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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bee Atch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atch comes to the cage accompanied by New York. Knox has chosen Cinderella Man - Eminem as his entrance music. Ben Knox has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bee Atch's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bee Atch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Knox!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox closes the distance and clinches.
Knox lands a shoulder strike.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Atch. Knox shrugs it off though.
Atch swats away the attempt to clinch by Knox.
Knox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Atch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Knox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Atch lands a head kick. Knox smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Atch closes the distance but Knox moves to the side
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox tries to clinch but Atch is having none of it.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knox has taken the fight to the clinch.
Atch tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knox tries a body shot but Atch blocks it.
Atch tries to pull guard but Knox won't allow it.
Atch fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bee Atch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atch jumps guard but Knox stands there with Atch around his waist. Atch gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Atch tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Knox smiles and moves away.
Knox closes the distance and pushes Atch back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atch lands a nice knee to the body.
Knox looks gassed!
Atch pulls guard.
Atch throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Knox escapes and throws Atch's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Atch looks to move to half guard but instead Knox has passed into mount! Damn!
Atch is looking to get to half guard.
Knox looking to control but Atch is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atch working to try and regain half guard.
Atch is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox controlling from mount.
Atch bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atch passes into half guard.
Atch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Atch is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Knox wants to control the action here but instead Atch manages to pass to full mount!
Knox really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Atch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Poor strikes thrown by Atch there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Atch goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Knox turns into him and now he's in Atch's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atch looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Knox has picked Atch up and slammed him! Atch can't keep hold of the triangle and Knox manages to pass to side control!
Atch is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Knox is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Atch regains half guard.
Atch is trying to maintain the position but Knox is very close to passing his half guard.
Atch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bee Atch will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Knox clinches with his opponent.
Knox scores with a shoulder strike.
Knox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Atch jumps guard but Knox stands there with Atch around his waist. Atch gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Knox.
Atch tries to pull guard but Knox won't allow it.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
Knox lands a right hand.
Knox lands with a short shot to the head.
Knox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knox is leaning against Atch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Atch or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knox.
A short uppercut from Knox.
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knox fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knox throws a series of punches but Atch avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox cracks Atch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Atch tries to keep at a distance but Knox has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Atch tries to pull guard but Knox holds him up against the cage and eventually Atch drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bee Atch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atch tries to pull guard but Knox holds him up against the cage and eventually Atch drops back down to his feet.
Knox lands with a light punch inside.
Knox throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knox breaks from the clinch.
Knox wants to clinch.
Atch looks for the body kick but Knox saw that one coming.
Atch wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atch tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Knox counters by moving into the clinch.
Knox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Atch or not.
Atch tries to pull guard but Knox holds him up against the cage and eventually Atch drops back down to his feet.
Knox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Atch tries to pull guard but Knox won't allow it.
Knox lands an uppercut.
Atch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knox blocks it with crossed arms.
Atch fails to pull guard.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Atch backwards.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Knox instigates a clinch.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Atch backwards.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Ben Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knox instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Knox.
Atch tries to pull guard but Knox won't allow it.
Knox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Atch tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Knox.
Atch jumps guard but Knox stands there with Atch around his waist. Atch gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Atch backwards.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Atchs head.
Knox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Atch or not.
Atch fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knox breaks from the clinch.
Knox has closed the distance and engaged Atch in a clinch.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
Atch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knox.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Knox closes the distance and clinches.
Knox breaks from the clinch.
Knox tries to clinch there but Atch circles away.
Atch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Atch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Atch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atch swats away the attempt to clinch by Knox.
Atch swats away the attempt to clinch by Knox.
Knox is looking to clinch but Atch is avoiding it.
Atch clinches but Knox breaks the clinch
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Atch has closed the distance and engaged Knox in a clinch.
Atch jumps guard but Knox stands there with Atch around his waist. Atch gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Atch fails to pull guard.
Atch misses with a knee to the head.
Atch jumps guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knox decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Atch, up you get!
Atch throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
Atch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Atch clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Atch clinches but Knox breaks the clinch
and Knox moves into the clinch.
Knox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Atch tries to pull guard but Knox holds him up against the cage and eventually Atch drops back down to his feet.
Knox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Atch tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Knox just stands there and leans against the cage.
Atch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knox avoids it.
Atch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Atch tries to pull guard but Knox won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bee Atch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Atch backwards.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Atch backwards.
Knox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knox darts in and clinches Atch up against the cage.
Knox lands a shoulder strike.
Knox lands a hook that snaps the head of Atch backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Atch backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knox lands a shoulder strike.
Knox cracks Atch with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knox digs a right hand into Atch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Atch's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knox lands with a left to the head.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Knox instigates a clinch.
Atch tries to pull guard but Knox won't allow it.
Atch manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Atch throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Atch has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Knox is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Atch.
Knox gets to mount! Atch was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Atch slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atch is trying to get back to full guard.
Knox is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Atch has managed to free his arm - good work.
Well, if Knox is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Atch manages to get to full guard.
Knox must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atch working for a triangle but Knox defends it easily.
Atch escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Knox gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Knox gets to his feet. Atch looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Atch.
Atch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A solid body kick from Atch.
Atch darts in trying to clinch
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Atch wants to clinch but Knox slips to the side
and Knox counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Atch or not.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knox pushes Atch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox presses Atch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Atch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knox blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Knox.
Atch tries to pull guard but Knox won't allow it.
Knox is working Atch over against the cage.
Knox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knox scores with a shoulder strike.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Atchs head.
Atch tries to pull guard but Knox holds him up against the cage and eventually Atch drops back down to his feet.
A short uppercut from Knox.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Knox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Knox 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Knox!
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hype
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