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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knox Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrington has chosen Be-I as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Knox Harrington!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harrington lands a jab to the head.
Harrington bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harrington punishes Brown's body with a nice straight punch.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Harrington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown avoids the body shot from Harrington.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harrington scores with a jab to the body.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Harrington moved out of range.
Harrington throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Harrington connects with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Harrington as he connects with a hook.
Harrington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrington misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrington. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Harrington. That snapped Brown's head back.
Harrington just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Brown misses.
Harrington misses with a few strikes there.
Brown jabs Harrington right on the nose. Harrington blinks but takes it well.
Brown swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harrington.
Harrington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrington.
Harrington with a nice cross.
Harrington throws a shot to the body.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Harrington dips to his left and cracks Brown with an uppercut!
Brown avoids the body shot from Harrington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington slips under a jab.
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!
Brown connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harrington momentarily.
Harrington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harrington looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Despite the aggression on Harrington's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Harrington throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab from Brown.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harrington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown misses with a jab to the body
and Harrington counters with a stiff right hand.
Harrington lands with an overhand left.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Harrington punishes Brown's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown connects with a nice looking jab.
Brown misses with a hook
and Harrington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harrington is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brown rather than just go for the knockout.
Brown misses with a hook
and Harrington counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Brown misses.
Harrington throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harrington is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brown had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Brown swings for the body but Harrington moves out of range.
Harrington cracks a nice hook into Brown's ribs.
Harrington falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brown counters by moving into the clinch.
Harrington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harrington counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Brown misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harrington.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrington throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harrington throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brown on the side of the head.
Harrington throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown misses with an uppercut. Harrington saw that one coming.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Harrington.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harrington.
Some wild striking there from Harrington.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Harrington manages to avoid it.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Harrington was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harrington jabs Brown to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knox Harrington dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harrington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harrington misses with a straight right.
Brown lands with an uppercut that bounces Harrington off the cage and back into range.
Harrington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harrington misses with a wild body shot.
Harrington misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Brown misses.
Brown scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harrington counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrington circles away.
Harrington throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Harrington manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington misses with a shot to the body
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knox Harrington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harrington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harrington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrington.
Harrington avoids the body shot from Brown.
Harrington misses with a wild body shot.
Harrington misses with a wild combination.
As Harrington looks to move away, Brown throws a big counter combo but Harrington just gets out of the way.
A punch combination from Harrington misses.
Harrington connects with a crisp jab.
Harrington slips a straight right by Brown.
Harrington bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brown's head.
A shot to the body from Harrington misses
and Brown counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harrington throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Harrington catches Brown with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrington swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown misses with a hook.
Brown looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brown throws a body punch but Harrington moves out of range.
Harrington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harrington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harrington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Harrington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown misses with the combination.
Harrington avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harrington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown throws a body punch but Harrington moves out of range.
Harrington misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Harrington's shoulder, as Harrington tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Harrington releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Harrington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harrington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harrington misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Brown. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brown.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Harrington connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harrington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington misses with a wild body shot.
Harrington lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Harrington's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brown under the eye.
Harrington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrington.
It looked like Brown was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Harrington.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrington misses with a looping right.
Harrington misses with a body punch
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown scores with the left hand. Harrington knows he should have avoided that one.
Harrington with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harrington just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Harrington counters with a nice body shot.
Harrington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
A left lands for Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Knox Harrington will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Harrington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
A left lands for Harrington.
Harrington misses with a body shot
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harrington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harrington.
Harrington ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Harrington bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brown blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harrington counters with a left to the body.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harrington slips a jab from Brown.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown misses the jab.
Harrington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harrington throws out a powerful jab.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harrington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harrington lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Harrington backs up against the cage.
Michael Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like Knox Harrington has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrington manages to avoid it.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrington.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrington gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrington was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Harrington throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Harrington ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Harrington lands a nice looking body shot.
Harrington scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Harrington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harrington connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
Knox Harrington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington lands a nice looking body shot.
A combination from Harrington does no damage.
Harrington fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Harrington.
Harrington bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harrington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Harrington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harrington scores with a body shot.
Harrington lands a right hook to the body.
Harrington misses the shot to the body.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Harrington counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Harrington slips under a jab.
Harrington looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harrington cracks Brown with a good jab.
Harrington lands the left hand.
Harrington falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brown counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brown.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown prevents Harrington from breaking the clinch.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harrington wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harrington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harrington wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brown misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Knox Harrington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harrington winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Knox Harrington!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Knox Harrington!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Knox Harrington!
Knox Harrington wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Knox Harrington, 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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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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