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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thierry Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knox has chosen Think I'm Turning Japanese as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Rob Murray has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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164 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Murray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thierry Knox!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping body kick lands there for Murray.
Knox tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knox pushes Murray up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Murray is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knox can't break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Murray tries to land a knee to the head but Knox blocks with his arms.
Knox avoiding damage as Murray throws knees to the body.
Knox tries to pull guard but Murray holds him up against the cage and eventually Knox drops back down to his feet.
Knox wants to get back to striking at distance but Murray won't allow it.
Knox looking to stall.
Murray stops a takedown attempt from Knox.
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Murray to the ground. Knox is now in Murray's guard.
Knox decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Murray, up you get!
Murray tries to clinch
so Knox counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Knox decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Murray, up you get!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murray.
An inside leg kick lands from Murray.
Murray looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murray lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Knox gets a double leg takedown into Murray's guard.
Knox controlling from the top position.
Knox gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Murray is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a head kick but Murray moves out of range.
Knox tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murray.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murray scoring well with a low kick there.
Knox closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Knox shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Knox seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Knox has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Thierry Knox wasn't active enough on the ground.
Murray throws a leg kick that misses.
Knox closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Murray to the mat! Murray manages to get full guard.
Knox stands up over Murray, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox controlling from the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Thierry Knox wasn't active enough on the ground.
Knox has managed to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knox gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Murray to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thierry Knox dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Knox looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knox's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Thierry Knox.
Murray misses with a leg kick
and Knox counters with a nice double leg into side control. Murray won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knox decides to stand up, so the ref orders Murray to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Knox has knocked Murray down with a huge combo! Knox steps away and waves a wobbly Murray back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Murray is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray blocks a head kick by Knox.
Oh Murray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murray on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Knox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knox looking to score a takedown here. Murray is defending well but Knox drives through and ends up in Murray's guard.
Knox drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Knox seems to have locked his on tight now - Murray screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Knox, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Thierry Knox!
Our winner, Thierry Knox, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
96% |
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