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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denny Sideman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denny Sideman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Denny Sideman!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sideman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Sideman misses the shot to the body.
Knight looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sideman misses the jab.
Knight takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sideman misses with a hook.
Sideman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sideman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sideman throws a lazy right hand but Knight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sideman throws a nice looking combination but Knight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sideman has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight gets through Sideman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideman misses with some punches.
Sideman lands with a light punch inside.
Knight tries to pull guard but Sideman holds him up against the cage and eventually Knight drops back down to his feet.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knight struggles to land a body shot inside as Sideman controls his hands.
Knight blocking some punches.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sideman can't find room to land a body shot as Knight controls the action.
Knight is trying to pull guard but Sideman has him pressed against the cage.
Knight blocks an uppercut.
The referee calls for Sideman to work.
Knight tries to pull guard but Sideman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sideman gets through Knight's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knight fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Knight's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Knight successfully pulls guard.
Sideman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sideman wants to pass the guard but Knight is keeping the position.
Knight trying to control the position here.
Knight trying to keep a closed guard but Sideman is proving a slippery customer.
Sideman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Knight is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sideman looking to pass the guard.
Knight working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sideman has passed into half guard!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sideman trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Knight tries to roll over but Sideman keeps him under control.
Sideman is taking a breather. Knight 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.
Knight is trying to control but can't.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Denny Sideman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sideman lands with a right hand.
Sideman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sideman.
Knight swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sideman throws a sloppy body shot
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Sideman throws a hook but Knight avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denny Sideman 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.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Sideman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sideman misses with a combination
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Sideman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sideman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knight has time to react.
Sideman connects with a body shot.
Sideman throws a poor cross that misses
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
Knight misses with a straight left.
Sideman lands a nice looking body shot.
Sideman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knight feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sideman throws a lazy right hand but Knight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Knight misses the target.
Knight misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideman throws a series of punches but Knight moves out of range.
Knight was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knight looks for the body kick but Sideman saw that one coming.
Sideman takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
Sideman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knight counters with a nice leg kick.
Sideman misses with a left hand
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knight avoids the body shot from Sideman.
Sideman misses with a hook
and Knight counters with an outside leg kick.
Knight misses the jab.
Knight looks to land a right hand but Sideman moved out of range.
Knight avoids the body shot from Sideman.
Sideman misses with a two punch combination.
Sideman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knight feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sideman misses with a lunging right hand
and Knight counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sideman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knight 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.
Sideman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sideman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Knight gets back to half guard.
Knight tries to get to full guard but Sideman has control of the leg.
Sideman trying to mount his opponent but Knight defends it.
Knight trying to control but Sideman postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight manages to get to full guard.
Knight is trying to control the position but Sideman postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight is looking for a triangle but Sideman pushes his legs off easily.
Knight is looking for a triangle but Sideman pushes his legs off easily.
Knight trying to keep a closed guard but Sideman is proving a slippery customer.
Sideman tries to free his leg and advance position but Knight is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Knight is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sideman defends well.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Sideman from controlling successfully.
Knight trying to keep a closed guard but Sideman is proving a slippery customer.
Sideman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sideman postures up.
Sideman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sideman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knight. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
You can see the frustration on Knight's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denny Sideman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Knight takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knight moves out of range of the strikes.
Sideman dips to his left and cracks Knight with an uppercut!
Sideman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Knight quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sideman prevents Knight from improving his position.
Knight with the active half guard here but Sideman passes nicely into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sideman tries for a kimura but Knight is defending well.
Knight is being controlled here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideman tries to move to mount but Knight blocks the move with his legs.
Sideman trying to control the action but Knight is working from the bottom.
Knight sneaks back into half guard.
Sideman works his foot free and advances to mount.
Knight is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kenny Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight gets back to half guard.
Sideman seems to be looking for submissions.
Sideman is looking to take a break and control but Knight is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knight trying to control from the bottom.
Knight slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sideman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sideman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sideman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Knight is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sideman trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knight not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sideman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knight swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sideman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Sideman finds it's way through Knight's defenses.
Kenny Knight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sideman drives through and clinches with Knight against the cage.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sideman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sideman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knight ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Knight no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sideman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Denny Sideman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sideman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denny Sideman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sideman 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denny Sideman!
Denny Sideman 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.
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energy
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hype
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