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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Money Pacman (ranked 1455 p4p, 3854 weight class) and Flynn Knightley (ranked 107 p4p, 231 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Money Pacman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flynn Knightley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Knightley. Pacman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacman looks to land a left hand but Knightley moved out of range nicely.
We've been told by Pacman's head coaches at Cozad MMA Sydney that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A swing and a miss from Pacman.
Money Pacman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Knightley.
Knightley misses with a wild body shot.
Knightley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice shot lands for Pacman.
It looks like Flynn Knightley has been cut.
Knightley lands a body shot.
Knightley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pacman.
Pacman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knightley. Pacman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacman moves forwards but Knightley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knightley blocks a jab.
Pacman throws a shot from downtown. Knightley moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Pacman misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knightley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pacman finds it's way round the side to connect with Knightley's head.
Pacman misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacman misses with a looping left.
Nice body punch from Knightley.
Knightley throws a body shot but no joy.
Pacman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pacman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pacman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knightley.
Pacman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knightley.
Pacman misses with an uppercut.
Pacman takes a swing at Knightley's ribcage but misses.
Pacman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knightley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pacman misses with a looping left.
Knightley changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Knightley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pacman.
And Knightley tries to counter it with a takedown but Pacman pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pacman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Knightley under the eye.
Money Pacman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knightley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pacman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Knightley scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knightley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knightley tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Knightley - just one landing.
Knightley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pacman rather than just go for the knockout.
Knightley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pacman.
Knightley scores with a sloppy right hand. Pacman should have avoided that one.
Knightley cracks Pacman with an open hand slap.
Knightley scores with a jab to the body.
Knightley works Pacman's body with a nice hook.
Knightley swings for the body but Pacman moves out of range.
Pacman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knightley.
Pacman lands with a cross.
Knightley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knightley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knightley ducks under a wild hook from Pacman.
A telegraphed right hand from Pacman misses the target.
Knightley misses with a few strikes there.
Pacman is looking to counter punch.
Knightley jabs at Pacman's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacman throws a jab when Knightley was well out of range.
Knightley ducks under a wild hook from Pacman.
Pacman throws a looping overhand right but Knightley ducks down to avoid it.
Pacman misses with a double jab.
Knightley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pacman throws out a loose jab but Knightley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knightley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pacman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knightley.
Knightley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pacman throws out a loose jab but Knightley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knightley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pacman.
Knightley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knightley slips a straight right by Pacman.
Knightley staying out of range there.
Pacman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knightley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knightley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Knightley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacman moves away.
Pacman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Knightley tries to counter it with a takedown but Pacman pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Knightley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pacman's hands.
Pacman throws a shot from downtown. Knightley moves away and avoids it.
Pacman misses with a hook. Knightley ducked under it nicely.
Knightley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pacman walks into a jab.
Pacman tests Knightley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knightley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pacmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Knightley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pacman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knightley scores with a three punch combo!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Flynn Knightley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Flynn Knightley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pacman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Pacman does it's job there.
Knightley connects with a single shot there.
Pacman throws a big shot that misses.
Knightley throws a body shot but no joy.
Knightley misses the shot to the body.
Pacman throwing a counter right hand but Knightley manages to avoid it.
Pacman throws a hook but Knightley avoids it easily.
Knightley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pacman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Knightley scrambles back to his feet.
Pacman connects with a looping right hand.
Pacman misses with a left hand
so Knightley counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knightley lands a couple of digs.
Knightley working some strikes from top position.
Knightley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pacman's head.
Knightley throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Knightley connects with a couple of short punches.
Knightley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pacman wants to stand but Knightley is controlling the position.
Knightley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Knightley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pacman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pacman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Knightley postures up and lands a big shot to Pacman's brow.
Knightley cracks Pacman with a solid left hand.
Knightley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Knightley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Knightley trying to control but Pacman is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacman is looking to stand up but Knightley isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knightley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Pacman misses the jab.
Pacman throws a big shot that misses.
Pacman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Money Pacman is winning the standup battle so far.
Knightley lands a body shot.
Pacman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knightley throws out the jab.
Pacman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pacman throws a right hand that misses
and Knightley counters with a single leg into guard. Pacman didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knightley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Knightley scoring with some ground and pound.
Pacman is looking to stand up but Knightley isn't so interested in that idea.
Pacman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Knightley on the ground.
Knightley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knightley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knightley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Knightley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Flynn Knightley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Flynn Knightley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pacman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pacman throws a jab when Knightley was well out of range.
Knightley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knightley drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pacman defends it well.
Pacman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pacman misses with a straight right.
Pacman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pacman throws a hook to the side of Knightley's head but Knightley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knightley feints the counter takedown.
Pacman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pacman throws out a loose jab but Knightley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knightley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knightley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knightley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pacman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knightley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knightley throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacman swings for the body but Knightley moves out of range.
Knightley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacman misses with a looping left.
Pacman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knightley keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacman. Knightley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacman throws a looping overhand right but Knightley ducks down to avoid it.
Pacman misses with a hook. Knightley ducked under it nicely.
Knightley is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pacman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knightley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Knightley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knightley scores with a sloppy right hand. Pacman should have avoided that one.
Knightley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacman throws an overhand right that lands on Knightley's shoulder, as Knightley tries to avoid the shot.
Knightley tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Knightley dips to his left and cracks Pacman with an uppercut!
Pacman throws a lazy right hand but Knightley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knightley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pacman under the eye.
Knightley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pacman.
Knightley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacman manages to avoid it.
It looked like Pacman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knightley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Pacman misses.
Knightley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pacman.
Pacman misses with a looping right.
And Knightley tries to counter it with a takedown but Pacman pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Knightley moves out of range as Pacman strikes.
Knightley dips to his left and cracks Pacman with an uppercut!
Knightley fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pacman sprawls well initially but Knightley persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Knightley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pacman's head.
Knightley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pacman is trying to stand.
Knightley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Knightley winds up and cracks Pacman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knightley performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Knightley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ground and pound from Knightley.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Knightley connects with a nice short shot to Pacman's temple.
Knightley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Knightley wants to control but Pacman is keeping him busy.
Knightley prevents Pacman from standing back up.
Knightley lands strikes from half guard.
Pacman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knightley content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Money Pacman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Knightley connects with a nice short shot to Pacman's temple.
Knightley works his way into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flynn Knightley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knightley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flynn Knightley!
An out of breath Flynn Knightley thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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