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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aramis Knox (ranked 2255 p4p, 23693 weight class) and Israel Carlson (ranked 277 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bonecracker/ Shocore kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aramis Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Israel Carlson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox walks into a jab.
Knox swings for the body but Carlson moves out of range.
Carlson connects with a solid leg kick.
Carlson 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.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carlson moves away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Carlson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Knox - the referee stops the clock and Carlson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Knox. Carlson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Carlson fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Knox was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Carlson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Knox shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carlson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carlson misses the body punch
and Knox counters with an outside leg kick.
Carlson ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carlson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Knox misses.
Knox blocks a jab.
Carlson feints and then cracks Knox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knox down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox is looking to land body kicks.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carlson.
Carlson avoids the body shot from Knox.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox appears to be looking for a big counter.
Carlson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knox's head.
Carlson looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
Carlson moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Carlson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knox has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knox closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Knox on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Knox swinging wildly here.
Knox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carlson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Knox with a body shot.
Carlson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Carlson scores with a nice strike.
Carlson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox connects with a nice looking jab.
Carlson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab by Knox.
Carlson tries to work over Knox's front leg with a kick but Knox checks it.
Carlson missing with a left hand there. Knox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nice uppercut lands for Carlson. That snapped Knox's head back.
Carlson misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by Carlson.
Carlson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Carlson scrambles back to his feet.
Carlson looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Knox takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Carlson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox avoids the body shot from Carlson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Carlson staying out of range there.
Carlson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knox rushes Carlson and presses him up against the cage.
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carlson.
Carlson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carlson manages to break the clinch.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Carlson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox tries to clinch but Carlson moves out of range.
Carlson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox throws a head kick that misses.
Carlson throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
An inside leg kick from Carlson misses.
It looked like Knox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Carlson.
Carlson takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Carlson misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson throws a leg kick that misses.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Carlson.
Nice shot by Carlson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carlson. Carlson obviously looking to wear him down.
Carlson looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Carlson checks a leg kick.
Knox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carlson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carlson keeps the fight on the outside.
Knox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carlson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carlson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knox's head.
Carlson looks for the body kick but Knox saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Knox. Those never looked like landing.
Carlson lands with a straight right. Knox didn't see that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, jab by Knox - just one landing.
Carlson misses with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Israel Carlson dominated that round.
That's time! Knox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carlson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carlson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carlson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carlson misses with some punches.
Carlson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carlson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice left hand lands by Carlson.
Carlson working aggressively here.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Carlson avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carlsons head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carlson.
Knox presses Carlson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carlson tries to break free but Knox pushes him back against the cage.
Carlson is trying to push Knox away but Knox has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Knox.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knox.
Carlson misses with a knee to the head.
Carlson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aramis Knox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knox lands a body punch.
Knox keeps control of Carlson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Knox no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Knox seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Knox is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Knox has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carlson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Knox is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Carlson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Knox has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carlson has managed to get both his arms back between Knox's legs - danger averted.
Knox is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Carlson wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Carlson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Knox had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Carlson defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carlson trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
Carlson passes into half guard.
Carlson wants to pass the guard but Knox is defending well.
Carlson is trying to control the action in half guard but Knox is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Carlson is thwarting Knox's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Knox looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Knox keeping control of the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carlson throws out the jab.
Carlson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carlson throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Knox throws a big counter combination but Carlson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlson scores with a body shot.
Knox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Israel Carlson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carlson. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Carlson thows a leg kick but Knox checks it
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aramis Knox dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Carlson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Knox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knox tries to clinch but Carlson is having none of it.
Carlson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox takes one to the chin there.
Knox misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Carlson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carlson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knox misses with a hook.
Carlson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Knox coming out on top.
Knox has taken the fight to the clinch.
Carlson looking to throw knees to the head but Knox is blocking nicely.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carlson backwards.
Carlson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knox lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carlson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carlson tries to circle away but Knox has him pinned against the cage.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carlson's elbow.
Carlson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knox trying to land knees to the body.
Carlson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carlson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Carlson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
A short right from Carlson on the inside.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Carlson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carlson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carlson trying to land knees to the body.
Carlson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox tries to clinch up but Carlson circles away and keeps his distance.
Carlson unleashes a big counter combination but Knox bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Knox tries to clinch up.
Danga de danga de dang - Knox scores with a four punch combination!
Knox misses with a two punch combination.
Carlson connects with a solid leg kick.
Carlson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Carlson lands a leg kick that knocks Knox off balance momentarily.
Carlson is looking to score with low kicks.
Knox appears to be looking for a big counter.
Carlson misses with a looping right.
Israel Carlson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox scores with a nice head shot.
Carlson cracks Knox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carlson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Carlson misses.
Knox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carlson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knox tries to clinch but Carlson is having none of it.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Carlson.
Knox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Knox pushes Carlson up against the cage in a clinch.
Knox is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carlson is defending well for now.
Carlson is trying to break the clinch but Knox is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carlson.
Knox tries to land knees in the clinch but Carlson avoids the damage to the body.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carlson blocks an elbow strike.
Carlson takes a shot to the head.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carlson misses with a knee to the head.
Knox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carlson manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Carlson. Those never looked like landing.
A nice leg kick from Carlson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carlson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Nice body punch from Knox.
Carlson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A cross from Carlson lands.
Carlson keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick by Carlson misses
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carlson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carlson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carlson cracks a nice hook into Knox's ribs.
Knox avoids the body shot from Carlson.
Knox tries to clinch up.
Carlson with a hook.
Knox checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Knox was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Israel Carlson.
I think Carlson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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