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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Demento (ranked 2259 p4p, 52 weight class) and Beta Knox (ranked 2659 p4p, 56 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Knox's choice of entrance music: Anthrax | Fight Em Till You Can't. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Beta Knox enters the cage!
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185 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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156 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Demento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beta Knox!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demento takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Demento takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Demento shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Demento fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knox, pushing him back against the cage.
Demento tries for a takedown. No joy.
Demento blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Demento goes for a takedown attempt but Knox pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Demento. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knox lands with a nice combination. Demento backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Damien Demento has been cut.
Knox has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Knox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Demento at a distance.
Knox digs a good hook to Demento's body.
Demento on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Demento looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Demento has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox cracks Demento with a good jab.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Demento tries to counter with a takedown but Knox is quick to defend against it.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox lands with a shot to the body.
Knox lands a jab-cross combination.
Knox lands a nice looking body shot.
Demento needs to keep his hands up - Knox had a free shot at his head there.
Knox moves into range and connects with a jab.
Knox connects with a single shot there.
Beta Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demento's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Demento scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Demento uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox throws a good cross that connects.
Demento tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Demento takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knox jabs Demento to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab by Knox.
Demento gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Knox counters with a nice body shot.
Knox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Demento half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Demento closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knox tries a body shot but Demento blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demento has Knox pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Knox manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox is pressed up against the cage. Demento has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Knox down to the mat. Knox avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Knox is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Demento rather than just go for the knockout.
Demento shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knox is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Demento had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Knox connects with a right hand. Demento shakes it off.
Knox swings for the body but Demento moves out of range.
Knox swings for the body but Demento moves out of range.
Demento tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Knox manages to circle out of the way.
Demento tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
Demento gets the takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Knox struggling a bit here.
Knox is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demento tries to move to full mount but Knox actually manages to regain half guard.
Demento missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Knox is looking to improve his position.
Demento is looking to stall here but Knox recovers full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Demento's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Demento throwing strikes but missing.
Demento trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knox wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beta Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damien Demento's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Demento is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knox sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Demento takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Demento takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Demento throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
A nice side step and Knox releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab lands there for Knox.
Knox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demento avoids the body shot from Knox.
As Knox looks to move away, Demento throws a big counter combo but Knox just gets out of the way.
Demento shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Demento doesn't manage to clinch there - Knox circles away.
Knox lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Knox. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knox.
Knox lands with a cross.
Knox lands a head shot.
Demento shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Demento has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Knox is staying active underneath Demento, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Knox is looking to improve his position.
Knox trying to hold on to Demento's head to control him but Demento postures up.
Knox makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Knox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox controlling Demento's posture.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Demento is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Knox is adopting a defensive guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Demento's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Knox is on top in guard.
Demento trying to keep a closed guard but Knox is proving a slippery customer.
Demento looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Knox has picked Demento up and slammed him! Demento can't keep hold of the triangle and Knox manages to pass to side control!
Knox is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Knox is putting a hurting on Demento here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox working the body and head with strikes.
Knox controls the position from side control.
Demento tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox is looking to take a break and control but Demento is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knox creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Demento looking for a sweep but Knox has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Knox controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beta Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Damien Demento's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox thuds a left hand into Demento's body.
Knox lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Demento swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knox clobbers Demento with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Knox jabs Demento to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knox digs a good body shot into Demento's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knox.
Knox lands a jab to the head.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Demento doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Demento at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Knox.
Demento takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knox throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Demento shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Knox defends it nicely.
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Demento shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Knox but Knox pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Knox feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Demento's calf.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knox scores with a hook to the body. Demento takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox scores with a nice right hand.
Knox digs a good body shot into Demento's ribs.
Demento takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demento has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Demento there as he acknowledges the shot.
Demento is rocked!
Knox cracks Demento with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oh Demento is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Damien Demento's cut is getting worse.
Knox fakes the body blow, causing Demento to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Demento goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Beta Knox!
Beta Knox managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, BloodOath 85% Laundry, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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