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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Beta Knox (ranked 407 p4p, 54 weight class) and Finn The Human (ranked 419 p4p, 55 weight class). Knox's entrance music is Anthrax | Fight Em Till You Can't. A fine choice. The Human has chosen Adventure Time as his entrance music. Finn The Human has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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161 lbs
20 - 16 - 0 |
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155 lbs
21 - 8 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beta Knox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Finn The Human!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Human moves into range and clinches up with Knox.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Knox is trying to break the clinch but The Human has him pressed against the cage.
The Human lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The Human lands a shoulder strike.
We've been hearing reports that Knox has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Knox taking a breather.
Knox is trying to maintain a safe position but The Human gets an underhook and turns Knox into the cage.
Knox tries to work over The Human's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've been informed that The Human has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A short uppercut from Knox.
Knox wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Human is leaning against Knox and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The Human working aggressively here.
The Human's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Human is looking to clinch.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. The Human moves away and avoids it.
The Human uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox jabs at The Human's body.
The Human connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knox momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Human fails to land with a series of punches.
The Human closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Human lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Human throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Human with a hook.
The Human misses with a series of wild punches.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The Human swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
The Human thuds a left hand into Knox's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Knox moves forwards but The Human connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The Human stuns Knox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Human throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
The Human turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Human. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Human throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Human moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox missing with a left hand there. The Human was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Human moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Human bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox looks to land a right hand but The Human moved out of range.
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Human.
The Human tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from The Human.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Human.
The Human steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
A big left from Knox misses.
The Human throws out a counter right but Knox avoids it with no problem.
The Human looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
The Human throws a shot to the body.
The Human scores with a shot to the body.
Knox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The Human throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
The Human drives through and clinches with Knox against the cage.
The Human misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Human lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Human.
The Human breaks the clinch.
The Human uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox lands with a good body shot.
Knox takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The Human jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox lands a lovely overhand right.
Knox feints a jab promting The Human to slip. Knox then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. The Human slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The Human keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Human misses with a straight left.
Knox appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Finn The Human seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Human connects with a solid leg kick.
The Human ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knox swings for the body but The Human moves out of range.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. The Human moves away and avoids it.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Human manages to avoid it.
The Human moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Human is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Knox had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Human connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Human throws a push kick but Knox slaps the foot to one side.
The Human sizes up Knox with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Human fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
The Human pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut lands for The Human. That snapped Knox's head back.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
The Human appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The Human connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knox's hands.
The Human moves out of range of the strikes.
The Human misses the shot to the body.
The Human swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Human's jab looks to have found its range, popping Knox under the eye.
Knox is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Human swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Human lands a nice shot to the body.
The Human misses with a hook
and The Human takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Human swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Human moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox lands a glancing blow to the side of The Human's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn The Human dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Knox avoids the head kick by The Human.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Knox was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The Human blocks a jab.
The Human appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. The Human moves away and avoids it.
Knox shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Human doesn't seem bothered though.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Human.
Knox takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Knox sizes up The Human with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Knox takes a swing at The Human's ribcage but misses.
The Human misses the shot to the body.
The Human tries to land a leg kick but Knox saw it coming and moves away.
The Human ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Human misses with a straight right.
The Human has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Human slips under a jab.
The Human misses with a right hand
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox dodges the punch combination from The Human.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Human.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox avoids the body shot from The Human.
Knox misses with an uppercut. The Human saw that one coming.
The Human staying out of range there.
The Human with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knox to score with a decent uppercut.
The Human clinches up against the cage.
The Human throws a head punch that misses.
Knox tries to break free but The Human pushes him back against the cage.
The Human tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing The Human back against the cage.
The Human lands with a left to the head.
Knox blocking some punches.
The Human misses with some punches.
Knox gets through The Human's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Human lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Human.
Knox throws a hook but The Human avoids it easily.
The Human keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
The Human lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Human works the jab nicely.
The Human throws a big shot that misses.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
The Human lands with a nice body punch.
Nice defenses there by The Human.
The Human clobbers Knox with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Human has Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
Knox looking to slow down the pace here.
The Human misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Human breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knox misses with a looping left.
The Human takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Human swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Human was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
The Human swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Finn The Human seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Human swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knox.
Knox throws a body punch but The Human moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Human avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Human swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Human misses with a hook.
The Human is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but The Human sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Human uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
A punch lands to the side of Knox 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Knox misses the jab.
Knox walks into a stiff left hand from The Human.
Knox avoids the body shot from The Human.
The Human throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Human momentarily.
Knox tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Human.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Human manages to avoid it.
The Human walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Human throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The Human on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for The Human. That snapped Knox's head back.
Knox takes one to the side of the head.
The Human lands with a hook. Knox tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters circling - The Human throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Knox staying out of range there.
Knox throws a body punch but The Human moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Knox throws a body punch but The Human moves out of range.
Knox scores with a hook to the body. The Human takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knox slips a straight right by The Human.
The Human shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox misses the jab.
Knox takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Human misses with a low kick.
The Human scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The Human ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Finn The Human will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Knox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knox throws out a loose jab but The Human uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Human fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
The Human scores with a leg kick.
The Human is looking to land body kicks.
Knox looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slapping body kick lands there for The Human.
The Human walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Knox checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Human fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The Human has closed the distance and engaged Knox in a clinch.
Finn The Human seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Human breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox connects with a body shot.
Knox scores with a nice head shot.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
The Human misses with 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!
The Human misses the shot to the body.
The Human lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from The Human does it's job there.
Knox misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Human swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Human lands a leg kick that knocks Knox off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Human.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Human, right into the meat.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from The Human on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knox moves out of range as The Human strikes.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from The Human on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The Human swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
The Human scores with a shot to the body.
