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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Archibald Knox (ranked 820 p4p, 106 weight class) and Yoel Mir (ranked 841 p4p, 109 weight class). Archibald Knox has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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200 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archibald Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoel Mir!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Mir's shoulder, as Mir tries to avoid the shot.
Knox tries to clinch up but Mir circles away and keeps his distance.
Mir only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Knox swinging wildly here.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A clash of legs there as Mir blocks the low kick.
Nice body kick there by Mir.
Mir ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Mir takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mir takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Knox fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mir just manages to avoid it.
Mir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Mir takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mir slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mir.
Mir slips a jab and a cross from Knox.
Knox lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox checks the leg kick nicely there.
Knox swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mir tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mir fails to land.
Knox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mir backwards.
Mir misses with a body punch.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mir can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Mir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mir tries a knee to the head but Knox blocks it.
Knox taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Knox.
A hook to the body from Knox.
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mir thows a body kick. Knox tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Knox throws the kick towards the body but Mir avoids it.
Mir looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Mir ducks down to avoid it.
Knox lands a jab to Mir's midsection.
Good work by Knox as he checks the leg kick.
Knox scoring well with a low kick there.
Knox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Knox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mir buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knox moves away from the strike by Mir.
Knox lands a right hook to the body.
Mir takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice leg kick lands there from Knox.
Knox moves out of range of the body kick.
Mir connects with a leg kick. Knox looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mir tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
Mir wants to land a leg kick but Knox is out of range.
Mir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Knox clinches up with Mir and pushes him back against the cage.
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Mir checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mir tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
Knox tries to score with a low kick but Mir moves his leg out of the way.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Mir's head but Mir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Knox moves out of range as Mir strikes.
Mir lands a nice shot to the body.
Mir throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mir was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Mir throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mir tries to land a front kick but Knox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Mir is out of range.
Knox misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Mir.
Knox throws a jab when Mir was well out of range.
Mir moves out of range of the body kick.
Mir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mir throws a head kick that misses.
Mir takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Mir's shoulder, as Mir tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mir throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
The fighters circling - Mir throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch but Knox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mir tries to land a front kick but Knox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Mir.
Knox moves out of range as Mir throws a body kick.
A quick step to the side and Knox tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mir takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Knox lands a big head kick that sends Mir tumbling to the mat! Knox takes a step backwards and waves Mir back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Yoel Mir has been cut.
Mir closes the distance and pushes Knox back into the cage.
Mir misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Mir.
Mir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mir tries to land a knee to the head but Knox blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archibald Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoel Mir's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Knox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mir stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox lands a shoulder strike.
Knox lands a left hand.
Knox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Mir saw that one coming.
Mir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox throws a leg kick which misses Mir's front leg but catches the back leg as Mir tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mir slips under a jab.
Archibald Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Mir is breathing heavily.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mir can do to turn this around?
Mir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Mir throws a fast counter high kick but Knox manages to duck under it in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands a big head kick that sends Mir tumbling to the mat! Knox takes a step backwards and waves Mir back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mir is rocked!
Knox listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mir is still on wobbly legs! Can Knox finish him?
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mir manages to avoid it.
Mir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox pounces like a tiger and cracks Mir with a vicious hook! Mir is down but not out! Knox follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Archibald Knox!
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RATING
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