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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ty Knight (ranked 4883 p4p, 6172 weight class) and James Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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245
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ty Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Duke!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Duke quickly recovers to half guard.
Knight missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Knight is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Duke wants to get back to his feet.
Duke has hold of Knight's hands but Knight slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Knight scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Duke is trying to stand up here but Knight is controlling him well.
Duke is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Knight scores with a couple of nice shots.
Duke is trying to stand back up but Knight is controlling him
Knight seems to be looking for submissions.
Knight prevents Duke from standing back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Knight lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Knight connects with a nice short shot to Duke's temple.
Duke is looking to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight is working for a kimura but Duke is defending it quite comfortably.
Knight throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Knight thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Duke's head.
Duke wants to get back to his feet.
Knight scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Knight trying to pass the guard but Duke defending well.
Knight prevents Duke from standing back up.
Duke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Knight.
Duke wants to get back to his feet.
Knight working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Knight looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Duke tries to kick Knight off but Knight keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight is looking to advance position but Duke won't allow it.
Duke taking some punishment here, with Knight in his half guard.
Knight tries to pass the half guard into mount. Duke knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Knight landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Duke is trying to stand.
Knight is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight is working for a submission of some sort.
Knight stops Duke from getting back to his feet.
Knight is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Duke doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Knight.
Knight is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Duke is just riding it out for now. Knight eventually gives up the hold.
Knight slips a nice elbow through Duke's hands, connecting with Duke's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke taking some punishment here, with Knight in his half guard.
Duke is trying to stand up here but Knight is controlling him well.
Knight trying to mount his opponent but Duke defends it.
Duke wants to get back to his feet.
Knight throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Knight looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Knight prevents Duke from standing back up.
Knight is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Knight slips a nice elbow through Duke's hands, connecting with Duke's forehead.
Knight is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Duke sees it coming and defends easily.
Knight is looking for a kimura but Duke is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Knight to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke is trying to stand.
Knight slips a nice elbow through Duke's hands, connecting with Duke's forehead.
Knight is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Knight landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Duke is trying to stand back up but Knight is controlling him
Knight is looking for a kimura but Duke is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Knight to get the leverage.
Duke is trying to stand up here but Knight is controlling him well.
Knight is working for a kimura but Duke is defending it quite comfortably.
Knight is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Knight wants to pass to mount but Duke is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight stops Duke from getting back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Knight connects with a nice short shot to Duke's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ty Knight dominated that round.
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.
Jab by Duke.
Knight bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Knight tries to move into full mount but can't pass Duke's legs.
Knight scores with a couple of short elbows.
Duke pushes Knight away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Knight gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Knight working the ground and pound.
Knight is chipping away with strikes.
Duke taking a bit of punishment here - Knight scoring with strikes.
Duke is rocked!
Duke takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Duke is still in real trouble! Can Knight finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight lands a big left to the face of Duke, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Knight and another - Duke is out! Knight stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ty Knight!
Ty Knight decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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