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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rick Knuckles (ranked 5093 p4p, 6179 weight class) and Hiro Hitori (ranked 473 p4p, 497 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hiro Hitori!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitori on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Knuckles as he connects with a hook.
Hitori takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Knuckles ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knuckles connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hitori looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheers as Knuckles lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hitori doesn't seem phased though.
Knuckles throws a shot from downtown. Hitori moves away and avoids it.
Hitori drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Knuckles throws a big shot that misses.
Knuckles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hitori throws a low kick but Knuckles avoids it.
Knuckles looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hitori takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Knuckles is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hitori moves out of range of the strikes.
Hitori throws out a leg kick but Knuckles moves out of range and Hitori only half commits.
Hitori wants to slow Knuckles down by chopping away at his legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Knuckles misses the target.
Knuckles with a nice cross.
Hitori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hitori is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Knuckles with a body shot.
Hitori misses with a body kick.
Knuckles lands a nice hook to Hitori's body. Hitori takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitori jabs at Knuckles's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knuckles.
Hitori blocks a jab.
Rick Knuckles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hitori tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knuckles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knuckles wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Knuckles catches Hitori with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Knuckles lands a jab to the nose.
Knuckles lands with a good body shot.
Knuckles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hitori moves away.
Knuckles is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Knuckles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knuckles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knuckles misses the shot to the body.
Knuckles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hitori.
A big left from Knuckles misses.
Knuckles lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice cross by Knuckles.
Hitori works Knuckles's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knuckles connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hitori throws a right hand that misses
and Knuckles counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitori misses with some punches.
Hitori swings wildly with an uppercut but Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hitori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knuckles swings wildly with an uppercut but Hitori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knuckles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knuckles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knuckles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knuckles lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knuckles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hitori lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knuckles.
Hitori misses with a punch on the inside.
Knuckles is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knuckles breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles misses with a hook. Hitori ducked under it nicely.
Hitori wants to counter the offense by Knuckles and move into the clinch position.
Hitori is looking to clinch but Knuckles is avoiding it.
Knuckles comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knuckles misses with a wild body shot.
Hitori is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Knuckles throws out a loose jab but Hitori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hitori misses with an uppercut
letting Knuckles counter with a right hand.
Knuckles looks to score with a jab to the body but Hitori is just out of range.
Hitori throws a low kick but Knuckles moves out of range easily.
Knuckles throws a looping overhand right but Hitori ducks down to avoid it.
Hitori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hitori on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hitori.
Knuckles closes the distance and clinches.
Knuckles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hitori backwards.
Hitori lands a body shot.
A short left from Knuckles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hitori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles lands a shot to the body.
Hitori prevents a body shot from Knuckles.
Knuckles can't find room to land a body shot as Hitori controls the action.
Knuckles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hitori tries to throw a body punch but Knuckles avoids it by throwing Hitori back against the cage.
Hitori tries a body shot but Knuckles blocks it.
Knuckles has a couple of punches blocked by Hitori.
Hitori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hitori has Knuckles pushed against the cage.
Hitori lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hitori throws a head punch that misses.
Hitori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knuckles stalling in the clinch.
Knuckles can't find room to land a body shot as Hitori controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hitori.
Knuckles scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Knuckles dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Knuckles scores with a nice strike.
Hitori punishes Knuckles's body with a nice straight punch.
Hitori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Knuckles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hitori slips a straight right by Knuckles.
Hitori slips a jab from Knuckles.
Knuckles lands with a shot to the body.
Knuckles closes the distance and clinches.
Knuckles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hitori can do to turn this around?
Knuckles scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hitori struggles to land a body shot inside as Knuckles controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Knuckles.
Knuckles swings wildly with an uppercut but Hitori uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hitori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knuckles swings wildly with an uppercut but Hitori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knuckles lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hitori tries to throw a body punch but Knuckles avoids it by throwing Hitori back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitori can't find room to land a body shot as Knuckles controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hitori.
Hitori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knuckles's elbow.
A short right from Knuckles.
Knuckles misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Knuckles lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knuckles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knuckles lands with a left to the head.
Hitori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hitori being controlled against the cage.
Knuckles lands a body punch.
Knuckles will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hitori up against the cage.
Hitori misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitori blocks an uppercut.
Hitori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knuckles lands a left hand.
Knuckles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hitori struggles to land a body shot inside as Knuckles controls his hands.
