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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denis Mamaev (ranked 1418 p4p, 185 weight class) and Jason Knight (ranked 2375 p4p, 288 weight class). Mamaev comes to the cage accompanied by 30 Seconds To Mars - Hurricane. Denis Mamaev is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Denis Mamaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Knight!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamaev closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Mamaev fails to land.
Mamaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knight.
Knight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mamaev can't find room to land a body shot as Knight controls the action.
Knight has a couple of punches blocked by Mamaev.
Mamaev misses with the head strike.
Mamaev lands a right hand.
Mamaev digs a right hand underneath Knight's ribcage. Knight let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Mamaev on the inside.
Mamaev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mamaev.
Knight lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mamaev backwards.
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Mamaev.
Mamaev struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Knight fails to land.
Mamaev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knight has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mamaev seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Knight can turn it around.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mamaev.
Mamaev lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamaev tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
Mamaev lands a right hand.
Knight working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Knight fails to land.
Mamaev digs a right hand into Knight's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Knight's gas tank.
Mamaev lands a hook that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Knight can't find room to land a body shot as Mamaev controls the action.
Nice body punch from Mamaev - that landed with a thud.
Mamaev lands an uppercut.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Mamaev.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knight.
Knight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mamaev pushes Knight back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mamaev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mamaev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knight.
Knight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight swings wildly with an uppercut but Mamaev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knight tries a body shot but Mamaev blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knight creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knight.
Mamaev lands a hook that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Mamaev dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mamaev is stalling here.
A head punch on the inside from Mamaev fails to land.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mamaev scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mamaev.
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
Mamaev leaning against his opponent.
Mamaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mamaev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mamaev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
Mamaev swings wildly with an uppercut but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mamaev.
Knight has a couple of punches blocked by Mamaev.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mamaev.
Knight taking a breather.
Mamaev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mamaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mamaev.
Mamaev taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Knight being controlled against the cage.
Knight throws a head punch that misses.
Mamaev slows down the pace here.
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands with a left to the head.
Mamaev blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knight.
Mamaev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mamaev blocking some punches.
Mamaev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mamaev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Mamaev.
A nice left hand lands by Mamaev.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mamaev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mamaev is leaning against Knight and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mamaev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mamaev lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mamaev struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Knight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denis Mamaev dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mamaev wants to clinch.
Mamaev takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
Mamaev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
Knight jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
Mamaev throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Mamaev.
Knight scores with a body shot.
Mamaev gets tackled into the cage by Knight. Knight maintains the clinch.
Knight prevents a body shot from Mamaev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamaev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knight tries a body shot but Mamaev blocks it.
Mamaev tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Mamaev back against the cage.
Mamaev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Mamaev.
Knight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mamaev is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mamaev has a couple of punches blocked by Knight.
Mamaev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mamaev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Come on Mamaev - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mamaev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Knight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mamaev pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mamaev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mamaev lands a nice uppercut.
Knight takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Knight.
Mamaev scores with a shoulder strike.
Mamaev lands a nice uppercut.
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Mamaev.
Mamaev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mamaev controlling the action here for a moment.
Knight tries to stall but Mamaev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mamaev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knight.
Mamaev misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mamaev fails to land.
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Mamaev.
Knight tries to throw a body punch but Mamaev avoids it by throwing Knight back against the cage.
Mamaev digs a right hand into Knight's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Knight's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamaev cracks Knight with a nice body shot.
Knight is breathing heavily.
Mamaev lands an uppercut.
Come on Mamaev - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mamaev pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mamaev tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
Mamaev leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Mamaev.
Mamaev lands a shoulder strike.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mamaev misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Mamaev on the inside.
Knight misses with the head strike.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Mamaev.
A head punch on the inside from Knight fails to land.
Knight tries a body shot but Mamaev blocks it.
Knight misses with some punches.
Knight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Mamaev.
The referee calls for Mamaev to work.
Mamaev lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for Mamaev.
A short right from Mamaev on the inside.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knight.
Mamaev lands a left hand.
Mamaev lands a right hand.
Mamaev blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Mamaev.
A short left from Mamaev.
Mamaev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denis Mamaev dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mamaev cracks Knight with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mamaev has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Knight to stand back up!
Knight is rocked!
Knight looks to land a left hand but Mamaev moved out of range nicely.
Knight is still on wobbly legs! Can Mamaev finish him?
Knight throws a body shot but no joy.
Knight seems to have recovered his senses.
Knight gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mamaev taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mamaev.
Mamaev stalling in the clinch.
Knight misses with some punches.
Knight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mamaev lands with a left to the head.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knight working aggressively here.
Mamaev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mamaev pushes Knight back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mamaev.
Mamaev scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamaev scores with a shoulder strike.
Mamaev unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Knight! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Mamaev is unloading with more strikes now! Knight drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denis Mamaev!
After winning the bout, Denis Mamaev 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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