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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Beast (ranked 2220 p4p, 1175 weight class) and Kappa Knox (ranked 89 p4p, 42 weight class). Knox has chosen 'Til I Collapse | Eminem as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kappa Knox enters the cage!
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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 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Kappa Knox!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Knox.
Beast closes the distance and pushes Knox back into the cage.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Beast.
Knox wants to break free but Beast has control.
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox stuffs the takedown attempt from Beast. Beast gets slowly back to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Beast is looking to counter punch.
Knox lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beast's sensitive parts.
Dave Beast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beast misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beast moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Beast swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knox.
Beast shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox misses the jab.
Beast misses with a hook.
Knox throws a hook but Beast blocks it.
Beast throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with an inside leg kick.
Kappa Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Beast.
Beast has Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Beast on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knox. Knox obviously looking to wear him down.
Knox looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Beast thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beast throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Beast throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Knox.
Knox moves forwards but Beast connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox lands an overhand right.
Knox misses with a hook.
Beast uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Knox dips to his left and cracks Beast with an uppercut!
Knox blocks a jab.
Beast takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Beast misses with the head strike.
Beast misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox wants to break the clinch but can't.
Beast fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Beast.
Beast lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Knox or not.
Knox wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knox wants to break free but Beast has control.
Knox wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knox is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox throws a wild body kick that Beast sees coming a mile off.
Knox throws a lazy uppercut
and Beast counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beast dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Beast.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beast takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beast rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox counters with a body kick that stops Beast in his tracks momentarily.
Beast throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Knox 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That kick from Knox tenderised Beast's leg. Beast is trying to keep his angry face on.
Beast is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Knox like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Knox from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Beast!
A very excited looking Dave Beast made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Kappa Knox had this to say: '"If you haven't lost in this
sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes)'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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