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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Archibald Knox (ranked 68 p4p, 54 weight class) and Ispa Mfer (ranked 11 p4p, 8 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archibald Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ispa Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Mfer.
Knox throws a combination that misses
and Mfer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mfer lands a jab to the head.
Knox looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mfer slips a jab from Knox.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Mfer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Knox seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Knox misses with a right hand
and Mfer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mfer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Knox moves away from the strike by Mfer.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox backing away here, and Mfer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Knox punishes Mfer's body with a nice straight punch.
Knox swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Knox cracks Mfer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Knox seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mfer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mfer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mfer, as that shot connected.
Mfer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox lands with a cross.
Mfer checks a leg kick.
Mfer throws a solid leg kick but Knox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mfer.
Knox gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Knox on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mfer. Mfer obviously looking to wear him down.
Mfer has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Mfer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mfer is looking to slow Knox down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mfer with a nice calf kick.
Knox blocks a leg kick.
Mfer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Knox.
Knox takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knox is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Knox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mfer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Knox throws a sloppy head kick and Mfer moves out of range easily.
Mfer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mfer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mfer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mfer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mfer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Knox is able to avoid easily.
Ispa Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Mfer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Knox doesn't seem phased though.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Mfer tries to clinch but Knox moves away
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mfer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Nice straight punches there by Mfer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mfer.
Jab, jab by Mfer - just one landing.
Mfer works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mfer staying out of range there.
Mfer feints a counter leg kick.
Mfer thuds a left hand into Knox's body.
Nice uppercut lands for Knox. That snapped Mfer's head back.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Mfer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Decent striking displayed by Knox there.
Knox tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knox seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mfer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mfer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mfer throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mfer can pounce on him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Mfer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mfer misses with a body shot.
Mfer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Knox tries to bum rush Mfer with a series of wild strikes but Mfer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mfer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A swing and a miss from Mfer.
Mfer looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Knox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mfer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mfer misses with a straight right.
Knox fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mfer just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mfer.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Knox might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mfer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mfer misses with a hook.
Mfer drops his hands momentarily and Knox takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mfer misses with an uppercut
and Knox counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A shot to the liver by Mfer. Beautiful body shot.
Mfer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mfer feints and then cracks Knox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knox down.
A lazy body kick from Mfer
and Knox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mfer misses with a kick to the body.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mfer.
Mfer misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mfer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Mfer cracks Knox with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mfer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mfer throws a body kick that misses.
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
Mfer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mfer wants to slow Knox down by chopping away at his legs.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Knox jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mfer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A low kick lands for Mfer.
Mfer throws a lazy body kick
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Ispa Mfer has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Mfer.
Mfer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Knox's sensitive parts.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mfer.
Knox with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Knox tries to land a front kick but Mfer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mfer looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Knox closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mfer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mfer scores with a jab. Knox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mfer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mfer misses with a straight left.
Knox looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Mfer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Knox checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Knox seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mfer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox throws a body punch but Mfer moves out of range.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mfer misses with a looping right.
Knox has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mfer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox misses with a head kick.
Mfer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Knox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ispa Mfer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ispa Mfer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mfer misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a slapping leg kick.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Knox throws a leg kick
and Mfer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mfer misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by Mfer as he connects with a hook.
Mfer scores with a nice right hand.
Ispa Mfer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knox blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox jabs Mfer right on the nose. Mfer blinks but takes it well.
Mfer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mfer moves out of range as Knox throws a body kick.
Mfer throws a poor cross that misses
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
Mfer throws a leg kick
and Knox counters with a good low kick that Mfer was not able to check.
Mfer misses with a straight left.
Mfer thumps Knox with a low kick.
Knox looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knox connects with a jab.
Knox blocks the body kick.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knox drops Mfer with a beautiful combination! Mfer stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Knox is looking for the KO!
Mfer is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mfer moves out of range of the body kick from Knox.
Mfer is looking to land body kicks.
A quick step to the side and Knox tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Archibald Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox avoids a kick to the body.
Mfer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knox swings for the body but Mfer moves out of range.
Mfer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Knox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knox thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mfer if he has to take too many more of those.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Mfer slips under a jab from Knox.
Mfer delivers a nice body kick.
Mfer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mfer.
Knox throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws a leg kick but Knox sees it coming and moves out of range.
Knox is looking for a counter combo.
Knox throws a half hearted mid kick.
Knox thuds his right hand into Mfer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mfer. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox is looking to counter with a body kick.
Mfer throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Knox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Knox lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mfer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mfer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Mfer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mfer.
Mfer throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mfer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Knox checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands a jab to the head.
Knox lands a big head kick that sends Mfer tumbling to the mat! Knox takes a step backwards and waves Mfer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mfer is still on wobbly legs! Can Knox finish him?
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 lands a nice looking body kick.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Mfer's head but Mfer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mfer throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Mfer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mfer seems to have recovered his senses.
Knox lands a big right hand that sends Mfer crashing to the mat! Knox stays standing though and waves Mfer back to his feet!
That has opened up Ispa Mfer's cut even more.
Mfer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big left from Knox misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox throws the left hand but Mfer avoids the punch easily.
Mfer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox thinks about countering with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Archibald Knox showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mfer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Archibald Knox!
Archibald Knox took some time post fight to say the following; '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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RATING
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