.
Knowles checks the leg kick.
Knowles changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Agamu throws a leg kick but Knowles sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And Knowles tries to counter it with a takedown but Agamu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Agamu throws a hook but Knowles blocks it.
Knowles with the counter takedown but Agamu avoids it easily.
Knowles blocks a jab.
Agamu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knowles.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Knowles might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Agamu has got the better of the exchanges.
Knowles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Agamu.
Agamu misses with a double jab.
Knowles changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've been told by Agamu's head coaches at All Time Wrestling - 12 ELITE COACHES that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Knowles slips a jab from Agamu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agamu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knowles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Knowles tries to counter it with a takedown but Agamu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
An inside leg kick from Agamu misses.
Knowles drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Agamu defends it well.
Knowles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Agamu.
Knowles drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Agamu defends it well.
Agamu misses with a straight left.
Knowles changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Agamu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Agamu misses the target.
DJ Knowles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knowles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Agamu looks to land a right hand but Knowles moved out of range.
Knowles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agamu lands with a straight right. Knowles didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Agamu misses.
Knowles is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Agamu misses with a low kick as Knowles jumps back.
Agamu lands a head shot.
Agamu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knowles changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Agamu throws out a loose jab but Knowles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knowles tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Agamu jabs at Knowles's body.
Knowles dodges the punch combination from Agamu.
Knowles is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Knowles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Agamu.
Knowles is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agamu throws the left hand but Knowles avoids the punch easily.
Agamu scores with a one two! Knowles had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Agamu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Agamu.
Agamu lands the left hand.
Knowles is trying desperately to land a takedown but Agamu is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Knowles.
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!
Knowles blocks a head kick by Agamu.
Knowles drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Agamu defends it well.
Agamu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Knowles ducks under a wild hook from Agamu.
Knowles changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Agamu throws a head kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Knowles blocks the low kick.
Knowles feints the counter takedown.
Agamu misses with a double jab.
And Knowles tries to counter it with a takedown but Agamu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timu Agamu dominated that second round.
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!
Some wild striking there from Agamu.
Knowles drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Agamu defends it well.
Knowles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knowles shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Agamu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knowles at a distance.
Agamu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knowles can do to turn this around?
Agamu throws a series of punches but Knowles moves out of range.
Knowles with the counter takedown but Agamu avoids it easily.
Agamu tries a low kick but Knowles avoids it.
Knowles is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Agamu. That snapped Knowles's head back.
Agamu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Agamu misses with an uppercut.
Knowles feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agamu throws a head kick but Knowles moves out of range.
Knowles changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Agamu throws a body punch but Knowles moves out of range.
Knowles with the counter takedown but Agamu avoids it easily.
Agamu lands an overhand right.
Agamu missing with a left hand there. Knowles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Agamu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Agamu throws a shot from downtown. Knowles moves away and avoids it.
Knowles changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Agamu is looking to score with low kicks.
Agamu throws a head kick that misses.
Agamu misses with a hook.
Knowles drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Agamu defends it well.
Knowles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Agamu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agamu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knowles.
And Knowles tries to counter it with a takedown but Agamu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Agamu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Knowles.
Knowles drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Agamu defends it well.
Agamu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Agamu throws a leg kick that misses.
And Knowles tries to counter it with a takedown but Agamu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Agamu misses with a head kick.
Knowles feints the counter takedown.
Agamu connects with a nice looking jab.
Agamu throws a hook but Knowles blocks it.
Agamu misses the shot to the body.
Agamu misses with a straight right.
Knowles drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Agamu defends it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Agamu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agamu throws a right hand that Knowles ducks under and follows up with a left that Knowles also avoids with ease.
Knowles feints the counter takedown.
Agamu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Knowles slips under a jab from Agamu.
Knowles tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Agamu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Agamu looks to throw the jab but Knowles is out of range.
Agamu misses the jab.
Knowles changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Knowles moves away from the strike by Agamu.
Agamu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Agamu looks to land a combination. Knowles sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agamu misses with a wild body shot.
Knowles drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Agamu defends it well.
Knowles has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knowles there as he acknowledges the shot.
Agamu throws a hook to the side of Knowles's head but Knowles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knowles is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Agamu misses with a wild body shot.
Knowles with the counter takedown but Agamu avoids it easily.
Agamu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Agamu.
DJ Knowles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Agamu takes a swing at Knowles's ribcage but misses.
Knowles drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Agamu defends it well.
A big left from Agamu misses.
Knowles changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Agamu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Agamu misses with a wild body shot.
Knowles changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Knowles has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Agamu lands a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timu Agamu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Agamu 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:24
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timu Agamu!
Timu Agamu 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!'
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energy
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RATING
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