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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Riley Knox (ranked 4164 p4p, 6027 weight class) and Carlotos Spiteri (ranked 519 p4p, 631 weight class). Knox comes to the ring accompanied by Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz). Spiteri is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Day to day basis. Riley Knox has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riley Knox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlotos Spiteri!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox clinches up against the ropes.
Knox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knox is working Spiteri over against the ropes.
Spiteri scores with a shoulder strike.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox is working Spiteri over against the ropes.
Spiteri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox lands with a short shot to the head.
Knox lands with a left to the head.
Knox scores with a hook to the body.
Knox is trying to maintain a safe position but Spiteri gets an underhook and turns Knox into the ropes.
Knox tries to stall but Spiteri uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maybe Knox would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Knox lands with a left to the head.
Knox is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spiteri is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spiteri.
Spiteri works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spiteri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Spiteri breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spiteri lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox tries to clinch there but Spiteri circles away.
Spiteri only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Knox.
Spiteri moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spiteri finds it's way round the side to connect with Knox's head.
It looks like Riley Knox has been cut.
Knox fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Spiteri, pushing him back against the ropes.
Knox landing knees to the head.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Spiteri avoids it by throwing Knox back against the ropes.
Spiteri lands an elbow that stopped Knox in his tracks for a moment.
Knox dodges an elbow strike from Spiteri.
Spiteri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spiteri takes a shot to the head.
Spiteri tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spiteri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spiteri lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knox.
Spiteri managing to block the knees to the body from Knox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spiteri cracks Knox with a nice body shot.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
I was talking to Knox's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Knox lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spiteri works on Knox's body with a couple of short punches.
Spiteri can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
The referee calls for Knox to work.
Spiteri manages to break the clinch.
Spiteri has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Knox misses with a hook. Spiteri ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spiteri! But no joy.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Spiteri fails to land.
A short right from Knox.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spiteri blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Riley Knox's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Spiteri keeps the fight on the outside.
Spiteri is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Knox with a body shot.
Knox throws a hook but Spiteri blocks it.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Spiteri saw that one coming.
Spiteri lands with an uppercut that bounces Knox off the ropes and back into range.
Spiteri throws a sloppy head kick and Knox moves out of range easily.
Knox misses the jab.
Spiteri throws out a counter right but Knox avoids it with no problem.
Knox blocks a jab.
It looked like Knox was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Spiteri scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spiteri.
Spiteri lands a front kick to the face, that drops Knox to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Spiteri.
Knox backing away here, and Spiteri unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox moves into range and clinches up with Spiteri.
Spiteri takes a shot to the head.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Spiteri's head.
Knox throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Spiteri.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Spiteri lands an uppercut.
Knox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knox blocks an elbow strike from Spiteri.
Spiteri struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
Knox putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Spiteri in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spiteri misses with a body punch.
Spiteri misses with some punches.
Spiteri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox works on Spiteri's body with a couple of short punches.
Riley Knox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spiteri is breathing heavily.
Knox is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spiteri is defending well for now.
Spiteri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox trying to land knees to the body.
Spiteri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spiteri tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spiteri misses with a body punch.
Knox blocks a body shot from Spiteri.
Spiteri wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Spiteri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carlotos Spiteri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spiteri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Riley Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox throws a right hand that Spiteri ducks under and follows up with a left that Spiteri also avoids with ease.
Spiteri misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spiteri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlotos Spiteri takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Riley 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.
Knox bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Knox throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spiteri looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox moves out of range of the leg kick from Spiteri.
Knox tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Spiteri counters with a nice body kick.
Knox misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spiteri misses with a two punch combination.
Spiteri lands with a hook. Knox tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Knox on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Spiteri lands with a thumping leg kick.
Spiteri throws a series of punches but Knox avoids them all with ease.
Spiteri swats away the attempt to clinch by Knox.
Spiteri throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Spiteri misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spiteri tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knox misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Spiteri counters with a nice body shot.
Knox throws an off balance right hand
letting Spiteri counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri slips a jab from Knox.
Spiteri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spiteri.
Spiteri works Knox's body with a nice hook.
Spiteri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
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 misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spiteri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spiteri scores with a leg kick.
Knox tries to clinch but Spiteri moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlotos Spiteri really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Riley Knox's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Spiteri.
Spiteri looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Spiteri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Knox has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Knox there as he acknowledges the shot.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spiteri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spiteri misses the jab.
Spiteri thuds his right hand into Knox's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Knox is rocked!
Spiteri cracks Knox with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlotos Spiteri!
Carlotos Spiteri is the new light heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Carlotos Spiteri started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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