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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Eugen (ranked 1359 p4p, 1373 weight class) and Beta Knox (ranked 159 p4p, 161 weight class). Eugen comes to the cage accompanied by Kickboxer - Advanced Training. Knox has chosen Anthrax | Fight Em Till You Can't as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Eugen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beta Knox!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
It looked like Eugen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Eugen misses.
Knox drives through with a takedown into guard.
Knox is standing up over Eugen. Eugen looks to escape but Knox dives into side control.
Eugen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Knox asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Knox scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Eugen to see if he's OK.
Knox misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Knox working the ground and pound.
Eugen is trying to buck Knox off.
Eugen taking a bit of punishment here - Knox scoring with strikes.
Eugen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
An elbow from Knox crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox in side control lands a decent elbow.
Eugen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox cracks Eugen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Knox is chipping away with strikes.
Knox prevents Eugen from escaping the position.
Eugen trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Knox lands a decent elbow from side control.
Knox working the head and body with strikes.
Knox has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Eugen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Knox is controlling him well.
Knox working the body and head with strikes.
Knox landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Knox.
Eugen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Knox is controlling him well.
Knox scores with a couple of short elbows.
Knox working the ground and pound but Eugen is defending the strikes.
Eugen bucks up and tries to throw Knox off but instead Knox has got his back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Eugen is trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Knox scores with punches from the back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Knox.
Eugen wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox cracks Eugen with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Eugen from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Eugen wants to get back to his feet.
Knox has his opponent's back but Eugen is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Knox.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Eugen looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
Eugen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Knox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Eugen looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Knox changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Knox. Those never looked like landing.
Knox drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Beta Knox has been cut.
Martin Eugen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eugen stuns Knox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eugen scores with a jab. Knox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jab, jab by Eugen - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eugen lands a nice looking body shot.
Eugen misses with an uppercut
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eugen misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eugen just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox shoots in but no luck this time.
Eugen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Eugen cracks Knox with a good jab.
Eugen looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Eugen.
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.
Knox darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Eugen wants to get back to his feet.
Eugen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Knox.
And that is 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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Eugen ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Eugen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Eugen misses.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Eugen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eugen lands a nice hook to Knox's body. Knox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eugen slips under a jab.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eugen moves out of range as Knox strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Eugen misses the target.
Eugen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox feints the counter takedown.
Eugen lands with a nice body punch.
Eugen misses with a body shot.
Eugen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eugen throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eugen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Eugen misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Eugen.
Knox connects with a crisp jab.
Eugen throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Knox lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Eugen throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Martin Eugen is winning the standup battle so far.
Eugen misses with a wild combination.
Knox cracks Eugen with an open hand slap.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Eugen ducks down to avoid it.
Eugen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox avoids the body shot from Eugen.
Knox lands a jab to Eugen's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox connects with a body shot that sends Eugen's belly button to the back.
Eugen scores with a nice strike.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eugen.
Knox feints the counter takedown.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Eugen moved out of range nicely.
Martin Eugen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox walks into a stiff left hand from Eugen.
Eugen looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Eugen. No joy for Knox on that attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Eugen misses its target.
Knox lands a jab to the nose.
Eugen throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox scores with a punch to the head.
Knox shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Eugen as he avoids it easily.
Knox looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Beta Knox has got the better of the ground game so far.
Eugen is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Knox there.
Eugen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knox.
Knox scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Knox working Eugen over with strikes.
Eugen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nice strikes from Knox there.
Eugen wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands strikes from half guard.
Eugen wants to get back to his feet.
Knox drops an elbow to the side of Eugen's head.
Eugen is rocked!
Eugen is looking to escape.
Knox seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oh Eugen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knox scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Knox lands with a punch from half guard.
Eugen wants to get back to his feet.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knox looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Eugen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Knox 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.
Knox is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Eugen is hurt! He's hurt bad - Knox fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Eugen from any more punishment! Congratulations to Knox! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beta Knox!
A victorious Beta Knox thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Martin Eugen spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks for coming...I'll be back'.
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energy
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hype
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