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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Israel Hands (ranked 959 p4p, 908 weight class) and Aramis Knox (ranked 110 p4p, 103 weight class). Hands's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, A Collection of Sea Shanties. Knox has chosen You're Going Down | Sick Puppies as his entrance music. 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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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Israel Hands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Aramis Knox!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Knox gets tackled into the cage by Hands. Hands maintains the clinch.
Hands misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Hands.
Knox wants to break free but Hands has control.
Knox jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hands walks away with a smile on his face. Knox gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hands dodges the punch combination from Knox.
Hands moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Hands is looking to counter punch.
A punch lands to the side of Knox 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hands throws a push kick but Knox slaps the foot to one side.
Knox moves out of range of the leg kick from Hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hands throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox misses with a hook. Hands ducked under it nicely.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hands uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Hands is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hands. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Hands pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Hands.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Hands's shoulder, as Hands tries to avoid the shot.
Knox connects with a looping right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hands.
A jab from Knox misses.
Hands fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hands lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hands lands a glancing blow to the side of Knox's head.
Hands staying out of range there.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Hands is just out of range.
Knox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Hands does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Hands is out of range.
Hands uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
It looked like Hands was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Knox.
Hands misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Hands moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hands misses the target.
Hands keeps Knox at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hands moves away.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Hands jabs Knox right on the nose. Knox blinks but takes it well.
Israel Hands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox walks into a left hand.
Knox lands a nice hook to Hands's body. Hands takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hands has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Hands swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hands.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hands.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Hands moved out of range nicely.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hands.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hands scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Knox catches Hands with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hands misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Knox clobbers Hands with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Knox chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hands can pounce on him.
Hands tries to clinch up.
Hands avoids the body shot from Knox.
Hands takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hands tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Hands.
Hands scoring well with a low kick there.
Hands works the jab nicely.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hands.
Hands uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Hands throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hands misses with a right hand
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Hands with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knox to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Hands looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Hands uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Knox cracks Hands with a good jab.
Knox scores with a jab to the head.
Hands misses with a low kick as Knox jumps back.
Hands scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hands with a jab.
Hands throws a sloppy body shot
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hands misses the target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hands.
Hands blocks a jab.
Hands tries to move into range but Knox moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Knox works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Knox with a nice cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hands misses with a straight left.
Knox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hands stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hands slips under a jab from Knox.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Hands sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aramis Knox will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hands defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox misses with a hook
and Hands finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hands buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hands uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Knox slips under a jab from Hands.
Hands swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Hands misses with a straight left.
Knox darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Knox throws a hook but Hands avoids it easily.
Hands displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hands moves away.
Hands closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hands scores with the left hand. Knox knows he should have avoided that one.
Hands scores with a nice head shot.
Hands has closed the distance and engaged Knox in a clinch.
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!
Hands keeps control of Knox as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hands fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hands has Knox pressed against the cage, preventing Knox from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands lands with a light punch inside.
Hands has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hands lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hands tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hands tries to pull guard but Knox holds him up against the cage and eventually Hands drops back down to his feet.
Hands tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Knox tries to stall but Hands uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hands fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hands misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knox has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hands seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Knox can turn it around.
Hands misses with some punches.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hands successfully pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox preventing the sweep.
Hands working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Knox doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Knox manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hands trying to keep a closed guard but Knox is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Hands moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Knox misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hands. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox misses with a body shot
and Hands counters with a stiff right hand.
Crunch! Hands slams his shin into Knox's torso.
Hands misses with a body kick.
Hands misses with a wild body shot.
Hands misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Hands tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knox.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands blocks a jab.
Hands shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Hands throws a right hand that misses
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Hands.
Hands misses with a hook
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hands.
Hands thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hands scores with a punch to the head.
Hands throws out a leg kick but Knox moves out of range and Hands only half commits.
Hands throws a nice head kick!
Hands uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hands is looking to score with low kicks.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hands.
Knox throws a hook but Hands avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Israel Hands dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hands throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hands uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Hands gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox blocks a low kick nicely.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hands misses the shot to the body.
Knox checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hands throws a big shot that misses.
Hands throws a body kick that misses
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Hands uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox slips a jab from Hands.
Knox connects with a body shot that sends Hands's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hands scores with a shot to the body.
Hands staying out of range there.
Knox misses the jab.
Knox lands a glancing blow to the side of Hands's head.
Hands delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands throws an off balance right hand
and Knox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Knox blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hands. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hands drives through and clinches with Knox against the cage.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Hands doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox tries to break free but Hands pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hands.
Hands misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hands moves away.
Aramis Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hands uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hands.
Hands gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hands has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Knox swings for the body but Hands moves out of range.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hands.
Knox throws the left hand but Hands avoids the punch easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox blocks a head kick by Hands.
A nice side step and Knox releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Good standup being displayed there by Hands as he connects with a hook.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Hands misses with a low kick.
Hands bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hands tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knox on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hands is looking to clinch.
Hands throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hands. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Knox works Hands's body with a nice hook.
Knox takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hands misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hands.
Hands takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hands ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hands.
Hands lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Knox keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hands swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A cross from Hands lands.
Hands cracks Knox with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hands throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox takes a swing at Hands's ribcage but misses.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hands was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Hands throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hands looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Hands's shoulder, as Hands tries to avoid the shot.
Hands tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knox connects with a body shot.
Hands misses the shot to the body.
Hands slips under a jab.
Knox swings for the body but Hands moves out of range.
Knox lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hands fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Knox's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hands throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox misses with a hook.
Hands throws a leg kick
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Israel Hands.
I think Hands has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Israel Hands!
Our winner, Israel Hands, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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