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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aramis Knox (ranked 281 p4p, 813 weight class) and Charlie Darwin (ranked 35 p4p, 105 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Knox might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to You're Going Down | Sick Puppies. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Knox
vs
Darwin

181 cm
28
167
16 - 6 - 0

190 cm
35
171
20 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Aramis Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Darwin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox punishes Darwin's body with a nice straight punch.
Knox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Darwin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Darwin throws a wild body kick that Knox sees coming a mile off.
Darwin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darwin! But no joy.
Darwin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Darwin's head but Darwin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aramis Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox throws a hook but Darwin blocks it.
Knox scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darwin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Knox slips a straight right by Darwin.
Good standup being displayed there by Knox as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darwin moves away from the strike by Knox.
Darwin unleashes a big counter combination but Knox bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox cracks Darwin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Darwin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Knox defending well as Darwin loads up on a big left hand.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but Darwin manages to avoid it.
Knox takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Knox bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Darwin's head.
Darwin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Darwin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Darwin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Darwin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Darwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darwin moves away.
Darwin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Knox misses.
A lazy left from Knox finds it's target.
Knox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Darwin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Darwin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Darwin slips under a jab.
Darwin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Darwin slips the punch.
A jab from Knox does it's job there.
Darwin needs to keep his hands up - Knox had a free shot at his head there.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darwin connects with the punch.
Knox jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox tries to bum rush Darwin with a series of wild strikes but Darwin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice combination there by Knox.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Knox jabs Darwin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Darwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Darwin misses with a looping right.
Knox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darwin counters with a stiff right hand.
Darwin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Darwin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Darwin counters with a stiff right hand.
Darwin misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters with a one-two to the body.
Knox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Darwin's hands.
Darwin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knox connects with a good right hand that stumbles Darwin. Darwin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Darwin misses the shot to the body.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Knox. That snapped Darwin's head back.
Knox throws a jab when Darwin was well out of range.
A big right from Knox misses.
Knox throws a body punch but Darwin moves out of range.
Darwin throws a big counter head kick but Knox avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Darwin's shoulder, as Darwin tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aramis Knox dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Darwin moves forwards but Knox connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Darwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox checks a low kick from Darwin.
Knox has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Darwin throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
Darwin connects with a solid leg kick.
Darwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Darwin ducks down to avoid it.
Darwin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darwin can do to turn this around?
Knox throws a hook to the side of Darwin's head but Darwin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good work by Knox as he checks the leg kick.
Knox is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox moves away from the strike by Darwin.
Darwin lands with a nice body punch.
Knox misses with a body shot
and Darwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slow jab from Darwin misses its intended target.
A big right from Knox misses.
Darwin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Knox is out of range.
Darwin throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Aramis Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Darwin throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Knox misses.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Darwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darwin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Knox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Darwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darwin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Darwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Darwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darwin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Darwin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Darwin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Darwin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Darwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox slips a jab from Darwin.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Darwin.
A punch combination from Knox misses.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Darwin.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darwin throws out the jab.
Knox throwing a counter right hand but Darwin manages to avoid it.
Darwin slips a straight right by Knox.
Darwin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheers as Darwin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Knox doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like Aramis Knox has been cut.
Darwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Knox misses with a combination
and Darwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Darwin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Darwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darwin ducks right into an uppercut from Knox.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darwin moves away.
Knox checks a leg kick.
Darwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox walks into a jab.
Knox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darwin circles away quickly and effectively.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Darwin's head but Darwin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Aramis Knox will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aramis Knox's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Knox misses with a hook. Darwin ducked under it nicely.
Darwin misses the jab.
A clash of legs there as Knox blocks the low kick.
Darwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Darwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Darwin ducks down to avoid it.
Darwin throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Darwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox tests Darwin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knox bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Knox staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Darwin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Darwin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Knox has got the better of the exchanges.
Knox scores with a nice strike.
Jab from Knox.
Knox swings widly with a right hand
and Darwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darwin fails to land with a series of punches.
Knox catches Darwin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Darwin walks into a straight right hand from Knox.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Darwin tries to move into range but Knox moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Knox misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Knox backing away here, and Darwin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Darwin misses with a looping right.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Darwin takes one to the side of the head.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Darwin moved out of range nicely.
Knox tests Darwin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knox throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Knox misses.
Darwin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Darwin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Knox misses with a hook.
Darwin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Knox with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox connects with a body shot.
Darwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darwin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Darwin misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Darwin misses with the combination.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Darwin misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
Charlie Darwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knox looks to throw the jab but Darwin is out of range.
Darwin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a hook. Darwin ducked under it nicely.
Darwin throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Aramis Knox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knox walks into a stiff left hand from Darwin.
Knox bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Darwin's head backwards.
Knox takes one on the button.
Darwin slips a jab and a cross from Knox.
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 cracks a nice hook into Darwin's ribs.
Knox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Darwin's head but Darwin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox throws a combination that misses
and Darwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox lands with a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aramis Knox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knox has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aramis Knox!
Aramis Knox managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, PWNAGE, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Charlie Darwin had this to say: 'I'm contemplating my future.. I don't think I have what it takes anymore. This might've been my last fight of my career. '.