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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Moore (ranked 2327 p4p, 267 weight class) and Kappa Knox (ranked 1405 p4p, 175 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Knox's choice of entrance music: 'Til I Collapse | Eminem. Kappa Knox will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo Moore!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kappa Knox!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore scores with a nice strike.
Moore has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blake Phoenix's Champion Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Moore chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Moore rushes Knox and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Moore lands a hook that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Knox is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Moore working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moore lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Moore.
A short uppercut from Moore.
Moore pushes Knox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moore lands a body shot in the clinch.
Moore lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore breaks the clinch.
Moore cracks Knox with a right hand to the side of the head.
Moore drives through and clinches with Knox against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Moore fails to land.
Moore lands with a light punch inside.
Knox avoiding damage.
Moore can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Moore lands a body punch.
Knox's coach down at Relentless Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Knox's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Knox takes a shot to the head.
Moore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moore lands a hook that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Knox is rocked!
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox is still on wobbly legs! Can Moore finish him?
Moore gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Moore fails to land.
Knox seems to have recovered his senses.
Knox prevents a body shot from Moore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moore lands a body punch.
Moore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Moore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moore misses with a body punch.
Moore struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
Moore throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Moore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moore misses with a punch to the body.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox tries to land knees in the clinch but Moore avoids the damage to the body.
Moore throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Moore working aggressively here.
Moore struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
Moore has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Moore misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Moore.
A head punch on the inside from Moore fails to land.
Moore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox looking to stall.
Moore tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Moore effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moore tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Moore fails to land.
Moore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moore misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Moore - that landed with a thud.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Moore throws a head punch that misses.
Knox is trying to maintain a safe position but Moore gets an underhook and turns Knox into the cage.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Knox.
Moore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Moore dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Knox gets tackled into the cage by Moore. Moore maintains the clinch.
Moore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knox can do to turn this around?
Moore pushes Knox back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Moore manages to break the clinch.
Moore throws a push kick but Knox slaps the foot to one side.
Knox lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Knox blocks the body kick.
Knox misses with a kick to the body.
Moore half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid body kick from Knox.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Angelo Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore moves out of range of the leg kick from Knox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knox misses with a kick to the body
and Moore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moore scores with a kick to the midsection.
Moore slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox 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.
Moore swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Moore slips under a jab.
Knox throws a front kick that sends Moore stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Moore lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Moore has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knox pushes Moore back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moore misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Moore fails to land.
Moore has Knox pressed against the cage, preventing Knox from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moore lands with a left to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Moore as Knox tries to tie him up.
Moore lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore lands with a short shot to the head.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Moore fails to land.
Knox is pushing Moore up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Moore lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moore.
Moore gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knox scores with a shoulder strike.
Moore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
Moore lands a right hand.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moore lands a left hand.
Moore lands a body shot.
Moore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Moore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Moore misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Angelo Moore has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Knox blocking some punches.
Moore misses with the head strike.
Moore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Moore misses with a punch to the body.
Moore has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A short left from Moore.
Moore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
Moore is leaning against Knox and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Moore fails to land.
Moore has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moore misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Moore dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Moore is looking to score with low kicks.
Knox steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Moore.
Moore motions for Knox to come forward. Moore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moore has Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Moore.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Moore fails to land.
Moore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Moore.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
Moore throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore is working Knox over against the cage.
Knox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Moore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Moore.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moore lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Moore.
Moore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moore.
Moore misses with a punch on the inside.
Moore swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Moore listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Moore misses with a low kick.
Knox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Moore.
Knox misses with a leg kick.
Moore throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Knox is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Moore throws a body kick that misses
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox throws a hook but Moore avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Moore.
Moore throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Moore scores with a leg kick.
Moore rushes Knox and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with the head strike.
Moore working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knox lands with a short shot to the head.
Moore misses with the head strike.
Moore lands a left hand.
Moore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moore pushes Knox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moore can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Moore fails to land.
A short right from Moore on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moore has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Moore throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore lands a left hand.
Moore misses with the head strike.
Knox tries to break free but Moore pushes him back against the cage.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Moore.
Moore tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moore working aggressively here.
Moore works on Knox's body with a couple of short punches.
Moore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moore pushes Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
Moore works on Knox's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Moore clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Knox misses with a hook to the body
and Moore counters with a good, hard body kick but Knox shrugs it off.
Moore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knox staying out of range there.
Moore throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Knox counters with a nice body shot.
Moore fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knox, pushing him back against the cage.
Moore has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Moore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Come on Knox - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Moore back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Moore - that landed with a thud.
Moore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moore tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Moore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moore lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Moore fails to land.
Moore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moore.
Moore working aggressively here.
Moore works on Knox's body with a couple of short punches.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox tries to circle away but Moore has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Moore as Knox tries to tie him up.
Moore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Moore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Moore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox tries to stall but Moore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox lands 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!
Moore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a punch on the inside.
Moore lands a nice shot to the body.
Moore throws a head punch that misses.
Moore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moore lands a right hand.
Moore lands a big right hand that drops Knox! The killer instinct kicks in and Moore finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Moore!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angelo Moore!
Angelo Moore retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Angelo Moore thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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