The Human connects with an inside leg kick.
Knox digs a good body shot into The Human's ribs.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Knox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from The Human.
The Human lands with a slapping head kick.
A big right from Knox misses.
Good work by Knox as he checks the leg kick.
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!
The Human misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Human looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Human has Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Human creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Human tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Knox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The Human breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox jabs at The Human's body.
The Human jabs at Knox's body.
Knox throws a jab when The Human was well out of range.
Knox throws a series of strikes that have The Human backpedaling.
The Human just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox ducks right into an uppercut from The Human.
Knox tests The Human's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Human misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Human. That's going to slow Knox down.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Human was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
The Human cracks Knox with a good jab.
The Human lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Knox throws a hook but The Human avoids it easily.
The Human misses with a straight right.
The Human defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Human doesn't seem bothered though.
The Human scoring well with a low kick there.
The Human blocks a jab.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
The Human keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
The Human looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knox misses with an uppercut. The Human saw that one coming.
The Human connects with a body shot.
The Human closes the distance and pushes Knox back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Human lunges at Knox with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Knox's hand.
Knox throws a hook but The Human blocks it.
The Human fails to land with a series of punches.
The Human is looking to chop away at Knox's legs.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
The Human slips under a jab from Knox.
The Human throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donk. The Human catches Knox right on the button with a cross.
Knox missing with a left hand there. The Human was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Human throws a big shot that misses.
The Human throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox punishes The Human's body with a nice straight punch.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Human staying out of range there.
The Human ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
The Human throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn The Human really dominated that round.
That's time! Knox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Knox missing with a left hand there. The Human was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but The Human slips the punch.
Knox scores with a nice head shot.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
The Human fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Knox takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The Human swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
The Human lands with a nice body punch.
The Human tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from The Human.
Knox takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Human throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Knox swings for the body but The Human moves out of range.
Knox moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Human throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Human defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Human avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Human dips to his left and cracks Knox with an uppercut!
Knox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox swings for the body but The Human moves out of range.
The Human moves away from the strike by Knox.
The Human moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Human tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Knox misses its target.
The Human scores with a nice right hand.
The Human lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Human feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Knox's calf.
The Human moves out of range of the strikes.
The Human misses with a body kick.
The Human looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
Knox swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Human.
The Human looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The Human lands a really nice looking cross but Knox seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
The Human turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Human connects with a looping right hand.
The Human throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
A counter left hand to the body from Knox misses its target.
Knox slips under a jab from The Human.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Human jabs Knox to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from The Human.
Knox walks into a straight right hand from The Human.
Knox walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Human throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Knox misses.
The Human throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knox lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Human feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Knox's calf.
Knox throws the left hand but The Human avoids the punch easily.
The Human uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Human scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Human throws a sloppy head kick and Knox moves out of range easily.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
The Human lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The Human throws a body shot but no joy.
A left lands for The Human.
The Human fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Knox on the side of the head.
The Human lands a nice shot to the body.
The Human ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
The Human ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Jab from The Human.
The Human lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Human throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but The Human manages to avoid it.
The Human feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Knox's calf.
The fighters circle momentarily. Knox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Knox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Human throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The Human has closed the distance and engaged Knox in a clinch.
The Human misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from The Human - that landed with a thud.
The Human tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
The Human goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox tries to break free but The Human pushes him back against the cage.
The Human pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Human lands a head shot.
A cross from The Human lands.
The Human throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox works over The Human's head and body with a nice combination.
Knox misses with a hook. The Human ducked under it nicely.
Knox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Human connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Knox tries to bum rush The Human with a series of wild strikes but The Human uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn The Human dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The Human swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Knox tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox swings for the body but The Human moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from The Human.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Human.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on The Human's shoulder, as The Human tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Knox misses.
The Human wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knox looks to throw the jab but The Human is out of range.
The Human connects with a right hand. Knox shakes it off.
The Human misses with a straight left.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
The Human works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Human swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The Human takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Human fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from The Human.
Knox swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Human throws a nice inside leg kick.
No joy there for Knox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but The Human ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Knox misses.
The Human throws a wild body kick that Knox sees coming a mile off.
The Human comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Human tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from The Human.
Knox takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The Human lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Human.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
The Human moves out of range of the strikes.
The Human appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Knox takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Human throws a body shot but no joy.
The Human misses the shot to the body.
Knox swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The Human defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Human throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
The Human tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
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!
Knox cracks a nice hook into The Human's ribs.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Human moves away.
Knox takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Human lands with an uppercut that bounces Knox off the cage and back into range.
Knox misses the jab.
The Human misses with a two punch combination.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
The Human thuds a left hand into Knox's body.
The Human throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
The Human misses with a low kick.
The Human lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Human.
Knox throws a hook but The Human blocks it.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox ducks right into an uppercut from The Human.
Nice shot by The Human.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Knox finds it's target.
Knox misses with a looping right.
The Human throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Human slips a straight right by Knox.
The Human has closed the distance and engaged Knox in a clinch.
Beta Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Human stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The Human working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Human misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Human throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
The Human lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Human stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The Human lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Knox or not.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The Human working aggressively here.
The Human is leaning against Knox and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Human lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Human tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by The Human.
Knox is trying to force a seperation but The Human has the dominant position.
The Human lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
The Human gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knox wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Human has him pressed against the cage.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Knox's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knox wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knox is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Human has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Human breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Human.
Knox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Human is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The Human takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finn The Human comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Human 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 45:50
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finn The Human!
Finn The Human is the new lightweight champion!
Finn The Human 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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