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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Rangel (ranked 6259 p4p, 178 weight class) and Gamma Knox (ranked 5258 p4p, 155 weight class). Knox has chosen Naughty By Nature | Wickedest Man Alive as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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300 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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204 cm
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283 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Rangel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gamma Knox!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rangel has a takedown stuffed.
Knox lands with a good body shot.
Rangel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rangel misses with a takedown attempt
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rangel momentarily.
Knox lands a really nice looking cross but Rangel seems unphased.
Rangel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws a body punch but Rangel moves out of range.
Knox lands with a shot to the body.
Knox has closed the distance and engaged Rangel in a clinch.
Knox trying to stall but Rangel improves his position.
Knox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Knox.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Rangel's head.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knox tries to work over Rangel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox digs a right hand into Rangel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rangel's gas tank.
Rangel is breathing heavily.
Rangel looking to slow down the pace here.
Rangel wants to take the fight to the mat but Knox manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Rangel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knox cracks Rangel with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Knox.
Knox cracks Rangel with a nice body shot.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rangels head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Knox.
Knox cracks Rangel with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knox.
A nice left hand lands by Knox.
Knox lands with a short shot to the head.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
Knox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Knox lands a hook that snaps the head of Rangel backwards.
Knox lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knox scores with a shoulder strike.
Rangel is rocked!
Knox lands with a right to the head.
Oh Rangel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Rangel's head.
Knox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knox.
Knox scores with a hook to the body.
Knox lands a hook that snaps the head of Rangel backwards.
Knox pushes Rangel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox lands a hook that snaps the head of Rangel backwards.
Knox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Knox.
Knox floors Rangel with a big punch on the inside! Rangel is trying to recover but Knox dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Knox is trying to get an arm triangle but Rangel is defending well.
Knox tries for a kimura but Rangel is defending well.
Rangel seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Knox is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Rangel looks calm but he's in trouble here. Knox gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Rangel is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Knox lets go of the hold and Rangel can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gamma Knox!
After winning the bout, Gamma Knox thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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