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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Latrobe Arundel (ranked 38 p4p, 152 weight class) and Archibald Knox (ranked 7 p4p, 21 weight class). Arundel's entrance music is Shook Ones. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 27 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latrobe Arundel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archibald Knox!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arundel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Knox scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Latrobe Arundel has been cut.
A low kick from Arundel is predictable there
and Knox counters with a good low kick that Arundel was not able to check.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Arundel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arundel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Arundel lands with a shot to the body.
Arundel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Arundel's shoulder, as Arundel tries to avoid the shot.
A clash of legs there as Knox blocks the low kick.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arundel manages to avoid it.
Knox lands a really nice looking cross but Arundel seems unphased.
Knox on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arundel. Arundel obviously looking to wear him down.
Arundel throws out a leg kick but Knox moves out of range and Arundel only half commits.
Knox throws out a counter right but Arundel avoids it with no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arundel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arundel has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Knox scores with a kick to the midsection.
Arundel tries to land a front kick but Knox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Arundel saw that one coming.
Knox avoids a kick to the body.
Arundel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Knox avoids a kick to the body.
Knox moves out of range of the body kick from Arundel.
A countering left hand to the body from Knox misses.
Knox tries to clinch but Arundel moves out of range.
Arundel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Knox blocks the body kick.
Knox is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Knox checks a low kick from Arundel.
Knox on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arundel. Arundel obviously looking to wear him down.
Arundel throws an off balance right hand
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping body kick lands there for Knox.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Arundel cracks Knox with a right hand to the side of the head.
Arundel lands a really nice looking cross but Knox seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arundel throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arundel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Knox scores with a nice right hand.
Arundel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Knox in his tracks.
Knox lands an overhand right.
Knox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arundel throws out a leg kick but Knox moves out of range and Arundel only half commits.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arundel misses with a left hand
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arundel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Arundel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Knox connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Arundel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arundel. That's going to slow Knox down.
Arundel checks a leg kick nicely.
Arundel throws a leg kick but Knox sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arundel looks to throw a body kick
and Knox counters with a left to the body.
Arundel throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Arundel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Arundel throws a low kick but Knox moves out of range easily.
Arundel throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Arundel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Knox has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knox and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Knox scores with a jab to the body.
Arundel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Arundel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Knox takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Knox misses with a hook.
Arundel throws a leg kick that misses.
Knox scores with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Arundel is predictable there
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arundel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Arundel tries to move into range but Knox moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Knox takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Knox has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Knox takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knox walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Arundel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Knox throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Arundel counter with a right hand.
Arundel lands a nice hook to Knox's body. Knox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knox lands a nice looking kick to the body. Arundel takes a step back to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arundel misses with a body punch
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Arundel is looking to score with low kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Arundel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Knox has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knox and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Knox works the jab nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Archibald Knox will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Latrobe Arundel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Arundel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Arundel moves away from the strike by Knox.
A lazy left from Arundel finds it's target.
Arundel misses with a right hand
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Knox's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arundel has time to react.
Knox moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knox cracks Arundel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Arundel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Arundel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
It looked like Arundel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Arundel throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arundel wants to land a leg kick but Knox is out of range.
Arundel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Archibald Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arundel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Latrobe Arundel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arundel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Knox misses.
Arundel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knox has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Arundel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arundel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Arundel lands a nice hook to Knox's body. Knox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arundel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Knox on the side of the head.
Knox tries to land a front kick but Arundel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Knox checks a leg kick nicely.
Arundel misses with a shot to the body
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arundel misses with a low kick.
Arundel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Knox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Arundel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good standup being displayed there by Knox as he connects with a hook.
Arundel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arundel.
Arundel blocks a jab.
Arundel half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Knox misses.
Knox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knox misses the jab.
Arundel connects with a jab.
Arundel misses with a body shot.
Arundel tries to score with a low kick but Knox moves his leg out of the way.
Knox slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arundel.
Arundel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Arundel throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Nice jab there from Knox.
A telegraphed right hand from Arundel misses the target.
Arundel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arundel connects with an inside leg kick.
Arundel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arundel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Arundel throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
Arundel throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arundel ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Arundel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knox.
Arundel misses with a looping left.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arundel throws out the jab.
Arundel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arundel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Knox is able to avoid easily.
Knox bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A good leg kick by Arundel.
Arundel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Arundel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arundel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Knox scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arundel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Knox lands a glancing blow to the side of Arundel's head.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Arundel slips the punch.
Arundel is looking to counter with a body kick.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Arundel slips the punch.
Arundel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knox. That did some damage!
Arundel misses with a straight left.
Arundel throws a leg kick but Knox sees it coming and moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Arundel
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Arundel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knox lands with a straight right. Arundel didn't see that one coming.
Knox works Arundel's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Archibald Knox will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Latrobe Arundel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Arundel throws a nice outside leg kick.
That kick from Knox tenderised Arundel's leg. Arundel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arundel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Arundel wants to slow Knox down by chopping away at his legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Knox.
Arundel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Knox does it's job there.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Arundel saw that one coming.
Knox takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Arundel throws a solid leg kick but Knox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arundel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Arundel is just out of range.
Arundel moves out of range of the strikes.
Arundel throws a leg kick but Knox sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big left from Knox misses.
Arundel misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arundel looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Arundel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Knox checks the leg kick nicely there.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox lands with a shot to the body.
A big left from Arundel misses.
Arundel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Knox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Arundel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big right from Knox misses.
Arundel with the inside leg kick.
Arundel misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Arundel misses with a low kick.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Arundel throws a low kick but Knox moves out of range easily.
Knox now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Knox misses with a lunging right hand
and Arundel counters with a nice body kick.
Archibald Knox is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands a nice looking kick to the body. Arundel takes a step back to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arundel. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arundel misses the shot to the body.
Knox was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Arundel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arundel is looking to chop away at Knox's legs.
Knox scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arundel.
Arundel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Arundel lands with a nice body punch.
Arundel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arundel takes one to the side of the head.
Knox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Arundel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Arundel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Knox steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Arundel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Arundel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Arundel coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arundel. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arundel throws a leg kick but Knox sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Knox tries to counter with a clinch but Arundel shakes him off and moves away.
Arundel looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Arundel misses with a lunging right hand
and Arundel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arundel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Arundel is just out of range.
A low kick from Arundel is predictable there
and Knox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Knox tries a head kick but it misses.
Arundel keeps Knox at a distance using the push kick.
Knox misses with a head kick.
Knox throws a head kick that misses.
As Knox backs away, Arundel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Knox has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arundel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox tries to move into range but Arundel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Arundel swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
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!
Arundel throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a series of strikes. Arundel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Knox.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Arundel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Knox steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Arundel. That one must have hurt.
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arundel.
Arundel throws a wild body kick that Knox sees coming a mile off.
Arundel misses with a leg kick
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Arundel's shoulder, as Arundel tries to avoid the shot.
That kick from Arundel tenderised Knox's leg. Knox is trying to keep his angry face on.
Latrobe Arundel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arundel takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Archibald Knox.
Well Knox has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archibald Knox!
Post fight, an emotional Archibald Knox said 'Switched it up , my manager is class, this guy was overrated - we r Convicted. Good night.'.
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