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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chad Strdoza (ranked 3422 p4p, 302 weight class) and Iota Knox (ranked 3280 p4p, 293 weight class). Knox is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Blacker The Berry | Kendrick Lamar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Strdoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Iota Knox!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox misses with a looping right.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Strdoza's shoulder, as Strdoza tries to avoid the shot.
Knox lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Strdoza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knox. Knox obviously looking to wear him down.
Knox fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Strdoza, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knox gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Strdoza.
Strdoza wants to break free but Knox has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strdoza takes a shot to the head.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Strdoza.
Knox is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Strdoza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knox has him pressed against the cage.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Strdoza's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Knox.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Strdoza backwards.
Knox presses Strdoza against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knox lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox lands a shoulder strike.
Knox is working Strdoza over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Knox.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Strdoza blocks a body shot from Knox.
Knox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Knox.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Strdoza avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Strdoza jumps guard but Knox turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Strdoza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knox is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Strdoza is trying to break free.
Strdoza wants to take the fight to the mat but Knox manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Knox is pressed up against the cage. Strdoza 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 fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Strdoza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knox has closed the distance and engaged Strdoza in a clinch.
Strdoza tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Knox smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a combination. Strdoza tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Chad Strdoza has been cut.
Knox works Strdoza's body with a nice hook.
Knox has managed to clinch.
Strdoza working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knox.
Knox has Strdoza pressed against the cage, preventing Strdoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strdoza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox pushes Strdoza up against the cage in a clinch.
Knox lands a body punch.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Strdoza drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knox.
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!
Strdoza jumps guard but Knox stands there with Strdoza around his waist. Strdoza gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knox scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Knox - that landed with a thud.
Knox keeps control of Strdoza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knox lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iota Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Strdoza's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Strdoza takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Strdoza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Knox cracks Strdoza with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knox misses with a low kick.
Knox has managed to clinch.
Strdoza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Knox.
Strdoza jumps guard but Knox stands there with Strdoza around his waist. Strdoza gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short left from Knox.
Knox scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strdoza takes a shot to the head.
Knox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Strdoza backwards.
Strdoza is rocked!
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Strdoza backwards.
Oh Strdoza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strdoza seems to have got his legs back now.
Knox moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Strdoza walks into a jab.
Strdoza tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Iota Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strdoza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Strdoza blocks a head kick by Knox.
Strdoza went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Knox drives through and clinches with Strdoza against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Strdoza is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Knox to keep the fight standing.
Knox pushes Strdoza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Iota Knox seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knox lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Strdoza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Strdoza is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Knox to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Strdoza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strdoza has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Knox is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Strdoza backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Knox smiles and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knox, as that shot connected.
Knox darts in and clinches Strdoza up against the cage.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Come on Knox - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strdoza takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox rushes Strdoza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Strdoza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knox content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Strdoza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knox has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
Knox gets through Strdoza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Iota Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knox throws a leg kick but Strdoza moved away.
Chad Strdoza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Strdoza moved out of range nicely.
Strdoza went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Strdoza moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iota Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chad Strdoza's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Knox misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Strdoza throws a big counter combination but Knox scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Strdoza was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Knox stuns Strdoza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Strdoza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox cracks Strdoza with a right hand to the side of the head.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strdoza was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands with an overhand left.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strdoza moves away.
It looked like Strdoza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Strdoza is out of range.
Strdoza seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Knox tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Strdoza is able to avoid easily.
Strdoza is looking for a counter combo.
Knox swings for the body but Strdoza moves out of range.
Strdoza is looking for a counter combo.
Knox has closed the distance and engaged Strdoza in a clinch.
Knox is working Strdoza over against the cage.
Strdoza blocks a body shot from Knox.
Strdoza jumps guard but Knox turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strdoza looking for a takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Knox.
A hook to the body from Knox.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knox lands a shot to the body.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
Knox lands a body punch.
Knox dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knox. That's going to slow Strdoza down.
Strdoza slips under a jab from Knox.
It looked like Strdoza was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox dips to his left and cracks Strdoza with an uppercut!
Strdoza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Knox rushes Strdoza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knox moves in looking to clinch but Strdoza pushes him off.
Knox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Strdoza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Strdoza throws a big counter combination but Knox scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice shot by Knox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Strdoza drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Knox moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Strdoza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Strdoza backwards.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox lands a right hand.
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Strdoza is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Strdoza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strdoza went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chad Strdoza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iota Knox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knox has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 24:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 24:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iota Knox!
Iota Knox decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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