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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akira Harada (ranked 673 p4p, 783 weight class) and Beta Knox (ranked 83 p4p, 104 weight class). Knox has chosen Anthrax | Fight Em Till You Can't as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akira Harada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beta Knox!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harada ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Knox scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Harada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harada takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Harada thuds his right hand into Knox's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.
Harada misses with a two punch combination.
Knox jabs Harada to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Harada misses its intended target.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Harada slips a jab and a cross from Knox.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harada.
A countering left hand to the body from Knox misses.
Harada misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a left and a right that stings Harada.
Knox throws a good cross that connects.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Harada darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harada throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Harada misses the target.
Knox changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harada throws a series of strikes that have Knox backpedaling.
Knox throws the left hand but Harada avoids the punch easily.
Harada misses with a low kick.
Harada gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knox.
Knox misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Harada.
Harada stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Harada.
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 slips a jab from Harada.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Harada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harada loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Harada throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox connects with the punch.
Akira Harada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knox slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harada looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Harada throws a low kick, looking for Knox's leg but Knox calmly moves out of range.
Knox slips a straight right by Harada.
Knox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harada at a distance.
Harada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheers as Knox lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harada doesn't seem phased though.
Harada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harada misses the jab.
Knox misses the jab.
Knox blocks a jab.
Knox appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Harada takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harada takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Harada is just out of range.
Knox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harada slips under a jab.
Harada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harada.
Harada moves away from the strike by Knox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Harada misses.
Harada clinches up against the cage.
Knox changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harada fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harada pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jab from Knox.
Harada takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harada jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harada moves away.
Harada misses with an uppercut.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harada.
Knox jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Harada moved out of range nicely.
Harada throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Harada takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harada takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice jab there from Harada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox cracks Harada with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knox is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harada had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Knox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knox lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Harada takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harada misses with a leg kick.
Harada ducks right into an uppercut from Knox.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Harada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harada makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Knox cracks Harada with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Harada throwing a counter right hand but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox lands a nice looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harada pushes Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
Harada throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harada needs to keep his hands up - Knox had a free shot at his head there.
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 the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Harada throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Knox lands with an overhand left.
Knox has a takedown stuffed.
Harada takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harada throws a body kick that misses.
Knox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Harada misses.
Harada throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Knox throws out a counter right but Harada avoids it with no problem.
Harada 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 scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Harada takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harada throws a leg kick that misses.
Harada throws a leg kick that misses.
Knox throws out a counter right but Harada avoids it with no problem.
Knox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harada momentarily.
Nice jab there from Knox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands a body shot.
Harada tries to clinch there but Knox circles away.
Good exchange - Knox coming out on top.
Harada throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Harada tries to close the distance and clinch but Knox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harada takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Knox cracks Harada with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Harada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Harada saw that one coming.
Harada's corner calls for a 1-2. Harada obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That has opened up Beta Knox's cut even more.
Knox keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harada looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Harada is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox throws a shot from downtown. Harada moves away and avoids it.
Harada was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knox lands a jab to the head.
Harada slips a jab from Knox.
Harada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knox slips a jab from Harada.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox's corner calls for a 1-2. Knox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knox.
Harada's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harada scrambles back to his feet.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Harada throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
A jab lands there for Harada.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harada counters with a nice uppercut.
Harada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Knox misses.
Harada is looking to counter punch.
Harada misses with a body kick.
Knox avoids a kick to the body.
Knox swings for the body but Harada moves out of range.
Harada misses with a body shot.
A big right from Knox misses.
Harada missing with a left hand there. Knox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harada tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
Harada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Harada.
Knox connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox scores with a jab to the body.
Knox's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Knox duly obliges.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harada.
Nice defenses there by Harada.
Knox feints a jab promting Harada to slip. Knox then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Harada slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harada.
A jab lands there for Knox.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Harada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, jab by Harada - just one landing.
Knox slips under a jab.
Knox thuds a left hand into Harada's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox throws a right and a left that Harada avoids nicely.
Knox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Harada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beta Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harada was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Harada lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knox misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harada swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harada.
Knox works the jab nicely.
Knox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knox doesn't seem bothered though.
Harada scores with a hook to the body. Knox takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knox misses with a hook. Harada ducked under it nicely.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Harada is just out of range.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Harada ducks down to avoid it.
Knox connects with a body shot that sends Harada's belly button to the back.
Harada throws a head kick that misses
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harada stuffs the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harada misses with a double jab.
Harada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beta Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Beta Knox's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Harada slips under a jab from Knox.
Harada lands with a nice body punch.
Knox takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A combination from Knox does no damage.
Harada looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Harada connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knox is rocked!
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox is still on wobbly legs! Can Harada finish him?
Harada takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harada throws a chopping leg kick but Knox manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harada slips a jab from Knox.
Knox seems to have recovered his senses.
Knox connects with the punch.
Harada moves into the clinch.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harada breaks from the clinch.
Harada on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Knox takes a swing at Harada's ribcage but misses.
Knox lands a head shot.
Knox misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harada.
A cross from Knox lands.
Harada looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Harada takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Knox has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knox there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harada drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harada slips under a jab.
Harada misses the shot to the body.
Knox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harada stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Harada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harada.
Knox throws a body punch but Harada moves out of range.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Harada's head but Harada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harada moves into range and connects with a jab.
The cut above Beta Knox's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox avoids the head kick by Harada.
Knox throws out a counter right but Harada avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Harada throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Harada.
A swing and a miss from Harada.
A big left from Harada misses.
Knox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harada throws a big shot that misses.
Knox lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Harada misses its intended target.
Harada cracks a nice hook into Knox's ribs.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harada.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Harada saw that one coming.
Knox tries to bum rush Harada with a series of wild strikes but Harada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harada moves away from the strike by Knox.
Harada fails to land with a series of punches.
Harada attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Knox jabs Harada to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Harada uses good head movement to avoid it.
A cross from Harada lands.
A swing and a miss from Harada.
Harada sizes up Knox with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Knox finds it's way through Harada's defenses.
Akira Harada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knox to score with a decent uppercut.
Knox dips to his left and cracks Harada with an uppercut!
Beta Knox is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knox, as that shot connected.
Harada takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Knox shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Harada kicks Knox off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox takes one to the side of the head.
Harada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harada takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harada misses with a looping right.
Harada looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Knox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harada throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Knox misses
letting Harada counter with a right hand.
Beta Knox's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Harada loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Harada.
Knox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harada.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harada on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Knox's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harada under the eye.
Knox connects with a crisp jab.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knox misses with a looping right.
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 Akira Harada.
I think Knox has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beta Knox!
After winning the bout, Beta Knox thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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