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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kappa Knox (ranked 1950 p4p, 2407 weight class) and Sam Rinaldi (ranked 237 p4p, 297 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by 'Til I Collapse | Eminem. Sam Rinaldi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Kappa Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Rinaldi!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rinaldi shoots in but Knox avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Knox throws a shot to the body.
Rinaldi has his takedown stuffed
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rinaldi shoots in and drives through. Knox sprawls well.
Kappa Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Rinaldi.
Rinaldi ducks right into an uppercut from Knox.
It looks like Sam Rinaldi has been cut.
The fighters circling - Rinaldi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've been told by Knox's head coaches at Underground Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rinaldi shoots in looking for a takedown but Knox manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rinaldi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Knox stuffs the takedown attempt from Rinaldi. Rinaldi gets slowly back to his feet.
Knox takes a swing at Rinaldi's ribcage but misses.
Sam Rinaldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rinaldi shoots in looking for a takedown but Knox manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rinaldi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rinaldi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rinaldi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Knox defends it nicely.
Rinaldi looks winded!
Rinaldi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Knox sprawls well. Knox wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rinaldi gets slowly back to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Knox scores with a four punch combination!
That has opened up Sam Rinaldi's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox sends Rinaldi crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Knox is motioning to the referee to let Rinaldi up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Rinaldi is rocked!
The cut above Sam Rinaldi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rinaldi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Knox as he jumps to the side.
Rinaldi is still on wobbly legs! Can Knox finish him?
Rinaldi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Knox's half guard.
Rinaldi seems to have recovered his senses.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rinaldi in particular looking to stall.
Knox wants to control but Rinaldi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rinaldi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rinaldi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Knox wants to improve his position but Rinaldi is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rinaldi.
Rinaldi landing some decent shots from guard.
Rinaldi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rinaldi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rinaldi is looking to work some ground and pound but Knox has wrist control.
Rinaldi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rinaldi throwing strikes from guard but Knox blocks nicely.
Rinaldi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knox has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rinaldi working for a triangle but Knox defends it easily.
Rinaldi being controlled here, momentarily.
Rinaldi working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kappa Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Rinaldi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rinaldi misses with a wild body shot.
Rinaldi with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Rinaldi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Knox manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Knox utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rinaldi postures up in Knox's guard and throws a big left but Knox blocks it.
Knox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rinaldi throws an elbow that misses. Knox uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rinaldi's guard. Nice move by Knox!
Rinaldi is trying to control the position but Knox postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rinaldi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rinaldi wants to sweep but no luck.
Rinaldi controls Knox momentarily but Knox frees himself.
Knox won't allow Rinaldi to sweep him here.
Rinaldi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rinaldi is trying to control the position but Knox postures up.
Rinaldi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Knox defends well.
Rinaldi looking for subs off his back but Knox has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rinaldi tries to roll over but Knox keeps him under control.
Knox is taking a breather. Rinaldi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rinaldi trying to hold on to Knox's head to control him but Knox postures up.
Knox content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Knox sprawls well. Knox wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rinaldi gets slowly back to his feet.
A low kick lands for Knox.
Rinaldi clinches.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rinaldi looking for a takedown.
Kappa Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Rinaldi.
Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knox throws a right and a left that Rinaldi avoids nicely.
Rinaldi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rinaldi fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi shoots for a takedown but Knox saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Knox feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Knox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rinaldi shoots for a takedown but Knox saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Rinaldi saw that one coming.
Rinaldi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rinaldi is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox has his hands on Rinaldi's head, controlling the position.
Knox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Knox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knox is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Knox continues to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kappa Knox dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Rinaldi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rinaldi tries for a takedown but Knox circles away easily
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rinaldi shoots in for a takedown but Knox shows good takedown defense.
Rinaldi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knox's waist but Knox gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rinaldi off to one side.
Kappa Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Rinaldi.
Rinaldi misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Knox finds it's way through Rinaldi's defenses.
Rinaldi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Knox manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rinaldi won't allow Knox to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox is pulling down on Rinaldi's head to control his posture.
Knox is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rinaldi throws an elbow that misses. Knox uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rinaldi's guard. Nice move by Knox!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rinaldi keeping full guard, as Knox tries to pass.
Knox stays in close to Rinaldi's body and controls the position.
Rinaldi wants to sweep here but Knox controlling him for the moment.
Knox engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sam Rinaldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rinaldi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rinaldi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rinaldi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knox is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Knox has momentary wrist control but Rinaldi slips an elbow through the middle.
Knox utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rinaldi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Knox looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rinaldi trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rinaldi landing with the ground and pound.
Knox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rinaldi throws an elbow that misses. Knox uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rinaldi's guard. Nice move by Knox!
Rinaldi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kappa Knox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rinaldi working for a triangle but Knox defends it easily.
Rinaldi looking for a sweep. Not yet Rinaldi, not yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knox showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
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 Kappa Knox.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knox, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kappa Knox!
Our winner, Kappa Knox, 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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energy
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hype
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RATING
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