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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Knight (ranked 1796 p4p, 1817 weight class) and Zaurbek Temirbekovich (ranked 224 p4p, 226 weight class). Zaurbek Temirbekovich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 cm 24 195 3 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm 25 180 4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Solid boxing Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dustin Knight! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zaurbek Temirbekovich! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice shot lands for Knight. Nice shot by Temirbekovich. Knight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Temirbekovich lands with a good body shot. Knight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Temirbekovich circles away quickly and effectively. Knight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Temirbekovich moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Knight takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Temirbekovich lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Knight backs up against the cage.
Knight misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Knight throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Knight misses with a looping left. Temirbekovich tries to clinch but Knight moves out of range. Temirbekovich tries to clinch but Knight is having none of it. Knight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knight is looking to counter punch. Temirbekovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center. Temirbekovich scores with a body shot.
Temirbekovich moves into the clinch successfully.
Temirbekovich lands with a right to the head. A short uppercut from Temirbekovich. Knight tries to break free but Temirbekovich pushes him back against the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Temirbekovich.
That's one minute gone in the round. Temirbekovich lands a hook to the side of the head. Temirbekovich lands a shoulder strike. A short right hand to the side of the head by Temirbekovich. A right hook to the body lands for Temirbekovich.
Knight is breathing heavily. Temirbekovich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Knight's efforts to push away. Temirbekovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Temirbekovich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knight is rocked! A left hand lands to the body for Temirbekovich.
Oh Knight is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Temirbekovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Knight is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Knight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Temirbekovich lands a hook that snaps the head of Knight backwards. Temirbekovich creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Knight with a big uppercut! Knight tries to clinch up but Temirbekovich pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Knight to the mat! Knight covers up and Temirbekovich unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zaurbek Temirbekovich! An out of breath Zaurbek Temirbekovich 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
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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RATING
77% |
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