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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Knapp (ranked 1568 p4p, 2895 weight class) and Doko Dokov (ranked 212 p4p, 344 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Knapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doko Dokov!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knapp throws a jab but it's blocked by Dokov.
Knapp ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dokov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dokov rushes Knapp and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knapp throws a punch but it's blocked by Dokov.
Dokov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dokov moves in looking to clinch but Knapp pushes him off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dokov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knapp misses with a body punch.
Knapp misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knapp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knapp prevents the takedown attempt.
Dokov pulls guard successfully.
Knapp controlling from the top position.
Dokov striking off his back but it's not causing Knapp any problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokov wriggles free and stands up.
Knapp misses the shot to the body.
Dokov drives through and clinches with Knapp against the cage.
Dokov tries a body shot but Knapp blocks it.
Knapp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dokov.
Knapp misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knapp.
A head punch on the inside from Knapp fails to land.
Dokov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knapp blocks the elbow strike.
Knapp swings wildly with an uppercut but Dokov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dokov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knapp backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dokov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knapp lands with a right to the head.
Knapp throws a head punch that misses.
Dokov is trying to pull guard but Knapp turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jimmy Knapp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doko Dokov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knapp manages to break the clinch.
Knapp looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dokov blocks a head kick by Knapp.
Dokov has managed to clinch.
Knapp throws a head punch that misses.
Knapp swings wildly with an uppercut but Dokov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knapp digs a right hand into Dokov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dokov's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knapp.
Dokov keeps control of Knapp as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knapp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knapp throws a head punch that misses.
Dokov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knapp avoids it.
Knapp is trying to maintain a safe position but Dokov gets an underhook and turns Knapp into the cage.
Knapp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knapp tries a body shot but Dokov blocks it.
Knapp misses with the head strike.
Knapp can't find room to land a body shot as Dokov controls the action.
Knapp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dokov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dokov scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Knapp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dokov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dokov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dokov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Knapp.
A head kick misses from Knapp.
Knapp throws the kick towards the body but Dokov avoids it.
Knapp throws a push kick but Dokov slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokov throws a series of punches but Knapp avoids them all with ease.
Knapp lands a really nice looking cross but Dokov seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dokov moves in looking to clinch but Knapp pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dokov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dokov dodges the punch combination from Knapp.
Knapp cracks Dokov with an open hand slap.
Dokov tries to clinch there but Knapp circles away.
Dokov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dokov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dokov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knapp can't break the clinch.
Knapp just leaning against Dokov, taking a breather.
Knapp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Knapp dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Dokov tries to clinch up.
Knapp throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dokov avoids it.
Dokov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knapp swats away the attempt to clinch by Dokov.
Knapp misses with a kick to the body.
Dokov tries to clinch up but Knapp circles away and keeps his distance.
Knapp throws a front kick that sends Dokov stumbling back into the cage.
Dokov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dokov misses with a few strikes there.
Doko Dokov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knapp tries to bum rush Dokov with a series of wild strikes but Dokov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dokov doesn't manage to clinch there - Knapp circles away.
Dokov fails to land with a series of punches.
Knapp misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knapp looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knapp lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dokov's sensitive parts.
Knapp throws the left hand but Dokov avoids the punch easily.
Dokov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knapp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dokov backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knapp working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knapp.
Knapp throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knapp.
Knapp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dokov keeps control of Knapp as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Knapp.
Jimmy Knapp has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knapp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knapp tries to circle away but Dokov has him pinned against the cage.
Knapp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dokov blocks an uppercut.
Knapp lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dokov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knapp.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knapp misses with some punches.
Knapp wants to break free but Dokov has control.
Knapp has a couple of punches blocked by Dokov.
Dokov lands with a right to the head.
Knapp misses with a body punch.
Knapp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dokov lands a right hand.
Knapp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dokov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dokov prevents a body shot from Knapp.
Knapp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Knapp.
Knapp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dokov blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knapp trying to stall but Dokov improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knapp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dokov misses with a two punch combination.
Knapp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jimmy Knapp is winning the standup battle so far.
Dokov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dokov instigates a clinch.
Dokov lands a nice uppercut.
Dokov manages to break the clinch.
Dokov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knapp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knapp scoring well with a low kick there.
Knapp circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dokov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knapp's waist but Knapp gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dokov off to one side.
Knapp swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knapp throws out a loose jab but Dokov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knapp misses with a looping left.
Dokov pushes Knapp up against the cage in a clinch.
Dokov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dokov clinches up with Knapp and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knapp working aggressively here.
Dokov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knapp throws a punch but it's blocked by Dokov.
Knapp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dokov's elbow.
Knapp is trying to maintain a safe position but Dokov gets an underhook and turns Knapp into the cage.
Knapp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knapp misses with some punches.
Knapp misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Knapp's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dokov blocks an uppercut.
Knapp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knapp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knapp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dokov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knapp misses with some punches.
Dokov blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Knapp dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dokov drives through and clinches with Knapp against the cage.
A short right from Knapp.
Knapp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knapp misses with a punch to the body.
Dokov scores with a shoulder strike.
Knapp tries a body shot but Dokov blocks it.
Knapp struggles to land a body shot inside as Dokov controls his hands.
Dokov blocks an uppercut.
Knapp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knapp lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dokov backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dokov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Knapp up against the cage.
Knapp working aggressively here.
Knapp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knapp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dokov's elbow.
Dokov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Knapp up against the cage.
Knapp can't break the clinch.
Dokov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knapp struggles to land a body shot inside as Dokov controls his hands.
Knapp working aggressively here.
Knapp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knapp tries to throw a body punch but Dokov avoids it by throwing Knapp back against the cage.
Dokov has a couple of punches blocked by Knapp.
Knapp trying to control the position but instead, Dokov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Knapp into the cage.
Knapp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dokov lands with a right to the head.
Knapp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dokov's elbow.
Knapp tries to work over Dokov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dokov is looking for a takedown.
Dokov blocking some punches.
Dokov pulls Knapp into guard.
Knapp is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dokov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dokov keeping moving, preventing Knapp from controlling successfully.
Dokov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knapp is one step ahead there.
Doko Dokov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knapp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dokov can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dokov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Knapp avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dokov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Knapp can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dokov is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Knapp frees his head nicely. Oh but Dokov has switched to an armbar! Knapp is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Doko Dokov!
A relieved looking Doko Dokov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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