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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yardbird Knox (ranked 125 p4p, 160 weight class) and Brutus Leagatius (ranked 21 p4p, 27 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Knox might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Now's The Time | Charlie Parker. Yardbird Knox has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yardbird Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brutus Leagatius!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Knox has knocked Leagatius down with a huge combo! Knox steps away and waves a wobbly Leagatius back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Brutus Leagatius has been cut.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Leagatius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Leagatius connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knox's hands.
It looks like Yardbird Knox has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leagatius takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knox moves out of range as Leagatius strikes.
Knox checks a low kick from Leagatius.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leagatius.
Leagatius takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knox has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Underground Rio in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox cracks Leagatius with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Knox has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Leagatius to stand back up!
Leagatius is rocked!
Knox connects with a body shot that sends Leagatius's belly button to the back.
Leagatius looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Leagatius moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Leagatius on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knox throws a pinpoint strike between Leagatius's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Leagatius crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Knox scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yardbird Knox!
Yardbird Knox gave a mention to Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 165$ in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Brutus Leagatius was interviewed post fight and said 'Well deserved to my opponent. I thought I planned correctly for his style of fighting, but obviously I was wrong. I will discuss with my team, and we will see where I go from here. Thank you to all of the fans! '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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