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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Knox (ranked 2603 p4p, 3151 weight class) and Bolle Gijs (ranked 259 p4p, 314 weight class). Knox comes to the ring accompanied by "Walk" Pantera. Gijs is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Holle bolle Gijs. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good takedowns
Excellent MT
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bolle Gijs!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Gijs with the counter takedown but Knox avoids it easily.
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Gijs feints the counter takedown.
Knox clinches up with Gijs and pushes him back against the ropes.
Gijs is trying to pull guard but Knox turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox wants to take the fight to the mat but Gijs manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Gijs avoids it by throwing Knox back against the ropes.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Gijs.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Gijs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gijs throws an elbow but it misses.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Gijs avoids it by throwing Knox back against the ropes.
Gijs prevents a body shot from Knox.
Knox misses with some punches.
Gijs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gijs's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Gijs gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Gijs.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Gijs has had enough of the clinch but Knox keeps him there for the moment.
Knox working aggressively here.
Knox has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gijs after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Knox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gijs is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Knox to keep the fight standing.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gijs tries to pull guard but Knox holds him up against the ropes and eventually Gijs drops back down to his feet.
Gijs drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knox tries for a takedown but Gijs manages to get underhooks.
Knox lands with a light punch inside.
Gijs can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Gijs.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gijs tries to pull guard but Knox holds him up against the ropes and eventually Gijs drops back down to his feet.
Gijs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gijs is trying to pull guard but Knox has him pressed against the ropes.
Knox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gijs backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Gijs blocking some punches.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Gijs controls the action.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Gijs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gijs jumps guard but Knox stands there with Gijs around his waist. Gijs gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gijs jumps into guard, dragging Knox to the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gijs controls Knox momentarily but Knox frees himself.
Knox postures up in Gijs's guard and throws a big left but Gijs blocks it.
Gijs can't keep his opponent in guard - Knox advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Knox is just content to waste time from the top position. Gijs takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Gijs is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Our spies down at at ZuccoTraining Ground inform us that Gijs has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Knox won't allow Gijs to sweep him here.
Knox trying to control but Gijs is working from the bottom.
Gijs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gijs is pulling down on Knox's head to control his posture.
Gijs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Knox works over Gijs with some ground and pound from guard.
Knox wants to control from the top but Gijs keeps moving.
Knox throws a big right hand that misses.
Gijs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Knox.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Knox gets the takedown into side control.
Knox working the strikes but Gijs uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Gijs is trying to control but can't.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Knox trying to control the action but Gijs is working from the bottom.
Gijs is pressing down on Knox's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Knox throws an elbow that misses. Gijs uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Knox's guard. Nice move by Gijs!
Gijs wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Gijs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gijs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Knox keeping moving, preventing Gijs from controlling successfully.
Gijs throwing strikes but missing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knox looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gijs is one step ahead there.
Knox is working hard here to advance position.
Gijs pushing down on Knox's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Knox slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gijs with a nice head shot there.
Gijs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Knox keeping moving, preventing Gijs from controlling successfully.
Gijs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gijs postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gijs preventing the sweep.
Knox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gijs.
Gijs trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
Gijs pushes down on Knox's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Knox wants to improve his position but Gijs is controlling well.
Knox on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gijs lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Gijs there.
Gijs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gijs is looking to stall here but Knox recovers full guard.
Gijs is in close to Knox's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gijs connects with a couple of short punches.
Gijs trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gijs looking to sit in guard and control but Knox gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Knox looking to sit in guard and control but Gijs gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gijs throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Knox dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Knox looks to clinch
and Gijs counters with a shoot takedown. Knox fights it but they end up in guard.
Gijs landing with the ground and pound.
Gijs postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gijs lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gijs keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Knox's head.
Gijs working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gijs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gijs chips away with some ground and pound.
Knox is rocked!
Gijs stands up over Knox, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oh Knox is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gijs.
Knox seems to have got his legs back now.
Gijs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Knox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox being controlled here, momentarily.
Gijs lands a couple of elbows.
Knox looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gijs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bolle Gijs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Knox trying to keep a closed guard but Gijs is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gijs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gijs wants to pass the guard but Knox is keeping the position.
Gijs postures up in Knox's guard and throws a big left but Knox blocks it.
Gijs throwing strikes from guard but Knox blocks nicely.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Knox swings widly with a right hand
and Gijs counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Knox!
Gijs scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gijs cracks Knox with a big right hand but Knox just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Gijs lands a few punches from side control.
Gijs lands a decent elbow from side control.
Knox is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gijs off and has taken his back!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knox wants to control the position but Gijs frees himself and scrambles - Knox manages to regain control in side control.
Gijs sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gijs slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox trying to control the position from guard on top but Gijs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gijs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gijs is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gijs is nestled in close to Knox, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gijs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gijs slows the pace down in half guard.
Gijs is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gijs seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gijs is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
A nice elbow there by Gijs.
Knox takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Gijs's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bolle Gijs!
Bolle Gijs took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Papier hier'.
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