Hitori misses with a body punch.
Rick Knuckles has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knuckles can't find room to land a body shot as Hitori controls the action.
Hitori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Knuckles.
Knuckles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knuckles breaks from the clinch.
Knuckles checks the leg kick nicely there.
Knuckles looks to land a left hand but Hitori moved out of range nicely.
Hitori is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Knuckles lands a nice looking body shot.
Knuckles 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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Knuckles checks a leg kick.
Knuckles cracks Hitori with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knuckles just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitori motions for Knuckles to come forward. Hitori throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hitori avoids the body shot from Knuckles.
Knuckles lands a head shot.
Hitori tries to move into range but Knuckles moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hitori tries to clinch up.
Hitori moves out of range of the strikes.
Rick Knuckles is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Hitori.
Hitori tries to score with a low kick but Knuckles moves his leg out of the way.
Knuckles avoids the head kick by Hitori.
Knuckles misses with an uppercut. Hitori saw that one coming.
Knuckles throws a shot from downtown. Hitori moves away and avoids it.
Knuckles lands with a shot to the body.
Hitori misses with an uppercut. Knuckles saw that one coming.
Hitori feints and then cracks Knuckles's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knuckles down.
A jab from Hitori misses.
Knuckles takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitori misses with the head strike.
Knuckles content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hitori tries a body shot but Knuckles blocks it.
Knuckles scores with a shot to the side of Hitori's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knuckles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hitori backwards.
Knuckles cracks Hitori with a nice body shot.
Knuckles pushes Hitori back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hitori misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knuckles.
Hitori misses with a body punch.
Knuckles stalls.
A short right from Knuckles on the inside.
Knuckles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knuckles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Knuckles dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hitori misses with a combination
and Knuckles holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knuckles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knuckles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hitori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hitori tries to work over Knuckles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Knuckles - that landed with a thud.
Knuckles tries to throw a body punch but Hitori avoids it by throwing Knuckles back against the cage.
Knuckles lands a nice uppercut.
Knuckles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hitori backwards.
Hitori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knuckles is defending well for now.
Hitori misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hitori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hitori throws a head punch that misses.
Hitori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knuckles tries a body shot but Hitori blocks it.
A short right from Hitori.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hitori slips a jab from Knuckles.
Hitori walks into a stiff left hand from Knuckles.
Knuckles checks a low kick from Hitori.
Knuckles swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hitori connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Knuckles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hitori misses with a hook.
Hitori avoids the body shot from Knuckles.
Knuckles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Knuckles.
Knuckles scores with a decent looking hook.
Knuckles misses with a looping left.
Knuckles misses with a looping right.
Knuckles throws a good cross that connects.
Knuckles throws a big shot that misses.
Knuckles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hitori doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitori throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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!
Knuckles throws a hook but Hitori avoids it easily.
Hitori appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hitori walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hitori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Hitori.
Hitori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knuckles moves away.
Knuckles works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Knuckles looks to land a right hand but Hitori moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Knuckles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hitori has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Knuckles lands with a cross.
Knuckles moves out of range as Hitori throws a body kick.
Knuckles dips to his left and cracks Hitori with an uppercut!
Knuckles blocks a jab.
Knuckles misses with a body shot.
Knuckles lands with a straight right. Hitori didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles misses with a left hand
and Hitori connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knuckles stuns Hitori with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knuckles misses the jab.
Hitori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knuckles.
Knuckles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Knuckles - that landed with a thud.
Knuckles lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knuckles avoiding damage as Hitori throws knees to the body.
Knuckles pushes Hitori back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hitori tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knuckles avoids it.
Knuckles breaks from the clinch.
Knuckles listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hitori is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hitori throws a body shot but no joy.
Knuckles missing with a left hand there. Hitori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hitori on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Knuckles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hitori moves out of range as Knuckles strikes.
Knuckles checks a leg kick nicely.
Hitori tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knuckles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hitori takes one on the button.
Hitori getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hitori swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hitori gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Knuckles clinches up against the cage.
Knuckles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hitori misses with a body shot.
Hitori is looking to clinch but Knuckles is avoiding it.
Knuckles thuds a left hand into Hitori's body.
Hitori looks for the body kick but Knuckles saw that one coming.
Hiro Hitori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knuckles with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Knuckles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knuckles 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Knuckles!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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