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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arjan Bhullar (ranked 169 p4p, 212 weight class) and Archibald Knox (ranked 23 p4p, 29 weight class). Bhullar comes to the cage accompanied by Daniel Cormier - All About That Cake. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 33 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arjan Bhullar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archibald Knox!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhullar scores with a punch to the head.
Bhullar has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Knox throws a hook but Bhullar avoids it easily.
That kick from Knox tenderised Bhullar's leg. Bhullar is trying to keep his angry face on.
A combination from Bhullar does no damage.
Knox connects with a high kick.
It looks like Arjan Bhullar has been cut.
Bhullar with a nice cross.
Bhullar lands a nice looking body shot.
Bhullar with a jab.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Knox throws a jab when Bhullar was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Bhullar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bhullar misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Knox misses.
Bhullar throws a right hand that misses
and Knox moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Knox takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bhullar.
Knox is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bhullar lands a left hand.
Bhullar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bhullar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Knox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Bhullar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bhullar misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
Knox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bhullar lands with a hook. Knox tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bhullar throws a right hand that misses
and Knox counters with a right hand to the body.
Bhullar throws a right hand that misses
and Knox holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bhullar gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bhullar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Knox is looking for a sweep. Bhullar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Knox blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bhullar.
Bhullar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bhullar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Knox is not content to let Bhullar control the position.
Bhullar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bhullar passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Knox!
Bhullar sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar landing strikes from the mount.
Bhullar throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Knox avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bhullar.
Bhullar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bhullar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Knox can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bhullar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Knox?
Bhullar punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bhullar thowing shots but they're missing.
Bhullar lands a big shot there that rocks Knox but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bhullar throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bhullar wants to control the pace but Knox is squirming around nicely.
Bhullar throwing strikes here but Knox is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar wants to control the pace but Knox is squirming around nicely.
Knox regains half guard.
Bhullar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Knox defending well though.
Bhullar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knox is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bhullar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bhullar is nestled in close to Knox, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Knox is not content to let Bhullar control the position.
Bhullar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjan Bhullar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arjan Bhullar's cut.
That's time! Bhullar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice leg kick from Knox, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bhullar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Knox on the side of the head.
Bhullar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knox can do to turn this around?
Bhullar throws an off balance right hand
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bhullar scores with a jab. Knox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Knox is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bhullar rather than just go for the knockout.
Bhullar misses with a body shot.
Knox raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Knox. That snapped Bhullar's head back.
Bhullar misses with a straight left.
Knox throws out a counter right but Bhullar avoids it with no problem.
Knox moves out of range as Bhullar strikes.
Knox throws the left hand but Bhullar avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhullar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bhullar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Knox thumps Bhullar with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhullar takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Bhullar looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
Jab by Bhullar.
Bhullar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bhullar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Arjan Bhullar is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bhullar. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox catches Bhullar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bhullar misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bhullar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Bhullar digs a good body shot into Knox's ribs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Knox - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Knox.
No luck for Bhullar with that takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Bhullar.
Bhullar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Knox to the ground. Bhullar is now in Knox's guard.
Bhullar wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Bhullar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knox works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bhullar throws a big right hand that misses.
Bhullar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox managing to control the position.
Bhullar trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
Bhullar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Knox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Knox is trying to control the position but Bhullar postures up.
Bhullar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice shot by Bhullar.
That's four 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.
Knox moves out of range as Bhullar strikes.
Bhullar dips to his left and cracks Knox with an uppercut!
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bhullar checks a leg kick nicely.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bhullar.
Bhullar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Bhullar.
Knox is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bhullar with a body shot.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bhullar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Bhullar does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Bhullar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Knox doesn't seem phased though.
Knox leaves Bhullar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bhullar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Knox circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjan Bhullar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arjan Bhullar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Knox with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bhullar to score with a decent uppercut.
Knox stuffs the takedown attempt from Bhullar. Bhullar gets slowly back to his feet.
Knox has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Knox takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bhullar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Knox as he connects with a hook.
Bhullar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox takes a swing at Bhullar's ribcage but misses.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bhullar.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Bhullar misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bhullar.
Knox connects with a leg kick.
Knox thuds his right hand into Bhullar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bhullar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Bhullar digs a good hook to Knox's body.
Bhullar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bhullar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bhullar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knox.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bhullar.
A head kick misses from Knox.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Archibald Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands a nice hook to Bhullar's body. Bhullar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bhullar throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
And Knox responds with a good body kick, but Bhullar manages to step out the way in time.
Knox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bhullar digs a good hook to Knox's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bhullar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bhullar connects with a crisp jab.
Bhullar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knox now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arjan Bhullar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bhullar misses with a straight right.
Bhullar swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bhullar thinking.
Knox lands with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Arjan Bhullar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Bhullar connects with a nice looking jab.
Archibald Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bhullar throws a sloppy body shot
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Bhullar misses.
Bhullar scores with a nice strike.
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bhullar has time to react.
Bhullar throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Bhullar punishes Knox's body with a nice straight punch.
Bhullar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knox has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bhullar works Knox's body with a nice hook.
Bhullar blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bhullar was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Bhullar looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Knox with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bhullar to score with a decent uppercut.
Knox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bhullar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Arjan Bhullar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bhullar misses with a jab to the body
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Good exchange - Bhullar coming out on top.
Knox fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Bhullar to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Bhullar looks to clinch but Knox throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Bhullar taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Archibald Knox!
Post fight, Archibald Knox took to the microphone: 'Switched it up , my manager is class. Camara is 2nd string - we are Convicted. Good night.'.
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energy
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hype
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