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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Beta Knox (ranked 628 p4p, 79 weight class) and James Cole (ranked 547 p4p, 69 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Anthrax | Fight Em Till You Can't. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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161 lbs
20 - 17 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beta Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Cole!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beta Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Cole scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.
Knox 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.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Cole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Cole misses.
Knox attempts a counter takedown but Cole avoids it well and moves away.
Knox slips under a jab from Cole.
Knox moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cole walks into a jab.
Cole looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cole.
As Knox backs off Cole throws a huge counter combo but Knox manages to avoid it all.
Knox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Knox lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole ducks right into an uppercut from Knox.
Knox scores with a punch to the head.
Knox feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Knox trying to control the position from guard on top but Cole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knox sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cole throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Knox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cole is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Knox is now in half guard.
Cole is doing well to control the position and prevent Knox from advancing to side control.
Still in half guard, Knox seems content to control.
Cole is trying to maintain the position but Knox is very close to passing his half guard.
Knox lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Knox working Cole over with strikes.
Knox working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cole gets back to full guard.
Knox is in close to Cole's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Knox wants to control from the top but Cole keeps moving.
Cole seems keen to control Knox's posture.
Cole is trying to keep Knox in close.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knox slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Knox lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Knox gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Knox with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Knox postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Knox lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Knox 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.
Cole keeping moving, preventing Knox from controlling successfully.
Knox controlling from the top position.
Knox keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cole's head.
Knox makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
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 Beta Knox's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cole takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox ducks right into an uppercut from Cole.
Knox has his takedown stuffed
enabling Cole to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cole now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Donk. Knox catches Cole right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Knox misses with a hook
and Cole counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Cole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cole swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox misses with an uppercut
and Cole counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cole can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cole takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
Cole swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Knox is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Knox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
James Cole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Cole.
Knox attempts a counter takedown but Cole avoids it well and moves away.
Knox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knox scores with a shot to the body.
A big right from Knox misses.
Knox lands a body shot.
Cole with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knox to score with a decent uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Knox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Cole lands with a cross.
Cole swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
It looked like Knox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cole.
Cole slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox swings for the body but Cole moves out of range.
Knox misses with a lunging right hand
and Cole counters with a straight right hand.
Cole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knox drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cole seems keen to control Knox's posture.
Cole's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Knox controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cole trying to control the position.
Beta Knox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knox keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cole's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cole looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Knox showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cole controls Knox momentarily but Knox frees himself.
Knox postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Knox is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cole controls Knox momentarily but Knox frees himself.
Cole looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beta Knox dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Cole lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Knox jabs Cole to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cole misses with a two punch combination.
Cole throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Knox tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Cole misses with a right hand
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cole takes a jab right on the kisser.
Knox connects with a right hand. Cole shakes it off.
Knox scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Cole's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cole tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox trying to control the action but Cole is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox advances to mount.
Cole wants to control but Knox is having none of it.
The referee warns Cole that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
James Cole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox controlling his opponent.
Knox can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cole is looking to escape.
Knox in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Knox looking to control but Cole is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Knox connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cole tries to hold on but Knox pushes him away.
Knox in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cole tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole wants to control but Knox is having none of it.
Cole really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Knox landing shots from mount.
Cole in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Knox scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Knox lands a big shot there that rocks Cole but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cole can't escape the position.
BOOM! Knox connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Knox fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cole is rocked!
Knox looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cole is still in real trouble! Can Knox finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Knox! Cole is hurt baaadly! Knox is firing away with more strikes - Cole is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beta Knox!
A relieved looking Beta Knox thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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