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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yusuke Urameshi (ranked 594 p4p, 844 weight class) and Aramis Knox (ranked 75 p4p, 105 weight class). Urameshi comes to the cage accompanied by Smile Bomb. Knox has chosen You're Going Down | Sick Puppies as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yusuke Urameshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Aramis Knox!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox scores with a crisp jab that stopped Urameshi in his tracks.
Knox stalks Urameshi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Urameshi's face. Urameshi staggers backwards, shaken.
Urameshi misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
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 stuns Urameshi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Urameshi misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Urameshi moved out of range nicely.
Knox throws the left hand but Urameshi avoids the punch easily.
Knox takes a swing at Urameshi's ribcage but misses.
Knox walks into a jab.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Urameshi.
Knox lands a nice looking body shot.
Knox misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
An attempted straight right counter from Urameshi misses the target.
Jab from Knox.
A big left from Knox misses.
Knox's jab looks to have found its range, popping Urameshi under the eye.
Knox digs a good body shot into Urameshi's ribs.
Urameshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Urameshi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox cracks Urameshi with an open hand slap.
Urameshi misses with an uppercut.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Urameshi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Urameshi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch™ in the buildup to the fight.
Urameshi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Urameshi throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Urameshi.
Urameshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox wants to counter the offense by Urameshi and move into the clinch position.
Urameshi slips under a jab.
Urameshi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Urameshi misses with a body shot.
Urameshi throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox staying out of range there.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Urameshi misses with a looping right.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Urameshi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox scores with a nice strike.
Urameshi misses with a left hand
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox misses with an uppercut
enabling Urameshi to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox stuns Urameshi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Urameshi avoids the body shot from Knox.
Urameshi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Urameshi catches Knox with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Urameshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urameshi just misses with a punch to the body.
Urameshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Urameshi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox lands a jab to the nose.
Knox works Urameshi's body with a nice hook.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Urameshi.
Knox misses with a body punch
and Urameshi counters with a stiff right hand.
Urameshi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Knox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Urameshi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urameshi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Urameshi moved out of range nicely.
Urameshi cracks Knox with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Knox throws a hook but Urameshi avoids it easily.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Urameshi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Urameshi throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Urameshi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Urameshi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Urameshi moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Urameshi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox misses with a hook
and Urameshi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Knox thinking.
Knox lands a really nice looking cross but Urameshi seems unphased.
Urameshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Urameshi takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Urameshi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Knox has closed the distance and engaged Urameshi in a clinch.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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 lands a shoulder strike.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Urameshi avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Urameshi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Knox.
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Urameshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox slips a jab from Urameshi.
Aramis Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox throws a lazy uppercut
and Urameshi counters with a stiff right hand.
Knox misses with a hook
and Urameshi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Urameshi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Urameshi misses with a body shot.
Knox jabs at Urameshi's body.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urameshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox lands a really nice looking cross but Urameshi seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by Knox.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Urameshi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Urameshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox misses with a hook. Urameshi ducked under it nicely.
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.
That's time! Urameshi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Knox looks to throw the jab but Urameshi is out of range.
Urameshi staying out of range there.
Urameshi throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Urameshi.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knox scores with a jab.
Urameshi blocks a jab.
Urameshi throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Urameshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urameshi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox tries to clinch but Urameshi is having none of it.
Urameshi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Urameshi throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Urameshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Urameshi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Urameshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Urameshi blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Urameshi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Urameshi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knox misses with a body shot
and Urameshi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Urameshi misses.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox misses with a double jab
and Urameshi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Urameshi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Knox with a nice cross.
Knox swinging wildly here.
Urameshi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Urameshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Urameshi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox fails to land with a series of punches.
Knox lands with a straight right. Urameshi didn't see that one coming.
Urameshi takes one on the button.
Knox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knox misses with a double jab.
Urameshi throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Urameshi throws a body shot but no joy.
Urameshi moves away from the strike by Knox.
Knox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Urameshi throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urameshi.
Knox lunges at Urameshi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Urameshi's hand.
Knox sizes up Urameshi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Urameshi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Urameshi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Knox defending well as Urameshi loads up on a big left hand.
Aramis Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knox digs a good body shot into Urameshi's ribs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Knox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Knox scores with a one two! Urameshi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Urameshi.
Knox throws a hook but Urameshi avoids it easily.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Urameshi avoids the body shot from Knox.
Knox catches Urameshi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Knox misses with a straight right.
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!
Urameshi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Urameshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Urameshi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Urameshi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Urameshi misses the jab.
Urameshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Urameshi misses.
Urameshi walks into a straight right hand from Knox.
Urameshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox scores with a crisp jab that stopped Urameshi in his tracks.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Urameshi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Urameshi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Urameshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Urameshi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox throws a right hand that Urameshi ducks under and follows up with a left that Urameshi also avoids with ease.
Urameshi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Urameshi's head but Urameshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aramis Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Knox missing with a left hand there. Urameshi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox swinging wildly here.
Urameshi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Urameshi.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Urameshi.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Urameshi moves away from the strike by Knox.
Urameshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Urameshi misses with a double jab.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Urameshi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Urameshi is just out of range.
Knox dodges the punch combination from Urameshi.
Urameshi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands a jab to Urameshi's midsection.
Urameshi misses with a hook to the body
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Urameshi staying out of range there.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Urameshi misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox misses with a right hand
and Urameshi counters with a straight right hand.
Urameshi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Urameshi throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Knox connects with a jab.
Urameshi throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Urameshi looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox misses with a hook
and Urameshi counters with a nice uppercut.
Urameshi moves away from the strike by Knox.
Urameshi throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Knox tries to counter with a clinch but Urameshi shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi throws a body shot but no joy.
Urameshi slips under a jab.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Urameshi.
Knox throws a hook but Urameshi avoids it easily.
Urameshi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Urameshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Urameshi defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Urameshi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Urameshi scores with a one two! Knox had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Urameshi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Knox works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox throws a combination that misses
and Urameshi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Urameshi slips under a jab from Knox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi throws a body shot but no joy.
Urameshi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
A little feinted left hand from Urameshi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knox moves away from the strike by Urameshi.
Knox throws an off balance right hand
and Urameshi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Urameshi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knox circles away quickly and effectively.
Knox slips under a jab.
Urameshi misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Urameshi throws a big shot that misses.
Yusuke Urameshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aramis Knox is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Knox connects with a jab.
Knox throws a combination that misses
and Urameshi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Urameshi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urameshi. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice combination there by Urameshi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urameshi looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox slips a straight right by Urameshi.
Knox throws a series of punches but Urameshi avoids them all with ease.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Urameshi moves away and avoids it.
Urameshi looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knox.
Urameshi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Knox misses with a left hand
and Urameshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox throws a lazy uppercut
and Urameshi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Urameshi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Knox bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Knox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Urameshi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Urameshi drops his hands momentarily and Knox takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Urameshi slips the punch.
As Knox looks to move away, Urameshi throws a big counter combo but Knox just gets out of the way.
Urameshi misses with an uppercut.
Knox throws a counter combo.
Urameshi slips under a jab.
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 Yusuke Urameshi.
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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aramis Knox!
During a confident post fight interview, Aramis Knox thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Yusuke Urameshi was interviewed post fight and said 'You shouldn't talk, it makes you sound stupid'.
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