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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knuckles kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Curtis Mayfield - Kung Fu. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
270 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
22
270 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Royce Rua!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Knuckles misses.
Some wild striking there from Rua.
Knuckles lands a really nice looking cross but Rua seems unphased.
Rua scores with a nice head shot.
A big right from Knuckles misses.
Knuckles throws a hook but Rua avoids it easily.
Rua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knuckles lands a really nice looking cross but Rua seems unphased.
Knuckles's corner calls for a 1-2. Knuckles obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knuckles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rua tries to score a body lock takedown but Knuckles shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rua changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Knuckles fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knuckles scores with a nice strike.
Knuckles takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rua.
Jimmy Knuckles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Rua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua throws a combination that misses
enabling Knuckles to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knuckles.
A chopping leg kick lands by Knuckles.
Knuckles connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rua looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knuckles.
Knuckles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knuckles moves into the clinch.
Rua is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Knuckles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knuckles pushes Rua back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Knuckles takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rua can't get the takedown.
Knuckles controlling the action here for a moment.
Knuckles pushes Rua back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles lands a right hand.
Rua is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Good body shot from Knuckles.
Knuckles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Knuckles.
Knuckles lands a hook that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Good body shot from Knuckles.
Knuckles pushes Rua back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Come on Knuckles - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knuckles cracks Rua with a nice body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Knuckles.
A body shot lands from Knuckles.
Knuckles works on Rua's body with a couple of short punches.
Knuckles stops a takedown attempt from Rua.
Knuckles lands a body punch.
Knuckles lands with a short shot to the head.
Knuckles stalling in the clinch.
Rua is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Knuckles gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles is struggling to control the position.
A short body shot lands from Knuckles as the two fighters clinch.
Rua stalling the fight.
Knuckles works on Rua's body with a couple of short punches.
Rua is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Knuckles is leaning against Rua and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knuckles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knuckles digs a right hand underneath Rua's ribcage. Rua let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knuckles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knuckles has Rua pushed against the cage.
A short left from Knuckles.
Knuckles pushes Rua back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rua is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Knuckles taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Knuckles.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jimmy Knuckles.
Rua shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rua was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rua unloads with some shots from mount but Knuckles bucks and avoids them well.
Rua throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rua has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rua unloads with some shots from mount but Knuckles bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knuckles tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Knuckles suckers Rua into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Knuckles is now in Rua's guard!
Knuckles wants to stand but Rua has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Knuckles dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rua throws a sloppy body shot
and Knuckles counters with a left to the body.
Royce Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knuckles scores with a sloppy right hand. Rua should have avoided that one.
Knuckles throws a head kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knuckles.
Knuckles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rua can do to turn this around?
Rua fails with a takedown attempt.
Rua takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rua swats away the attempt to clinch by Knuckles.
Rua gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knuckles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knuckles fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Knuckles comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Knuckles lands with a cross.
Knuckles feints and then cracks Rua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rua down.
Rua has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knuckles finds it's way round the side to connect with Rua's head.
Rua is rocked!
Knuckles drops Rua with a naaaaasty hook - Rua is in real trouble here! Knuckles dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Knuckles!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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