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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Knight!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Axel Rose!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Knight or perhaps it was just good defense by Rose which made him look bad.
An inside leg kick from Knight misses.
Knight shoots in and bounces Rose off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rose can't keep his opponent in guard - Knight advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Knight is pressing down on Rose's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rose is holding on for now.
Knight trying to advance position but Rose counters by regaining guard.
Knight not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Knight tries to free his leg and advance position but Rose is retaining full guard.
Knight wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving.
Knight sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rose is proving hard to escape from.
Knight stopping the sweep attempt from Rose.
Knight trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knight postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Knight looks for a takedown but Rose sprawls well.
Knight shoots in for a takedown but Rose shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two 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.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Rose looks for a takedown but Knight sprawls well.
Rose shoots in and bounces Knight off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Knight bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rose's guard.
Rose is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Knight trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rose's guard.
Knight is breathing heavily.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knight stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rose swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Knight would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rose trying to keep a closed guard but Knight is proving a slippery customer.
Knight avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Knight content to stall in guard here.
Knight drops back looking for a leg! Rose is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rose manages to kick Knight off! Knight jumps back into Rose's guard.
Rose has his hands on Knight's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Knight trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.
Knight stopping the sweep attempt from Rose.
Rose throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rose keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Knight looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Axel Rose will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Knight wants to clinch but Rose slips to the side
and Rose counters by clinching up.
Knight has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rose avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knight manages to break the clinch.
Jack Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knight with a poor takedown
and Rose moves into the clinch.
Rose tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Knight just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knight jumps guard but Rose stands there with Knight around his waist. Knight gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knight is trying to stall.
Rose pulls guard.
Knight looking to sit in guard and control but Rose gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rose is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight wants to sweep here but Rose controlling him for the moment.
Rose has gone for a leg lock! Knight slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rose's guard.
Rose has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Knight can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Knight sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rose working a defensive guard but Knight passes into half guard.
Rose is trying to get back to full guard.
Knight wants to control but Rose is keeping him busy.
Knight stands up from half guard.
Rose fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a takedown attempt
and Rose counters with a nice double leg into side control. Knight won't be happy with that.
Knight can't do much from the bottom here.
Rose decides to stand back up. Rose steps back and let's Knight get back to his feet.
Rose doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Knight counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rose won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose manages to get back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Knight seems content to control.
Rose is pressing down on Knight's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rose keeping full guard, as Knight tries to pass.
Rose looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Knight pushing down on Rose's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose is refusing to be controlled, as Knight sits in half guard.
Rose is trying to get back to full guard.
Knight is pressing down on Rose's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rose is holding on for now.
Knight trying to control from half guard but Rose is working away.
Knight wants to stand but Rose has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Rose trying to control here.
Rose is looking to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rose keeps the fight on the outside.
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 doesn't manage to clinch there - Rose circles away.
Knight throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rose keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rose defending well as Knight loads up on a big left hand.
Knight has his takedown stuffed
and Rose counters by clinching up.
Knight jumps guard but Rose stands there with Knight around his waist. Knight gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rose breaks the clinch.
Knight tries to clinch up
and Rose counters with a shoot takedown. Knight fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rose manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Knight drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rose can't do much from the bottom here.
Rose regains half guard.
Knight controlling the pace.
Knight stands up and beckons Rose to join him on the feet.
Knight has his takedown stuffed
and Rose holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knight fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knight stops a takedown attempt from Rose.
Rose tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Knight smiles and moves away.
Knight tries for a takedown but Rose circles away easily
and Rose counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Knight, who protects the arm well.
Knight is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rose's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Knight is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Knight throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Knight is looking to control Rose's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Knight avoid being mounted?
Knight is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rose's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rose's back!
Knight working for a choke but Rose is defending well.
Knight trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Rose can't escape the position.
Axel Rose has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rose stops Knight from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Rose is wriggling around trying to escape.
Knight stands up from mount. Strange move.
Knight misses with a takedown
and Rose counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rose is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Knight kicks Rose off and gets back to his feet.
Rose tries to clinch up.
Rose fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knight, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight breaks the clinch.
Rose decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rose wants to take a breather but Knight is having none of it.
Knight tries to roll over but Rose keeps him under control.
Rose has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rose trying to control but Knight is having none of it.
Knight is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rose prevents Knight from getting the reversal.
Knight slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Knight trying to control from the bottom.
Knight moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Knight is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Knight thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Knight working a defensive guard here.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
Knight pulls Rose in to control the position.
Knight manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rose manages to get himself to full guard.
Knight is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight preventing the sweep.
Knight gets to his feet - Rose follows without any prompting.
Jack Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knight throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rose counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rose.
And that's the end of the fight!
Axel Rose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rose 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Axel Rose!
Axel Rose is the new welterweight champion!
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energy
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