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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yardbird Knox (ranked 708 p4p, 1088 weight class) and Aiu BangYou (ranked 24 p4p, 41 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Now's The Time | Charlie Parker. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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207 cm 25 285 11 - 4 - 0 |
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209 cm 31 285 19 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Yardbird Knox! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aiu BangYou! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! BangYou gets a 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. BangYou is controlling the pace.
Knox tries to roll over but BangYou keeps him under control. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Knox has hold of BangYou's hands but BangYou slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Knox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. BangYou thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. BangYou has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round. Knox is looking to improve his position.
BangYou is looking to take a break and control but Knox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. BangYou controlling the action here. BangYou throwing shots but Knox is blocking nicely. BangYou controlling the action here. BangYou throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. BangYou not landing any meaningful shots this time. Knox is staying active underneath BangYou, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Knox throws a looping overhand right but BangYou ducks down to avoid it. Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from BangYou. BangYou throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Yardbird Knox has been cut. BangYou has Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
BangYou misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox wants to break free but BangYou has control.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Knox throwing a counter right hand but BangYou manages to avoid it. BangYou slips a straight right by Knox.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Knox misses with a body shot
and BangYou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Yardbird Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A head kick from BangYou lands but Knox takes it in his stride. BangYou scores with a nice head shot. Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. BangYou lands a high kick to the side of Knox's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! BangYou dives into guard, looking to finish.
Knox is rocked! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Knox keeping moving, preventing BangYou from controlling successfully. BangYou trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Knox manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Knox stopping the sweep attempt from BangYou. BangYou is trying to keep Knox in close.
BangYou tries to land a sweep but no joy. Knox knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for BangYou on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Knox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. BangYou is keeping the position for now. BangYou looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Knox content to stall in guard here. BangYou isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Knox stacks BangYou on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Knox! BangYou is looking for a sweep. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aiu BangYou dominated that round. The cut man is working on Yardbird Knox's cut. That's time! Back to the action! A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. BangYou does a little dance to reset his feet. Knox throws a hook but BangYou blocks it. BangYou doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Nice shot by BangYou. BangYou has closed the distance and engaged Knox in a clinch.
BangYou lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knox backwards. BangYou gets a trip takedown into half guard. Knox is refusing to be controlled, as BangYou sits in half guard. BangYou sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Knox defending well though. Knox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from BangYou. BangYou sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Knox defending well though. BangYou is keen to just control but Knox is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round. Knox blocking the ground and pound attempt from BangYou. BangYou wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knox keeps working.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. BangYou misses with a right hand and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Aiu BangYou has been cut. BangYou moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. BangYou getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Knox ducks under a wild hook from BangYou. Knox ducks under a wild hook from BangYou. BangYou walks into a straight right hand from Knox. BangYou fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Knox checks it well. BangYou misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Knox gets tackled into the cage by BangYou. BangYou maintains the clinch. BangYou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knox avoids it. Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Knox breaks the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by BangYou. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! BangYou tries a head kick but it misses.
Knox swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. BangYou lands a slapping body shot.
BangYou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
BangYou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox. BangYou moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Knox scores with a shot to the body.
Knox lands with an overhand left. Knox slips a straight right by BangYou. Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from BangYou.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Knox catches BangYou napping and connects with a big right hand that sends BangYou to the canvas!
BangYou is rocked!
That has opened up Aiu BangYou's cut even more. BangYou has Knox pulled in close to control his posture. BangYou throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
BangYou looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knox is one step ahead there. Knox is stalling in the full guard. BangYou has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. BangYou looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Knox is defending well. BangYou quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Knox has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! BangYou celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aiu BangYou! Aiu BangYou decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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pop
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