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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Knox (ranked 1689 p4p, 3093 weight class) and Don Higgins (ranked 254 p4p, 428 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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5 - 2 - 0 |
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3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Higgins!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higgins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Higgins misses with a body shot.
Don Higgins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Higgins digs a good hook to Knox's body.
Knox 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.
Higgins misses with a hook.
Knox's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Knox duly obliges.
It looks like Don Higgins has been cut.
Higgins fails with the takedown
and Knox counters with a nice right hand that sends Higgins toppling to the canvas! Higgins scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Knox finish him?!
Higgins is rocked!
Higgins looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Higgins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Knox was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Knox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Higgins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Higgins misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a crisp one two that drops Higgins! Knox thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Higgins to his feet! Higgins is in big trouble!
Higgins is still on wobbly legs! Can Knox finish him?
Higgins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox catches Higgins with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Higgins forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Knox!
After the fight, John Knox was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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